Work & Education
It's not your fault, you shouldn't ... yourself for it!
blame
If you’re not sure what job you want to do, go and see a careers / work advisor.
a careers advisor
I wish our neighbours aren't / wouldn’t be so noisy.
I wish our neighbours wouldn’t be so noisy.
I’d sooner / I’d prefer walk to school than take the bus.
I’d prefer walk to school than take the bus.
It's about time we had finished/ finished the lesson.
It's about time we finished the lesson.
SCORES BACK TO 0 FOR BOTH TEAMS!!
SCORES BACK TO 0 FOR BOTH TEAMS!!
These are leavers / graduates of Yale university who are celebrating their degree.
graduates
My friend isn't talking to me.
I wish I lied/hadn't lied to her.
I wish I hadn’t lied to her.
You’d rather / prefer watch a movie, wouldn’t you?
You’d rather watch a movie, wouldn’t you?
A You’ve put on quite a lot of weight.
B I know. It’s about time I give/gave up pizza.
It's about time I gave up pizza.
My obsession with Fortnite gets/goes in the way of my studies
gets in the way
Some believe life / school experience is worth a lot more than a formal education.
life experience
BONUS
BONUS: YOU WIN THE POINTS!
I' d ... it if we got pizza for dinner tonight.
I' d prefer it if we got pizza for dinner tonight.
It’s about time I went / go home. I’ve got to get up early tomorrow.
It's about time I went home.
My sister relies on me, so I can't let/ fall her down.
I can't let her down
Some students chose Oxford university to follow higher education/course
higher education
If only I …………………………………………….(not fail) my driving test, I could drive us to the concert.
If only I hadn't failed (not fail) my driving test, I could drive us to the concert.
Mr Smith would prefer / rather it if you didn’t call him after 7 pm.
Mr Smith would prefer it if you didn’t call him after 7 pm.
You feel GENEROUS and
YOU GIVE YOUR POINTS T THE OTHER TEAM!
I made / tried my hardest but I failed.
tried my hardest
School graduates / leavers can’t usually expect a very high salary.
school leavers
If only I ………………………… speak Japanese – that would be so cool!
If only I could speak Japanese – that would be so cool!
To be honest, I'd ... watch a movie tonight.
To be honest, I'd rather watch a movie tonight.
1 A I still don’t know how to fix a flat tyre.
B Well, as we have one, it’s time you learn/ learnt
it's time you learnt