ENGLISH 3.

1 TASK 1 UNIT 11
5. Instructions: Combine two sentences to make one sentence. Use the Present, Unreal
Conditional. In the Condition Clause, use the past tense. Remember that for "be", use
the subjunctive form which is "were" for all subject pronouns. In the Result Clause, use
"Would" or "Could" plus the base form of the verb. If you're using a pronoun, you can
make a contraction with "would": I'd, he'd, she'd, we'd, they'd, you'd.
1. I'm not sick. I don't go to the doctor.
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2. I don't have a headache. I don't take an aspirin.
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3. It's very cold today. We don't go to the beach.
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4. I'm not the president. I don't make the right decisions.
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5. I don't understand your question. I can't answer you.
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6. I don't have a lot of money. I can't live in a big apartment.
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7. She doesn't have a car. She can't drive to the mountains.
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8. He's very tired. He doesn't go out to dinner..
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9. She doesn't have a car. She can't drive to the mountains.
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10. They don't have a new computer. They don't browse the web more.
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11. Michelangelo isn't alive. He doesn't decorate Mission Dolores.
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Read about the famous chapel Michelangelo did decorate.
12. We don't play soccer on Saturday. We aren't in good shape.
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13. We don't have a car. We don't go out of town very often.
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14. I'm not you. I don't take a credit class.
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15. He has to work. He doesn't have time to read books.
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16. I don't lose my hair. I don't purchase a wig.
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17. He's not interested in history. He doesn't learn about his ancestors.
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18. I have a notebook. I can take notes in class.
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Characteristics and Traits

A part of what makes each individual unique is his or her characteristics and traits. Peoples characteristics or
traits become clear when they speak, act, and interact with others. The things that are habitually said and
done help to determine someones characteristic or trait. These attributes are most adequately described by
using adjectives such as the ones in this section.

Clever: Very smart. Some other words for clever are; shrewd or witty.

Example: There was no need to worry as the experienced and clever technician was able to
figure out the problem almost immediately.

Generous: Kind and considerate of others.

o Example: The fire victims were offered food and clothing by a generous community member
who heard about their plight.

Mysterious: Difficult to understand. Seemingly secretive

o Example: The most intriguing part of the novel was the mysterious stranger who appeared
suddenly in the town.

Creative: Talented when it comes to finding new solutions, fixing things, or coming up with novel
ideas.
o Example: The ideal candidate for the position is a creative, multi-tasker who has excellent
people skills.

Flexible: Open to and accepting of changes. Easily adaptable to new situations and environments.
o Example: The new principal was flexible enough to allow for some very novel changes in the
way the school is run, such as the introduction of student-led days where the students and
teachers switched roles temporarily.

19. He's not a ghost. He doesn't haunt Tombstone, Arizona.

See the story about the historical Ghost Town: Tombstone, Arizona
1.
What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
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2. What's the name of the book? You want me to read it.
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3. The hotel we stayed in. The hotel was very expensive.
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4. I rent a house. It is very small.
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Personality Types:
General Categories
Positive personality
traits: Warm, friendly or
loving approach and
behaviour

Vocabulary for Describing Personality Types, Character Traits, and

Temperaments
adoring, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, amorous, appreciative,
approachable, ardent, chummy, companionable, compassionate, congenial,
convivial, cordial, devoted, disarming, earthy, empathic, familiar, favorable, fond,
forgiving, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, gregarious,

Personality Types:
General Categories

Negative personality
traits: Cold, unfriendly,
or irritable outlook and
behaviour

Vocabulary for Describing Personality Types, Character Traits, and

Temperaments
heartwarming, hearty, hospitable, ingratiating, intimate, kind, kindhearted, kindly,
kindred, largehearted, likable, lovable, loving, merciful, neighborly, open, openhearted, pally, palsy-walsy, personable, reverent, romantic, sensitive, sensual,
sentimental, sociable, soft, soft-hearted, summery, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, touching, warm, warm-hearted, well-disposed, worshipful
abrupt, alien, aloof, arid, asexual, ashen, astringent, austere, bad-tempered, bilious,
bitter, bleak, bloody, blunt, brusque, brutal, callous, cantankerous, catty, cheap,
chilly, closed, cold, coldblooded, cold-hearted, contemptuous, crabby, cranky,
cross, crotchety, cruel, crusty, cryptic, curmudgeonly, cursed, curt, cussed,
cutthroat, cynical, dispassionate, distant, domineering, dour, Draconian, dry,
dyspeptic, egocentric, empty, envious, forbidding, formidable, freezing, frigid,
frosty, gelid, glacial, glowering, gray, greedy, grouchy, grudging, gruff, grumpy,
hardened, hardhearted, hateful,naughty, heartless, hollow, huffish, humiliating, icy,
ignoble, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill-tempered, impersonal, inconsiderate,
indifferent, inhospitable, insensitive, insulting, insusceptible, intolerant,
irreconcilable, irritable, jealous, liverish, matter-of-fact, mean, mechanical,
merciless, misanthropic, miserly, nasty, niggardly, nippy, ornery, parched,
parsimonious, peckish, peevish, penurious, petty, piercing, pinchbeck, pitiless,
Procrustean, psychopathic, reactionary, remorseless, remote, ruthless, sadistic,
salty, self-serving, sharp-tongued, shrewish, snappish, snarly, snippety, snippy,
snitty, snotty, sour, spleenful, stark, steely, stern, still, stoical, stony, strict, surly,
suspicious, testy, tetchy, thick-skinned, tight, tight-fisted, touchy, troglodytic,
truculent, tyrannical, uncharitable, uncommunicative, uncongenial, unfeeling,
unforgiving, unfriendly,ungrateful, unkind, unkindly, unmerciful, unmoved,
unsympathetic, vengeful, venomous, vexatious, vicious, vitriolic, waspish, wintry,
withholding, wizened, wooden, wrongheaded

Adjectives for Describing Animals

furry
ferocious
dangerous
poisonous
tame
agile
clever
aggressive
tiny
domestic
wild
herbivorous
carnivorous

Animals Parts

fur
mane
snout
paw
hoof
tail
whiskers
claw
beak
wing
feathers
scales
horn
How pets often is described ("________ pets")
other, domestic, many, good, small, little, own, exotic, popular, most, beloved, interesting, favorite,
special, excellent, household, pampered, unusual, wonderful, strange, animal, unwanted, dead, wild,
leashed, better, virtual, nice, delightful, affectionate, older, numerous, amusing, charming, fine,
domesticated, feathered, live, ideal, pretty, sick, healthy, favourite, infected, indoor, dear, furry,
precious, tame, perfect, smaller, family, feline, beautiful, dangerous, friendly, gentle, assorted,
deceased, attractive, especial, intelligent, curious, homeless, queer, our, trained, loyal, dumb,
expensive, faithful, suitable, robotic, desirable