Introducing new information

Here’s some basic information.

Let me add a few figures.

Let’s have a look at some statistics.

What are our strengths?

Ending the presentation

To conclude, I want to tell you about our future plans.

Finally, a few words about our new project.

Thanks very much for listening to my talk.

Thanks for coming to my presentation.

Grammar Exercises

Ex.1. Consult Grammar Focus (pp. 112-113)

Ex.2. Translate into Ukrainian.

1. I wish I knew what is wrong with my car. 2. I wish you had given him my phone number. 3. I wish you had not tried to deal with the matter. You only made it worse. 4. I wish it were not snowing now. 5. Charles wishes Mendoza had encouraged him. 6. “I wish I were independent of my mother,” said Charles.

Ex.3. Respond to these statements according to the model.

John is always late.

I wish he weren’t.

1. Jane is always angry with me. 2. He often borrows money from his brother. 3. She often changes her mind. 4. You can’t change anything now. 5. Jim won’t apologize to her.

Ex.4. Change your sentences using I wish. Translate them.

1. I’m sorry. I don’t know Mr Smith.

I wish I knew Mr Smith.

1. I’m sorry I cannot deal with this matter. 2. I’m sorry I’ll have to go to the doctor’s for a checkup. 3. I’m sorry I don’t know how to do it. 4. I’m sorry you can’t read the book in the original.

b) I’m sorry we didn’t think of it before.

I wish I’d thought of it before.

1.I’m sorry he didn’t leave a message. 2. I’m sorry they rejected our offer. 3. I’m sorry the play wasn’t a success. 4. I’m sorry you had to hurry. 5. I’m sorry they refused our invitation.

Ex.5. Supply appropriate completions in the following.

1. Our classroom doesn’t have any windows. I wish our classroom ______windows.

2. The sun isn’t shining. I wish the sun________ right now.

3. I didn’t go shopping. I wish I ______ shopping.

4. I don’t know how to dance. I wish I______ how to dance.

5. You didn’t tell them about it. I wish you_______ them about it.

6. It’s cold today. I’m not wearing a coat today. I wish I______ a coat.

7. I don’t have enough money to buy that book. I wish I______ enough money.

8. Martha is tired because she went to bed late last night. She wishes she ________ to bed earlier last night.

9. I can’t go with you. I wish I ______ with you tomorrow.

10. My friend won’t lend me his car. I wish he ________ me his car for my date tomorrow night.

11. Patricia isn’t coming to dinner with us tonight. I wish she___________ ________________ to dinner with us.

12. The teacher is going to give an exam tomorrow. I wish he _________ us an exam tomorrow.

13. You can’t meet my parents. I wish you________ them.

14. Jerry didn’t come to the meeting. I wish he ________ to the meeting.

15. I am not lying on a beach in Hawaii. I wish I _______ on a beach in Hawaii.

Ex. 6. Supply an appropriate auxiliary in the following.

1. I’m not at home, but I wish I were

2. I don’t know her, but I wish I did.

3. I can’t sing well, but I wish I could.

4. I didn’t go, but I wish I did.

5. He won’t talk about it, but I wish he would.

6. I didn’t read that book, but I wish I _________.

7. I want to go, but I can’t. I wish I ______.

8. I don’t have a bicycle, but I wish I _______.

9. He didn’t buy a ticket to the game, but he wishes he _______.

10. She can’t speak English, but she wishes she ________.

11. It probably won’t happen, but I wish it _________.

12. He isn’t old enough to drive a car, but he wishes he_______.

13. They didn’t go to the movie, but they wish they_________.

14. I don’t a driver’s license, but I wish I_______________.

15. I’m not living in an apartment, but I wish I___________.

Ex.7. Give the appropriate form of the verbs in parentheses to make wishes about the future.

1. Are you sure you won’t be able to come with us? I wish you

( change) _____ your mind.

2. Bob’s mother doesn’t like his beard. She wishes he (shave) _____ it off.

3. He needs some money. He wishes his parents (send) _____ him some.

4. The newspaper strike has been going on for weeks. I wish it (end) ____.

5. My roommate is very messy. I wish she (pick) _____ up after herself more

often.

Ex.8. Supply an appropriate form.

1. We need some help. I wish Alfred (be) here now. If he (be), we could finish this work very quickly.

2. We had a good time in Houston over vacation. I wish you (come) with us. If you (come) with us, you (have) a good time.

3. I wish it (be, not) so cold today. If it (be, not) so cold, I (go) swimming.

4. I missed part of the lecture because I was daydreaming, and now my notes are incomplete. I wish I (pay) more attention to the lecturer.

5. A: Do you have enough money to buy that book?

B: No, but I certainly wish I (buy).

6. A: Did you study for the test?

B: No, but I now wish I (study) because I failed it.

7. A: Is the noise from the record player in the next apartment bothering you?

B: Yes. I’m trying to study. I wish he (turn) it down.

8. A: What a beautiful day! I wish I (lie) in the sun by a swimming pool instead

of sitting in a classroom.

B: I wish I (be) anywhere but here!

9. A: I can’t go to the game with you this afternoon.

B: Really? That’s too bad. But I wish you (tell) me sooner so that I could have found someone else to go with.

10. A: I wish we (have, not) to go to class today.

B: So do I. I wish it (be) a holiday.

Ex.9. Answer the questions. Use wish.

1. Where do you wish you were right now? What do you wish you were doing?

2. Are you pleased with the weather today, or do you wish it were different?

3. Look around this room. What do you wish were different?

4. Is there anything you wish were different about the place you are living?

5. What do you wish were different about this city?

6. What do you wish were different about this country?

7. What do you wish were different about a student’s life?

8. Where do you wish you could go on your next vacation?

9. You didn’t eat breakfast/ lunch/ dinner before you came to class. Now you are hungry. What do you wish?

10. Is there anything in your past life that you would change? What do you wish you had or had not done?

A n n e x

Module I

Ex.1 A British engineering company has just opened a factory in

Spain. Some of their engineers need to learn English quickly.

Read the conversation and complete the dialogue with a suitable word or phrase from the box.

think, fastest, cheaper, to my mind, idea, best, do you think, agree, disagree.

Managing Director (MD) I’m very pleased we won the contract, but

the English training is now an urgent problem. What

is the ____ solution?

Personnel Director (PD) I ____ we should send the managers to Britain

for two-week intensive courses. It’s the _____ way

of learning English. What ____, Mike?

Financial Director (FD) - I think It would be expensive. A____ way

would be to organize a course here in Madrid and

get a language school to send us a teacher.

MD I ____. If we send them to England, they will study

during the day and practise in the evening. But in

Madrid they will be together all the time and they will

speak Spanish whenever possible. ____, the most

economic solution would be some classes here first,

then an intensive course in England.

FD I____. It would be more expensive but better value in

the long run. Why not give them a week at our British

parent company after the course as well?

MD Good____. Could you draw up a list of schools in

England and get together with Financial Director to do

the costing?

Ex.2.Problem solving.

I Simo Hattari needs English for his work, but he has a problem.

‘Everyone at work has the same problem as me. We don’t get enough opportunities to practice speaking English. I can watch quite a lot of English programmes on Finnish TV so my listening is quite good but I’d really like to speak more.’

Do you have a similar problem? What do you think Simo should do?

1. I think be should talk to his colleagues about this problem. They should arrange to speak English to each other sometimes.

2. They should try holding meetings in the company in English.

3. I don’t think they should do that. It’s too difficult. I think be should try to meet some English and American people.