tailieunhanh - English file upper intermediate teacher's book part 8

Explain to SS that for each situation they have three alternatives. One is right; one is grammatically correct but not right for the situation, usually because it is too direct; one is grammatically incorrect (but when corrected would also be fine for the situation). | QxfordUniversityPressi photocopiable 30 I wish things could be different wish H Write an I wish . sentence in as many clouds as possible. H Take turns to choose a number 1 12. Compare your wishes for that number. I A famous group or singer from the past you wish you had seen in concert . 2 Something you wish they would do to improve your town. 3 A foreign language apart from English you wish you could speak. 4 Something you wish a member of your family wouldn t do. 5 Something you wish had never been invented discovered. o 7 A famous person you wish you could meet. 9 An aspect of your personality you wish you could change wish I were morelless . . 10 Something you wish people in your country wouldn t do which annoys you . learnt how to do but still can t do . 153 Oxford University Press photocopiable That don t impress me much n Read and listen to the song. Complete the missing words. What is ungrammatical about the chorus H Read and listen to the song again. According to the singer what s wrong with the three men El Find colloquial words or expressions which mean 1 men . 2 quite clever 3 you irritate me 4 a person who knows everything _ 5 don t misunderstand me 6 Please God don t let it happen. 7 polish his car 8 You can t be serious. 9 attractive fashionable __ That don t impress me much Verse I I ve known a few guys who thought they were pretty smart 2 But you ve got being right down to an art You think you re a genius you drive me up the wall 4 You re a regular original a know-it-all Chorus Oh-oo-oh you think you re special 6 Oh-oo-oh you think you re something else Okay so you re 8 That don t impress me much So you ve got the brains but have you got the touch io Now don t get me wrong yeah I think you re all right But that won t keep me warm in the middle of the night iz That don t impress me much Verse 2 I never knew a guy who carried a mirror in his pocket 14 And a comb up his sleeve - just in case And all that extra hold gel in your hair ought