If I were you. . .

If I were you – устойчивое идиоматическое выражение, которое мы используем,

если хотим дать совет.

Example: If I were you, I would (I’d) see a dentist. На твоем месте я бы я бы сходил к

к врачу.

If I were him, I’d buy a house not a flat. На его месте я бы купил дом, а не

квартиру.

Ex. 184. What is your advice? What do you suggest?

1. IAN: I’m going to buy a new car.

(suggest a make or a model of car: Ford, Metro. . .

If I were you, I’d buy a___________________________________________

2. ROSE: I want to paint the living room. But what colour?

(suggest a colour) ____________________________________________________________

3. TOM: I’m going on holiday.

(suggest a country) __________________________________________________________

4. KATE: I have a headache. What shall I do?

(suggest something to help) ___________________________________________________

5. PAT: I want to see a good film.

(suggest a film title) __________________________________________________________

6. ANGELA: I’m thirsty. What can I have for a drink?

(suggest something she can have) _______________________________________________

Oral Activity

How would your life be different?

Prepare question cards with the questions. You will need one question card per student.

Give each student a card and allow them time to complete the questions.

Students move around the class and ask each other their questions. At the end of the activity, students report back to the class on the most interesting or unusual answers to these questions.

Questions for the cards:

How would your life be different if you ____________(have) fifteen brothers and sisters?

“ if you ____________(can) speak twelve languages?

“ if you ____________(can) talk to animals?

“ if you ____________(be) less than one metre tall?

“ if you ____________((not need) to sleep?

“ if you ____________(have) ten children?

“ if you ____________(have) four arms?

“ if you ____________(become) a leader of your country?

“ if you ____________(be) colour-blind?

“ if you ____________(can’t) eat anything except grass?

“ if you ____________(lose) your memory completely?

“ if you ________(know) you only _______(have) a year to live?

Ex. 185. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

1. If I asked him for help, he __would help__(help) us.

2. If you ________________(paint) the walls white, the room would be much bigger.

3. I ____________________(keep) a car if I could afford it.

4. If you ___________________(change) your job, would it affect your salary?

5. If I ______________(win) a big prize, I’d give up my job.

6. What would you do if the lift _______________(get) stuck between floors?

7. If he ___________________(not smoke) so much, he would feel much healthier.

8 If I were you, I ____________________(not put on) the coat. It’s too warm today.

9. If they cleaned the windows, the room __________________(not look) so dark.

10. If the ice ___________(be) thick enough, we’d be able to walk across the river.

11. If I ________________(can) park near my office, I would come by car.

12. If he ever ___polished___(polish) his shoes, he __would look__(look) smart.

13. If he ________________(not spend) hours watching television, he ________________(have)

time to do some jobs in the house.

14. If I _____________(know) his address, I _________________(can) write to him.

15. If we _____________(have) any matches, we _______________(light) a fire.

16. We ________________(take) you to the cinema if we _____________(have) a spare ticket.

17. If someone ______________(give) you a submarine, what you _____________(do) with it?

18. If I ____________(be) you, I _________________(read) this book in the original.

19. Where ___________you (go) if you ______________(want) to buy a snake?

20. If I _____________(have) heaps of money, I ________________(drink) champagne with

every meal.

21. If you _______________(drink) champagne with every meal, you soon ____________(get)

tired of it.

22. If you ______________(go) on a diet, you _________________(lose) weight.

23. If I ______________(be) John, I ________________(marry) Amanda.

24. What ____________you (do) if you ______________(meet) Madonna in the street?

25. If you ever _______________(try) raw fish, you _______________(like) it.