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FUNCTIONS: English 11
• Expressing wishes and regrets for past events Theme 5
• Talking about unreal past events Back to the Past 15

L3
1. Listen to two people mentioning their bad holiday experience and then decide if the statements
are true (T), false (F) or not stated (NS). Tapescript 5.3.1

1 Kevin and Michelle are colleagues.
2 Michelle wanted to stop at an unknown coffee shop for lunch.
3 Kevin disagreed with Michelle, and they decided not to have lunch
till going home.
4 Michelle didn’t eat the traditional cheese sandwich.
5 Kevin lost some time at hospital because of some files he needed
to finish.
6 Michelle thinks that her choice was bad.

2. Think about your bad choices that you regret in the past. Then tell the story of your choice as in
the example.
Example: I wish I hadn’t felt asleep on the beach that summer. If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have been
in my hotel room with my burning back.

3. Read the paragraph and decide if the statements below are true (T), false (F) or not stated (NS).

PRECAUTION IS A MUST
Olga and Murat Akbar, both living in Italy, work for the same clinic. They were taking every
precaution while working at their clinic. Outside of work, they had been seeing only family
and a very few close friends, who had been similarly compulsive about being cautious in
the district that saw 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 last weekend. The Akbars cancelled
a planned vacation to Turkey in July after the country’s soaring case counts, opting for a
long weekend in Varnazza, one of the secluded towns in Cinque Terre, instead. On the
weekend of July 25-26, they invited only their closest family members, including their
parents who are in their 60s and closest friends to join them primarily for an outdoor
gathering by the sea. All of these family members were taking the utmost precautions,
too. They spent most of the time outside and kept social distance. However, they didn’t
wear masks.
After that gathering, nine of twelve people who went to Varnazza-including the Akbars-
tested positive for COVID-19. They said “We did not wear masks because we were outside.
If we had worn our masks, we wouldn’t have tested positive. We wish we had stayed
isolated in our homes. If we had obeyed the regulations, we might not have suffered from
this disease. If only all the people had been the ones we knew well, we shouldn’t have
met at all. We shouldn’t have had a false sense of security. Yeah, we hadn’t joined to the
weddings, beach gatherings or restaurant meetings, but things would have been different
if we had taken the maximum precautions.”

1 The Akbars went on their vacation to Turkey in July.
2 Nine out of twelve people in their 60s died of coronavirus after the gathering.
3 The Akbars and their close friends partly obeyed the rules to safeguard against COVID-19.
4 If they hadn’t gathered outside in Varnazza, they might not have tested positive.
5 They wished they had stayed in their homes instead of enjoying a weekend by the seaside.
6 It was a good choice meeting and enjoying outside at the weekend with the family and
friends.

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