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Look at these sentences.

Animals cannot survive for long without water.

So desert animals have to find different ways of coping.

The first sentence says what cannot happen or be done; the second tells us what must, therefore, be done, what it is necessary to do.

Complete these sentences using cannot and have to/has to.

1. You __________ reach the island by land or air; you _ go by boat.

2. We ___ see bacteria with our eyes; we _

look at them through a microscope.

3. He have a new bicycle now; he _wait till next year.

4. Old people often _ hear very well; they _ use a hearing aid.

5. Road users do what they wish; they _ follow the traffic rules.

6. She accept this decision; she question it.

7. You believe everything you hear; you ____ use your own judgement.

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Solution

1. You cannot reach the island by land or air; you have to go by boat.

2. We cannot see bacteria with our eyes; we have to look at them through a microscope.

3. He cannot have a new bicycle now; he has to wait till next year.

4. Old people often cannot hear very well; they have to use a hearing aid.

5. Road users cannot do what they wish; they have to follow the traffic rules.

6. She has to accept this decision; she cannot question it.

7. You cannot believe everything you hear; you have to use your own judgement.

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Notice the highlighted words in the sentence given below.

You ordered me to come, so I will not quit your house till I have shaved you.

While he was shaving me, he could not stop talking.

Now use the joining words given in the box to fill in the blanks.

(i) Please wait with me _______ the bus arrives.

(ii) Do you like football _______ cricket?

(iii) My father packed my lunch _______ my mother combed my hair.

(iv) We will reach on time __________ we go by the car.

(v) Your speech cannot be heard by the audience ___________ you use a powerful mike.

(vi) It was a beautiful day ___________ they decided to go for a picnic.

(vii) We went to the zoo __________ we saw many animals.

–When and where did you see this?

–Which animal show did you see?

How did people behave with the animals in the show?
What kind of questions came to your mind after seeing that animal show?
Imagine that you are an animal in a cage. Think how you would feel. Complete the following sentences:
- I am afraid when

____________________________________________________________

- I wish I

____________________________________________________________

- I am sad when

____________________________________________________________

- If I had a chance I would

____________________________________________________________

- I do not like it at all when

____________________________________________________________

If Not and Unless

• Imagine that Margie’s mother told her, “You’ll feel awful if you don’t finish your history lesson.”

• She could also say: “You’ll feel awful unless you finish your history lesson.”

Unless means if not. Sentence with unless or if not are negative conditional sentences.

Notice that these sentences have two parts. The part that begins with if not or unless tells us the condition. The part has a verb in the present tense (look at the verbs don’t finish, finish in the sentences above.)

The other part of the sentence tells us about a possible result. It tells us what will happen (if something doesn’t happen). The verb in this part of the sentence is in the future tense (you'll feel/ you will feel).

Notice these two tenses in the following examples.

Future Tense	Present Tense
• There won’t be any books left	unless	we preserve them.
• You won’t learn your lessons	if	you don’t study regularly.
• Tommy will have an accident	unless	he drives more slowly.

Complete the following conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verb.

1. If I don’t go to Anu’s party tonight, __________.

2. If you don’t telephone the hotel to order food, __________.

3. Unless you promise to write back, I __________.

4. If she doesn’t play any games, __________.

5. Unless that little bird flies away quickly, the cat __________.

Notice the use of ‘there’ in the following sentences.

Now rewrite the following sentences using ‘there’ in the beginning. Look at the following examples.

I can do nothing to help you.
There is nothing I can do to help you.
A man at the door is asking to see you.
There is a man at the door asking to see you.

1. This park has beautiful roses.

2. Your story has no fun in it.

3. We have no secrets between us.

4. My village has two primary schools.

5. This problem can be solved in two ways.

Q. 1. Stop, Look and Listen
Stop, Look and Listen
Before you cross the street.
Use your eyes, use your ears
And then use your feet.
Talk about how you would cross the road.

2. Can you make the sounds which you hear when you walk on the road? Talk about them.

3. Use can and cannot alternatively in the following sentences:
I ______________ hear the sound of cars.
I ______________ hear the train whistle.
I ______________ hear the wind blow.
I ______________ hear the clock.
I ______________ hear the sound of feet.
I ______________ hear the sound of moving of chairs.
I ______________ hear the dogs barking.

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