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LETS REVISE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

• PRESENTATION FOR SENIOUR STUDENTS

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Learn the tongue-twister

• I would if I could
• If I couldnt how could I?
• I couldnt, without I could, could I?
• Could you , without you could, could you?
• Could you? Could you?
• Could you, without you could, could you?

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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?

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Learn the poem

• If wishes were horses,
• Beggars would ride.
• It turnips were watches,
• Id wear one by my side.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Unreal condition referring to the present

• What would you do if you were accused of a crime
  you didnt commit?
• If I were accused of a crime I didnt commit I
  would try to escape.

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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.

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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

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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.

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Professional sport is not always fair. What could
be done to change the situation?

• If athletes didnt 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

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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.

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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.