Once a man asked a young lady whom he liked very much what she would do if she got married. The girl answered that if she got married she would appear in society. And if she appeared in society she would buy fashionable dresses and jewelry to have some extraordinary look."Thank you", said the man, "now I am quite sure I do not want to marry you". "If I married you I should be down and out in two weeks".

• What would you answer if you were in the young lady's place?

Little Ann Dreams

If I were a traveller I should take a trip round the world and see many foreign countries. If I saw many foreign countries I should meet different people and learn a lot of interesting things. If I learned a lot of interesting things I should write a book. If I wrote a book it would be a good one and my parents would buy it and read it. If they read it they would say: "What a clever girl our daughter is" and would allow me to go to the yard to play.

• What would you dream about if you were a little girl?

!!! Discussion: If you could know something about the future, what would you choose to know about and why?

Additional exercises:

• Natanson: pp. 10-17; Ex. 1,2 (11), 6 (14), 9 (16), 12 (17)

• Krutikov Y.A.: 1-3 (85-86), Krylova I.P. pp.24-28, Rybakova S.I. 18-24 (30-34)

• Read "The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry. Get ready to act as Red Chief and tell your friends what you would have done if you were a kidnapper.

The Conditional Mood in simple sentences with the "But for.."construction or adverbial clauses of condition "if it were not for..."

Ex. If it were not for the rain we would go for a walk. - But for the rain we would go for a walk. (the meaning in both the sentences is the same).

Ex.1 Make a statement of the actions that would (wouldn't) take place but for certain conditions:

Model: - Would you like to spend the holiday in the mountains?

- I would certainly spend my holiday in the mountains but for the thick fog there.

1. Would you like to go to Moscow next week? 2. Would you help me with my report? 3. Would your mother go there on foot? 4. Would you like to go and see the film? 5. Will you buy the shoes? 6. Will you really come to see me off? 7. Will you have your teaching practice another time? 8. Will you answer your individual reading today? 9. Are you going to be involved in commercial business?

Ex.2 Say what you would do but for certain conditions:

1. But for her firm character.... 2. But for the spelling mistakes... 3. But for her unpleasant voice... 4. But for the lack of free time... 5. But for his bad manners... 6. But for my absent-mindedness... 7. But for what you have told me... 8. But for my mother's present state... 9. But for the wind...

Ex.4 Make up cause-and-effect statements based on the facts given below.

Model: The tyre blew out.

- If the tyre hadn't blown out, we wouldn't have missed the train.

1. The ship struck the rock. 2. The boy teased the dog. 3. The plain and a mechanical failure. 5. The alarm-clock didn't go off. 6. Neither side agreed to compromise. 7. John was driving recklessly. 8. The certificate was out of date. 9. James was colour-blind.

Ex.5 Do a bit of arithmetic by using the forms of unreality:

1. Miss Dixon is a telephone operator. She went on duty at Ten in the evening and went off duty at five in the morning. (How long was she on duty? How long would she have been on duty if she had been relieved at six in the morning? When would she have been more tired? How much time could you work without being relieved if you were a telephone operator?)

2. The boy has got five pencils. (How many pencils would he have if you gave him another five pencils ( ten, twenty...)? )

3. Mr.Manson was driving at a speed of sixty miles an hour and got to the place of destination in three hours.(How long would it have taken him to reach his destination if he had driven at a speed of thirty miles an hour? )

4. The spaceship was in space 30 hours and circles the earth 5 times. (How many times would it have orbited the earth if it had been in space 120 hours? Would you like to fly to the Moon? Why?)

Ex.6 Make up dialodues on the pattern suggested using the correct time reference:

Pattern:

A: What would you do if your friend were out when you came to see him?

B: I would leave a message.

A: Supposing it happened yesterday. What would you have done?

B: I would have left a message.

A: Would you have left a message if you friend had been at home?

B: I certainly wouldn't. I would have talked with him if I had found him in.

1. What would you do if on the way to your office you realized that you were being late? (take a taxi)

2. ... if after buying a suit you realized you didn't like it? ( return to the shop and get a new one)

3. ... if your radio set got broken. ( call a radio man)

!!! Discussion: In some countries people are no longer allowed to smoke in many public places and office buildings. Do you think this is a god law or a bad law? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

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