Expressing Wishes

Here's how I teach expressing wishes. I start off with expressing my own wishes.

I don't play the piano. = I wish I could play the piano.

I'm going bald. = I wish I had more hair.

I'm fat. = I wish I were thin.

Now, I have my students write three things about themselves and then have them use the formula to express them as wishes. I go around the classroom checking and assisting students formulate their wishes.

These are my three wishes.

I wish I could ______________________.

I wish I had _______________________.

I wish I were ______________________.

Now, I give each student a magic wand which allows them to grant wishes pertaining to a specific category. Here are some categories: appearance, wealth, love, happiness, intelligence, and personality. This way they can role-play the dialogue.

Here's the role play.

Student A I wish I were thin. Can you grant me my wish?

Student B You're welcome.

Student A I wish I had more hair. Can you grant me my wish?

Student B Good-luck!

Good-luck to you all!