Type 1:
Weekend Plan
Christine
and Margaret are friends. They are both busy because the work and study! But on
Wednesday they meet for coffee.
"What are you going to do this weekend?" asks Margaret.
"Well, I have a big project to finish for my design class. But if I can finish it by Friday, I'll do something fun as a treat," says Christine.
"That sounds great!" replies Margaret. "I think the ballet is coming to town. If it isn't too expensive, I'm going to buy tickets. Would you like to come?"
"Well, I don't really like ballet very much. If you want to go to the ballet in the evening, let's do something in the morning," says Christine.
"All right. If you have the energy, let's go swimming!" suggests Margaret.
"That sounds great! If I don't call you on Friday, send me an email at work," agrees Christine. "And if I don't answer, call me again. And if I don't pick up… oh, let's just make plans now! I'm too busy to plan later!"
Type 2:
THE CAT & MOUSE
Once upon a time the cat bit the mouse’s tail off. “Give me back my
tail,” said the mouse. And the cat said, “Well, I would give you back
your tail if you fetched me some milk. But that’s impossible to do for a
little mouse like you.” The mouse,
however, went to the cow. “The cat will only give me back my tail if I fetch
her some milk.” And the cow said, “Well,
I would give you milk if you got me some hay. But that’s impossible to do
for a little mouse like you.”
The mouse, however, went to the farmer. “The cat will only give me
back my tail if the cow gives me some milk. And the cow will
only give me milk if I get her some hay.”
And the
farmer said, “Well, I would give you hay if you brought me some meat.
But that’s impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
The mouse, however, went to the butcher. “The cat will only give me
back my tail if the cow gives me milk. And the cow will only give
me milk if she gets some hay. And the farmer will only give
me hay if I get him some meat.” And
the butcher said, “Well, I would give you meat if you made the baker bake me
a bread. But that’s impossible to do for a little mouse like you.”
The mouse, however, went to the baker. “The cat will only give me
back my tail if I fetch her some milk. And the cow will not give me
milk if I don’t get her hay. And the farmer will only give me hay
if the butcher has some meat for him. And the butcher will not give
me meat if you do not bake him a bread.”
And the
baker said, “Well, I would give you bread if you promised never to steal my
corn or meal.”
The mouse
promised not to steal, and so the baker gave the mouse bread, the mouse gave
the butcher bread. The butcher gave the mouse meat, the mouse gave the farmer
meat. The farmer gave the mouse hay, the mouse gave the cow hay. The cow gave
the mouse milk, the mouse gave the cat milk. And the cat gave the mouse her
tail back.
But imagine
what would have happened otherwise:
If the
mouse had not promised never to steal corn or meal, the baker will not had
given the mouse bread.
If the
baker had not given the mouse bread, the butcher would have refused to
give her meat for the farmer.
If
the butcher have refused her any meat, the farmer would not have been willing
to give the mouse hay. If the farmer had not been willing to give
the mouse hay, the mouse would not have received milk from the cow.
Source:
- http://www.really-learn-english.com/english-short-stories-english-conditionals-2.html
- https://zainal33.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/story-with-conditional-sentences/
