WORKSHEET 1 EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS

WORKSHEET 1 EXPRESSING WISHES AND REGRETS

Activity 1: What are these people wishing for right now? Complete the sentences.

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        1.        a) James wishes he had a new car.        b) _________________________________

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1. Daniel’s parents ____________________________________________________.

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1. Jorge ___________________________________________________________________.

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1. Esteban and Pilar _________________________________________________________.

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1. Raquel ____________________________________________________________________.

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1. I _____________________________________________________________________________.

Activity 2: What do you wish for right now? Write at least four wishes. Share your wishes with the class.

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How do you wish your life were different?

Activity 1: Read some friends answers to the question.

Well, I have the love of my family, a good job, and my own house, but sometimes I wish I had more money to travel and enjoy with my family.[pic 7]

Fabian Piray, Riobamba

I wish my life were different in many aspects. For example I        wish I could live in Australia closer to wild animals.

Ashlyn Samaniego, Sucua

I wish I were 20 years old and could travel around our beautiful Ecuador. I also wish my life were full of adventures and exciting experiences.

Edelberto Estrada, Riobamba

My most precious treasure is my son. He studies in Quito in the Escuela Superior Politecnica. I wish he were in Riobamba. I miss him a lot.

Martha Lara, Riobamba

Activity 2: Walk around the classroom and ask the question “How do you wish your life were different?” to three different classmates. Take notes and share the answers with the class.

Activity 3: Read an extract of the article “Ecuador faces big challenges in 2015 as falling oil prices pressure government to rein in spending”.

Ecuador faces big challenges in 2015 as falling oil prices pressure government to rein in spending.

By Sylvan Hardy

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Since 2011, Ecuador has spent a greater percentage of its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on infrastructure and social programs than any country in the western hemisphere. Although it may maintain that distinction in 2015 since it holds a huge advantage over second-place Canada, the country is almost certain to see major spending cuts.

The reason: the dramatic drop in oil prices, the country’s top revenue source.

The bad news is that we can’t expect to see many more in the coming year.

With oil prices dropping nearly 50% in eight months, it is almost assured that spending on public projects and services will be reduced. Correa has promised as much. “It will mean that we can only build 100 new schools instead of 200, and only 50 new jails instead of 75,” he said. What he hasn’t talked much about are likely cutbacks in social service spending.

There are other troubling signs as well.

One is Ecuador’s growing debt to the China, currently about $9 billion, and its reliance on Chinese management and workers in the construction of a number of large projects, including the hydroelectric plants.

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