LET’S REVISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

1. LET’S REVISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRESENTATION FOR SENIOUR STUDENTS

2. 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? Could you? • Could you, without you could, could you?

3. 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?

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

5. Read the poem and translate into Russian • 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!

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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 aweek was asparagus I would surely die of hunger.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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.

20. 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…

21. 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.

22. 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.