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Write sentences with I wish for these situations.
1 I have to study all evening.
I wish I didn't have to study all evening.

2 I'm sitting in a traffic jam.
3 We have to get up at six o'clock every day.
4 I can't afford to go on holiday this year.
s We live in a very dangerous neighbourhood.
6 My wife's working late this evening.
7 I don't know how to sail.

a Fill in the gaps in these second conditionals with
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a If I could (can) sail, I 'd live (live) on a boat all summer.
b (meet) up with friends tonight
if I ______ (not have) an exam tomorrow.
c If there ___ (not be) so much traffic,
I _ _ (be) home by now.
d If I (can) afford a holiday,
I (go) to Turkey.
e I _____ (take) her out to a nice restaurant
if she (not have to) work.
t We (not have to) leave home so early
if we (live) closer to the office.
g If we (live) in a nicer part of town,
we (go out) at night more often.
b Work in pairs. Compare answers. Then match the
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sentences in 5 to the sentences in 6a.

Get ready ... Get it right!

a Write six wishes for you. Use these ideas or
your own.
• lifestyle • languages • money
• possessions • skills and abilities • home
a Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs
• work or studies • relationships • sport
in brackets.
I wish I had more free time.
1 I wish I (can) find a job.
2 I wish it (not be) so cold in this flat. b Think about how your life would be different if
3 I wish I (not have to) mark all these exams. your wishes came true.

4 I wish I (have) a new dress for the party. If I had more free time, I'd write a book.
5 I wish we (stay) at home this evening. .
. a Work in groups. Tell each other about your wishes
6 I wish the bus stop (be) closer to our flat. and how your life would be different if they came
7 I wish he (can) come to the pub with us. true. Ask follow-up questions if possible. Which are
8 I wish I (not have to) finish this report. the most interesting or surprising wishes?
9 I wish he - - (like) musicals. I wish I could speak Spanish fluently. If I

10 I wish I (sit) in a beach bar right now. could, I'd go and work in South America. I
b 9 30 PRONUNCIATION Listen and check.
Really? Which country would you go to?
Listen again and practise.
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I wish I could find a job.
b Tell the class about the most interesting or
c Work in pairs. Which people in photos A-E do surprising wishes in your group.
you think said the sentences in 4a? There is one
sentence for each person.

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