Hardly anyone in the room heard what the lecturer was saying, much lessunderstood him.

5 I haven’t got a PC in my room, so obviously I haven’t got an Internetconnection. I haven’t got a PC in my room, much less an Internet connection.

6 I didn’t dare say anything after the lesson, let alone criticize what hesaid. I didn’t dare say anything after the lesson, much less criticize what hesaid. while / when +participle

5 Rewrite the sentences.

1 When you choose a course, think about the amount of study it willrequire.

When choosing a course, you should think about the amount of study it willrequire. 2 When you are writing an essay, you should keep in mind the main theme. When writing an essay, you should keep in mind the main theme.

3 Always keep a record of your sources when you do research on theInternet. Always keep a record of your sources when doing research on the Internet. 4 Our lecturer uses PowerPoint while he is explaining basic concepts.

Our lecturer uses PowerPoint while explaining basic concepts.

5 I had a brilliant idea while I was sitting in the library this morning. I had a brilliant idea while sitting in the library this morning.

subject-verbinversion

6 Rewrite the sentences using subject-verbinversion.

1 If I had known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone. Had I known what this week’s lecture was about, I wouldn’t have gone. 2 I would have corrected the work, if I had noticed the mistake.

I would have corrected the work had I noticed the mistake.

3 If you had thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be introuble now. Had you thought about this a little earlier, you wouldn’t be in troublenow. 4 If he had shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress. Had he shared his ideas with us, we would have made some progress.

5 They would have improved the facilities, if they had received more moneyfrom the government.

They would have improved the facilities had they received more money fromthe government.

7 Complete the sentences about yourself usingthe inversion structure Had I + verb. 1 I would have enjoyed myself more had I had ahigher university entrance exam score for computer science.

2 Had I known about this football match, I would havemade different arrangements for the weekend.

3 I wouldn’t have worked so hard had I known the exam was so easy.

4 Had I received this college’s information earlier, I would havegone to a different college.

8 Translate the sentences into Chinese.

1 When was the last organizational vision statement you saw that includedthe words “ to develop