Lessons 53–55 · 3 lessons · L. Jurayev, M. Abdullayeva, H. Tuhtarova, S. Khan, L. Tsoy, K. Inogamova, L. Matskevich, R. Ziryanova. Fly High English 9 (English, Grade 9), revised and expanded 2nd edition. “Yangiyo‘l Poligraf Servis”, Tashkent, 2014
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At the hairdresser
Textbook: pp. 82–84
GoalAt the hairdresser: making an appointment, hair vocabulary; wish + past tense and wish + Past Perfect (I wish I had ... / I wish I hadn’t ...).
To book a hairdresser we say: I’d like to book a haircut for Saturday, please. The receptionist offers a time: I have a free slot on Friday at 4. We spell a name: R-A-S-U-L-O-V. To order a service: I’d like a wash and a trim, please. Describing hair: a parting on the right, a long fringe, curly / straight / fair / dark hair. Dissatisfaction with the present: wish + Past Simple: I wish I had a faster computer. I wish my room weren’t so small. Regret about something done: wish + Past Perfect: I wish I hadn’t sold my old bike. I wish I had asked for help. In this use wish does not mean “want”; it means “if only it were / had been so”.
Worked examples
Dilya: Good morning. I’d like to book a trim for this week, please. Receptionist: I have a free slot on Thursday at 4. Dilya: That’s fine. My surname is Mirzaeva. M-I-R-Z-A-E-V-A.
I wish I were taller. I wish our flat had a balcony. After the visit: I wish I hadn’t chosen such a bright colour. I wish I had listened to the stylist.
Class activity
Role play: a pair books an appointment by phone (time, name, service) and then acts out the hairdresser–customer conversation.
Practice
1
Write a phrase for booking an appointment.
I’d like to make an appointment.
2
Express regret: I bought such expensive trainers. → I wish I ___
hadn’t bought such expensive trainers
3
Complete: I wish I ___ (have) a dog. (present dissatisfaction)
had
4
Why does “I wish I had a car” use a past form but talk about the present?
The past form marks an unreal situation that does not match reality.