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1. I wish Sarah helped us with the annual report. 2. I wish I hadn’t shown my fear. 3. I wish you wouldn’t make such a fuss about trifles. 4. I wish I was going on holiday with you. 5. Kate wished she had admitted her mistake without arguing. 6. I wish you would stop making so much noise late at night. 7. I wish I hadn’t overheard their conversation. 8. I wish I didn’t have to work overtime tonight. 9. Jack wished his wife wouldn’t complain all the time. 10. Everyone wished they had listened more carefully to the lecture.

31. Paraphrase as in the model using wish.

Model 1: – It’s a pity I can’t go to the concert tonight. I have to

babysit.

– I wish I could go to the concert tonight.

Model 2: – It’s a pity I couldn’t go to the concert last night. I had to babysit.

– I wish I had been able to go to the concert last night.

1. I haven’t made many friends here. 2. It’s a shame we missed the beginning of the performance. 3. Stop crying! It won’t do you any good. 4. Steve needs a new computer, but he cannot afford to buy one at the moment. 5. Liz is very upset because she wasn’t invited to the party. 6. I would like to be lying on the beach now instead of sweating in the office. 7. It’s a shame you didn’t manage to attend the conference. 8. It’s a pity I failed the driving test.

Cross-cultural Notes:

1. Oxford and Cambridge ['keImbrIdG] – the two oldest and most respected universities in the UK. They are considered to give a very high standard of education, and are known to be difficult places for students to be accepted to study in. Oxbridge graduates often become powerful and successful members of British society, and many of the leading people in professions such as law, politics, and the Civil Service have traditionally been Oxbridge-educated. / don – a university teacher, especially at Cambridge and Oxford.

2. Amherst ['WmRst] College – private, independent, elite liberal-arts college for men and women in Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S., established in 1821.

3. Miguel de Cervantes [mIg'weldRsR(r) 'vWnti:z] (1547-1616) – a Spanish writer, best known for his novel “Don Quixote” [LdOn'kwIksRt / LdonkI’hRutI], one of the most important works of European literature.

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