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24 Digital jungle 02 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Look at sentences 1–5. Why are 1–3 called ‘real’ conditionals, and 4–5 ‘unreal’ conditionals? Real conditionals 1 If you want to keep your notes, you should store them digitally. 2 Unless your handwriting’s really neat, you’ll have problems reading it after a while. 3 You can borrow the article as long as you return it soon . Unreal conditionals 4 If all this information were placed on CDs and they were stacked up, the CDs would form five separate piles that would all reach to the moon. 5 Even if Henry Ford had used big data algorithms to find out what his customers wanted, these algorithms wouldn’t have come back with the car, but with a ‘faster horse’. The highlighted clause in the sentences above is the conditional clause and the other clause is the main clause. 1 What verb form is used in the conditional clause of: a   real conditionals?   b   unreal conditionals? 2 What modal verbs can be used in the main clause of: a   real conditionals?   b   unreal conditionals? Choose the correct options so these conditional clauses mean the same as the clauses in 2, 3 and 5 above. Sentence 2: If your handwriting is / isn’t neat, you’ll have problems reading it after a while. Sentence 3: … but only if /when you return it soon. Sentence 5: Whether or not / If Henry Ford had used big data algorithms, … Which two of these expressions have a similar meaning? even  as long as  unless  provided Work alone. In each sentence, choose one of the underlined expressions and add a conditional clause so it’s true for you. Use different linking expressions. 1 I could / couldn’t imagine living in a ‘smart home’ … 2 I could / couldn’t be without the internet … 3 I’m happy / not happy to keep in touch with my friends via social networking sites … 4 I’d / I wouldn’t get all my music online … 5 I’d / I wouldn’t pay for access to news websites … 6 I’ll / I won’t replace all my DVDs with Blu-ray discs … 7 I’d / I wouldn’t be happy with more internet privacy … 8 I’ll / I won’t buy an e-reader … 9 I’d / I wouldn’t do all my shopping online … Listen to each other’s sentences from 16c. Compare and explain your ideas. Example: A: I wouldn’t buy an e-reader even if they were much cheaper. B: Really? I would. It would save so much space. A: Maybe, but I like the way books feel and smell! a LanguagE FOCuS 15 Conditional clauses b a 16 b c SPEaKing 17 If you want to … Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv