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Talking about ambitions and aspirations The definite article the
s To talk about things we have wanted to do very much for We use the:
a long time, we can use dream of: s when we know what is being discussed, e.g. it may be
He dreams of becoming a top medical researcher. something specific, it may have been mentioned before,
s To say we feel pleased or excited about something we or there may be only one of it:
think is going to happen, we can use look forward to The university is holding the seminar next Wednesday.
(three-part phrasal verb): (= the university we study at, the seminar we have
I’m looking forward to my summer holidays. already mentioned)
s To talk about something good that we think will happen s with plural countable nouns to refer to something
in the future, or that we feel confident will happen in the known, something specific or to something that has been
mentioned before:
future, we can use hope:
An experiment was carried out on 500 school children.
Kioshi hopes to study medicine in Brisbane next year.
The children were divided into two groups.
I hope that I will be able to work abroad after I graduate.
s To say we think something will happen, we can use: s with superlative and other similar adjectives:
The most surprising result was also the most significant.
– expect: We didn’t know what would happen until the final
Anita expects to be promoted at the end of the
moment.
month.
– be likely to: s in the … the comparative structures:
The job is likely to be quite challenging. The harder you study, the more you’ll learn.
s To say what we want for the future, we can use: s with the following names:
– want: – a few countries:
I want to become a doctor. the United States, the Netherlands.
– would like: Note: Most countries are used without articles: England,
Pandora would like to get a place at Yale. China.
s To say there is something we want for the future, but – rivers, seas and oceans, island groups, mountain
which we think is unlikely or impossible, we can use I ranges and deserts:
wish I could / I wish you/he/she/they would: the Amazon, the Black Sea, the Pacific, the Bahamas,
I wish I could study at Harvard, but I cannot afford it. the Alps, the Sahara
I wish they would increase student grants. Note: individual islands and mountains have no article:
Note that wish is followed by would or could, whereas Majorca, Everest.
hope is followed by the infinitive or a present, future or
past tense. No article
s To say we do not think something will happen, we can We don’t use an article:
use: s with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns with
– don’t expect: a general meaning or when we are generalising:
I don’t expect to finish in the first three in the race. Behaviour is very influenced by colour.
– unlikely: People generally react unconsciously to it.
She’s unlikely to be elected to the student council.
s in certain expressions connected with places, institutions
or situations:
Use and non-use of articles
Did you go to university? (= Were you a student?)
The indefinite article a/an What did you do in class today? (= What did you learn?)
We use a/an with something general or non-specific, or
when we refer to something for the first time: Used to and would
Can I borrow a pen? (= any pen)
We use used + the infinitive to talk about past states and
Dr Sykes gave a lecture on 19th-century porcelain. past habits or repeated activities which no longer happen in
We also use a/an to: the present:
s refer to someone’s job or function: It used to be a technical college, but now it’s a university.
She’s a physiotherapist. (a past state)
s mean one:
The flat has a sitting room and two bedrooms.