ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 114. In case
| A | Study this example situation: |  | Your car should have a spare wheel because it is possible you will have a puncture. Your car should have a spare wheel in case you have a puncture. In case you have a puncture= because it is possible you will have a puncture. | | Some more examples of in case : | | | √ | I'll leave my mobile phone switched on in case Jane calls . (=because it is possible she will call) | | | √ | I'll draw a map for you in case you have problems finding our house. (=because it is possible you will have problems) | | | √ | I'll remind them about the meeting in case they've forgotten . (=because it is possible they have forgotten) | | We use just in case for a smaller possibility: | | | √ | I don't think it will rain, but I'll take an umbrella just in case. (=just in case it rains) | | Do not use will after in case. Use a present tense for the future (see Unit 25): | | | √ | I'll leave my phone switched on in case Jane calls. (not in case Jane will call) | |
| B | In case is not the same as if. We use in case to say why somebody does (or doesn't do) something. You do something now in case something happens later. Compare: | in case | √ | We'll buy some more food in case Tom comes. (= Maybe Tom will come. We'll buy some more food now, whether he comes or not; then we'll already have the food 1[he comes.) | | √ | I'll give you my phone number in case you need to contact me. | | √ | You should insure your bike u it is stolen | | if | √ | We'll buy some more food if Tom comes. (= Maybe Tom will come. If he comes, we'll buy some more food; if he doesn't come, we won't buy any more food.) | | √ | You can call me on this number if you need to contact me. | | √ | You should inform the police if your bike is stolen | | |
| C | | You can use in case + past to say why somebody did something: | | | √ | I left my phone switched on in case Jane called. (=because it was possible that jane would call) | | | √ | I drew a map for Sarah in case she had problems finding the house. We rang the doorbell again in case they hadn't heard it the first time. | | | √ | |
| D | | In case of is not the same as in case. In case of ... =if there is ... (especially on notices etc.): | | | √ | In case of fire , please leave the building as quickly as possible. (= if there is a fire) In case of emergency , call this number. (= if there is an emergency) | | | √ | |
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EXERCISES
| 114.1 | 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 | _____ Take some chocolate in case you get hungry. ______________ | | 2 | Take __________________________________________________________ | | 3 | __________________________________________________________ | | 4 | __________________________________________________________ | | 5 | __________________________________________________________ | |
| 114.2 | 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 my phone number ____in case you need to contact me. ________________ | | 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 fi les because maybe there will be a problem with his computer (and he could lose all his data). You say: You should back up _________________________________________. | |
| 114.3 | Complete the sentences using in case . | 1 | There was a possibility that Jane would call. So I left my phone switched on. I left ______ my phone switched on in case Jane called. _______________________________ | | 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 my parents might be worried about me. So I phoned them. I phoned my 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 my phone number. I gave them my phone number _________________________________________________. | |
| 114.4 | Put in in case or if . | 1 | I'll draw a map for you _____ in case _______you have problems finding our house. | | 2 | You should tell the police ______ if ______you have any information about the crime. | | 3 | I hope you'll come to Australia sometime. __________ you come, you must visit us. This book belongs to Susan. Can you give it to her __________ you see her? Write your name and phone number on your bag __________ you lose it. Go to the lost property office __________ you lose your bag. The burglar alarm will ring __________ somebody tries to break into the house. You should lock your bike to something __________ somebody tries to steal it. I was advised to get insurance __________ I needed medical treatment while I was abroad. | | 4 | | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | | 9 | |
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ANSWER KEY
Can You Get Car Insurance in Someone Else's Name
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