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2. Stand up and ask to find someone who: wanted to be a scientist as a child wanted to be a professional athlete as a child wants to be wealthy wants to own their own business wants to travel around the world is doing the job they dreamed of as a child would rather be in the mountains now would rather be on a tropical island now EnglishCornerCafe.com

3. Hopes Things that you want that you believe may come true Wishes Things that you want that are unlikely or impossible Which of the find "someone who's" were wishes and which were hopes? EnglishCornerCafe.com

4. What job did you hope to have? How wealthy did you hope to be? Where did you hope to live? What kind of home did you hope to have? What kind of car did you hope to drive? What kind of romantic partner did you hope you would have? EnglishCornerCafe.com

5. Where do you wish you were living now? What one thing do you wish you could change about: your romantic partner? your home? your job? your car? EnglishCornerCafe.com

6. Brainstorm some conflicts between parents and teenage (16-19 year old) children What do parents wish their children would do? What do children wish their parents would understand and allow? Try to think of 5-8 conflicts With a partner, try to pick 2-3 of the most interesting conflicts EnglishCornerCafe.com

7. Parents You want your child to change his/her behavior Think of the specific changes you want Use these: I wish you would come home earlier Please respect my wishes I wish you could see how dangerous it is You want your parent to allow a few more things Think of specific things you want Use these: I wish you could rememeber how it felt to be young I wish you would just try to understand I wish I could just have more freedom Children EnglishCornerCafe.com

8. A familiar face (rules of wishing) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G9T-ZI5eLk (watch 1:15-1:43, those with youtube access only) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G9T-ZI5eLk You have three wishes: One each to change in the past, present and future I wish...would have... I wish...were... I wish...would/could... EnglishCornerCafe.com

9. Student A Give your three wishes to the teacher Go to the teacher's right Answer questions Don't look at the papers Discuss your wishes when the student with your wishes finds you Put your paper in your pocket Get a paper wih three wishes from the teacher Try to find the person who wrote it by asking oral questions-- don't show the paper to other students! Find out more about the wishes- details and reasons (What? Why?) Student B Switch! EnglishCornerCafe.com

10. Discuss these quotes and sayings with your group. What do they mean? Do you agree or disagree? “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Ghandi “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen” – Michael Jordan “If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults [problems] than your virtues [good things]” – E.G. Bulwer-Lytton “Be as you wish to seem [appear, look]” – Socrates “Do you wish people to think well of you? Don’t speak well of yourself” – Blaise Pascal EnglishCornerCafe.com

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