Exercise 1. Read the situations and write wishes you want to make for them. 1. Many schools are overcrowded because there are so many children in Viet Nam. -> I wish many schools weren’t overcrowded. 2. My school has no playground equipment or extra activities. -> I wish ……………………………………………………………………….. 3. In the Mekong Delta, small children go through some foot bridges in order to get to school. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………………. 4. Kindergarten teachers don’t have training courses in making handmade teaching materials. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Children from poor families can’t go to school because they have to earn money to support their families. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………………… 6. The school authorities can’t set holidays based on local weather conditions. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………….. 7. That university often doesn’t attract enough enrolments for the new school year. -> I wish ……………………………………………………………………… 8. We can’t study the books written by famous scholars in the Ly and Tran dynasties because Chinese Ming aggressors took them to China. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………………… 9.Many small children don’t learn how to swim so they often suffer from drowning. -> I wish …………………………………………………………………………… 10.Many graduates from college don’t have enough skills to meet the requirements of their jobs. -> I wish ………………………………………………………………………….. Exercise 2. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown. 1. He can’t park near his office; that’s why he doesn’t come by car → If he ………………………………………………………………….. 2. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. → If the flats …..……………………………………………………….. 3. I don’t know her e-mail address, so I can’t tell you → If I ……………………………………………………………………. 4. She works in the evening. She has no time to play with her children → If she …………………………………………………………………. 5. I don’t want them to be upset, so I’ve decided not to tell them what happened. → They …………………………………………………………….. 6. He doesn’t see the signal so he doesn’t stop his car → If he …………………………………………………………………. 7. Peter gets bad marks because he doesn’t prepare his lessons well → If Peter ……………………………………………………………… 8. Mary doesn’t have enough money. She can’t buy a new car. → If Mary ……………………………………………………………… 9. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train. → If you…………………………………………………………………. 10. He doesn’t apply for the job because he doesn’t have enough qualifications. → If he …………………………………………………………………. 11. Because you speak English unnaturally, they do not understand you. → If you …………………………………………………………………