Exercises in Modern English Grammar - ESL Teachers Board

красивые цветы! Если бы я не дотронулась до них, то никогда бы не подумала, что они
искусственные. 12. Если бы Молли поддалась соблазну и взяла волшебный браслет, то
эта история имела бы совершенно другой конец. 13. Если бы дети не были вконец
измучены, то они не уснули бы в самый разгар рождественских приготовлений. 14. Если
бы не это глупое замечание Майкла, Джейн не обиделась бы. 15. Если бы наш климат
был более стабильным, то многие люди не страдали бы от резких перемен погоды.
Ex. 368. Make the following sentences conditional (real or unreal), starting with If
1. It's important to protect wildlife now or there will be nothing left for future generations. 2. He's
not a millionaire. He won't buy you a house. 3. The schoolchildren sowed some seeds, but they
forgot to water them, so the seeds didn't grow. 4. He hopes he will get rich one day and will see
the world. 5. When they were young many people didn't realize that smoking was dangerous.
Now they are having serious health problems. 6.1 couldn't stop the car. There was an accident.
7. They are leaving soon and it makes me unhappy. 8. He didn't enjoy school, so he didn't do
very well. 9. Time flies! You can never think of your future. 10. The fax hasn't come yet. We can't
act. 11. It was raining quite hard, but Mary went out wearing thin sandals, and her feet soon got
wet. 12. He bought the house without consulting the agent. Now he realizes it wasn't a sensible
thing to do. 13. Helen ate too much birthday cake. She was sick. 14. Heidi is going to eat the
whole cake. She is sure to fall ill.
Ex 369. Read or sing the following
If You Were Me
(duet Chris Rea with Elton John)
If you were me And I was you, If you had to play my part out What would you do? Two crazy
stories Two different views If you were me And I were you. If you were me And I was you,
What kind of crazy things Would I have to do? Who likes to party Who stays at home If you
were me And I was you. Never like strangers Though never the same Two circus side shows
That laughed in the rain. You stayed with the full moon You searched for the stars Thank God in
his heaven Here we both are.
Ex. 370. Use the correct mood of the verbs in brackets.
1. It (be) nice if our lives (be) like VCRs! 2. If the storm not (rage) so furiously last night, many
trees not (break). 3. I (go) and (live) in the tropics if only I (can). 4. What we (do) if television not
(invent)? 5. If the laws of nature not (break), the situation (be) different. 6. Australia (be) a
delightful country to live in if it not (be) so far. 7. He not (catch) a cold if he not (drink) so much
cold beer in the pub yesterday. 8. If I (live) long enough, I (can) do so many great things! 9. If I
not (pay) all my bills before leaving the hotel, I not (be) penniless now. 10. If the fellow not
(leave) the city, the police (arrest) him. 11. If Mel not (be) so light-minded, Hilda not (leave) him!
12. If the case not (be) so interesting, the inspector not (take) it up. 13. If we (know) how
dangerous the expedition was, we (refuse). 14. Ratchel (pass) the interview on Friday if she
(know) a second foreign language. 15. She (wear) this frock tonight if she not (put on) so much
weight lately.
Ex. 371. Discuss the following topics
1. A scientist has discovered a drug which will cause you to forget everything that has happened
to you. He has also discovered one which causes you to remember everything that has ever
happened to you. You must choose one of these two drugs. Which will it be and why?
2. A machine has been invented which will make you invisible for 48 hours. How would you want
to spend these two days? 3. You can be any living person in the world. Who will it be and why?
4. You have to make a decision about two jobs. One is exactly what you have wanted all your
life; however, it doesn't pay a lot of money. The other job pays a very good salary but is not at all
interesting to you. Which job will you choose and why? 5. Your car has broken down. You are in
a jungle. You have not eaten for three days. Your foot is injured and it is difficult for you to walk.
If you follow the road it will be at least two days before you reach civilization; if you take a
shortcut through the jungle you will get to a village within less than a day. The jungle is full of
wild animals. Would you stay on the road or go through the jungle?