If I Knew…/ I Wish I Knew…
IF I KNEW…/ I WISH I KNEW…
A. Study this example situation:
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If you could go back to one moment in your past, when would it be?
과거의 한 순간으로 돌아갈 수 있다면 언제로 가시겠어요? - Have you ever made a decision that you later wished you could change?
나중에 바꾸고 싶었던 결정을 한 적이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A. Study this example situation:
Sue wants to phone Paul but she can't do this because she doesn't know his number.
She says: If I knew his number, I would phone him.Sue says: If I knew his number.... This tells us that she doesn't know his number.She is imagining the situation. The real situation is that she doesn't know his number.
When you imagine a situation like this, you use IF + past (if I knew/if you were/if we didn't etc.). But the meaning is present, not past:
Example:
* Tom would read more if he had more time. (but he doesn't have much time)
* If I didn't want to go to the party, I wouldn't go. (but I want to go)
* If you were in my position, what would you do?
* It's a pity you can't drive. It would be useful if you could.B. We use the past in the same way after WISH (I wish I knew/I wish you were etc.)
We use wish to say that we regret something, that something is not as we would like it to be:Example:
* I wish I knew Paul's phone number. (= I don't know it and I regret this)
* Do you ever wish you could fly? (you can't fly)
* It rains a lot here. I wish it didn't rain so often.
* It's very crowded here. I wish there weren't so many people. (but there are a lot of people)
* I wish I didn't have to work. (but I have to work)C. After IF and WISH, you can use WERE instead of WAS (if I were, I wish it were, etc.)
So you can say:* If I were you, I wouldn't buy that coat. (or If I was you...)
* I'd go out if it weren't raining. (or if it wasn't raining.)
* I wish it were possible. (or I wish it was possible.)D. We do not normally use WOULD in the if-part of the sentence or after wish:* If I were rich, I would have a yacht. (not 'If I would be rich')
* I wish I had something to read. (not 'I wish I would have')Sometimes WISH + WOULD is possible ( 'I wish you would listen' ).E. Note that COULD sometimes means 'WOULD BE ABLE TO' and sometimes 'WAS/WERE ABLE TO':
* You could get a job more easily. (you could get = you would be able to get)
* If you could speak a foreign language. (you could speak = you were able to speak)Substitution Drill * Tom read more he more time.
* Do you ever you fly?
* It's very crowded here. I there n't so many people.
* It's a pity you can't drive. It be useful you could.
* I rich, I have a yacht.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Jay and Amy are walking downtown.
Jay : Look there, Amy. There's a man with a camera.
Amy: Yes, he seems to be taking pictures of those huge buldings.
Jay : That's right. Do you think he's a professional?
Amy: Judging from the camera and the other gadgets he's using, I think he is a professional.
Jay : I have always been fascinated with photography. I wish I would be like him, too!
Amy: Really? You never told me about that before.
Jay : If I could get a job soon, I would buy a professional camera and enroll in a photography class.
Amy: You're serious aren't you?.
Jay : I am. It has always been my wish to be a photographer and have my own photo exhibit.
Amy: If I were you, I'd start saving for the camera now. It's quite expensive, you know.
Jay : I was thinking of the same thing.
Amy: I wish you would be succesfull in this new endeavour.
Jay : Thank you.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Gap fill exercise Exercise 1: Put the verb into the correct form.
1. I __________ you if I could, but I'm afraid I can't. (help)
2. We would need a car if we ____________ in the country. (live)
3. If we had the choice, we ______________ in the country. (live)
4. This soup isn't very good. It ___________ better if it wasn't so salty. (taste)
5. I wouldn't mind living in England if the weather ___________ better. (be)Exercise 2: Write a sentence with IF ... for each situation.1. He doesn't speak very clearly, that's why people don't understand him. If he __________ more ____________ people ______________ .
2. That book is too expensive, so I'm not going to buy it. If the book ___________, I_____________ .
3. We don't go out very often because we can't afford it. If ______________________________.
4. It's raining, so we can't have lunch in the garden. If the rain ____________________.
5. I have to work tomorrow evening, so I can't meet you. If __________________________________.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
과거에 대한 후회는 "should have + 과거분사"를 씁니다. "should + 동사원형"은 현재/미래에 대한 조언입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think Laura made the right choice by traveling instead of going to college right away?
로라가 대학에 바로 가지 않고 여행한 것이 올바른 선택이었다고 생각하시나요? - Is it more important to have financial security or to follow your passion?
경제적 안정과 열정을 따르는 것 중 어느 것이 더 중요한가요? - Would you give up your career for your spouse like Rachel did? Why or why not?
레이첼처럼 배우자를 위해 직업을 포기하시겠어요? 이유는요? - If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say?
어린 시절의 자신에게 조언할 수 있다면 무엇을 말하시겠어요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: IF I KNEW…/ I WISH I KNEW…
Level: Pre-Intermediate (P.I)
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