Exercise 52. a) Fill in the gaps in this conversation between Caroline and John
1. C:What would you like?
J:I’d like to be a film-director.
2. C:And if you _____________a film-director, what would that do for you?
J:I would shoot an experimental film.
3. C:And if you ___________ an experimental film what would that do for you?
J:I would present it at VGIK festival.
4. C:And if you _______________ it at VGIK festival what would that do for you?
J:There would be heated discussions about it.
5. C:And if there _______________ heated discussions about it, what would that do for you?
J:The movie would be much spoken about.
6. C:And if _______________________what _______________?
J:It would get a huge press coverage.
7. C:And if ______________________ what_______________ ?
J:The audience would go to see it.
8. C:And if ______________________ what_______________ ?
J:My film would gain popularity.
9. C: And if ______________________ what_______________ ?
J:It would be sent to major International festivals.
10. C: And if ______________________ what_______________ ?
J:My name would be well-known all over the world.
b) What would happen next? Think of the end of the dialogue (not less than 5 conditions). Build your dialogue according to the same pattern.
Exercise 53. Translate into English.
- Если бы я был внимательнее, я бы не сделал в контрольной работе столько ошибок.
- Я был бы очень благодарен, если бы вы прислали мне вашу анкету.
- Если бы у неё было больше друзей, она не чувствовала бы себя такой одинокой.
- Я бы с ума сошёл, если бы у меня была такая скучная работа.
- Мария бы расстроилась, если бы мы не пришли позавчера к ней в гости.
- Я бы не просил тебя, если бы ты не был моим другом.
- Если бы нам вчера хватило времени, мы бы всё закончили.
- Мы вам предложили бы эту работу, если бы у вас было больше опыта.
- Если бы я мог его об этом спросить, я бы так и сделал. Но я не могу.
- Если бы она не прожила 6 лет в Лондоне, она бы сейчас не говорила так хорошо по-английски.
- Если бы я был премьер-министром, я бы снизил налоги.
Exercise 54. Listen to 2 songs. Choose one you liked more and learn it by heart.
IF
originally by Pink Floyd
If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late.
And if I were a good man, I’d talk with you more often than I do.
If I were to sleep, I could dream.
If I were afraid, I could hide.
If I go insane, please don’t put your wires in my brain.
If I were the moon, I’d be cool.
If I were a book, I would bend.
If I were a good man, I’d understand the spaces between friends.
If I were alone, I would cry.
And if I were with you, I’d be home and dry.
And if I go insane, will you still let me join in with the game?
If I were a swan, I’d be gone.
If I were a train, I’d be late again.
If I were a good man, I’d talk to you more often than I do.
If You Were A Sailboat
by Katie Melua
If you were a cowboy, I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood, I’d nail you to the floor,
If you were a sailboat, I would sail you to the shore,
If you were a river, I would swim you,
If you were a house, I would live in you all my days,
If you were a preacher, I’d begin to change my ways,
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true,
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.
If I was in jail, I know you’d spring me,
If I were a telephone, you’d ring me all day long,
If I was in pain, I know you’d sing me soothing songs.
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true,
You took a chance on loving me,
I took a chance on loving you.
If I was hungry, you would feed me,
If I was in darkness, you would lead me to the light,
If I was a book, I know you’d read me every night.
If you were a cowboy, I would trail you,
If you were a piece of wood, I’d nail you to the floor,
If you were a sailboat, I would sail you to the shore,
If you were a sailboat, I would sail you to the shore.
Exercise 55. What “would” is it: Conditional or Future-in-the-Past?