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Unit 12
Life’s firsts Grammar; Functions; Vocabulary

32 Grammar rap! LIFE’S FIRSTS UNIT 12
I wish / If only + past perfect
VOCABULARY
Nervousness and fear
6 For each example, ask: Is the 11 Look at the words and phrases in bold in sentences
situation in the past or the present? 32 1–4. Match them with the pictures.
(past). Elicit or explain that the
sentences are showing the person GRAMMAR
imagining how things might have I wish / If only + past perfect
been different in the past. 6 Complete the sentences from the text on page 114.
Use the correct form of the verbs. Then complete
1 ’d tried 2 ’d started RULE: the rule. A C
3 only 4 past perfect
start | try
7 During feedback, focus on 1 If only I this programme earlier.
2 I wish she
this programme with me.
students’ pronunciation of wish.
1 I wish / If only I’d gone to bed early. RULE: To express regret about the past, we can use
2 I wish / If only I’d asked her for her I wish or If 3 + the 4 tense. B D
phone number. 7 Write sentences with I wish … or If only … . 1 I was so terrified that I started biting my nails.
3 I wish / If only I’d studied last weekend. 0 I didn’t eat breakfast. Now I’m hungry. 2 I was really sweating. In the end, I just panicked and
ran out of the room.
4 If only Dad / Dad wishes he hadn’t I wish I’d eaten breakfast. 3 When I saw the crowd in front of me, my mouth
forgotten (had remembered) Mum’s 1 I didn’t go to bed early. Now I’m tired. went dry and I started to breathe hard.
2 I didn’t ask her for her phone number.
birthday. 3 Only 12 percent?! I didn’t study last weekend. 4 I started to tremble. In fact, I was shaking for about
15 minutes.
5 If only my friends / My friends wish 4 Dad feels bad because he forgot Mum’s birthday. 12 SPEAKING Work in pairs. What fears do the photos
SPEAKING
they hadn’t fallen asleep. 5 My friends are annoyed about missing the end of represent? What other things are some people
the film. They fell asleep!
afraid of?
8 You may like to give an example 8 Think of three things you’ve done recently that
you now regret. Write sentences with I wish …
from your own experience to get and If only … .
students started on this exercise. family | friends | holidays
If this is too personal a subject for money | school | shopping workbook page 109
your students, they can invent
some regrets. FUNCTIONS
Workbook p109 Expressing regret
9 Put the lines in order to make a conversation.
9 Check answers and draw Oliver I’m sorry to hear that.
attention to the advice given Oliver What’s the matter, Amelia?
by Oliver (you should lie down). Oliver Maybe you should lie down for a few
minutes.
Remind students that we can use Amelia It was that third piece of cake. I wish
should + infinitive to give advice. I hadn’t eaten it. 13 Write sentences about your fears or those of
3, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2 Amelia That isn’t a bad idea. I think I will. people you know. Use words and phrases from
Amelia I’ve eaten too much. I’m feeling ill. Exercise 11. Then compare with a partner.
10 This exercise can be done as 10 SPEAKING Work in small groups. Discuss your regrets My uncle is afraid of heights. He starts to sweat, even
SPEAKING
a mingle activity with students from Exercise 8 above. Make suggestions using if it’s just in a film! workbook page 110
expressions from the conversation in Exercise 9.
changing partners after each
conversation. 115

11 A 2 B 1 C 4 D 3 Activity idea Extension
12 Put students into pairs and get Ask students to scan the story on page 114 and find at least five words or
them to race to list another ten phrases connected to fear (extreme fear, phobia, terrifying, trembled, panic,
fears that people commonly have. dangerous, scared, stressed, panicky, fear, frightening). Once they’re ready,
Fear of flying, fear of snakes, fear of nominate students to call out their answers and write them on the board.
heights
13 Encourage them to include Activity idea Extension
examples of specific times when Write these categories on the more
they or people they know have board: Movement; Physical reaction;
been afraid. Feeling. Ask students to sort the Practice Extra
Workbook p110 words in bold in Exercise 11 into Unit 12 Practise it!
these categories. Tell them that some
Homework of the words could go into more than Workbook
Have the students keep a journal for one category. Grammar p109, Ex.5–7
Vocabulary p110, Ex.3–4
two or three days with a record of Movement: biting my nails, tremble,
what made them nervous, how long shaking Worksheets
for and how they overcame their Physical reaction: sweating, mouth went Grammar rap! I wish / If only + past perfect
nervousness. dry, tremble, shaking Grammar Worksheets 12
Feeling: terrified, panicked Vocabulary Worksheets 12

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