Exercise 1
Sophie is going for a long walk in the country. You think she should take:
some chocolate a map an anorak a camera some water
You think she should take these things because:
it's possible she'll get lost
perhaps she'll be thirsty
she might want to take some pictures
she might get hungry
maybe it will rain
What do you say to Sophie? Write sentences with in case .
1) _____
2) Take ________
3) _____
4) _____
5) _____
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1 Take some chocolate in case you get hungry.
2 Take a map in case you get lost.
3 Take an anorak in case it rains.
4 Take a camera in case you want to take some pictures.
5 Take some water in case you're thirsty. / … in case you are thirsty. or … you get thirsty.
Exercise 2
What do you say in these situations? Use in case.
1) It's possible that jane will need to contact you, so you agree to give her your phone number.
You say: I'll give you phone number ________
2) A friend of yours is going away for a long time. Maybe you won't see her again before she goes, so you decide to say goodbye now.
You say: I'll say goodbye now ________
3) You are shopping in a supermarket with a friend. You think you have everything you need, but maybe you forgot something. Your friend has the list. You ask her to check it.
You say: Can you ________?
4) You advise a friend about using a computer. You think he should back up (= copy) his files because maybe there will be a problem with his computer (and he could lose all his data).
You say: You should back up ________
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1 I’ll give you phone number in case you need to contact me.
2 I'll say goodbye now in case I don't see you again (before you go).
3 Can you check the list in case we forgot something? or … forgot anything?
4 You should back up your files in case there's a problem with your computer. / … there is a problem with your computer.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences using incase .
1) There was a possibility that Jane would call. So I left phone switched on.
I left ________
2) I thought that I might forget the name of the book. So I wrote it down.
I wrote down the name of the book ________
3) I thought parents might be worried about me. So I phoned them.
I phoned parents ________
4) I sent an email to Lisa, but she didn't reply. So I sent another email because maybe she didn't get the first one.
I sent her another email ________
5) I met some people when I was on holiday in France. They said they might come to London one day. I live in London, so I gave them phone number.
I gave them phone number ________
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1 phone switched on in case Jane called.
2 in case I forgot it.
3 in case they were worried (about me).
4 in case she didn't get the first one. / in case she hadn't got … / in case she hadn't gotten …
5 in case they came to London (one day).
Exercise 4
Put in in case or if .
1) I'll draw a map for you ________ you have problems finding our house.
2) You should tell the police ________ you have any information about the crime.
3) I hope you'll come to Australia sometime. ________ you come, you must visit us.
4) This book belongs to Susan. Can you give it to her ________ you see her?
5) Write your name and phone number on your bag ________ you lose it.
6) Go to the lost property office ________ you lose your bag.
7) The burglar alarm will ring ________ somebody tries to break into the house.
8) You should lock your bike to something ________ somebody tries to steal it.
9) I was advised to get insurance ________ I needed medical treatment while I was abroad.
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1 in case 6 if
2 if 7 if
3 If 8 in case
4 if 9 in case
5 in case