Upper-intermediat 5tudenf Book
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G structures after wish<br />
V oed / -ing adjectives and related verbs; expressions with go<br />
P sentence rhythm<br />
A I wish you wouldn't. .. ! '<br />
I SPEAKING<br />
GET IT RIGHT expressing annoyance<br />
When you talk about things that annoy you, you can<br />
use these expressions:<br />
It really annoys me when . ..<br />
It drives me mad when ...<br />
It drives me up the wall when ...<br />
It really gets on my nerves when . ..<br />
People who shout on mobile phones. ..<br />
people shout on<br />
mobile phones.<br />
really annoy me, etc.<br />
1<br />
Things that<br />
really annoy us<br />
- we asked people around the world ...<br />
a Read througb the list of annoying things in the magazine artide.<br />
With a partner, say which of these things annoy you too. Choose<br />
your top three pet hates.<br />
b Think of three other things which annoy you. Then compare<br />
your three with other students.<br />
2 GRAMMAR wish + past simple and would<br />
a<br />
7.1 '" Listen to four conversations. Which of the irritating things<br />
in Ib do they refer to?<br />
I<br />
2 __________________ ___<br />
3<br />
4 __________________ ___<br />
b Listen again and complete the sentences.<br />
I I wish __ __ __ that!<br />
2 I wish ____ a pound for every time I've picked the one broken one.<br />
3 I wish ____ , but it depends on the traffic.<br />
4 I wish ____ __ in the road.<br />
i<br />
1<br />
Dentists who try<br />
to chat to you when<br />
your mouth is full<br />
of equipment (yet<br />
strangely they<br />
always seem to<br />
understand you!).<br />
People who criticize politicians and the government,<br />
but then don't vote in the elections_<br />
I get into the shower and then either the water<br />
goes cold or there's no shower gel left.<br />
I<br />
c Which speakers would like somebody else to change their behaviour?<br />
d 0 p.144 Grammar Bank 7A. Read the rules for wish + past simple<br />
and wish + would. Do exercise a.<br />
e Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. Compare with<br />
a partner.<br />
About me<br />
I wish I could _______ 0. (ability)<br />
I wish I was more<br />
. (adjective of personality)<br />
I wish I wasn't so<br />
. (adjective of personality)<br />
I wish I had<br />
. (personal possession)<br />
I wish _______<br />
Things people do that annoy me<br />
I wish my<br />
wolllan'~ _ _ __. (brother, sister, friend)<br />
I wish would / wouldn't . (drivers / cyclists)<br />
I wish young people today would / wouldn't _______<br />
I wish there was a law against people who _______
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