4-5-2011

Wish:
3 possibilities:
1) Something unlikely or impossible. (verb in the past)
I wish I could live without working.
I wish all the people voted for me as the new president.
I wish this summer I had a month holiday at least.
I wish I won the lottery.
I wish I could learn how to pilot a plane.
I wish we didn’t pay so many taxes.
2) Sth annoys us (it’s a nuisance). WE NEED DIFFERENT SUBJECTS. (we use the modal verb would)
Our parents wish we would come back earlier.
I wish the teacher wouldn’t talk so much.
I wish my neighbour’s dog wouldn’t bark so much.
I wish my neighbour wouldn’t listen to heavy music all night long.
I wish teenagers would turn off the speaker mode when they are on the street. It’s so noisy.
3) Sth that can’t be changed (and now you regret).
I wish I had studied Fine Arts.
I wish we had gone to the party.
I wish my daughter hadn’t bought a flat so distant to mine.
I wish I had come more often.
I wish I had finished my homework earlier.
p. 145, 7A. B)
I wish I hadn’t left my camera in the car.
I wish I had set my alarm clock.
I wish I hadn’t bought a house in the country.
I wish I hadn’t dropped my phone in the bath.
I wish I had gone to your party.
I wish I had had a holiday last year.
p.145
A)
had,same sj & not nuisance.
lived, unlikely to happen.
would drive, a nuisance.
would stop, a nuisance.
would buy, a nuisance.
knew, same sj, impossible.
had, imposible.
would turn, a nuisance.
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All of a sudden (suddenly).

p.101, ex.3.
A)
Frustrated, embarrassing, irritates, depressing, terrified, tiring, worries (no worries), amused, disappointed me, thrilling, shocked, exhausting.
B)
Scary, impressive, stressful, offensive.
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If that ever happens…
A chatterbox…
IF ONLY spoken used to express a strong wish:
If only he'd call!
I’m sick and tired of the same old lies.