Darren Andrews was at a comprehensive school. He’s unemployed.

‘I left last year when I was 16, I passed all my exams, but I still haven’t been able to find a job. I wish I’d applied for university, but even with a degree, there’s no guarantee to work nowadays. I wish I’d chosen different subjects. I specialized in English Literature, History and Latin. I enjoyed doing them, but you see the most of the jobs these days are on the technical side. I think schools ought to give more advice on careers and there should be more specific job preparation. If I’d known more about job possibilities, I would have done other subjects.’

DISCUSSION

1) What do you wish about all of these people. Express your point of view beginning with ‘I wish Sally …’

2) What about your schooldays? What did you like? What don’t you like? What about uniforms? Games? Punishment? Subjects? Teachers? Extra activities? Travel? Use ‘I wish’ construction to define your ideas.

3) What changes would you make if you have an opportunity?

AS IF/ AS THOUGH CONSTRUCTION

Live as if you were to die tomorrow,

Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Thomas Jefferson.

Dance as though no one is watching you,

Love as though you have never been hurt before,

Sing as though no one can hear you,

Live as though heaven is on the earth.

Audrey Hepburn

Dream as if you will live forever

Live as if you will die tomorrow.

Jean Dean

See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.

Dr Wayne

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as if + present/future simple issomething which may be true.

As if + simple past is just a way to stress the unreality in some situation.

To show that a comparison is unreal, we use a past tense with a present

meaning after as if/as though.

It looks as if it rains.

It looks as if it rained.

COMPARE!!!!

He swims as if he is a fish. UNREAL

He swims like a fish.
REALHe swims as a fish swims.
He swims as if he were a fish.

Match a photo with a statement.

1 She looks as if/as though she is a queen.

She looks as if/as though she was a queen.

2 He feels as if he were a superman.

He feels as if he is a superman.

Translate the sentences into your native language.

1) Why do you speak as though you were trying to prove something to me? The case is quite clear. 2) It’s no use inviting him to the concert, he’ll refuse to join us, I’m sure. It looks, as if he didn’t care for this kind of music. 3) The woman only shook her head silently as though she were afraid to show her real feelings. 4) John looked at Frank as if seeinghim for the first time. 5) She burst out laughing, as if she found the incident very funny. 6) She looked pale, as if she had been ill for a long time. 7) She spoke to me as if we had never quarreled.

PRETTY CATS STORY

Match the verbs with the pictures and make up sentences with as if/as though

Think – kill – read – go mad – have been insulted – have been changed – not eat for a long time – have been frightened – not sleep – be a Cheshire cat