Subject and Object Special Questions

1. Watch the video from Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 'The Trip to the Seaside' and answer the questions below:

1. Who is Ben and his family waiting for?
2. Who is always late?
3. Who wants to use magic to get to the seaside quicker?
4. What time is playing in the sand on the timetable?
5. What time is tidying up on the timetable?
6. What time is arriving home on the timetable?
7. What is Mr Elf not used to?
8. Who needs to try and relax?
9. Why does Holy like picnic baskets?
10. What did Mr and Mrs Elf forget?
11. What do Mr Elf and Mrs Elf want Holly to do with the empty picnic basket?
12. Why can’t Holly make magic jelly?
13. What was Holly’s first magic spell?
14. What only flavour ice cream can Holly magic?
15. Who says Holly’s ice cream is ‘delicious!’?
16. What did they do after they ate?
17. How do you make sandcastles?
18. Why is Mrs Elf happy there are no big people around?
19. What are the Elves best at?
20. Who is doing the honors by tapping the bucket?
21. What did Ben and Holly promise to Mr and Mrs Elf?
22. How can the sandcastle get a moat?
23. What did Holly almost leave behind?
24. Who is very good at throwing things?
25. Who is very good at catching things?
26. Was Ben and Holly’s rescue a mix of fairy magic and elf skills?
27. What did they mean by saying ‘Here is to Elf skill! And here is to fairy magic’?

2. From exercise 1 find subject and object questions.

3. Make questions to each of these sentences. 

For example:

1. ??? kissed you. = Who kissed you?
2. Tom kissed ??? = Who did Tom kiss?
1. Sarah eats ??? every day.
2. What  _________ every day?
3. ??? eats chocolate every day.
4. Who  _________  every day?
5. ??? met Sam.
6. Who  _________ ?
7. James met ???.
8. Who  _________ ?
9. ??? is writing a letter.
10. Who  _________ a letter?
11. Jo is writing a ???.
12. What  _________ ?
13. Cats eat ???
14. What  _________ ?
15. ??? eats mice?
16. What animal  _________ ?
17. Simon is going to ???.
18. Where  _________ ?
19. ??? is going to Germany.
20. Who _________  to Germany?

4. Make subject and object question to every sentence.

E.g.; Holly and Ben are making sandcastles. Q1 Who is making sandcastles. Q2  What Holly and Ben are making?

1. Holly went to the seaside yesterday.
2. Elves don’t do magic.
3. Holly wanted to magic everyone up to the seaside.
4. Mr Elf is not used to having a day off.
5. Holly loves picnic baskets.
6. Mrs Elf always makes a really lovely picnic.
7. Mr Elf and Mrs Elf forgot to bring the picnic
8. Holly made an ice cream spell.
9. Fairies always bring an empty basket on picnics.

SELF-CHECK EXERCISES

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Conditional II - Условные предложения второго типа

The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present: The TENSE is past,  but we are talking about the present, now.

Example: If I were you, I would drive more carefully in the rain.

Explanation: I am not you — this is unreal.

Example: Paula would be sad if Jan left.

Explanation: Jan will not leave — that's not going to happen.

Example: If dogs had wings, they would be able to fly.

Explanation: Dogs don't have wings — that's impossible.

Construction:

If + subject + past simple verb + subject + would + base verb

Example sentences...

If I had a million dollars, I would buy a big house.

I would buy a big house if I had a million dollars.

If I had his number, I would call him.

If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.

If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello

She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

Rules:

1. The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the base verb

2. We should use 'WERE' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. (If I were you, I'd look for a new place to live.)

3. The 'If clause' can contain the past simple or the past progressive. (If they were thinking of selling, I would want to buy.)

4. The main clause can contain 'would' 'could' or 'might.

5. The form 'If I were you' is often used to give advice. (If I were you, I'd look for a new place to live.)

Exercises:

1. Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings, to make logical conditional sentences.

1. If I were taller, a. …if I thought he loved me.

2. I'd buy a new computer… b. …you lost your job?

3. How would you feel if… c. …if you apologized.

4. If you could visit any country in the world, d. …I'd come to the party.

5. He'd be really upset… e. …if he knew about the theft.
6. I'd marry him tomorrow…           f. …I wouldn't wear high heels.
7. I'd forgive you… g. …if I had enough money.

8. If I didn't feel so ill, h. …where would you go?

2. Fill the gap using the verb in brackets. 5 gaps need a NEGATIVE verb!

1. I ___________________  that if I were you. It's bad luck. (to do)

2. They'd be a better team if they ___________________ fitter. (to be)

3. If I had some spare money, I ___________________  a DVD player. (to buy)
4. Those children ___________________  so horrible if their parents were stricter. (to be)
5. I wouldn't go out with him even if you ___________________ me. (to pay)
6. If we ___________________  so hard, we wouldn't be so tired all the time. (to work)

7. If she didn't take so long in the shower, she ___________________  more time for breakfast. (to have)

8. If you ___________________  so much beer, you wouldn't be so fat. (to drink)
9. The world ___________________  a better place if politicians were less vain. (to be)
10. I ___________________  to visit Thailand if I had the chance. (to love)

11. If I had more free time, I ___________________  a play. (to write)

12. If you ___________________  a digital camera, you could send photos by email. (to have)

13. He would definitely lose weight if he ___________________  eating carbohydrates and sugar. (to stop)

14. We could go travelling across France if we ___________________  a tent. (to buy)

15. Valencia would have the perfect climate if it ___________________  so hot in July and August. (to be)

16. If I understood more about computers, I___________________   help you out. (to be able to)

17.  I wouldn't do that if I ___________________ you. (to be)

3. Watch the video about Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 'The shooting star' and answer the questions below: In this episode the Wise Old Elf fears an alien invasion after a presumed shooting star lands in the Little Kingdom. The spaceship crashes and can't make it's way back home.

1. What would you do if you saw a shooting star?
2. If you were a great old alien who would you like to see when you arrive somewhere new? Who did the alien want to see when he arrived in Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom?
3. If you were an alien on holiday where would you go? 
4. What would you do if were an alien and your spaceship crashed? What did the aliens do?
5. If you were Old Wise Elf what would you do to fix the spaceship? What did Old Wise Elf do?
6. If you were Ben and Holly how would you entertain aliens? What did Ben and Holly do?
7. If you were an alien would you ever eat your friends? 
8. What kind of important decisions would you make if you were Thistle King? What decision did he make when Nanny Plum asked him a question?
9. What would you do if you saw some big colorful aliens for the first time? What did Holly's mom and Ben's dad do when they saw the aliens?
10. How would you feel if your were a very small alien among big tall people? Did the old alien like it?
11. If you were Nanny Plum how would you fix the spaceship? What did she really do?
12. If you were Lucy would you tell your parents that you saw elves, fairies and aliens?
13. If you were Ben and Holly would you go on a little ride with the alien? Why? Why not?
14. What would you say if you were Lucy's parents and saw Ben, Holly and the alien in a flying saucer? What did they really say?

SELF-CHECK EXERCISES

• Conditional Exercise 2 Present Unreal Conditional (Type II)
• Conditional Exercise 3 Present Real Conditional (Type I) vs. Present Unreal Conditional (Type II)
• exercise 1 (Type II)
• exercise 2 (Type II)
• exercise 3 (Type II)
• exercise 4 (Type II)
• exercise 5 (Type II)
• exercise 6 (Type II)