Exercise 56. Brainstorm ideas

1. If you were an actor, what kind of actor would you be?

2. If you were a film-director, what kind of film-director would you be?

3. If you were a screenwriter, what kind of screenwriter would you be?

4. If you were a producer, what kind of producer would you be?

5. If you were a director of photography, what kind of director of photography would you be?

6. If you were a film sound designer, what kind of film sound designer would you be?

7. If you were a production designer, what kind of production designer would you be?

8. If you were a movie critic, what kind of movie critic would you be?

Exercise 57. Complete these short conversations using Conditionals.

Example: A: I wonder why you don’t go out more often.

B: I just don’t have enough time. If I had more time I’d go out more often.

1. A: I wonder why Brian hasn’t got any friends at university.

B: He isn’t outgoing enough.

1. A: I wonder why Bob owns over 3,000 movies.

B: He’s a film buff.

1. A: I wonder why Mark and Julie don’t get on.

B: They don’t have much in common.

1. A: I wonder why you didn’t like that episode.

B: It felt contrived throughout.

1. A: I wonder why Jessica didn’t turn up at the audition.

B: She had a sore throat.

1. A: I wonder why they didn’t stay at that hotel.

B: It doesn’t have a comfortable ambience.

1. A: I wonder why Sally didn’t enjoy the play last night.

B: She didn’t have a good seat.

1. A: I wonder why Michael turned down that role.

B: He’s fed up with playing villains.

Exercise 58. How do you think these people influenced the world of cinema?

Start your answers with: But for …

If it hadn’t been for …

the Limiere Brothers Eisenstein Fellini Gerasimov Dysney

Chaplin Bergman Antonioni Gaidai Marilyn Monroe

Exercise 59. a) Make a list of 5 changes you would introduce in VGIK if you

Were the rector.

B) In small groups. Make a list of 5 changes you all agree on.

C) Each group presents their ideas to the others.

Exercise 60. 1) Choose the appropriate ending.

1. If I had won that award,

A. my life would have changed.

B. my life would change.

C. my life will change.

1. If I saw her,

A. I would’ve talked to her.

B. I’d talk to her.

C. I’ll talk to her.

1. If the airlines cancel the flight,

A. he wouldn’t have made it to the graduation ceremony.

B. he wouldn’t make it to the graduation ceremony.

C. he won’t make it to the graduation ceremony.

1. If nothing had gone wrong,

A. we would’ve finished on schedule.

B. we would finish on schedule.

C. we’ll finish on schedule.

1. If all else fails,

A. I would’ve had to put an advert on the Net.

B. I’d have to put an advert on the Net.

C. I’ll have to put an advert on the Net.

Think of a beginning to each of the remaining endings.

Exercise 61. Translate into Russian.

1. I’ve met that man before. I wish I could remember his name.
2. I wish I knew what we should do.
3. It was a stupid thing to say. I wish I hadn’t said it.
4. I’m sorry I must be off. I wish I could stay longer.
5. I wish you didn’t have to leave so soon.
6. Do you ever wish you could fly?
7. I wish I’d won the lottery at least once.
8. I wish he weren’t so stubborn.
9. I wish we hadn’t had financial restrictions.
10. He wishes he were rich and famous.
11. I wish I’d never come!
12. I wish we were on holidays now.
13. I just wish it were easier to use.

Exercise 62. Complete in as many ways as possible.

1. I can’t … but I wish I could.
2. I didn’t … but now I wish I had.

Exercise 63. Express the same idea using I wish.

Example: It’s a pity he’s away. => I wish he weren’t away.