answering this question. I am afraid lest you (to be involved) into some trouble. 8. She made such a fuss about my not coming in time and then, when I said I had forgotten to bring her the book I feared lest she (to strike) me. 9. When I looked at his impassive face I began fearing lest he (to fall) ill.

Ex. 21. Find the subordinate clause in the right hand column to suit the corresponding principal clause on the left.

1. She was getting worried lest ... a) something unpredictable

should have happened.

2. A fortnight passed without any letters from b) she should have sounded indecent.

them and he began to worry lest ...

3. For a moment or two he was afraid ... c) I should catch cold.

4. She looked embarrassed lest ... d) the people around should dislike her.

5. She left the room on tiptoe fearing lest ... e) she should wake up the sleeping old

lady.

6. It was cold in the street I feared lest ... f) lest nobody should come to meet me.

7. It was already pitch dark and I was g) he might lose balance but then he

anxious lest ... steadied himself.

Ex. 22. Supply the following object clauses with the appropriate principal clauses to justify the use of the Suppositional Mood.

1. ... lest I should disappoint them. 2. ... lest I should give trouble. 3. ... lest we should break it. 4. ... lest my words should offend her. 5. ... lest he should have lost his spectacles. 6. ... lest I should be too late. 7. ... lest they should be overheard. 8. ... for rear she should lose them. 9. ... lest they should misinterpret his words. 10. ... lest the children should forget it. 11. ... for fear he should study irregularly. 12. ... lest she should be frightened. 13. ... for fear lest they should talk shop all the time. 14. ... lest the younger children should misbehave.

Ex. 23. Develop the following sentences into situations, providing at least one sentence of your own to specify, prove or refute the given one:

Model: He was horribly worried lest he should miss the train. - He was horribly worried lest he should miss the train. So I insisted that he should take a taxi.

1. She put her finger to her lips fearing lest someone should he­ar us. 2. But I was anxious in case you should agree with her. 3. She dared not ask him anything, she feared lest he should misun­derstand her. 4. I worried lest he should say that it was all my fault. 5. He kept it from her for fear she should make a fuss about nothing. 6. She sent me after you for fear you should lose the way.

Ex. 24. Paraphrase the underlined parts of the sentences using the Suppositional Mood in object clauses.

1. She was awfully afraid that he had seen her. 2. He seemed nervous that he might set his son a bad example. 3. She is afraid that they may not meet her at the station. 4. I'm afraid that the news has upset her awfully. 5. He was afraid that he might be taken for a burglar.

Attributive clauses after the phrase "It's (high) time..."

Such clauses are used with Subjunctive II. Most often the expression "It's high time..." is followed by the Past Indefinite form of the verb (very rarely, almost never by the perfect).

Ex. It's time we knew where we stand.

Пора бы нам знать наше положение.

It was time he told us the aim of his visit.

Ему пора было сообщить нам о цели посещения.

Note: Some grammarians do not refer "It's time.." to attributive clauses, considering them mere set phrases.

Ex.1 Listen to the song recorded "It's about time we got together now.", copy down the words and sing the song after the record, minding the use of the second verb forms: studied, spoke, did, got, sang, tried, gave, worked, etc."Ex.2 Say in what way an Englishman would express the following:

1) Пора бы им принять какое-то решение. 2) Не пора ли положить этому конец? 3) Пора бы тебе знать это правило. 4) Пора бы вам знать, что я не шучу. 5) Пора нам приниматься за работу. 6) Пора бы ему подумать о будущем. 7) Пора бы напомнить ему о его обещании. 8) Пора тебе серьёзно начать тренироваться. 9) Мама сказала, что мне давно пора спать. 10) Пора бы ей объяснить, что это знать.

Ex.3 Сriticize yourself or someone else by using the structure "It's high time.."

Model: to learn the rules - It's high time I learned the rules better.

to respect his(her) parents, to learn to follow the advice of his elders, to appoint a day for the party, to appreciate your kindness, to stop finding faults with his work, to stop blaming yourself for the accident, to break his bad habits, to concentrate on her work, to come to a definite conclusion, to learn to keep his (her) feelings under control

Ex.4 give a piece of advice to the people who might say the following:

Model: I haven't written to mother for several weeks.

It's time you wrote to your mother.

1. They haven't done any gardening for over a fortnight. 2. Alice hasn't washed her hair for at least a month. 3. I haven't taken my dog out for two days. 4. He hasn't had an early night for over a week. 5. They haven't been on holiday for more than a year.

Ex.5 Agree with what is said here. Paraphrase the following:

Model: She should seriously think of her future.

Yes, she should. It's high time she thought of her future seriously.

1. He should understand that he is no longer a child. 2. Alice should feel some responsibility. 3. They should put an end to this pointless talk. 4. Liza ought to change her job instead of complaining. 5. Joan should express her point of view. 6. Pamela should read books in the original no matter how difficult it is.

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