To your health!: Grammar

To your health!

Grammar

Let's see grammar

Other ways to express condition.

(But) only after/only if/provided that/as long as

• It expresses that one thing must happen first in order for another thing to happen.

• Note that expressions with only can be preceded by but.

Unless

• It introduces a condition that will prevent a possible outcome.

Otherwise

• After a suggestion, otherwise shows what the result will be if the person does not follow the suggestion.

Even if

• It is used when a result stays the same whether or not something else happens or is true.

Exercise 01

Read and complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

1. It's hard to quit smoking .......... you take some medicine to help you.

• unless

• only if

Multiple Choice

2. You can quit smoking on your own, .......... you've got enough willpower.

• as long as

• even if

Multiple Choice

3. .......... you're a vegetarian, it's still possible to get enough protein.

• Even if

• Only if

Multiple Choice

4. .......... you eat meat, it's impossible to get enough protein in your diet.

• Only if

• Unless

Multiple Choice

5. .......... I get eight hours of sleep, I don't do well in class.

• Only if

• Unless

Multiple Choice

6. I'd better get eight hours of sleep tonight, .......... I won't do well in class.

• otherwise

• as long as

Multiple Choice

7. I'm not distracted by texts from friends .......... I turn off my phone.

• provided that

• unless

Multiple Choice

8. I need to turn off my phone. .......... I'm distracted by texts from friends.

• Even if

• Otherwise

Exercise 02

Which sentences do you agree with?

Starters

• About sentence ... in number ... I consider that ...

• I think that sentence ... in number ... is right/wrong because ...

Exercise 03

Complete the conditions.

Open Ended

1. I get distracted when I'm trying to study or work unless .......... .

Open Ended

2. .......... if you have a lot of willpower, it can still be hard to .......... .

Open Ended

3. Students in this class are allowed to .......... provided that .......... .

Open Ended

4. It's important to .......... . Otherwise .......... .

Vocabulary

Let's check.

Disrupt

• To prevent something from functioning in its normal way.

REM (Rapid eye movement)

• Deep, dreaming sleep.

Sleep deprivation

• A serious lack of sleep.