1. Task 1
The following rhyming pairs come from “WIND ON THE HILL”. Reconstruct
the poem by finding where they fit.
No one can tell me, night kite
Nobody____________, knows goes
Where the wind comes from, can ran
Where the wind__________. goes - knows
blew too
It's flying from somewhere
As fast as it__________,
I couldn't keep up with it,
Not if I___________.
But if I stopped holding
The string of my____________,
It would blow with the wind
For a day and a_____________.
And then when I found it,
Wherever it_______________,
I should know that the wind
Had been going there____________.
So then I could tell them
Where the wind_______________...
But where the wind comes from
Nobody_______________.
If I Were King
Task 2:
I often wish I _________(be) a King,
Use the correct form of the And then I__________(can) do anything.
verbs in brackets to
reconstruct the poem “IF I If only I ___________ (be) King of Spain,
WERE KING”. I'd _________(take) my hat off in the rain.
If only I __________(be) King of France,
I __________________(not brush) my hair for aunts.
I think, if I __________(be) King of Greece,
I'd ________(push) things off the mantelpiece.
If I ___________(be) King of Norroway,
I_________(ask) an elephant to stay.
If I __________(be) King of Babylon,
I_____________(leave) my button gloves undone.
If I __________(be) King of Timbuctoo,
I ______________(think) of lovely things to do.
If I __________(be) King of anything,
I ____________(tell) the soldiers, "I______(be) the
King!"

2. Task 3: A Bit of Grammar
Read both poems again and find the sentences using Conditional Type 2.
Fill in the table to complete the rules.
Main Clause IF-Clause
Subject ________ V1
Subject ________ V1 Subject___________
‘d= _______ or ________
Examples Subject could ________
Task 4: The Poet of the Year
Write a poem using Conditional Sentences, then present it to your
mates. Some topics to choose from:
If I were a Teacher
If I were a teacher of Biology, I’d ________________________________
If I were a teacher of Maths, I wouldn’t ___________________________
If I were a teacher of English, I could _____________________________
If I were a teacher of _________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
☺ If I were a Pilot…..
☺ If I were an Animal……
☺ If I were a Super Star………..
☺ If I were ten years younger…….