I've got those Monday Morning Blues!

A		В
a. It's Monday morning.
b. I've overslept.
c. My alarm didn't go		it had.
off. d. I drank too much last		there was.
night.		I could.
e. I feel sick.	I wish	it wasn't.
f. There isn't any coffee.		I had.
g. My flat mate will play		I hadn't.
his music very loudly.		I didn't.
h. I haven't ironed my		he wouldn't.
shirt.
i. I can't go back to bed.

14. Alex, aged 4, is staying with his grandmother. He arrived about a week ago. In some ways she is finding his visit rather difficult. Look at some of the problems and then complete what she says using the verb in italics. Model: Alex is very noisy. I wish he were not so noisy.

Problems

He misses his parents. He doesn't put his toys away. He plays with his food. He doesn't do what I say. When he arrived, he said he didn't want to stay!

He doesn't like vegetable. He can't dress himself. On Monday, he hit the dog! Last week, he broke a very expensive vase.

75. Read the reality and add some wishes. Express them in as many ways as you can.

Model: We went to Blackpool for our holiday and it rained the whole time.

I wish we hadn't gone to Blackpool. If only we'd gone to Spain! We shouldn't have gone to Blackpool. If we'd gone to Spain the weather would have been hot and sunny. I'd rather we'd gone to Spain.

a. We didn't have any pets when I was a child because we lived in a flat.

b. I have mousy-brown hair and I'm short-sighted.

c. My parents really wanted me to become a doctor, not a teacher.

d. They think that my youngest brother's a layabout. He won't even look for a job.

e. I come from a huge family. I've got seven brothers and one sister.

f. I can't remember my grandmother because she died when I was only three.

g. I didn't start learning a foreign language until I was fif­teen.

h. I didn't get the job I applied for in Barcelona because I can't speak Spanish.

16. Supply the necessary forms for the verbs in brackets in the following object clauses:

1. He suggests that I (to try) something of a more serious nature. 2. Brady proposed that they (to walk) down to the sea wall. 3. He was annoyed that they (to choose) the day of his departure for the party. 4. Charles insisted that we (to keep) se­cret even the most remote mention of the idea. 5. He was de­termined that his enemies (to pay). 6. Rupert was anxious that there (to be) no appearance of coldness on Hilda's part. 7. She feared lest it (to be) too late.

17. Translate the following into English using the appropriate verb forms in object clauses.

\. Затем он порекомендовал, чтобы мы прекратили дис­куссию и поговорили о чём-нибудь другом. 2. После ужина он предложил пойти в кино, но она отказалась. 3. Отец хо-

тел идти пешком, но мама настояла, чтобы мы поехали на машине. 4. Он предложил, чтобы они встретились в парке. 5. Он настаивал, что я должен взять отпуск. 6. Она посоветовала, чтобы мы поужинали и потом пошли в театр. 7. Я был встревожен, что он не позвонил мне. 8. Я предложил, чтобы мы вместе выбрали подарок для нашего друга.

D

1. Explain the use of the verb forms in attributive clauses after "It is time" and translate the sentences into Russian:

1. Don't you think it's time you got a job? 2. Come along. It's time we had lunch. 3. It's high time we started putting our own house in order. 4. They were saying in the office that it was about time Walker retired. 5. "It's high time you were sacked, boy", the foreman said angrily.

2. Translate the following into English using the appropriate verb forms in attributive clauses after "if is time":

1. Нам пора идти. 2. Ему давно пора бы объяснить, что он задумал. 3. Его давно пора проучить. 4. Когда я про­снулся, я почувствовал, что мне самое время вызвать док­тора. 5. В самом деле нам пора бы обедать. 6. Ему было сказано, что пора бы ему научиться делать так, как ему ве­лят. 7. Тебе бы давно пора выбросить эту старую мебель. 8. Как ты думаешь, не пора ли нам вернуться к гостям?

Е.

1. Explain the use of the verb forms in the following clauses of comparison and predicative clauses introduced by "as if" and "as though ". Translate the sentences into Russian:

1. He was throwing his things into a suitcase as if the place were on fire. 2. She always looked as though she had been at the hairdresser's all afternoon. 3. Mary is always saying she believes in her friend, and at the same time she always behaves as if he were her enemy. 4. Our life goes on as if nothing had happened. 5. He sat in his chair looking as if he were going to be sick. 6. His head ached terribly. It felt as though all sorts of little savage things were beating inside it, trying to get out. 7. It

seemed as though the water drew her irresistibly. 8. He felt as if he were being reprimanded.

2. Supply the necessary forms for the verbs given in brackets in the following clauses of comparison and predicative clauses introduced by "as if" and "as though ":

1. Her lips were parted as if she (to be) out of breath. 2. Hugh laughed awkwardly, as if he (to say) something indecent. 3. He looked down at his feet as though he (to be) unconscious of the company. 4. She sounded as if he (to talk) to an enemy. 5. He leaned back as if he (not to have) a care. 6. "It sounds as though there (to be) three or four men down there," said my father. 7. She spoke of this and that as though she (to make) conversation with a stranger. 8. He looked as if he already (to decide) on some action.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Он смотрел на меня так, словно не понимал. 2. Она продолжала оглядывать комнату, как будто искала кого-то.

3. Он застегнул пальто, как будто ему было холодно. 4. У неё обычно был такой вид, словно она только что плакала. 5. Жаль, что я не видела его вчера. 6. Тому очень хотелось бы иметь более высокие оценки. 7. Мне бы хотелось, чтобы ты не ехал так быстро. 8. Требуется, чтобы вы вернули книги в библиотеку вовремя. 9. Преподаватель настаивал, чтобы она училась более прилежно. 10. Если ты мне поможешь, я сдам экзамен. 11. Ему давно пора сдать этот экзамен. 12. Если бы он был здесь, он бы помог нам. 13. Если бы вы посещали лекции, вы бы легко сдали экзамены. 14. Важно, чтобы сту­денты приняли участие в этом исследовании. 15. Если бы он не ехал так быстро, аварии бы не произошло.

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