6 Read the Learn this! box. Then find an example of 1–3 in the essay.
LEARN THIS!
provided that/ providing / on condition that ...
1 provided that / providing / on condition that ... = if
I'll help you now, provided that you help me later.
even though and even if
2 Even though expresses a fact, something real.
It means 'despite the fact that...
Even though John's house is small, he loves it.
3 Even if refers to an imaginary situation. It
means 'despite the possibility that ...
Even if John won the lottery, he wouldn't buy a
bigger house.