Writing: The Third Conditional

Now, you have an opportunity to use the third conditional in your own writing. Choose one of the questions below and answer it in a well-developed text, in which you should also explain the reasons for your opinions. The number of words should not exceed 300. Submit your text below.

Questions to choose from:

1)      If you hadn't started learning English, which language would you have chosen?

2)      If you hadn't started studying electrical engineering, what other field(s) would you have chosen?

3)      If you had been born 100 years ago, how would your life have been different?

4)      If you had been born into a very rich family, how would your childhood/education have been different?

5)      If you had been born into a very poor family, how would your childhood/education have been different?

6)      If the Allies hadn’t won World War II, how would the twentieth century have been different?

7)      If Nicola Tesla hadn’t invented alternating current, how would the twentieth century have been different?

8)      If you had been this University´s rector for the past 10 years, would you have done anything differently?

Some questions adapted from: http://www.esldiscussiontopics.com/g15_thirdConditional.html