Exploring Regrets and Desires: The Power of "If Only"

2. Review: I Wish to express desire or regret about an imaginary situation

4. Summary

5. Review: If only More emphatic

13. Textbook P140 • If only we had taken enough oxygen with us • If only it hadn’t been cold last night. Or? If only I hadn’t caught a cold. • If onlythe assistant guide weren’t so rude! • If only I weren’t completely exhausted. • If only my legs weren’t completely numb from the cold. • if only the cell phone would work. • If only the guides had brought a spare compass.

14. Workbook Page85 • If only Sue had remembered to bring film! (She would have had great photos.) • If only Vera had learned to drive! (She would have been able to help on the safari.) • If only Nick had saved money! He would have gone white water rafting.) • If only Bill had kept a first aid kit. (He would have handle the emergency.) • If only Pat had been less shy! (She would have had more fun on the vacation.) • If only Maria had studied archeology! (She would have led the archeological dig.)

15. If only Sue had remembered to bring film! (She would have had great photos.)  • If Sue had remembered to bring film, she would have had great photos.

16. Review if First, second, third conditional

17. First conditional

18. First conditional

19. Second conditional

20. Second conditional

21. Third conditional

22. Third conditional

23. summary