LETS REVISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR Learn the tonguetwister I

LET’S REVISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Learn the tongue-twister • • • I would if I could If I couldn’t how could I? I couldn’t, without I could, could I? Could you , without you could, could you? Could you, without you could, could you?

Learn the rhyme If all the world was paper, And all the sea was ink, If all the trees were bread and cheese, • What would we have to drink?

Learn the poem • If wishes were horses, • Beggars would ride. • It turnips were watches, • I’d wear one by my side.

Read the poem and translate • • • • If all the seas were one sea. What a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree. What a great tree that would be! If all the axes were one axe, What a great axe that would be! And if all men were one man, What a great man that would be! And if the great man Took the great axe And cut down the great tree And let it fall into the great sea What a splish-splash it would be!

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you inherited a million dollars? • If I inherited a million dollars I would buy a villa in Spain.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you met a fire-eating dragon face to face? • If I met a fire-eating dragon face to face I would run away as fast as it is possible.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if it rained forty days and forty nights? • If it rained forty days and forty nights I would start building a ship to survive in a flood.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you met a real elephant in the street? • If I met a real elephant in the street I would try to stay away from his way because nobody knows what he has in his mind.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you had to cross the river without a bridge or a boat? • If I had to cross the river without a bridge or a boat I would swim.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you found yourself lost in a dark deep forest? • If I found myself lost in a dark deep forest I would try to find a way out.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you had to walk to school during a rain shower with no umbrella or raincoat? • If I had to go to school with no umbrella or raincoat I would prefer to stay at home.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if the only food you had to eat for a week was asparagus? • If the only food I had to eat for a week was asparagus I would surely die of hunger.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if a fairy appeared to grant one wish for you? • If a fairy appeared to grant one wish for me I would ask her to make me wealthy, healthy and wise.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you had a one-way ticket to any country in the world? • If I had a one-way ticket to any country in the world I would travel to Venice. They would bring me back to Russia as a person without a visa afterwards.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if you were accused of a crime you didn’t commit? • If I were accused of a crime I didn’t commit I would try to escape.

Unreal condition referring to the present • What would you do if the king of a very important country would ask you to live in his palace and to be his first assistant? • If the king of a very important country would ask me to live in his palace and to be his first assistant I would surely agree.

Imagine you are the president of Russia. What would you change in this country? Begin with the words: If I were the president of Russia… • • Here are some ideas to use: -free education for university students -free health care for elderly people -free-tax business for people under 20 -improve housing conditions -make more working places for youngsters make the army contract

What would you do to solve the problem of poverty if you decided policies and set targets in your country? • The problems to solve: • -poor housing conditions • --bad health • -debts • -low pay • -low education • -unemployment • -crime • -etc.

Professional sport is not always fair. What could be done to change the situation? • If athletes didn’t use drugs… • If athletes were to go through doping control at all the competitions… • If sports were not so commercialized… • If athletes were not forced to sacrifice a lot of things… • If athletes were not forced to retire young. . • If sports were not associated with hard work and injures…

Imagine you are school director. What would you change at school? Begin with the words: If I were a school director… Here are some ideas to use: -time-table -lunch-time -holidays -breaks -text-books -dancing classes -exams -school radio -days-off -school theatre -lessons -sports at school -subjects -scholarships -tests -etc.

Give advice to your friend who has problems in the family. Begin with the words: If I were you I would…` • Try to understand your parents’ problems • Choose a quiet time and discuss your problem with your parents • Find a part-time job and earn your pocket money • Listen to your favourite music when your parents are not at home • Speak about the generation gap with your grandparents and ask their advice, etc.