4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing guide.

WRITING GUIDE

A TASK

Write three paragraphs about one of

these events:

• Your first day at school

• A birthday

• A party

B THINK AND PLAN

1 What and where was the event?

2 What happened first?

3 What happened after that?

4 Who do you remember clearly?

5 How did you feel that day?

C WRITE

Paragraph 1: Introduction: I remember …

Paragraph 2: Event: First …

Paragraph 3: Conclusion: There were …

people …

D CHECK

• past simple forms

• linking words

• ago​

1) If they don't help us, we will not find the way.
Если они не нам, мы не найдём дорогу. (Первое наклонение используется для описания событий, которые возможны в наст. и буд. времени).
2) If she were older, she would understand you better.
Если бы она была старше, она бы поняла тебя лучше. (Второе наклонение используется для обозначения маловероятных ситуаций в наст. или буд. времени).
3) Nobody told me about your trouble. I  would have helped you, if I had heard about it. 
Никто не сказал мне о твоей проблеме. Я бы смог тебе, если бы я услышал об этом. (Третье наклонение: ситуации, которые не произошли в
4) If I were you, I would have a long walk in the park.
На твоём месте (если бы я был тобой), я бы долго погулял в парке. (Второе наклонение).
5) If I had known of your arrival, I would have met you. 
Если бы я знал о твоём прибытии, я бы встретил тебя. (Третье наклонение).

 Last autumn my cousin invited me to the Bolshoi Theatre  to see " Swan Lake", the famous ballet by P.I.Tchaikovsky . When we arrived at the theatre , we left our coats at the cloak room  and went to the stalls where our places were. Soon the lights went down , then the curtains rose and the dancers appeared on the stage . I liked every minute of the first act - the scenery , the costumes , the music and the way they danced . When at last the ballet was over and the music came to an end , there was a storm of applause. I told Alec how much I liked the ballet .  I said I would love to see some other ballet some day . So we went to the box office and bought two tickets for " The Nut-cracker .