Textuality » 4BSU Interacting
Page 85 Ex 1
a) I don't want to go to the cinema this evening.
b) My parents make me clean my room when it is untidy.
c) Our teachers don't let us use our phones in the classroom.
d) Please, don't make me laugh!
e) Why don't you let me help you carry your bags?
f) Do you want to have a rest now?
g) I don't want to give you any trouble.
h) the police wouldn't let Mark enter the house.
Ex 2
a) Let me sleep, I'm tired.
b) His wife makes him do the washing up every evening.
c) I can't believe it! Our teacher is making us learn the poem by heart.
d) Did your parents let you have a party?
e) They don't let us use the phone, so we use our mobiles.
f) Stop that! Don't make me angry!
g) Can you let me use your car tonight, Dad?
h) Our parents are letting us go on holiday with our friends this year.
Ex 3
a) When she was little, Jane's parents didn't let her stay up late.
b) You can't make people eat healthy food.
c) Jack doesn't want to come to the party.
d) I don't want to walk to the city centre.
e) I can't let you to leave early today.
f) Travelling by bus makes me sick.
Ex 4
Most people agree that you can't make a person do something if he or she doesn't really want to do it. Does this mean, however, that we should let young people do whatever they choose? Complete freedom sounds like a good idea, but it can also make people feel confused. On the other hand, if you want them to understand what is suitable behavior, then a set of rules is probably necessary. A good set of rules in a school, for example, will let the students know what is not allowed, and why. And if you want them to obey the rules, it is a good idea to let the students play a part in deciding what the rules should be.
Page 252 ex 2
a) I wish I could take a rest.
b) I wish I'd listened to my teacher.
c) She wishes she'd painted it blue.
d) I wish I knew the answer.
e) I wish we lived in a warm place.
f) If only I had a screwdriver.
g) I hope they play well.
Ex 3
a) This train journey seems endless! I wish we had gone by car.
b) I wish I had the money to buy some new clothes, but I can't afford any at the moment.
c) I wish the government would do something about the pollution in the city.
d) I'm getting really soaked! I wish I hadn't forgotten my umbrella.
e) I wish you wouldn't go that! It's a really annoying habit.
f) That was a lovely meal, but I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
g) I wish I had studied harder for my exams. I'm not going to pass.
Ex 4
a) I wish I was/were taller.
b) I wish I had studied Latin when I was at school.
c) I wish you wouldn't jump up and down and annoying me!
d) I wish I were lying on the beach in Tahiti!
e) I wish I had taken your advice.
f) I wish I knew the answer.