Transcript I wish
I wish Intermediate Lesson 39 Today we are going to learn: • How to express your dreams and regrets • How to use ‘I wish’ DREAM/WISH Maria: What a lovely day! I wish I was at the beach. You’re so tall. I wish I was taller! • How is Maria feeling? • Where does she want to be now? Is it real? • Is she short or tall? DREAM/WISH Sasha: I wish you were more focused! • Is Maria focused? • Is Sasha happy about it? FACT WISH I watched TV all night and I wish I wasn’t sleepy! I’m sleepy now. I worked all week and I’m I wish I was at the tired today. beach! I’m really short. I wish I was taller! I wish I wish + (I, you, something) + Past Simple We use it when we are not happy about a situation right now or in general but cannot change it. I wish I was at the beach. I wish I was taller. I wish you were more focused. I wish my boss was nicer to me. I wish I could drive a car. I wish I was a bird. I wish I were a bird. I wish she was nicer to me. I wish she were nicer to me. We can use both was and were after I, he, she, it. Were sounds more formal than was. Practice Here are the facts. Write the wishes. 1) I’m so ugly. I wish I was beautiful! 2) I live in a tiny house. I wish______ 3) I’ve got a boring job. 4) I hardly ever see my friends. 5) My girlfriend doesn’t understand me. 6) My boyfriend is a slob. 7) I have a cat. 8) I can’t speak English. Task Now write sentences about yourself. I wish I was/were____. I wish I wasn’t/weren’t so____. I wish I had _____. I wish I lived ____. I wish I could______. Regrets Sasha: I wish I hadn’t watched TV all night. • When did she watch TV? • Is her wish about the present or past? • Is she sad or happy about it? • Is there a way to make this come true? I wish I had been more attentive I wish + (person) + had/hadn’t done something I wish I hadn’t watched TV all night. I wish I hadn’t told him the secret. Now the whole office knows about it! I wish I hadn’t been so lazy at school. STAR REGRETS George Clooney George Clooney ‘I wish I hadn’t worn that ridiculous-looking batsuit’ STAR REGRETS Benedict Cumberbatch I wish I had children! Today we have learned: • How to express your dreams and regrets • How to use ‘I wish’ Learn more about hypothetical (not real) situations in Intermediate 21