Lesson 3 Teachers

Exercise 1 In pairs, discuss the questions

1.who was your favourite teacher at primary and junior high school? 2.Why did you like him/her?

Exercise 2 Read the text and answer the questions.

1.What kind of pupil was Graham? 2.What kind of teacher was Mr Jenkins in Graham’s eyes? 3.Why does Graham think Mr Jenkins was his inspiration? 4.Is Mr Jenkins still a great help to Graham? How? 5.How does he feel about Graham now? 6.Why does Mr Jenkins love teaching?

1.He was a “difficult”/lazy pupil. 2.He was full of enthusiasm and made everything interesting. 3.Because Mr Jenkins built up Graham’s confidence by making him feel that he could do things. 4.Yes. When he’s preparing a programme, he thinks about how Mr Jenkins would have done it. 5.He is proud of Graham now. 6.Because he feels good when he has taught something well and his pupils go on to do well.

Exercise 3 Find sentences in the text that mean the same as the ones in the box.

Graham: 1.I regret I didn’t do enough work at school. = I wish 2.It’s a pity I was so rebellious. = I shouldn’t 3.Sometimes I want to phone Mr Jenkins to ask for his opinion. = I wish

Mr Jenkins: 4.It’s a pity Graham didn’t do better in other subjects. = He should 5.The government doesn’t give enough money for science education. = The government should 6.I think the classes are too big. = I wish 7.My wife regrets I didn’t choose a less stressful career. = My wife wishes

1.I’d done a bit more work. 2.have been so rebellious 3.I could phone him and ask for his opinion 4.have done much better in all of his other subjects 5.give more money for science education 6.the classes were smaller 7.I had chosen a less stressful career.

Exercise 4 What time does each of the sentences in exercise 3 talk about:past,present or future

1.past2.past3.present4.past5.present6.present7.past

Exercise 5 Complete the table

Time Wish Should(n’t) regrets about the present regrets about the past wish+ tense wish+ tense should(n’t)+

Time Wish Should(n’t) regrets about the present regrets about the past wish+past simple tense wish+could+infinitive wish+past perfect tense tense should(n’t)+infinitve should(n’t)+present prefect tense

Exercise 6 Which of the options mean the same? There may be more than one.

1.I regret I didn’t study harder at school. a)I wish I hadn’t studied harder at school. b)I wish I had studied harder at school. c)I wish I studied harder at school. d)I should have studied harder at school. 2.What a pity I went to that school. a)I should have gone to that school. b)I wish I had gone to that school. c)I wish I hadn’t gone to that school. d)I shouldn’t have gone to that school. 3.I’d like to be a good student. a)I wish I had been a good student. b)I wish I was a good student. c)I should have been a good student. d)I wish I wasn’t a good student. b/d c/d b

Exercise 7 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Add not if necessary.

1.I didn’t learn to play any instrument when I was at school. I wish I (learn) to play the guitar. 2.I’m over six feet. I wish I (grow) so tall. 3.He’s such a bad driver. I wish he (be) given a driving licence. 4.I can’t cook. I wish I (can) prepare a family dinner to twelve people. 5.We get invited to parties all the time. We wish we (be) so popular. 6.I decided to study law. I wish I (become) a doctor. 7.This car is fantastic. I wish I (have) a similar one. 8.This walkman was very cheap and it broke at once. I wish I (buy) it.

1.had learned 2.hadn’t grown 3.hadn’t been 4.could 5.weren’t 6.hadn’t become 7.had 8.hadn’t bought

Exercise 8 Write a few comments that the person in each picture would make about the situation they are in. Use wish or should/shouldn’t.

Exercise 2 in page 82 A B D C