Vocabulary Warm-up – Part 20

IELTS Vocabulary : Condition Part 1

Look at these sentences. They all use ‘if. Rewrite each sentence, replacing ‘if with the words in bold. You may need to remove some of the other words

N1. You can borrow my dictionary if you return it before you go home. providing that
N2. You can’t go to university if you don’t have good grades. unless
N3. Pollution will get worse if we continue to live in a throwaway society. as long as
N4. Many developed countries are willing to waive the Third World debt if the money is reinvested in education and medicine. on condition that
N5. Some countries will never be able to rectify their deficits even if they work very hard. no matter how
N6. Computers are difficult things to understand, even if you read a lot of books about them. however many
N7. Crime is a problem, even if you go to relatively safe countries. wherever

: ANSWERS

N1. You can borrow my dictionary providing that you return it before you go home. We can also say provided that
N2. You can’t go to university unless you have good grades. Unless means the same as If you don’t
N3. Pollution will get worse as long as we continue to live in a throwaway society. We can also say so long as, although this is slightly more formal
N4. Many developed countries are willing to waive the Third World debt on condition that the money is reinvested in education and medicine
N5. Some countries will never be able to rectify their deficits, no matter how hard they work. Note word changes and sentence ending
N6. Computers are difficult things to understand, however many books you read about them. However is used in the same way as no matter
.N7. Crime is a problem, wherever you go