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The structure is simple:
IF + PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS, WOULD/COULD/MIGHT +Vo
If I knew the boss was coming I wouldn’t say so
After if we usually use WERE for all persons
If I were you I wouldn’t hesitate to ask for a pay rise
By the way, here we can use inversion to sound more formal and emphatic
Were I you I’d ask for a pay rise
In formal English if you want to sound more emotional u can use BUT FOR + NOUN or GERUND instead of IF
But for his support we would go bankrupt
Grammar exercises
1.Choose the correct option
1. If I had my own business, I’ll take/ I’d take longer holidays.
2. If I would work/worked for myself, I’d be in charge of my own life.
3. What do I do / would I do if I was the boss? I’d pay my employees good salaries.
4. If I was in charge of my own business, I invested/I’d invest in a good website and good advertising.
5. I’d hire the best and brightest people if I own /I owned my own business.
6. I’lltreat/I ’d treat my customers well if I ran my own company.
7. If I was /would be the boss of my own company, I’d introduce an incentive scheme for all staff.
8. Everyone had to / would have to wear smart suits if I was in charge of my own business.
9. I’d earn more money if I didn’t work/ I wouldn’t work for someone else.
10. I’d have a flexible schedule if I’m / was self-employed.
2.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence (s).
1. My colleague travels so much. He misses a lot of important meetings.
If my colleague didn’t travel so much he wouldn’t miss so many meetings
2.I take taxis all the time. I don’t have a company car.
If I.. …taxis all the time.
3.You don’t spend time building client relationships, so you have poor sales results.
If you ..........better sales results.
4.I haven’t done a presentation course. I don’t speak at many conferences.
If I.... .........at more conferences.
5 We don’t fly business class. It costs so much.
We……… so much.
6. I work in an open-plan office. People interrupt me frequently.
If I… … .......so often.
7.My boss doesn’t have a PA. She’s not very efficient.
If my boss… … …more efficient.
8.They haven’t sent us the final order. We aren’t able to close their account.
If they ......their account.
9. They don’t know what to do in this situation. We are thinking of hiring new workers.
If they …..new workers.
10 The manager turns a blind eye to her complaints. She wants to resign.
If the manager… to resign.
3. Find and correct five mistakes in these sentences. Tick (,/) the sentences that are correct.
1 If you would to expand into Europe, would you base yourself in Paris or somewhere else?
2 Were I you, I would never rely on the person who flip-flops every hour
3 The job won’t be so bad if there weren’t so much travelling.
4 If we won the Innovation Award, it gave us a lot of free publicity, but unfortunately we won’t.
5 Our profits for this quarter would be significantly bigger if fuel costs weren’t so high.
6 If interest rates would go up, many people would be unable to pay their mortgages.
7 If I moved to Stockholm, I’d have to sell my house, so I’m going to turn down the Swedish job offer.
8 If investors had more confidence in the CEO, would they be less critical of the company’s recent economic results?
9 If they wouldn’t have spent so much on the new offices, they wouldn’t have such cashflow problems.
10 Were you to do it on your own, it would be only you to face the music
4. Underline the correct words
1 If we sent the goods by sea, the transport costs will/would be much lower.
2. If they promote/promoted the brand better, they’ll gain market share.
3. If anyone from Head Office visits, they always stay/will stay in a five star hotel.
4. If I were you, I’d/I’ll call their Technical Support number.
5. If I have/had more time, I’d be able to come up with a solution.
6. If it breaks down/will break it takes days for the service engineer to arrive.
7. If you needed the money urgently, I could phone/could have phoned Accounts now to try and speed up your payment.
8. If you enter the date in the wrong format, the computer recognizes/ will recognize the information.
9. If your second interview goes/will go well, I’m sure they’ll offer you the job.
10 If you would have backed up/backed up your files more often, you wouldn’t risk losing all your work.
5. Rewrite the following sentences using “IF” to make “Second Conditionals”.
1 The population of the world is increasing so rapidly, that’s why there is unemployment in the world.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – —
2 I cannot concentrate on my work because my colleagues are laughing very loudly.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – —
3 I am very depressed because we are experiencing a lot of problems at work now
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – —
4 I don’t understand the financial issues, so I don’t discuss them.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
5 There are a lot of fatal accidents because people drive very carelessly on Fridays.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
6 I am sorry that I don’t have much money, so I cannot help you.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
7 I get bored because the working day is too tedious.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
8 I am sorry that today is not a holiday, so I cannot stay in bed all day long.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
9 What a pity that I have to work tomorrow, so I cannot go travelling with you.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
10 I cannot get a job easily in a bank because I don’t have the right qualifications.
If – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — – — —
Unit 3:
Motivation
“I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.”
– Edmund Hillary
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One approach to motivating employees is intrinsic motivation that involves finding personal fulfilment and satisfaction in the work. This aim can be achieved by providing opportunities for employees to take on challenging tasks, develop new skills, and have a sense of autonomy in their work.
Another type of motivation is extrinsic motivation, which involves providing external rewards or recognition for good work. This can include bonuses, promotions, or public praise for a well done job.
In addition, creating a positive work environment can also help motivate workers to be productive.
Vocabulary related to motivation and employee engagement
1. To place a premium on – to believe that a particular quality or activity is very important
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Modern economies place a premium on educated workers.
2. To reap the benefits – to get something good as a result of your own actions
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