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Language Summary 12, Student's Book p140

I vvish!

Informal words and phrases aEIJ I). a) Make sentences wit h t hese words.

1 you I Do I ou t later I going I fa ncy ?

.O.Q.Y9.1,i.f?.rJ.Cy.9oing 011,tJ.tg.r:l._

2. I'm I clubs I really into I not .

2. solution I reckon t here's I sim ple I II a .

4 no I of I sick I havi ng I I'm I m oney .

s it tonight I II up I don't feel I to .

6 of t he I mont h I broke u n t il I I'm I t he end .

b) Fill in gaps a)-0 in the conversation with sentences 1-6 in 1a).

(I},, Rewrite the words/phrases in bold with t h e correct

fonn of these informal expressions.

oot be l:lfl te (soi 11ern 1E!f be off hang around have a go at (doing something) could do with can't be bothered (to do something)

1 Well , it's not my decision !

..Wf:.ll, its.n9.t!!P...t.9..m.e.!...

2. I'm not interested in doing t h e washing-u p ton ight.

2. Are you going?

4 Why are you waiting around?

s Iwan t to try starting my own websi te.

6 I need a show er.

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Wishes Gm

Fill in the gaps with t he correct form of the verbs in

\..:: bracket s.

1 We don't feel u p to goi ng.

We wish we ...fe.(L (feel) up to goi ng.

JESS

a) .O..o.yo.u fan. ygqing .o.«tlater?

2 It's rains almost every day.

KIRSTY

We're goi ng lo a cl ub. No , t ha nks. b>.....................

Iwish i t ...................

3 Mo can't get to sleep.

......... (not rain ) so m uch .

JESS What? Arc you serious? You love clubs.

KIRSTY Yes, but c) . . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••

She wishes she ............ ..................... (can ) get lO sleep.

4 I'm bad ly paid .

Iwish I.............................. ........... (be) better paid.

JESS KlRSTY

JESS

Tha t doesn 't sou nd like you. What's wrong?

d)

Again? This happens every mont h.

5. They are leaving tomorrow.

Iwish they ....................... ....... (stay) longer.

5. We're doing dull jobs .

KIRSTY Iknow. e) . .......................•• .

f)

JESS

• Spend less than you earn !

We wish we ................... ................... (do) more i n teresti ng and challenging work.

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"a) Write sentences with wisl1 for these si tuations .

I have to work full- tim e.

Iwish .l.dkln.'.t..h. we._to_ .wor/<. fulH !m... .

2 I ean't go.

I wish ·······-·-··---·-·······-··-····--···----·······-··

3 They're weari n g je a n s and t rai n ers. I wis h .................................. .......

4 I don't k now h ow to drive.

I wish ················-···············-····································· s I h ave t o leave early.

I wis h ...........

6 I'm so t ired .

I wish ------------------····-···--····------·-····--········

b) Choose the correct word s.

a) I saw/ m ore of my chi ld ren i f I @!would be able to work less.

b) I didn't/ wouldn 't h ave t o pay for tax is, i f I were able to/ would d rive.

c) If I would/co uld stay later, we could/would be able to

t a l k for longer.

4. Would/ Did you go, if I could/ would go?

5. I f t hey would be/were dressed belier , t hey

looked/ would look a lot mo re professional.

4. I met/would meet you ton ight, if I wouldn't/ didn 't feel so exhausted.

c) Match the wishes in 4a) to the sentences in 4b).

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