2. You have some ideas concerning your neighbours, Bob and Helen’s family.

You see	You think
e. g.: Jerry has been dating their daughter for a year.	It’s high time he proposed to her.

1. Bob’s car is dirty. 2. Their fridge is old. 3. Bob smokes too much. 4. Helen’s meal is tasteless. 5. They need a better computer. 6. Their son’s hair is too long. 7. There is something wrong with Helen’s teeth. 8. Their daughter is unemployed. 9. Bob and Helen haven’t gone out for a long time. 10. They haven’t invited you for ages.

3. Open the brackets, using the correct form of the verb.

1. It’s time you (to take) better care of your health. 2. She said it was time you (to get) rid of this bad habit. 3. It’s high time something (to do) about your discipline. 4. It’s about time she (to learn) to do without your help. 5. They said it was time he (to tell) us what he was after. 6. It is time you (to stop) wasting your efforts and (to get down) to real work. 7. I call it a waste of time. It’s time somebody (to put an end) to it. 8. It’s high time you (to learn) to be more particular about how you speak to people. 9. Isn’t it time you (to leave) him alone?

Object Clauses

4. Practise the following according to the model.

Model 1:a) She is fussy. I wish sheweren’t fussy.

b) He is not healthy. I wish he were healthy.

1. She is very suspicious about people. 2. He is not a man of principle. 3. It’s not up to me to make a decision. 4. There isn’t enough room for all of us here. 5. She is not well enough. 6. His suggestion is not sensible. 7. He is lazy.

Model 2:a) He has no sense of humour. I wish hehada sense of humour.

b) She always piles my table with her things.

I wish she didn’t pile my table with her things.

1. She has no sense of proportion. 2. They don’t know their duty. 3. He always borrows money. 4. I just can’t get rid of this unpleasant feeling. 5. I don’t know what they are suspecting him of. 6. He always interrupts people when they are talking. 7. She often misses her English lessons.

Model 3: a) He missed the 8.30. I wish he hadn’t missed the 8.30.

b) He didn’t apologize to her. I wish he had apologized to her.

1. They put off their meeting till Friday. 2. This idea occurred to me too late. 3. They didn’t include me in the team. 4. He has never been frank with me. 5. I wasted a lot of time on this foolish mystery story. 6. She didn’t hide her awful taste in literature at yesterday’s party. 7. I followed his advice.

Model 4: a) He will go by the morning train.

I wish he wouldn’t go by the morning train.

b) She won’t apologize. I wish she would apologize.

c) You are not following me. I wish you would be following me.

1. He won’t give up smoking. 2. He will borrow the instruments from his neighbour. 3. She won’t admit that she is wrong. 4. They will repeat the same mistake. 5. He will start arguing again. 6. You are not listening to me.