V. complete the sentences using a second or a third conditional. 1. if america (reduce) its trade deficit, the dollar (go up). 2. i couldn’t find the restaurant. if you (not/ explain) where the restaurant was, i (not/ find) it. 3. if i (get) a new job, i (have to) move to london. 4. if we (order) 1,000 pieces, they (give) us a discount. 5. if you (work) for an american company, your salary (be) better, but perhaps (not/ be) so secure. 6. if you (be) at the conference, you (hear) christine’s talk. but you weren’t. 7. we (give) you a better price if you (increase) your order. 8. we lost a lot of money. if we (know) about their financial problems, we (not/ invest) in the company.

1. if america (reduced) its trade deficit, the dollar (would go up). 2. i couldn’t find the restaurant. if you (had not/ explained) where the restaurant was, i (would not have  found) it. 3. if i (got) a new job, i (would have to) move to london. 4. if we (ordered) 1,000 pieces, they (would give) us a discount. 5. if you (worked) for an american company, your salary (would be) better, but perhaps (would not/ be) so secure. 6. if you (had been) at the conference, you (would have heard) christine’s talk. but you weren’t. 7. we (would give) you a better price if you (increased) your order. 8. we lost a lot of money. if we (had known) about their financial problems, we (would not have invested) in the company.

1. if america (reduces) its trade deficit, the dollar (will go up). 2. i couldn’t find the restaurant. if you (did not explain) where the restaurant was, i (would not find) it. 3. if i (get) a new job, i (will have to) move to london. 4. if we (order) 1,000 pieces, they (will give) us a discount. 5. if you (work) for an american company, your salary (will be) better, but perhaps (will be not) so secure. 6. if you (were) at the conference, you (would hear) christine’s talk. but you weren’t. 7. we (will give) you a better price if you (increase) your order. 8. we lost a lot of money. if we (had know) about their financial problems, we (would invest) in the company.

sport in great britain (2)       

the british have a reputation for being mad about sports. in fact they like watching sports more than playing them. the british are spectators and the most popular spectator sports are cricket and football.

football is the most popular game. football, or soccer, is an example of a professional game. the game of football was first played in britain, and later people began to play football in other countries.

there are many amateur soccer players in britain who play the game on saturday or sunday afternoon. amateur clubs often play against professionals.

almost every school has its football team and every boy in britain knows a lot about the game. he can tell you the names of the players in the most important teams, he has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches.

rugby is another popular british sport which is played in other countries. it is also called rugby football. the story is told that in 1823 boys at rugby school in england were playing football in the normal way, when suddenly one boy picked the ball up and ran with it. that was how a new game was born. there are two forms of rugby football: the amateur game and the professional game. the two games have different rules.

football is the favourite winter game in britain and cricket is the favourite summer sport. amateur cricket has the same rules as the professional game. a typical amateur cricket match takes place on a village green, an open space in the centre of the village. it is .played between two teams — the «home» team and the «visitors» who come from another village.  

спорт в великобритании (2)

британцы имеют репутацию людей, которые без ума от спорта. на самом деле они больше любят смотреть, как кто-то занимается спортом, чем заниматься самим. британцы — зрители, а наиболее зрелищные виды спорта — крикет и футбол.

футбол — наиболее популярная игра. футбол — это образец профессиональной игры. впервые в футбол начали играть в британии, а позже люди стали играть в футбол и в других странах.

в британии много футболистов-любителей, которые играют в субботу или в воскресенье. любительские клубы часто играют с профессиональными.

почти каждая школа имеет свою футбольную команду, а каждый мальчик в британии много знает о футболе. он может назвать вам имена игроков наиболее известных команд, у него есть их фотографии и он знает результаты многих матчей.

регби — еще один популярный вид спорта в британии — игра, в которую играют и в других странах. его также называют регби-футбол. рассказывает о том, что в 1823 г., когда мальчики школы регби в играли в обычный футбол, один мальчик вдруг схватил мяч руками и побежал. так родилась новая игра. есть два варианта регби: любительский и профессиональный. правила игры в этих двух видах отличаются.

футбол — любимая игра, в которую играют зимой, а летом в британии любимая игра — крикет. любительский крикет имеет те же правила, что и профессиональный. обычный любительский матч крикета проходит на деревенской лужайке — открытом месте в центре деревни. в крикет играют две команды — команда жителей деревни и команда гостей из другой деревни.