ONE MONTH AND A HALF

GLOBAL ENGLISH
ACADEMY EL SALVADOR
ADVANCED
Unit 1

 Inversion.
 Conditional with inversion
 Distance “long”/ “a long way”
LISTENING PART- “A FREE CELL PHONE”
1-The girl needs a phone to _____.
4- What is the term of service for this plan?
A. make cheaper calls with it A. 3 months
B. use it to check her email B. 6 months
C. 9 months
C. call family in case of an emergency
2-When customers buy a smartphone, they receive 5- The girl suggests buying a new car because
_____. _____.
D. money back for buying the phone D. it has Bluetooth
E. their current car is in bad shape
E. other smartphone accessories F. all of her friends can fit
F. a smartphone adapter for the car
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G. unlimited weekday minutes /
H. 1000 anytime minutes
I. 1000 free weekday minutes
Clearly, the subject and adverb
have changed place .
This is called “inversion”.
Examples

1. No sooner had I opened my eyes than

the alarm clock rang.

2. Hardly Had she sat down when the

chair broke.

3. Under no circumstances would mom

allow us to go to the store by ourselves
when we were young.

4. Seldom do we do our homework right

after arriving home.

5. At not time did I tell you, you could

use my laptop.

6. Not only did Kylie win the race, but

she also smashed the competition.
When we use a negative adverb or adverb phrase at the
beginning of the sentence.
Usually, we put the expression at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize what we're saying. It makes our
sentence sound surprising or striking or unusual. It also sounds quite formal. If you don't want to give this
impression, you can put the negative expression later in the sentence in the normal way:

 I have seldom seen such beautiful work.

('Seldom' is in the normal place, so we don't use inversion. This is a normal sentence with no special
emphasis.)
 Seldom have I seen such beautiful work.
('Seldom' is at the beginning, so we use inversion. This sentence emphasizes what beautiful work it is.)
Hardly Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.
Never Never had she seen such a beautiful sight before.
Seldom Seldom do we see such an amazing display of dance.
Rarely Rarely will you hear such beautiful music.
Only then Only then did I understand why the tragedy had happened.
Not only ... but Not only does he love chocolate and sweets but he also smokes.
No sooner No sooner had we arrived home than the police rang the doorbell.
Scarcely Scarcely had I got off the bus when it crashed into the back of a car.
Only later Only later did she really think about the situation.
Nowhere Nowhere have I ever had such bad service.
Little Little did he know!
Only in this way Only in this way could John earn enough money to survive.
In no way In no way do I agree with what you're saying.
On no account On no account should you do anything without asking me first
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 Inverted Conditionals
 Although conditional clauses are often called if-clauses, they don’t always include the word if! In more formal
situations, we use a technique called inversion where we reverse the order of the subject and the verb. These clauses
are known as inverted conditionals or sometimes reduced conditionals.

Dear valued guest,

We would like to apologies for the issues during your stay here at the Royal Hotel.
Naturally, had we known about the bed bug infestation, we never would have given you that room.
We are also sorry about the small fire that happened at the breakfast buffet. Were it not for the quick actions of guests
such as yourself, it could have been much worse.
We would also like to apologies for the serious case of food poisoning you experienced after dining at our restaurant.
Should you book with us again, we will provide you with a 3% discount off your stay.
Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star review on TripAdvisor!
Kind regards,
Hotel management
Inversion in the first conditional
To invert sentences in the first conditional, we
place the auxiliary should before the subject,
followed by the infinitive of the main
verb: should + subject + infinitive.

Example:
Should you book with us again, we will
provide you with a 3% discount.

= If you book with us again, …

Inversion in the second conditional
Generally speaking, it is uncommon to use inversion in
second conditional sentences. Inverted second conditional
if-clauses are often restricted to formal, written English.

In second conditionals, inversion is used to rewrite if-

clauses that contain the verb be. Use the structure were +
subject.

Example:
Were this my hotel, I would be ashamed!

= If this were my hotel, …

When the if-clause refers to an unlikely future event, we use

the inversion were + subject + to + infinitive. We can use
this structure with verbs other than be.

Example:
Were I to leave a review one day, it would be 1 star!
= If I left a review, … (at some point in the future)
 SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + SUBJECT+ SIMPLE PAST+,+ SUBJECT+ WOULD + INFINITIVE.
IF I MET SHAKIRA, I WOULD SAY HELLO.
IF I WERE IN MY MOTHER HOUSE, I WOULD GO OUT WITH MY FRIEND.
IF I HAD MORE FREE TIME, I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
IF I WERE THE PRESIDENT, I WOULD LOWER THE TAXES.

SECONDITIONAL WITH INVERSION

WERE + SUBJECT+ TO INFINITIVE +, + SUBJECT+WOULD + INIFITINITVE.
WERE I TO MEET SHAKIRA, I WOULD SAY HELLO.
WERE I IN MY MOTHER HOUSE, I WOULD GO OUT WITH MY FRIEND.
WERE I TO HAVE MORE FREE TIME, I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
WERE I THE PRESENIDENT, I WOULD LOWER THE TAXES.
Inversion in the third conditional
To invert third conditional if-clauses, use the
structure had + subject + past participle.

Example:
Had we known about the bed bug infestation, we
never would have given you that room.
= If we had known about the bed bug infestation,
…
Do not use contractions in negative inverted
conditionals.

Example:
Had the hotel not been so awful, I would have
enjoyed myself.
not: Hadn’t the hotel been so awful, …
Overview.

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ersion/exercises
 WORKBOOK
Using subject-verb inversion, rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed
before them.

1- If you see John, please give him my best regards.

2- If you were to earn a huge salary, what would you do with the money?
3- If he hadn’t squandered all his savings, he wouldn’t be poor now.
4- If she were to get wind of the situation, she would definitely be devastated.
5- If you need assistance, please let us know.
6- If I hadn’t chosen to learn English, I wouldn’t be doing this exercise right now.
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SPEAKING PART.
1. Do you believe in ghosts?
2. Do you believe that dead people come back to life as ghosts?
3. Would you talk to a ghost?
4. Do you know any good stories about ghosts?
5. Do you know anyone who has said that they have seen a ghost?
6. Have you ever come in contact with a ghost? (Have you ever seen a
ghost?)
7. If one of your friends told you they had seen a ghost, would you believe
him/her? Why/Why not?
8. What is the scariest ghost story you know?
9. Is there an area where you live (park, house, etc.) that is known to be
haunted?
1. If so, what is the story or legend that makes people believe this area
is haunted? Have you ever visited this place?
10. Do you believe that houses can be haunted? Have you ever been to
one?
11. Do you believe that houses have ghosts in them sometimes?
12. Were you ever touched or physically harmed by a ghost or "spirit"? If so,
how?
13. If you were a ghost who and where would you haunt?
14. How do you know if a ghost is near you?