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UNIT 9 ( BODY TALK)

FUNCTIONS In this unit we are going to: • • • • • •

Talk about injuries Ask/Give medical advice Ask for clarification Discribe regrets Discribe health problems Talk about ways to remember information

GRAMMAR • It’s + adjective + infinitive • Wish for regrets • If only…...

IT’S + ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE

The expression "It is + adj/noun to" emphasizes information by bringing it to the front of the clause. The subject of an infinitive clause is optionally expressed as [for + noun] or the accusative pronoun [for + pronoun].

It’s

Adjective

Infinitive

complement

Essential/important/not necessary/better

To see

A doctor

WISH FOR REGRETS Form

Example

Wish(that)+past perfect I wish i had eaten better food I also wish that I hadn’t started smoking

Use To talk about regrets about the past

If only means the same as I wish, e.g. If only I had done more exercise.

VOCABULARY Injouries: • Break your leg • Sprain your ankle • Cut your finger • Pull a muscle • Hurt your knee • Burn yourself • Hurt your shoulder • Injure your back

Health problems and symptoms Parts of the body Adjectives(essential,necessary,etc.) Medical advice (rest,see a doctor, have an x-ray,etc.)