1. I wish to …

2. I wish to …
We can use “I wish to …” to express wishes.

3. I wish to …
I wish to be a teacher.

4. I wish to …
I wish to have a teddy bear.

5. I wish to …
I wish to play basketball after school.

6. I wish to …
The wishes can be attainable or unattainable.

7. Attainable
I wish to be a pianist.

8. Attainable
I wish to have a bike.

9. Attainable
I wish to visit Uncle John this Sunday.

10. Unattainable
I wish to be a bird.

11. I wish to live on the moon.
Unattainable
I wish to live on the moon.

12. I wish to …
We often use three types of sentence structures with ‘I wish to…’

13. 1. ‘I wish to’ + verb ‘be’ + a type of person
I wish to be a football player.

14. 2. ‘I wish to’ + verb ‘have’ + a thing
I wish to have an ice-cream for dessert.

15. 3. ‘I wish to’ + verb meaning to do something
I wish to write a great novel.

16. Exercise
John’s birthday is coming. His family members ask him about presents he wants. Can you think of some nice ones for John?
Mum: John, what do you want for your birthday?
John: I wish to
Dad: John, where do you like to go on your birthday?
(any reasonable answer e.g. have a new computer.)
(any reasonable answer e.g. go to the Disneyland.)

17. Exercise Brother: John, where do you like to celebrate your birthday?
John: I wish to
Grandpa: John, what do you want for your birthday?
(any reasonable answer e.g. have a picnic and celebrate in the countryside.)
(any reasonable answer e.g. have a new basketball.)