Wings of Freedom Lesson 3

Content in this lesson Wish (in the past, in the present and in the future) Vocabulary related to the office Word combination with JOB

Wish: Review!!! In lesson 3 you learn to use wish plus would to talk about something in the future, but you have learned until now to use wish to tal about something you regret in the past and something you’d like to be different in the present.

Wish + past perfect To say what you wish about the past, you use the past perfect: I wish I had passed my ESL class last semester! (You didn't pass.) I wish she had given me her phone number. (She didn't give it to you.)

Wish + simple past To say what you wish about the present, you use the past: I wish I had a good job. (You have a bad job now.) I wish I had a million dollars. (You don't have a lot of money.) I wish I knew how to speak Japanese. (You can't speak it.)

Wish + would To say what you wish about the future, you use would: I wish Clinton would do more to help the poor. I wish you would quit smoking soon. NOTE: You don’t use it to talk about your self: X Iwish I would stop smoking

Wish vs hope Wish Hope We use the verb wish about impossible things or things that are not likely to happen (things that you don't really expect to happen.) I wish I could type. (You can't type.) I wish she were nicer to me. (She's not nice to you.) We use the verb hope when something is very possible. I hope he's all right. I hope he likes Italian food.

Use what you’ve learned to solve the tasks. EXCERCICE TIME! Use what you’ve learned to solve the tasks.

Use wish or hope and an appropriate verb: I wish I ______________________ a bigger house. I can’t have a party for a big crowd here. I hope she _____________________ a good job soon. She’s three months behind in her rent.  I wish he _____________________________. Those cigarettes have given him a terrible cough! I wish you ___________________________ at the party with me last night. It was so much fun!  I hope she ____________________________ the stadium tonight with that map we drew for her.

Choose the correct alternative. Mariana has applied for a job. She’s going to have some news tomorrow. a) She wishes she would get the job. b) She hopes to get the job. c) She wishes she got the job. Pharrell saw an old red sweater on sale but he didn’t buy it. The same red sweater was the new fashion that same year. a) Pharrell wishes he had bought that old red sweater. b) Pharrell wishes he bought that old red sweater. c) Pharrell wishes he would buy that old red sweater. Gloria is upset because most people in the party are smoking inside the house. a) Gloria wishes she didn’t go to the party. b) Gloria wishes the people hadn’t smoked inside the house. c) Gloria wishes people wouldn’t smoke in the house. Barbara has an exam in the morning so she can’t be in the party right now. a) Barbara hopes to go to the party. b) Barbara wishes she had gone to the party. c) Barbara wishes she was in the party.

Daria had two invitations to the party Daria had two invitations to the party. One from Derek, and another from Rick. Derek was handsome; but Rick was a gentleman. She went with Derek but she regrets that. a) Daria wishes she had gone to the party with Rick. b) Daria wishes she went to the party with Rick. c) Daria wishes Derek would go to the party with her. Nicholas has bought a new car yesterday. Tomorrow night he’s going camping. a) He wishes he had bought the car before. b) He hopes to have the car by tomorrow night. c) He wishes the car would arrive tomorrow. Josh made a big effort cooking for his girlfriend, but she told him she didn’t like it. a) He wishes she would appreciate his effort. b) He wishes she had appreciated his effort. c) He wishes she appreciated his effort. Katie can’t drive her mom’s car because she is too young. a) Katie wishes she had been older. b) Katie wishes she would be older. c) Katie wishes she was older.