7A
a
Circle the correct form.
b
wish I @. s l would bethrnerl My clothes don't fit me!
I wish I had I wouldhaveblondehairt
She wishes her parents lived I would live nearer.
You're driving too fast. I wish you would drive I drove morc slowly.
I wish it stopped I would stop raining. I want to go out for a walk!
Ben's been wearing the same clothes for years. I wish he bought I
would buy some new clothes.
Chloe wishes she knew I would knowhow to play the guitar.
I'm cold. I wish my flat had I would have centralheating.
Their TV is really loud. I wish they turned I would turn jt d.own.
Write a sentence with I wish + past perfect.
I spent all my money last night and now I'm broke.
I
I
2
J
4
5
6
7
8
I
I
wish
I hadn't
spent all rny money last night
I left my camera in the car and someone stole it.
2 I didn't set my alarm clock, so I was late for work.
3 I-bought a house in the country, but I really miss
the city centre.
my phone in the bath and now it doesn,t
4 I dropped
work.
5 Unfortunately, I couldn't go to your party.
6 I didn't have a holiday last year and now I'm really
stressed.
IB
t
b
Complete the sentences vith oneword.
e,
hoJiday
the weather.
like spending money
though he,s
We're happy in our new hous
I
2
though theret a lot to do.
Rewrite the sentences.
Despite playing badly, they won the match.
Even though they played badly, they won the match.
I We took a taxi so as not to arrive late.
We took a taxi so that...
We enjoyed our
Carl doesn't
very rich.
3 They went to the airport
catch a plane.
4 Sandy made a note of his number so
not
-to forget it.
5 My mother called the doctor's in =-to make
an appointment.
6 Guy passed the exam in _
of the fact that
he hadn't studied much.
7 Angela took a jacket so
she wouldn't get cold.
8
the service was poor, the meal was delicious.
9 I -went home _
a shower before I went out.
10
being late, he stopped for a coffee.
2
Despite earning a fortune, she drives a very old car.
Although...
3
4
5
6
Everyone saw the film even though the reviews were terrible.
Everyone saw the film in spite of...
The plane managed to land despite the very thick fog.
The plane managed to land even though...
I told her I liked her jacket so that I wouldn't offend her.
I told her I liked her jacket so as...
The manager called a meeting so as to explain the new policy.
The manager called a meeting in order...
'c
Right
(/)
or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong sentences.
That's the man I met on the bus. y'
Shet thewoman who her daughter worls with me
whose daughter worl<s
b
Join the sentences with a relatiye pronoun. Be careful with
the punctuation.
X
1 This is the programme I was telling you about.
2 Is this the train that it goes to the mountains?
3 She told her boss she'd overslept, that was absolutely true.
4 My son, that is very tall, enjoys playing basketball.
5 The employee to who I spoke gave me some incorrect
information.
6 Everyone in my family always eats that I cook.
7 The Canary Islands, which are situated off the coast of
Africa, are a popular tourist destination.
8 The woman who suitcase disappeared is a friend of mine.
9 Did you hear I just said?
10 The bag what I bought last week is already brokenl
1
I've just failed my driving test. It's a pity.
I've just failed my driving test, which is a pity.
His girlfriend is very intelligent. She's an architect.
His girlfriend...
, T\r, gave us a present.
They...
This was a complete surprise.
3 He was saying
something. I didn't understand it.
I didn't understand...
4 A car crashed into mine. It was a Mini.
The car...
5 I spoke-to a police
6
officer. She was working on the reception desk.
The police officer...
We bought our computer two months ago. It keeps on crashing.
Our computer...
7 I*left
8
some things on the table. They aren't there any more.
The things...
Itt too hot in my flat. This makes it impossible to sleep.
It's.
..
trEE@ MuftiRoM v.*vv.oup.com/ert/engrishfire/upper-intermediate