FRIENDS 3_UNIT 16

Grammar: wish
Name: _______
I/ Words in the news
https://worldtimes.news/north-central-vietnams-forests-engulfed-in-five-wildfiresin-one-day/ (written news)
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/ha-tinh-province-struggles-to-fight-extreme-weather-condition/155362.vnp (video)
North-central vietnam’s forests engulfed in five wildfires in one day (10)
Five separate _______ happened in the north-central province of Ha Tinh on Friday, destroying hundreds of hectares
of forests and threatened nearby residential areas.
Up to a thousand people were mobilized to three different districts, working all _______ and night to tame the raging
flames.
The largest and most recent wildfire began at around 1:00 pm on Friday at a protected forest area in Xuan Hong
Commune, Nghi Xuan District, and quickly spread to Xuan An Town _______ to the sunny, dry weather and strong
winds.
Firefighters and rescue forces successfully evacuated 80 households in a residential area in Xuan An, as their location
is too close to the burning forests.
Authorities in Ha Tinh’s neighbor Nghe An Province also sent four fire _______ to the scene to assist the firefighting
efforts.
The blaze was only put _______ temporary control as it struck midnight, thanks to ten-hour joint efforts by different
forces, including the local military and forest protecting units.
However, the flames flared up in the area _______ at 5:00 am on Saturday. As of 11:00 am the same day, local
authorities and different forces were still fighting the fire, an effort made much difficult by the current outdoor
temperatures of up to 40 _______ degrees.
Nghi Xuan police told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday they are _______ a local resident in Xuan Hong
Commune suspected of causing the fire.
Besides the raging blaze in Xuan Hong, three other wildfires in Ha Tinh were recorded at planted and protected forests
in Son Trung, Son Giang, and Son Le Communes of Huong Son District on Friday’s afternoon and evening.
As of Saturday morning, these fires were controlled but had yet to be put _______ completely, according to Thanh
Nien (The Youth) newspaper.
Friday was a tough day for Ha Tinh authorities as they also had to brace themselves for another fire in Can Loc
District, which burned nearly three hectares of melaleuca and pine forests into ashes before it was _______ at 4:30 am
the same day.
In Nghe An, four wildfires also occurred in Anh Son, Do Luong and Quynh Luu Districts on Friday.
Likewise, more than 110 hectares of forest were destroyed in four different forest fires in the two towns of Huong Tra
and Huong Thuy, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue the same day.

https://worldtimes.news/tropical-depression-to-become-storm-bringing-downpours-tonorthern-north-central-vietnam/
A tropical depression in the East Vietnam Sea is forecast to strengthen into a storm, bringing massive rainfall to
northern and north-central provinces, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
The low-pressure system was located about 190 kilometers northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago
as of 7:00 am on Tuesday, packing winds at 40 to 60km per hour and gusts at up to 80km an hour.
It is expected to travel northwest in the next 24 hours and gather enough strengths to become a storm.
The storm will be located on China’s Hainan Island as of 7:00 am on Wednesday, with average wind speed increasing
to between 60 and 75km per hour and gusts reaching 115km an hour.
It is expected to hit the Vietnamese coast from northern Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh Provinces on Thursday morning.
Under the influence of the weather phenomenon, heavy downpours are forecast to dampen northern and north-
central Vietnam on Wednesday and Thursday, posing high risks of flashfloods and landslides in mountainous areas.
According to Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting,
torrential rain will help prevent wildfires in north-central provinces.
However, downpours that follow forest fires and a long period of hot and dry weather can be highly dangerous as they
can cause mudslides in certain areas, Lam elaborated.
Raging engulfed large sections of forests in Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, and Thua Thien-Hue Provinces in the
north-central region over the weekend.
Ha Tinh suffered the most serious damage, as wildfires broke out in seven districts between Friday and Sunday,
destroying hundreds of hectares of forest.
All of the fires were put under control as of Monday, but local authorities were worried that they could flare up again
due to high temperatures.

II/ UNIT 16 – Make a wish – Story

1. If you ______ (have) two wishes, what ______ you ______ (want)?
I ______ that I ___________________________________________.
I ______ that I ___________________________________________.
2. If you ______ Jimmy, what ______ you ______ (wish) for?
If I ______ Jimmy, I ____________ for _______________________.
3. Read parts 2 & 3 of the story, what did Jimmy wish?
First, he wished ___________________________________________.
Second, he wished ___________________________________________.

III/ Grammar – wishes

1. Choose the correct answer.
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g48-advanced-if-only-i-wish-tenses-multiple-choice.php
1. I wish our team ______ .
A. did win B. had won C. has won
2. If only I ______ guitar!
A. can play B. will play C. could play
3. I wish I ______ a million dollars.
A. have B. will have C. had
4. If only we ______ the wrong road!
A. hadn’t taken B. had taken C. haven’t taken
5. I wish they ______ us they were coming early.
A. had told B. have told C. did tell
6. If only you ______ how to swim when you were younger!
A. have learned B. will learn C. had learned
7. I wish we ______ that house.
A. will buy B. could buy C. bought
8. I wish you ______ how surprised she was.
A. could have seen B. saw C. have seen
9. I wish that warbler ______ closer so I could get a picture.
A. would come B. will come C. has come
10. If only it ______ raining!
A. can stop B. will stop C. would stop

2. Correct the error(s) in each sentence.

1. I wish I bought that old house.
2. I’d rather you don’t eat all the bread.
3. It's time I go.
4. I wish I own a motorbike.
5. I wish we are not leaving in the morning.
6. Sue would rather reading than watching television.
7. Come what comes, I’ll be on your side.
8. I hope it would stop raining.
9. I’d prefer if you didn’t wait.
10. I wish I didn’t listen to you before.