Universite d’antananarivo ecole normale superieure

Step 1: Introduction to “I wish + Past simple” (20 minutes) Objective: Students will understand the use of “I wish + Past Simple”.

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  Teacher shows a picture with bubbles containing wishes and asks questions upon the picture. Students answer the questions orally.
  

What can you see on this picture? a girl holding some glasses in her hand. What is her name? Layla.

What is her job? She is a waitress. Is she happy? No, she isn’t.

Why isn’t she happy? Because she is not rich, she doesn’t have a lot of money and can’t go on holidays.

How does she express her wish? (What is written in the bubbles?) I wish I were rich; I wish I had a lot of money; I wish I went on holidays.

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  Students draw the other form of expressing a wish or an unreal situation: