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Paraphrase and develop the situation.

Model: – Frieda felt sick and missed the performance.

– Frieda wishes she hadn’t felt sick. If she hadn’t felt sick, she wouldn’t have missed the performance.

1. Paula wants a Persian cat but she is allergic to cats. 2. Donna works full-time and she can’t spend enough time with her children. 3. Harry feels like going out tonight but he hasn’t got enough money. 4. I didn’t watch the news so I didn’t know the airport was closed. 5. Joe would like to go on a sea voyage but he feels sea-sick on board. 6. Gabriel would like to make Greek salad but she hasn’t got any olive oil left. 7. Frank is not a CEO so he doesn’t have a separate office. 8. I damaged the printer because I didn’t know how to connect it properly.

37. Open the brackets using the proper forms of the verbs.

Dear Mum,

I feel really frustrated! I wish I ___________________(1 – not/to take) this job. If only I _____________________ (2 – to give) it more thought before I made the decision to accept that job offer. I wish the people here ___________________ (3 – to be) more friendly – that would help me fit in. If only I ________________________ (4 – to have) longer breaks. Staring at a computer screen all day is tiring and boring. Sometimes I find myself wishing it ____________________ (5 – to explode)! I wish my senior _______________________ (6 – to give) me something interesting to do. I wish there __________________ (7 – to be) someone here I could talk to but I haven’t made any friends. If only I ____________________ (8 – modal / to make) some, but it’s very difficult. I wish I ____________________ (9 – modal / to see) you more often. Please write. I miss you.

Love,

Bitsy.

Paraphrase using the active vocabulary of the unit.

1. On Sally’s wedding day the old church was full of friends and relations. 2. Ben had to go back to work – something had suddenly happened there. 3. The teaching profession is no longer as popular and sought after as it was in the former times. 4. He stressed that it was necessary to follow the directions. 5. I’ve never felt so ill at ease in my entire life. 6. They sat in uncomfortable silence. 7. The word ‘culture’ covers both artistic and sociological aspects of a society. 8. We had to learn and remember a lot of new information very quickly. 9. A frog cannot drink, it takes in all the liquid it needs through its skin. 10. Ignore him, he is tired and nervous from all his business worries. 11. We bought the same computer for less money from one of their competitors. 12. There is cut-throat competition between software companies these days.

39. Complete and add a sentence logically connected.

1. I always get really embarrassed when ... 2. Alice seemed to be embarrassed when... 3. Though these models are at the cutting edge of computer design... 4. According to Reuters, the recent ... 5. In accordance with the agreement... 6. Why do you insist on her... 7. To our surprise, their rivalry resulted ... 8. We insisted that ... 9. I’d like to point out that... 10. The professions that carry prestige now... 11. Although the concert hall was packed... 12. It is no small accident that... 13. Theologians claim that the legendary Tower of Babel... 14. According to the Bible, it was divine intervention that... 15. I have never been able to picture myself... 16. If for one reason or other I had to learn three more languages...