Английский язык для студентов технического вуза: Средства массовой информации. Мир продвинутых технологий - 100 стр.

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Sally Rogers
My job
I dislike my job.
Have to work long
hours.
Feel overworked
and unappreciated.
I am poorly paid.
My husband
Is always rude when my
mother comes to stay. Is
deliberately uncooperative
when I ask him to help.
Takes me for granted. Blames
everything on me.
Is always leaving the pots and
pans in the sink.
My elder son
Is always getting into trouble
at school. Can't tell the
difference between right and
wrong.
Is setting a very bad
example to his younger
brother.
Is not interested in learning.
Deborah Bosley
Myself
I feel bored and lonely.
I am isolated from the
outside world.
I have very few friends.
I am turning into an
alcoholic.
My boyfriend
Is determined to stay in the
countryside. Has to commute
to work 4 days a week.
My son's prospects He will
spend time smoking dope
and ringing his friends. Won't
pick up survival skills. Won't
learn to deal with social
evils.
Peter Stewart.
My parents
Are always telling me
what to do.
Criticise my friends.
Don't give me enough
pocket money
Myself
I am lazy.
Can’t make myself study
harder. I am not popular at
school. The girl I like doesn’t
take any interest in me.
My home town
Is 12 miles away from the
nearest sports centre. Is a
boring place to live in.
20 Express people's regrets and desires using wish.
1 Sarah is in a bad mood because her father won't let her go to the pan
night. Sarah wishes
2 When Joanne gets angry she shouts a lot. Her husband wishes
3 I don't have enough experience to be considered for the job. I wish
4 We're not going on holiday this year, simply because we can't afford it.
We wish
5 The owner of the car insisted on being given cash in advance. I wish
6 I asked if I could buy the house from them, but they said they'd already made
prior arrangements. I wished
7 It seems to me that the world is getting more and more unpleasant – people
just don't respect each other any more. I wish
8 Before he could finish the sentence, she had already walked out of the
room. He wished
9 Richard left the course three weeks before the end of the term. His parents
wished