Question

Complete the sentences about the possible future for our word,using a suitable form of the verb in brackets,depending on whether you think the sentence describes something real/possible or unreal/impossible.

1) If we (recycle)....... more household waste,there (be)....... less damage to the environment .

2) If the earth (stop)......... spinning one side (always be)....... in darkness.

3) If the polar ice-cap (melt)....... completely sea levels worldwide (rise)......... by about 60 metres.

4) If an astronaut (fall)....... into a black hole in space ,what(happen)..........?

5) If people (not stop)........... using cars so much the country's road (eventually grind)............ to a standstill.

6) What (happen)............ when the world's supplies of oil (run out).............?

7) If human beings (finally start)........... living on the moon,they (need)........... to produce water artificially.

8) If there (not be).............. any money (the world be)............ a better place?

9) If we (not stop)................. over-fishing the world's oceans,many species (become)............... extinct.

10) If everyone in the world (jump).......... up and down at the same time,there(be)..............no measuarable effect ( apart from 6.5 billion footprints).

Answer 1

1) If we recycle more household waste, there will be less damage to the environment.
2) If the earth stopped spinning, one side would always be in darkness.
3) If the polar ice-cap melted completely, sea levels worldwide would rise by about 60 meters.
4) If an astronaut fell into a black hole in space, what would happen?
5) If people don't stop using cars so much, the country's roads will eventually grind to a standstill.
6) What will happen when the world's supplies of oil run out?
7) If human beings finally start living on the moon, they will need to produce water artificially.
8) If there was no money, the world would be a better place?
9) If we don't stop over-fishing the world's oceans, many species will become extinct.
10) If everyone in the world jumped up and down at the same time, there would be no measurable effect (apart from 6.5 billion footprints).