UNIT 19: I wish I could play the piano.
In this unit you will learn the following:
• How to express wishes
• How to congratulate people
Here are the words you will learn to use:
accept
badly
change
apply
celebrate
congratulations
immediately
interview
Here are some phrases you will learn to use:
well done
as soon as possible
good luck
go out
bad luck
just a moment
lottery
pianist
• How to say goodbye
piano
report
team
violin
violinist
wish
job advertisement
Grammar tips:
Here are some sentences you will practice:
He applied for the job.
I wish I could play the piano well.
I need the August sales report.
I play the piano badly.
When can you start?
I’d like to change my flight.
I wish I had a big car.
The new structures
in this unit are
adjectives and
adverbs.
1
Rory saw an interesting job
advertisement.
He applied for the job.
He went to the interview.
He got the job.
2
I got the job.
Congratulations.
Well done!
When can you start?
I can start next week.
He accepted the job.
He told his wife.
He had a party to celebrate
his new job.
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1
I’m back.
I’m going out for lunch.
When
will you be
back?
In an hour.
He’s going out.
2
I need
the August
sales report.
When do
you want it?
Immediately.
a report
Here’s the report.
Now?
Yes, immediately.
Thank you.
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1
2
When do you want it?
I need the April
sales report.
As soon as possible.
3
4
Will tomorrow be OK?
I’ll try to have it for
you at four o’clock.
Thank you.
I’d rather have it
this afternoon.
5
6
Here’s the report.
Thank you.
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I wish I could play the piano.
1
I’m tall.
I’m short.
a tall basketball player
a short basketball player
I wish I was tall.
2
I’ve got a big car.
I’ve got a small car.
I wish I had a big car.
a big car
a small car
3
I play the
piano well.
I play the piano badly.
I wish I could play
the piano well.
a good pianist
a bad pianist
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UNIT 19
1
I’m poor.
I’m rich.
I wish ...........................
a rich businessman
a poor businessman
2
I’ve got a big house.
I’ve got a small house.
I wish ...........................
a big house
a small house
3
I play the violin well.
a good violinist
I play the violin badly.
a bad violinist
I wish ...........................
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I wish I could play the piano.
1
before
change
after
before
change
after
2
3
I’d like to change my
flight to the eleventh of
October, please.
before
change
after
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UNIT 19
1
good luck
bad luck
2
I bought a lottery ticket.
Good luck.
a lottery ticket
3
My team lost.
Bad luck.
a team
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I wish I could play the piano.
1
Just a moment, please.
You can go now.
2
Just a moment, please.
What time is the meeting?
Lee, what time
is the meeting?
The meeting is
at eleven o’clock.
It’s at eleven o’clock.
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The Bensons
1
2
Oh good…
When…
Hi Jane…
Kim, it’s for you. It’s Jane.
Thanks, bye.
Thanks.
Yes…
Yes…
Yes, I will…
3
4
Good news,
everyone.
What’s
happened?
Jane just rang to tell me
I got the job I applied for.
Congratulations.
Well done.
That’s great.
What is it?
5
6
Yes, but we’ll have to go home
as soon as possible because they
want me to start immediately.
We’d better ring the airline
and change your flight.
Oh, that’s bad news. I
wish you could stay longer.
Can’t Sue stay longer?
Yes, I’ll do it now.
We’ll need to leave as
soon as possible.
No, she’d
better come home
with me.
Jane will
be happy to
see you.
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7
8
My name’s Kim Benson. I’ve got
two tickets for a flight to Arthurton
on the 27th at 3 p.m., but now we’d
like to leave as soon as possible.
Is there a flight this afternoon?
Oh, good. Just a
moment, please.
I’m just checking, sir. Yes,
we have two seats on a flight
at 3.30 this afternoon.
9
10
Can we get to the airport
before 3.30, Jim?
OK, we’ll take them.
Yes, no problem.
You can get them from the
booking office at the airport half
an hour before your flight.
11
12
..............
It was lovely to see
you again, and good luck
with your new job.
It was a lovely
holiday. Thank you
very much.
Yes, good luck,
and I hope Jane
can come with
you next time.
Goodbye.
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