Second Conditional — What Does 'Career' Even Mean?
Grammar: Conditionals
Free ESL grammar exercise on second conditional themed around what does 'career' even mean?. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on work, practising conditionals. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Not every language has a word for 'career'. In Arabic, mihna is closer to vocation. More workers today want a lattice, not a ladder. If you could redesign your working life from scratch, which word would you build it around?
Grammar: Conditionals
- Second conditional
- If I had more time, I would change careers. — if + past simple, would + base verb
- could / might instead
- If she left her job, she might find something better. — might/could = less certain result
Sample items
- If Keiko ______ (have) more job security, she would take the leap.
- If the labour market ______ (reward) craftspeople, more people would choose that path.
- If I were you, I ______ (not / stay) in a job with no intrinsic motivation.
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