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Conditional Clauses

1. The document discusses how different winds can affect people's moods and behaviors. It notes that the Föhn wind in Switzerland has been found to increase serotonin levels and traffic accidents by 50% and industrial injuries by 20%. 2. It also discusses how the Santa Ana winds in California are associated with increases in murders, even when blowing in different seasons. Defendants in crimes of passion could cite the wind as an extenuating circumstance. 3. Positive effects of wind are also noted, as sea air was prized by Victorians for its health benefits due to negative ions, which create an invigorating feeling. Being by waterfalls or showers can provide a similar effect.

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Conditional Clauses

1. The document discusses how different winds can affect people's moods and behaviors. It notes that the Föhn wind in Switzerland has been found to increase serotonin levels and traffic accidents by 50% and industrial injuries by 20%. 2. It also discusses how the Santa Ana winds in California are associated with increases in murders, even when blowing in different seasons. Defendants in crimes of passion could cite the wind as an extenuating circumstance. 3. Positive effects of wind are also noted, as sea air was prized by Victorians for its health benefits due to negative ions, which create an invigorating feeling. Being by waterfalls or showers can provide a similar effect.

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3.

2 Review of conditional clauses

1 How does the weather affect your mood? Do you think people’s
characters are influenced by where they live and the weather
they are used to? Give some examples.

2 Read this article about the effect of the wind on mood.

There’s an old English saying: When the wind is in the east, ’tis
good for neither man nor beast. Whether you believe in folklore
or not, this one’s got a grain of truth in it. Winds have been
associated with a rise in the levels of serotonin, a compound
which occurs in the brain and which controls mood, sleep and
blood circulation. This rise in serotonin has been found to occur
in the Swiss population during a Föhn wind. The Föhn is said to
be responsible for traffic accidents rising by fifty per cent and a
rise in industrial injuries by twenty per cent.
It’s not only the Swiss who suffer. Los Angeles is occasionally
buffeted by the Santa Ana, a hot dry wind named after the
canyon it sometimes blows through. One study found that
murders rose by up to a half during a Santa Ana, no matter
if it blew during winter or summer. In California’s early days,
defendants in crimes of passion were able to plead for leniency,
citing the wind as an extenuating circumstance.
The quality of the air can be a force for good, however. The
Victorians especially prized sea air for its health-giving properties.
Sea air is charged with negative ions which makes it feel
invigorating. To get a similar effect you can stand next to a
waterfall, or even under a domestic shower.

Now, with a partner, complete the sentences using information 3 What kind of conditional is used in each
from the article. sentence in 2? When do we use these
a When the Föhn blows, … forms?
b If you go to the seaside, … example: People can be adversely
c Even if the Santa Ana blew at a different time to normal, … affected if a certain wind is
d I wouldn’t have murdered my wife … blowing. Zero conditional
e You are less likely to have an accident if … (present tense + present
f If I were you, … tense). This is used to express
a universal truth or habitual
action.
Corpus spot
The Cambridge Learner Corpus shows that even at C2 level, learners still make mistakes
with basic conditional clauses. Be careful to use the right tense and check whether a
negative or positive verb form is needed. The learner example below contains a common
mistake – what is it?
EXAMPLE: If someone treats these two things equally, he can easily succeed in both, unless
he does not succumb to the temptation of laziness.

G pages 179–180

26 u n it 3

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