- Она бы сдала экзамены в следующем месяце, если бы работала больше.
- Она была бы счастлива, если бы ее друг позвонил ей завтра.
- Если бы мы были в Америке, мы бы поехали в Вашингтон.
- Он бы поработал официантом следующим летом, если бы они его взяли.
- Если бы я знал адрес его электронной почты, я бы послал ему поздравление с днем рождения.
- Если бы я был на твоем месте, я бы извинился.
- Если бы я умел плавать, мы бы могли отправиться на каноэ.
3. Look at the people in the pictures and give them some advice. Start with: If I were you…
Model: If I were you, I’d have a break. — Ha твоем месте я бы передохнул.
- If I were you, I’d not swim here. На твоем месте я бы здесь не плавал.
- If I were you, I’d do some revision. На твоем месте я бы сделал работу над ошибками.
- If I were you, I’d not go down this slope. Ha твоем месте я бы не спускался с этого склона.
- If I were you, I’d go home now. На твоем месте я бы сейчас пошел домой.
- If I were you, I’d lose some weight. На твоем месте я бы немного сбросил вес.
- If I were you, I’d not spend too much money on clothes. На твоем месте я бы. не тратил так много денег на одежду.
- If I were you, I’d not stay up so long. На твоем месте я бы не стал так долго не спать.
8. Find in the text the sentences that contain
Real conditions:
If you want to find a summer job, don’t just sit around and dream.
If you want to get results, get up and moving.
But you won’t know about them if you don’t make the effort.
You have to be physically fit and work well under stress if you think a job like this is for you.
If you think to yourself «I hate this job» as you wash the dishes or clear the tables, you won’t get much from it.
But if you think positively, you could learn a lot about the restaurant business and later this knowledge could be useful when you start a business of your own.
If you are responsible and love kids, then this is the job for you.
Your help will be even more welcome if you can do something useful with children: teach them music or languages or do sports with them.
You can get quite a lot of clients if you just stick an advert up on the bus stop near your house.
If your parents don’t mind, you can also offer to look after a dog or a cat for a couple of weeks until the owners come back from holiday.
You may be able to help those people if you’re very good at using a computer, and patience is your strong point.
If you have a friendly and outgoing personality and if you like to travel, this is the job for you.
Unreal conditions:
1) It would be nice to have a job this summer.
2) If I had more time, I’d definitely look for a job.
3) If only they could give me something interesting to do, I’d be happy to try a job out.
4) If I were older…
5) I’d have a dog, if I weren’t so busy.
6) You’d feel completely cut off if you switched off your computer even for a day.
11. Continue the sentences with words and expressions from the active vocabulary in these lessons.
Model: I thought you and she used to work together. Her name is Helen Brown…? — I thought you and she used to work together. Her name is Helen Brown. Does this ring a bell?
- apply 7. hire
- strong point 8. green fingers
- require 9. amusement park
- charge 10. know nothing
- offers 11. won’t mind
- skills
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь № 2
A. Look at the reasons why you may not get a job. Write sentences about the job you want to do according to the model.
Model: You may not be old enough. — If I were older, I’d be able to work as a sales assistant.
- If I had a reliable transport, I’d be able to work in a place a long way away.
- If I had enough time or a regular schedule, I’d be able to get the job I wanted.
- If I could, I would find a job that interested me.
- If I had a degree, I’d be able to find a better job.
- If I had the special skills required for the job, I’d be able to take this position.
B. Translate the sentences into English. Continue the story with two or three more sentences.
- If he earned enough money in summer, he would buy a computer.
- If he bought a computer, he could find information on the Internet.
- If he were able to find information on the Internet, he would get all the necessary information on Physics and Mathematics.
- If he had all the necessary information, he would pass the exams successfully and entered the institute.
C. Sometimes when you are angry with your parents, you might think that if you were them, your life would be so much easier and more interesting.
Write about five good things that would happen to you if you were your mother (father). Use the words and expressions for your own ideas.
a) Model: If I were my mother, I’d be able to eat whatever I like.
- If I were my mother, I’d be able to spend money on anything I want.
- If I were my mother, I’d be able not to go to school.
- If I were my mother, I’d be able not to pass any exams.
- If I were my mother, I’d be able to go to discos and other exciting places.
- If I were my mother, I’d be able to have no control over myself.
b) Write about the new responsibilities you would have.
Model: If I were my father, I’d have to work for more than eight hours a day.
- If I were my father, I’d have to drive a car.
- If I were my father, I’d have to make important decisions.
- If I were my father, I’d have to earn the living for the family.
- If I were my father, I’d have to take care of the family.
- If I were my father, I’d have to take my little brother to school.
D. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form.
- knew the situation better
- were more reliable
- were in town
- didn’t need money
- proved his good skills
- found out more about Tolkien
Рабочая тетрадь № 2
2. Read the text, translate it into Russian and answer the questions.
- Here are the most important rules: to be professional, which means Presentation, Punctuality, Preparation; to be organized; to express clearly what kind of job is suitable for you; to prove that you are responsible.
- If a competent person looks gloomy he may lose his chance, and a person with smile on his face may find a good job even if he is not so very competent.
- Teachers, parents or relatives, any competent people can be helpful to teenage job-hunters.
- CV, or Curriculum Vitae, is a short written document that lists your education and previous jobs, which you send to employers when you are looking for a job.
- You will probably not get a good job if your employer finds out that you have to miss school.
3. Would you like to know about British rules and regulations on teenage work? Write your questions about the following points.
- At what age are the children allowed to work?
- What kind of jobs can teenagers do?
- What are working hours for teenagers?
- How much can teenagers get for their work?
4. Read the information and match your questions with the answers.
- 1. Children are not legally allowed to work until they are 13.
- 2. Teenagers can deliver newspapers, babysit, help the milkman on his round, do agricultural work, work in the shops or offices, wash cars, work in the cafes or restaurants and do some other kinds of popular jobs.
- 3. It depends on the kind of work but could be anything up to $3 per hour.
- 4. Translate the text into Russian. Pay attention to the use of tenses. Give the text a title.
«Real Friends»
Два маленьких друга играли вместе.
Тим: Мы такие хорошие друзья! Если бы у меня был миллион долларов, я бы дал его тебе!
Кайл: Это было бы очень хорошо с твоей стороны… Вообще-то, я был бы счастлив, если бы ты дал мне свой красный карандаш.
Тим: Я не могу дать тебе карандаш! Он мой! Он мне нужен!
5. Put the verbs in brackets in the right form and translate the sentences into Russian.
- would apply. Если бы я имел хорошие компьютерные навыки, то я бы попытался устроиться на эту работу.
- would be. Если бы управляющий предложил мне эту должность, я был бы счастлив ее принять.
- would be. Если бы ты лучше ко мне относился, я был бы с тобой более откровенным.
- would try. Если бы я работал бэбиситтером (няней), я бы старался быть более терпеливым.
- would make. Если бы я умел делать домашние вебсайты, я бы сделал один для себя.
- would have. Если бы я был более активным и обладал большим воображением, то имел бы больше шансов найти работу.