Underline the correct alternative in the following sentences. Sometimes two are possible.

1. I really wish I can/could/was able to speak another language.
2. I wish it wasn`t/wouldn`t be/isn`t so cold. I hate the winter.
3. Don`t you wish that you don`t/doesn`t/didn`t have to go to work tomorrow.
4. The party was really boring after you left. We all wish you would stay/had stayed/stayed longer.
5. Mrs. Palmer wishes her grandchildren live/lived/had lived nearer. Then she could visit them more often.

 

Exercise 1. Listen to four people answering the questions “If you had to live without electricity for a week, what two things you miss most?” Write two answers for each person. [1, T 7.16]

Claire 1_________________________________________________

2_________________________________________________

Why? _____________________________________________

Andy 1__________________________________________________

2__________________________________________________

Why? ______________________________________________

Julia 1___________________________________________________

2___________________________________________________

Why? ______________________________________________

Tyler 1___________________________________________________

2___________________________________________________

Why? ______________________________________________

 

Exercise 2. Give T (true), F (false) and DS (doesn`t say) answers

№		True	False
	Claire could live without electric light because she loves candles
	Andy couldn’t live without her mobile. She means that's how she keep in touch with all her friends.
	It would be a nightmare for Julia to have no dishwasher
	The first thing which Tyler`d miss most would be her mobile phone
	The two things which Tyler couldn`t live: dishwasher and mobile phone

Exercise 3 Answer the questions according to the text

1. Could Claire live without electricity?

2. Which two things would Andy miss most if she had to live without electricity?

3. Could Julia live without ironing? Why?

4. Why it would be a nightmare for Julia to have no dishwasher?

5. How could Tyler imagine her life without her mobile phone? Why?

6. Could we live without electricity nowadays? (If your answer is Yes: How? If your answer is No: Why?)

 

Exercise 4 Think your answer to the question “Why do women live longer than men?” then tell the class your opinion.

Exercise 5 Discussion. Do you know the answers to these questions? Discuss your ideas as a class. Put one of these lines before each question in exercise.

 

Useful language I think I know...

I'm not sure...

 

 

I think...

I have idea...

I don't know...

I wonder

For example:1. Do animals have feelings?