TIMESAVER VISUAL GRAMMAR Second conditional

If I was a film star

1 Imagine you had the jobs in the pictures and make sentences. NOTE
Think about these questions: It is also correct to
use ‘were’ after If +
If you were a ... first person singular
e.g. If I were a film
where would you live? how would you travel?
star... This is less
what would you wear? what would you need to be good at? commonly used.

e.g. If I was a fisherman, I’d live in a town with a harbour.

fisherman ski instructor

film star safari guide

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TIMESAVER VISUAL GRAMMAR Second conditional

2 Write sentences in the second conditional.

1 be / good at acting be / a film star 5 make / lots of money buy / lots of cars
If I was good at acting, I’d be a film star.
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2 be / a film star go / to lots of exciting parties ..........................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................... 6 buy / lots of cars need / a big garage

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3 live / in a big house in Hollywood ..........................................................................................................

have / a swimming pool 7 not live / in my home town

.......................................................................................................... not see / my friends very often

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4 have / a swimming pool ..........................................................................................................

hire / someone to clean it 8 not see / my friends very often get / lonely

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3 How would these things be useful if you were a fisherman, ski instructor,
film star or safari guide? Make sentences.
1 sunglasses
I’d wear sunglasses if I was a film star and I didn’t want people to
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recognise me.
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2 a weather forecast

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3 a hot drink

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4 a compass

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5 binoculars

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6 a bodyguard

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