Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

Unit 14
Practice exercises
Decide on the correct conditional form and finish the sentences using the verbs in
brackets. Decide which conditional from page 58 matches the meaning of each sentence.
1
The re s ta u ra n t__________(
not go]
out of business if that in te rna tio n al burger
co m p an y__________ (
not open)
last year. 
C onditional:
___________
2
When te e n a g e rs __________
[buy)
technology, they u s u a lly ___________
[want)
the same
products as a ll th e ir friends. 
C onditional:
-----------------
3
As long as inte rna tio n al tra v e l-----------------
[continue),
p e o p le ___________
[stay)
closely
connected. 
C onditional:
-----------------
U
W e __________
(not communicate)
so successfully nowadays if te ch n o lo g y ___________
(
developed
) more slowly. 
Conditional:
-----------------
5 If more p e o p le __________
[be connected)
via the Internet, c o m m u n ic a tio n ___________
[be)
easier. 
C onditional:
-----------------
Complete the spaces in this student essay with conditional clauses. You can complete the
spaces in any way using your own ideas. The first one has been done for you.
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Exam tip: 
C onditional stru ctu re s can be useful fo r the IELTS W riting Task 2 to 
j express facts or unreal situations based on conditions o r to speculate on results or
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consequences in the future or past.
"Globalization is creating a world of one culture and destroying national identity."
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Globalization has had a considerable effect on the w orld in the last few decades.
W hile some people believe that these effects are a ll positive it can also be argued that 
globalization is destroying the identity of many countries in the w orld. This is because 
aspects of our lives such as entertainm ent, com m unication, products and business are 
s im ila r in many parts of the w orld. This essay w ill argue that globalization is destroying 
national identity fo r three reasons.
Firstly, in te rm s of entertainm ent young people are less interested in th e ir local culture 
and this could have dangerous consequences. If young people do not know about th e ir 
c u ltu ra l heritage (1) they w ill not understand the old e r generation. As a result, there could 
be serious com m unication breakdowns w ithin cultures.
In addition, globalization has produced large corporations w hich often prevent local 
businesses from making money. Many people only w ant to buy branded products from
these inte rna tio n al companies. Unless governm ents do som ething to lim it the influence of 
these companies, (2 )-------------------------------
Finally, there is the problem of language. Due to globalization English has become the most 
im portant language in the world and many languages are beginning to die out. This is a 
negative aspect of globalization and could have serious consequences in the future. If everyone 
has to speak English in the future and not th e ir own native language (3)___________________
In conclusion, globalization is having negative effects on national identity and people 
should focus more on th e ir local culture. If we allow globalization to continue to dom inate 
local cultures, in the future (4)--------------------------------