4. Учебно-методический блок

1. Study the table “Forms of Suppositional Mood & Subjunctive I in Different Types of Subordinate Clauses”. Use the theoretical material & information given above.

2. Answer the questions:

1. What’s the difference between the structures “I demand that…” & “It’s necessary that…”?

2. What do you know about the structure “It is important/necessary/advisable/etc. that…”?

3. Is there any difference in the use of the Suppositional Mood & Subjunctive I? What is it?

4. What subordinate clause is the most widespread in the use of Suppositional Mood & Subjunctive I?

   3. It’s important that you should do the following exercises. Be ready to represent the fulfilled exercises to your teacher in written form.

1. Translate into Russian:

   1. The recommendation is that you take pills for a week.

   2. Show her the photo so that she could recognize me.

   3. It’s impossible that we should approve of it.

   4. We were embarrassed by his suggestion that we take part in this competition.

   5. I suggest that we start now.

   6. It’s necessary that you help them.

   7. Let’s speak a bit slower so that they could understand us.

   8. His offer was that we should stay at his house & have a rest.

   9. She ordered that nothing should be touched.

   10. I fear lest he should not interfere.

II. Open the brackets using the Suppositional Mood:

1. I doubt that the situation (to improve) soon.

2. It’s pleasant that we (to see in) them.

3. She recommended that we (to arrive) one day before.

4. I consider it important that you (to withdraw) right now.

5. Your parents suggest that you (to tell) everything in details to them

6. It’s desirable that they (to vote).

7. They demand that the conditions of safety (to improve).

8. It’s wonderful that you (to come) to our place.

9. He believes it unnatural that she (to break) her promise.

10. It’s impossible that they (to move) to a new flat without saying a word.

III. Complete the sentences:

1. You keep looking at her watch. Do you fear lest…?

2. My only anxiety was that …

3. He expressed a wish…

4. It wasn’t requested that…

5. It is possible that…

6. I began to worry lest…

7. It’s highly desirable that…

8. Her suggestion is…

9. Have you ever felt a fear that…?

10. It is annoying that…

IV. Make up the sentences. Use the Subjunctive I:

1. is/necessary/we/it/that/at/once/begin.

2. strange/we/meet/it/there/that/is?

3. doubtful/be/sympathetic/he/us/with/is/it/that.

4. order/pity/radio/out/is/it/the/be/that/a/of.

5. desirable/is/it/that/take/he/pills?

6. impossible/it/there/go/that/is/you.

7. is/talk/much/that/too/it/you/annoying.

8. that/it/you/necessary/confide/is?

9. air/desirable/that/spend/is/in/time/the/open/he/it/his/most/of.

10. that/the/isn’t/annoying/call/off/it/performance/they?

V. Translate into English:

1. Я оставлю письмо на столе, чтобы она увидела его.

2. Она боится, что коллеги не поддержат её.

3. Его требование заключается лишь в предоставлении ему льгот.

4. Я договорился, чтобы вас встретили на вокзале.

5. Меня удивляет, что никто ничего не знает.

6. Позор, что ты отказал ей в помощи.

7. Никто не требовал, чтобы её исключили.

8. Я советую тебе посмотреть все значения этого слова в словаре.

9. Подними её, чтобы ей было видно.

10. Очень важно, чтобы они вовремя просмотрели материалы исследования.

Тема: «Conditional Mood. Употребление в простых и сложноподчинённых предложениях»