References

Main literature:

1. Objective CAE second edition by Felicity O’Dell and Annie Broadhead. Student’s book. Cambridge University Press. 2012.

2. New English File”by Clive Oxenden and Christina Koenig for Advanced level. Student’s book. Oxford University Press. 2012.

Additional literature:

3. Audio discs-1of New English File for Advanced level. Oxford University Press. 2014.

HAND OUT № 7 (127) Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits - 2 Advanced level Practical lesson Lexical theme: Career path Grammar: ‘Unreal’ use of the past: wish and if Teacher: associate professor Nagiyatova Lazzat Bermahanovna

H ow do you understand these proverbs? Can you give their equivalents in Kazakh and Russian?

All lay load on the willing horse All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

GRAMMAR COMMENT: wish and if

Present/future time Notice the past verb forms after wish. These are wishes where you want to change a present/future state. I wish I had a motorbike. (I don't have one now.) / wish you weren't leaving. (You are leaving.) / wish I was going on holiday with you next week. (I am not going.) Would Would is used when the speaker wants somebody or something else to change. I wish he would change his mind and marry Jane. I wish it would stop raining. The use with would is often used to describe an annoying habit. / wish you wouldn't make such a mess. Past time As with present wishes, the verb form after wish is one stage further back in the past. These are wishes referring to a past event, which cannot be changed I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

C omplete the sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form (wish + past simple / past perfect / would): e.g. I wish I hadn’t eaten that shellfish.

1. I’m ironing. I wish you ……………. . (help)

2. The children are making terrible noise.

3. I wish they ………….. somewhere else (play)

Correct the error(s) in each sentence:

1. I'd rather you (not/watch) television while I'm reading.

2. I wish I bought that old house.

3. I'd rather you don't eat all the bread.

4. It's time I go.

5. I wish I own a motorbike.

Exercise 1. [T. 7]

Listen to the interview ‘A job I would like to do’. Match the speakers (1-3) to the statements (A-F).

Speaker 1	A lack of job security
	B the possibility of making a serious mistake
Speaker 2	C bad treatment from employers
	D having to work in unpleasant physical conditions
Speaker 3	E Other people’s low opinion of the job
	F having to be dishonest

Exercise 2. What are the disadvantages does each speaker mention of the job?

Retell the point of view of the speakers.

Exercise 3. What kind of perks would you like to have when joining a new company?

E xercise 4.

Talk about one of these statements saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons:

1. Most people are unhappy in their jobs.

It is not possible for people to be nice to each other all the time.

It is not necessary for everyone to learn a foreign language.

E xercise 5.

Read and translate the first paragraph of the text.