Gateway 2 unit 7: citizenship
Vocabulary related to the unit
According to Wikipedia:
Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a
member of a country. A person may have multiple citizenships and a person who does not
have citizenship of any state is said to be stateless.
NB: these are possible answers, others may fit also.
Rights
Responsibilities /duties
to have a job
to tell the truth
to be respected
do your personal best
have access to
respect others
to be concerned for the
leisure activities
to have a say in
what happens
to be free to tell
your opinion
common good
your country
to have access to
health care
to be safe
to have access to
education
to respect the flag of
to participate in
community activities
to believe in human
dignity and equality
respect the rules and
laws
Can be both
earn your livelihood
to have somewhere
to live
to volunteer in your
community service
to vote
to respect the
environment
to be free to move
to pay taxes
Functions: expressing regret
A regret can be about something in present or in past.
If it is in present then we use the rule of: present wish or conditional 2
If it is in past then we use the rule of: past wish or conditional 3.
Examples:
1 ) Present regret
Present situation
Regret in present
computer
I dont know how to use
computer .
I regret not knowing How to use
If only I knew how to use computer
I wish I knew how to use computer
2 ) Past regret
Past situation
I didnt know how to use
Regret in past
computer
I regret not knowing How to use
computer
If only I had known how to use
computer
I wish I had known how to use
computer