Have you ever longed for something? Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true... As the Dalai Lama said "not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stoke of luck". Do you agree?
Let´s be a bit philosophical and think about our wishes and regrets and practise your grammar.
First listen to Pink Floyd and their famous song "Wish you were here" and complete the lyrics.
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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN ___________
HEAVEN FROM _____
BLUE SKIES FROM ______
CAN YO TELL A GrEEN _____ FROM A COLD _______ RAIL?
A SMILE FROM A VEIL?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN _____?
DID THEY GET YOU TO TRADE YOUR HEROES FOR ________?
HOT _________ FOR TREES?
HOT AIR FOR A COOL _________?
AND COLD COMFORT FOR CHANGE?
DID YOU ___________A WALK ON PART INF THE _____,
FOR A LEAD ROLE IN A ________?
HOW I _______, HOW I ______YOU ______ HERE´
WE´RE JUST TWO_______ __________
SWIMMINNG IN A _______ ______, YEAR AFTER YEAR, RUNNING OVER THE SAME OLD GROUND.
WHAT HAVE WE FOUND THE SAME OLD _________ . _______YOU ______HERE
Check your grammar and the uses of wish in the following quizzes.
Let´s be a bit philosophical and think about our wishes and regrets and practise your grammar.
First listen to Pink Floyd and their famous song "Wish you were here" and complete the lyrics.
http://
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN ___________
HEAVEN FROM _____
BLUE SKIES FROM ______
CAN YO TELL A GrEEN _____ FROM A COLD _______ RAIL?
A SMILE FROM A VEIL?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN _____?
DID THEY GET YOU TO TRADE YOUR HEROES FOR ________?
HOT _________ FOR TREES?
HOT AIR FOR A COOL _________?
AND COLD COMFORT FOR CHANGE?
DID YOU ___________A WALK ON PART INF THE _____,
FOR A LEAD ROLE IN A ________?
HOW I _______, HOW I ______YOU ______ HERE´
WE´RE JUST TWO_______ __________
SWIMMINNG IN A _______ ______, YEAR AFTER YEAR, RUNNING OVER THE SAME OLD GROUND.
WHAT HAVE WE FOUND THE SAME OLD _________ . _______YOU ______HERE
Check your grammar and the uses of wish in the following quizzes.
http://http://www.better-english.com/grammar/wish1.htm
Listen to what people in London said about their wishes.
http://http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/02/110217_ee_3wishes_page.shtml
Listen to this extract from the film REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and try to answer the following questions.
Listen to what people in London said about their wishes.
http://http//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/expressenglish/2011/02/110217_ee_3wishes_page.shtml
Listen to this extract from the film REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and try to answer the following questions.
1. The mother is addicted to something. Can you imagine what?
2. She has only one hope in life. What?.
3. Can you summarize how she feels now and her final speech. Do you feel sympathetic with her
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I have done the seocond link, I will do the first tomorrow, here you are:
Correct!
Your score is 95%.
1c 2d 3b 4b 5c 6d 7a 8a 9a 10d 11e 12e 13b 14b 15a 16e 17c 18d 19e 20c
First link:
1.weren't raining
2.will take
3.would have worn
4.could buy
5.could have been
6.would have called
7.would like
8.wish to
9.could help
10.could have seen
11.would have had
12.would stop
13.would have stopped by
Second link:
1.c
2.d
3.b
4.b
5.c
6.d
7.a
8.a
9.a
10.d
11.e
12.e
13.b
14.b
15.a
16.e
17.c
18.d
19.e
20.c
1-Weren't raining
2-Take
3-Would have worn
4-Could buy
5-Could have been
6-Had called
7-Would like
8-Wish to
9-Could help
10-Could have seen
11-Had had
12-Would stop
13-Had stopped by
Begoña, sigue sin dejarme entrar en los links, pone que no se puede mostrar la pagina en los dos links.
Un saludo, Sara
1.- Weren't raining
2.- Will take
3.- Would have worn
4.- Could buy
5.- Could have been
6.- Had called.
7.- Would like
8.- Wish to
9.- Could help
10.- Could have seen
11.- Would have had
12.- Would stop
13.- Would have stopped
1.-c) I wish I had a cigarette.
2.-d) I wish he was here.
3.-b) I wish I was better-looking.
4.-b) I wish I had more time.
5.-c) I wish I had a more powerful one.
6.-d) I wish I lived in a hotter country.
7.-a) I wish I knew more people.
8.-a) I wish it were possible as it is a country I love.
9.-a) I wish I was twenty again.
10.d) I wish I had an interesting one.
11.-e) I wish I could as I love visiting Spain on holiday.
12.-e) I wish I understood it better.
13.-b) I wish I earned more money.
14.-b) I wish I were a better cook.
15.-a) I wish I lived in London.
16.-e) I wish I finished earlier.
17.-c) I wish I wasn't working.
18.-d) I wish I knew something about cars.
19.-e) I wish I could have the wekend off.
20.-c) I wish they were smaller
1- weren`t raining
2- will take
3- had worn
4- could by
5- could have been
6- had called
7- could like
8- wish to
9- could help
10- could have seen
11- we had had
12- would stop
13- had stopped by
this is the first quizz
1 c
2 d
3 b
4 b
5 c
6 d
7 a
8 a
9 a
10 d
11 e
12 e
13 b
14 b
15 a
16 e
17 c
18 d
19 e
20 c
1.weren't raining
2.will take
3.would have worn
4.could buy
5.could have been
6.would have called
7.would like
8.wish to
9.could help
10.could have seen
11.would have had
12.would stop
13.would have stopped
Whises:
1. weren't raining
2. will take
3. would have worn
4. could buy
5. could have been
6. would have called
7. would like
8. wish to
9. could help
10. could have seen
11. would have had
12. would stop
13. would have stopped by
WISH 1
Correct!
Your score is 83%.
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.B
5.C
6.E
7.A
8.A
9.A
10.E
11.E
12.E
13.E
14.B
15.A
16.B
17.C
18.D
19.E
20.C
Begoña hay que hacer tambien lo de requiem? un saludo
no,we have already worked with the extract from Requien from a Dream in class, so you don´t have to do it.
1.c 2.d 3.b 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.a 8.a 9.a 10.d 11.e 12.e 13.b 14.b 15.a 16.e 17.c 18.d 19.e 20.c
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