Listen, read and practise. 1. Secretary: Your call from New York's on line one, sir.
1. Secretary: Your call from New York's on line one, sir.
Paris has just come through on line two and
I've got a call from Tokyo on line four. Mr Menning: Ask them to ring back tomorrow, Judy.
Tell them... tell them I'm not here. It's far
too late. I wish I wasn't here. I've had
enough today.
Secretary: But sir, they're urgent, all of them. Mr Menning: Do you know something, Judy? I wish I
was at home now, in front of the television
with a cup of cocoa!
2. Paula: Look at that! It's pouring with rain again, and
I've got to walk to the station. Diane: Typical British weather! Paula: It's all right for old Menning. His Rolls-Royce is
downstairs waiting to take him home. Diane: Mmm. I wish I had a chauffeur-driven Rolls. Paula: I wish I had a car, any car. I'm going to get soaked
tonight!
3. Tony: Hello, James, still here?
James: Yes, I'm waiting to see Mr Menning. Tony: You don't usually work in the evenings.
James: I wish I wasn't working this evening. There's a
good concert on.
Tony: Oh well. Perhaps he'll call you soon. James: I hope he does!
4. Alan: Haven't you finished yet?
Lorraine: No, I wish I had. I can't go until I've completed
this report.
Alan: Can't you do it tomorrow? Lorraine: I wish I could, but Mr Menning wants it tonight
5. Shirley: Evening, Joan.
Joan: Evening, Shirley. I don't feel like working tonight
Shirley: Neither do 1.1 hate this kind of work.
Joan: Why do you do it then?
Shirley: I wish I didn't have to! But we need the money
My husband's out of work again. Joan: I know what you mean. I wish I'd learnt to type,
or something like that. Shirley: We can all wish! I left school at fourteen. I wish I
hadn't but there was no choice in those days.
Youngsters have so many opportunities nowadays
I wish we'd had the chances. I'd never have ended
up as a cleaner. Joan: Come on Shirley, let's have a cup of tea.
A. Exercise I
1. I wish I was on holiday. I wish I was in Hawaii.
Where do you wish you were now?
Do you wish you were in bed?/ at home?/ on the beach'
2. I'm a student.
I wish I was an actor.
What do you wish you were?
Exercise 2
I haven't got a car. I wish I had a car. Make Jive sentences.
Exercise 3
— It's raining.
I wish it wasn't raining.
— He's working.
He wishes he wasn't working. Continue,
1. The phones are ringing.
2. It's snowing.
3. She's sitting in an office.
4. He's waiting.
Exercise 4
He hasn't finished yet. He wishes he had finished. I didn't learn to type. I wish I had learnt to type!
Continue.
1. They haven't done their homework.
2. She left school at fourteen. 3.1 haven't seen that film.
4. He lost his wallet.
1. My brother thought I was crazy when I bought this car. He told me that if I bought this car, I'd probably have lots of problems with it.
I didn't follow his advice... and I'm really sorry I didn't. Since I bought this car two months ago, I've had to take it to the garage for repairs seven times.
I wish I had listened to my brother. If I had listened to him, I never would have bought such a "lemon"!
2. My ski instructor insisted that I was ready to try skiing down the mountain. I told him that I was really scared and that I thought I needed much more practice. He told me I was worrying too much, and that skiing down the mountain wasn't very dangerous.
I decided to take his advice. I began to ski down the mountain, but after a few seconds, I lost my balance and crashed into a tree.
I wish I hadn't listened to my ski instructor. If I hadn't listened to him, I wouldn't be lying here in the hospital with my leg in a cast.
A. Do you remember a time when you had to make an important decision and people gave you lots of advice7
Talk with other students about the advice people gave you and the decision you made:
What did people tell you?
Why did they tell you that?
Did you follow their advice?
What happened? Did you make the right decision? Why
or why not?
B. Have you ever done something and then regretted it? Tell about something you wish you had done differently, and why.
The Anderson family lives in the suburbs, but they wish they li\ ed in the city. If they lived in the city, Mr Anderson wouldn't have to spend all his spare time mowing the lawn and working around the house. Mrs Anderson wouldn't have to spend two hours commuting to work every day. Their son Michael would be able to take the bus to the baseball stadium. Their daughter, Jennifer, would be living close to all of her favourite book stores. And their other son, Steven, could visit the zoo more often. It would be very difficult for the Anderson family to move to the city now, but perhaps some day they'll be able to. They certainly hope so.
A. Fill in the missing words.
The Burton family lives in the city, but they wish they____in
the suburbs. If they____in the suburbs, Mrs Burton____be
able to plant a garden and grow vegetables. Mr Burton____have
to listen to the noisy city traffic all the time. Their son, Ken,
_____a backyard to play in. Their daughters, Betsy and Kathy,
____to share a room. And their cat, Tiger,_____to go outside
and roam around and play with the other cats. It_____very
difficult for the Burton family to move to the suburbs now, but perhaps some day_____. They certainly hope so.
B. Do you wish you lived someplace else? Where? Why?
UNIT 4
TOPIC: FAMILY MATTERS. LOVE AND MARRIAGE