5. If I had a million dollars
Self-Assessment activity
Listen to the song and complete the gaps with these words:
love, fridge, elephant, build, pet, walk, art, limousine, dress, buy, monkey, furniture, coat
If I Had a Million Dollars (Barenaked Ladies)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd
you a house ( I would
buy you a house)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy you
for your house ( maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
If I had
a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy you a K-car ( a nice reliant
automobile)
If I had a 1,000,000, I'd buy your
If I had a
1,000,000
I'd
a tree fort in our yard
If I had a 1,000,000
You
could help it wouldn't be that hard
If I had a 1,000,000
Maybe we could put like a little tiny
in there somewhere
If I had a
1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy you a fur
( but not a real fur
coat that's cruel)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy
you an exotic
(like a llama or an emu)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a
1,000,000)
I'd buy you John Merick's remains (All them crazy
bones)
If I had a 1,000,000 I'd buy your love
If I had a 1,000,000
We
wouldn't have to
to the store
If I had a 1,000,000
We'd take a
cause it costs more
If I had a 1,000,000. We wouldn't have to eat
Kraft dinner
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy you
a green
( but not a real green dress that's cruel)
If I had a
1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd but you some
( A Picasso or a
Garfunkel)
If I had a 1,000,000 (If I had a 1,000,000)
I'd buy you a
(haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had a 1,000,000, If I had a
1,000,000, If I had a 1,000,000
If I had a 1,000,000, I'd be RICH!
Solved exercise
Study the following sentences from the song:
- If I had a million dollars, I would buy you a house.
- If I had a million dollars, we'd take a limousine.
In these two sentences, there are two parts.
- What tense is used in the first part ('if' part)?
- What tense is used in the second part?
Self-Assessment activity
You have just seen the structure of second conditional sentences.
| IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + INFINITIVE |
Taking this into account, complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. If we harder, we our exams more easily. (study, pass)
2. If you Mike, he to the party. (ask, come)
3. If I a good job, I happier. (have, be)
4. If I the lottery, I a new car. (win, buy)
5. If my parents closer, I them more often. (live, see)
Further knowledge
Curiosity
As you may know, Ireland is part of the euro area, so if we go to Dublin like Paco, we will be able to use our coins and notes from Spain. However, the currency used before was the Irish pound, sometimes confused with other pounds, but of course different.
The following image shows the Irish pound:
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