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14 READING
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a Read the article below and
Talking About Possible Conditions answer the questions.

If I find her address, I will send her an invitation. 1. Who was Murphy?
There might be a gas leak if you smell a rotten 2. Do you have any experiences as
egg like odour. an example for Murphy’s Laws?

If you feel sick, you should see a doctor. If Anyting Can Go Wrong, It Will!
◆ When it is refered to the present or future
where the situation is real, we use type 1 you change your traffic lane
conditional. If when there is a traffic jam, the
lane you were in will move faster
then the one you are in now. Haven’t

12 Match the clauses to form a meaningful sentences. you ever experienced that it didn’t
rain the day you took your umbrella
1. If you want to ask for a. you should say “thank with you? Of course, yes! Welcome
you”.
something, ___ to the aggravating world of Murphy.
2. If you receive b. you shouldn’t make Then who is Murphy? Captain
fun of him or her.
something, ___ Edward Murphy was an aerospace
3. If you need to take turn in c. first you should
wait for the outgoing engineer, who tried to improve
a conversation, ___ passengers. safety systems for pilots working
4. If you need something
d. you should say “sorry for military. He always thought the
belonging to someone, ___ to interrupt you”.
5. If someone makes a worst possibility to find the best. The
e. you should knock the laws spread to many fields.
mistake, ___ door.
6. If you want to get on a Through literature, today we use
f. you should say
train, ___ “please”. the idiom “Murphy’s Law” as a
7. If you want to enter a g. you should cover your generalised version of Captain
mouth.
room, ___ Edward Murphy’s real laws.
h. you should ask for
8. If you cough or sneeze, ___
permission.

13 SPEAKING b Complete the examples of
Murphy’s Law? Share yours with
a Complete the sentences as in the example. You can use the class.
the useful expressions for advice such as ‘should’, ‘ought
to’ and ‘had better.’ 1. If you dial a wrong number,
IF PEOPLE...
1. talk on the phone and drive, 2. If you go out with pyjamas for a
e.g. If people talk on the phone and drive, they can have a terrible quick shopping from a grocery,
accident. They had better not use their phones while driving.
2. throw litter on the ground, 3. You study for a long time in
3. use mobile phones in the cinema, your room, but when you pick
4. park their cars in front of the wheelchair ramp, up your phone,
5. watch television all day,
6. jump queues, 4. You find what you don’t seek,
7. don’t show respect to disabled people, but if you need it...

b Discuss your answers with your partner.

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