What should Charlie and his family do to be satisfied with their lives? What should they have done long ago?

Wish

I wish / wished	Present
you were here with me. Жаль, что вы не со мной сейчас. Как бы мне хотелось, чтобы вы сейчас были со мной. I were / was in Brazil now. Жаль, что я сейчас не в Бразилии. Как бы мне хотелось быть сейчас в Бразилии. it weren’t/wasn’t rainingnow. Жаль, что идет дождь.
Past
you had been with me at the party yesterday. Жаль, что тебя вчера не было на вечеринке со мной. I hadn’t gone to Brazil last year. Жаль, что я поехал в Бразилию в прошлом году.
Future
I could go to Brazil next year. Жаль, что я не смогу поехать в Бразилию в следующем году.
complaints, annoyance, requests
it would stop raining. Когда же прекратится дождь! you would take the call. Ты не мог бы взять трубку?

Ex.2 Express your regret in the following situations. Translate into Russian.

· You were in a hurry and left your money at home.

· You say: I wish I hadn’t left my money at home.

You were late and you missed the beginning of the film.

You say: I wish

You didn’t save money and you didn’t go on holiday last summer.

You say: I wish

You ate a lot of cakes at lunch and now you are feeling sick.

You say: I wish

You live in the city. But you want to live in the country.

You say: I wish

It’s raining outside and you want it to stop.

You say: I wish

You didn’t take an umbrella and you got wet.

You say: I wish

You went to bed late yesterday and now you are tired.

You say: I wish

You have just locked the door, but left all the lights on.

You say: I wish

You have a lot of work to do and you can’t go for a walk with your friends.

You say: I wish

It is time to leave for the airport. But you can’t find your passport.

You say: I wish

Your friend talks too much and you don’t like it.

You say: I wish

Your neighbours play the piano at 7 a.m. every day.

You say: I wish

Ex.3 Read and translate the following text:

Prior to industrialization, education was reserved for a small, elite group of people; the vast majority remained unschooled and illiterate. Extensive formal education is a fairly recent development. (…) Private education is still responsible for the education of the "elite" in the United States and Western countries, while minorities receive public education, by and large.

Charlie, a third-year student at Oxford wishes he could change some things about his life.

Ex.4 This is a story about a third-year student at Oxford. He wishes he could change some things about his life. Rewrite the statements to express regret.

Charlie’s family is poor.

It would be nice if.

His father is not rich.

Charlie wishes.

His father works as a miner.

It would be wonderful if.

His father doesn’t earn much money.

Charlie wishes.

His father works hard.

It would be wonderful if.

He works even in the evening.

Charlie wishes.

His father doesn’t pay much attention to his children. He is very busy.

It would be better if.

Charlie’s family pays for his education.

Charlie wishes.

It is hard for them to pay for his education.

It would be nice if.

Charlie’s brother, Lennie, can’t marry the girl he loves.

Lennie wishes.

Charlie’s elder sister can’t work as a school-teacher.

She wishes.

They live in a small village.

It would be wonderful if.

There is no cinema in the village.

Charlie wishes.

Ex.5 Listen to the text and fill in the gaps.

England versus England

“I think I’ll be off,” said Charlie. “1).”

“But 2),” his mother protested. She knew 3) early to avoid his father. But the back door now opened and Mr. Thornton 4). Charlie and his father were alike: tall, over-thin, big-boned. The old miner stooped, and his hollow cheeks were coal-pitted. 5)was still fresh, with fair hair and alert eyes. But there were little bags of strain under his eyes.

6)was not alone. Three men followed him into 7).

“I’m off, Dad, it’s good-bye till 8).”

“So you’re back to the palaces of learning,” said one of them good-naturedly.

“To the lords and earls you’re equal with now?” added another. Both were smiling. There was no hostility 9), or even envy. But their jokes shut Charlie out of the family, away 10). Charlie said a few jokes in return, and when they stopped laughing and stood waiting for him to go, their grave eyes said they remembered that he had not been home for nearly a year.

“Sorry, I’ve not had more time with you, son,” said Mr. Thornton, “but you know how it is. It has been good seeing you.”

The old miner had been trade union 11), was now chairman and had spent his 12)as miners’ representative in a dozen capacities. When he walked through the village, one could hear men and women call him: “Just a minute, Bill.” Every evening Mr. Thornton sat 13)or 14)giving advice about pensions, work-rules, allowances, filling in forms, listening to stories of trouble. Ever since Charlie could remember, Mr. Thornton had been less his father than the father of the village.

Charlie hastily went to fetch his 15)and his 16). He could not stand it when his father apologized to him for not seeing more of him. Charlie knew better than anyone else how much he owed to his father. Their home was the only house in the village with books in it. He had been 17). And now he was in his third year at 18). So why should Father apologize to him?

Charlie 19).

“You don’t look too well to me,” she said.

“I’m all right,” he said 20)her. He went out with his brother Lennie behind him.

Lennie was 21). He worked in a foundry in Doncaster. No pit for him, he said. He had heard his father coughing through all the nights of his 22), and the pit wasn’t for him. He earned 23)pounds a week and wanted to 24)he had been going out with for three years now. But he could not marry until his big brother was through college. His father, who by rights of age should have been on the surface, was still in the pit where he earned 25)pounds a week more. His elder sister had wanted to be a school teacher, but at the moment of decision all the extra money had been needed for Charlie. The only 26)not making sacrifices for Charlie were his other sister, a schoolgirl, and his mother.

The two youths walked through the village in silence. 27)Charlie turned to look back. There was nothing in sight, not one object or building anywhere he found beautiful. There was 28), two miners’ clubs for drinking and not even a cinema. He thought how he loved his home and how he hated the village. “What an ugly place to live in,” he said to 29). “It should be bulldozed into the earth and out of the memory of man.”

Comprehension check

Ex.6 Choose the right answer.

1. How many children were there in Charlie’s family?

a) One

b) Three

c) Four

2. What was Charlie?

a) An architect

b) A university student

c) A school pupil

3. What was his father?

a) A doctor

b) A miner

c) A scientist

4. Where does Charlie’s family live?

a) In London

b) In Oxford

c) In a small village

5. Which year was Charlie doing at Oxford?

a) First year

b) Second year

c) Third year

6. Who was Lennie?

a) Charlie’s friend

b) Charlie’s brother

c) Charlie’s proffessor

Ex.7 Write questions to the following answers.

1.______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2.______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3.______________________________________ 4.______________________________________ 5.______________________________________ 6.______________________________________ 7.______________________________________ 8.______________________________________ _______________________________________ 9.______________________________________ 10._____________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 11._____________________________________ _______________________________________

Yes, they were. Charlie and his father were alike: tall, over-thin and big-boned. Charlie was fresh, with fair hair and alert eyes. But there were little bags of strain under his eyes. Charlie studied at Oxford. There were four children in the family. Lennie was Charlie’s brother. He was twenty. He earned seventeen pounds a week. Lennie had been going out with his girlfriend for three years. Charlie’s father earned four pounds a week. Charlie’s elder sister couldn’t become a school-teacher because all the extra money had been needed for Charlie. There was a post office, a little library and two clubs in the village.

Ex.8 Open the brackets.

1. Charlie minded (stay) at home any longer. He was looking forward to (leave)the place.

2. Charlie is said (be)the best pupil at school. He enjoyed (read).

3. The family needed money. So, Mr. Thornton kept (work)in the pit.

4. Charlie’s father remembered (work)all days long giving people advice about pensions and work-rules.

5. Lennie said to Charlie: “Remember (call)us as soon as you are home.”

6. Charlie said to his father: “I suggest that you (quit).”

7. Charlie seemed (talk)to his mother when the three men came into the kitchen.

8. They were poor. They couldn’t afford (buy)a car.

9. Charlie said nothing in return and they stopped (laugh).

10. Charlie wished Father would stop (apologize)to him.

Ex.9 Complete the following sentences.

Charlie wanted to leave as soon as possible because.
Charlie and his father were alike:.
Charlie’s father was said to be the father of the village because. Charlie’s father wished he.
Charlie couldn’t stand it when his father apologized to him because.
Charlie’s brother, Lennie, couldn’t get married and their elder sister couldn’t work as a teacher because. Lennie wished. Their elder sister wished.
Charlie hated the village because. Charlie wished.

Ex.10 Complete the sentences.

Charlie wished.

He also wished.

Charlie’s father wished.
Charlie’s mother wished.
Charlie’s brother, Lennie, wished.
Charlie’s elder sister wished.

Ex.11 Listen to the text and fill in the gaps.

England versus England

(Continued)

The ride on the bus was 1). Charlie looked at Lennie’s profile and thought: “Yes, he is a man. He has been for years, since 2). Me, Charlie Thornton, in my third year 3). I’m a regular baby, and I’m 4).”

Lennie broke the silence at last.

“To what do we owe the pleasure of seeing you, Charlie-boy?”

“I got fed up with the lords and the earls,” Charlie said angrily, using the phrase of the miners.

“Mum’s right,” said Lennie, “you’re looking unwell. You must be killing yourself with work.”

“What if 5)?” asked Charlie.

“I don’t see why you shouldn’t pass them. You 6)of everyone.”

“Sometimes I think I won’t,” said Charlie.

Another silence followed.

They had reached Doncaster. 7).

“I’ll come with you to your stop,” said Charlie, and 8)to the stop for the bus which would take Lennie to the place where his girl worked.

“If you’re in trouble just write and say,” said Lennie before the bus door closed.

There was 9). Charlie stood in the rain wondering where to go. Then he walked to the pub near the station. It was run by an Irishman who knew him and Lennie. 10). “It’s you,” said Mike pouring him a pint of beer. “Yes, it’s me,” said Charlie, and pulled up a chair. “You are not looking quite well,” said the Irishman. “I understand, it’s all work and no play. It’s no good burning the candle at both ends.”

“That’s right. That’s just what the doctor said – you can’t burn the candle at both ends. They say it’s the clash of 11), that’s what it is.”

“The clash of what? Sorry, I’ll be back,” said Mike, going to serve a customer.

12)Charlie had read a pamphlet. It was called “On Nervous Breakdowns Among Undergraduates”. He shut his eyes and the words stood out in 13): “Young men from working-class families on scholarships are particularly vulnerable to nervous breakdowns. For them, the gaining of a degree is obviously crucial. In addition, they are always under the strain of 14)themselves to different moral standards that are foreign to them. They are victims of a clash of cultures.”

Charlie tried to sum it up in plain words: “It’s no good, all this unnatural mixing of classes. People should know their place and stick to it.”

15)Charlie had gone to see the doctor. He asked Charlie a few questions, prescribed some 16)and said:

“17), I would go home for a few days. Don’t try to work at all. 18). Come and see me when you get back.”

“Thanks, Doc, I will.”

Charlie was about to tell the doctor that going home wasn’t as simple as all that. He would have to explain to his people that he might 19). His family would not believe it. They were proud of him. They protected him. And, above all, they 20). At his age, his father was still working in the pit. He had no right to upset them. Mother and Dad would sense trouble immediately. Mother was always watchful. She never let a thing pass. Once he overheard her saying as if to 21): “Coming here must be hard for the boy. Everything is different. Then he goes off and everything is different again.”

The Irishman came back. Charlie finished his beer and pushed over a pound note, remembering it had to last 22).