If anything can go wrong, it will

Read the Murphy laws below and tick the ones you have experienced. If a subject is interesting to the teacher, then it is boring to students. The teacher wont check the HW unless you forget to do it.Your parents never fail to call you on your cell phone when you forget to turn off the ring in class.If you are running late to school the bus will be, too. As soon as you light a cigarette at the bus stop, the bus will arrive.A library book will always be checked out when you want to get it.http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy-true.html

There is no such thing as a stupid question, unless the person asking the question is stupid. Your plane always takes off on time when you are late for the flight. As soon as you buy that shirt you like so much, it will go on sale. If your mother reminds you to take your umbrella and you dont, it will definitely rain. Youll never find the object youre looking for unless you buy a replacement for it thinking youve lost it. As soon as you go to see the doctor, your pain will go away.

Match the linking words below with their meaningsWhen

If

Unless

As soon asUsed to talk about the possibility that sth. might happen or be true

Used to say that sth. will only happen if sth. else happens; means if not

immediately, right after sth. happens

After sth. happens

Please check your answers belowWhen

If

Unless

As soon as4) After sth. happensUsed to talk about the possibility that sth. might happen or be true2) Used to say that sth. will only happen if sth. else happens; means if not3) right after sth. happens, immediately

We use the ___________ in if, when, as soon as, unless clause although we are talking about the

______________.Examples:- If your mother reminds you to take your umbrella and you present tense dont, it will definitely rain. future- As soon as you buy that shirt you like so much, it present tense will go on sale. future

Fill in the blanks with if, when, unless or as soon as and put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form.Your mothers advice __________ always __________ (turn out) to be the best advice she ever gave you __________ you __________ (take) it. Your batteries in your camera __________ (go) dead __________ you __________(visit) a place for the first time. ___________ you __________ (be) stuck in a traffic jam and you _________ (move) to the fast lane it __________ (become) the slowest lane. __________ you __________ (win) the lottery, relatives you never heard of __________ (appear).

Please check your answers belowYour mothers advice will always turn out to be the best advice she ever gave you unless you take it. Your batteries in your camera will go dead when/if you are visiting a place for the first time. When/if you are stuck in a traffic jam and you move to the fast lane it will become the slowest lane.As soon as you win the lottery, relatives you never heard of will appear.

Now write your own rules using each of the linking words you have just studied once. You can think about rules related to those areas:Parents and familyschooltransportationTV / radioanimalstechnology