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Regrets 12

Speaking

A. Some scientists work in a lab; others do fieldwork in the outside world. Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. What type of equipment might researchers need when they’re doing fieldwork?
2. What are the advantages of doing research in the field?
3. What might be the disadvantages?

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B. Listen to the dialogue. Match the embarrassing situations the researchers found themselves in.
1. was trying to attract lions to take photos of them a. discovered a drug-smuggling operation
2. was counting parakeets in Belgium b. glued herself to the animal
3. was hiking on an active volcano c. got arrested for possibly being a terrorist
4. was measuring a tree d. melted shoes
5. was attaching a radio transmitter to e. played rock music really loudly instead of
a crocodile animal noises
6. was following some monkeys f. stood on an ant nest

C. Listen to the dialogue again. How can you complete
these structures to talk about regrets?

1. I feel bad about…
2. I should’ve…/I shouldn’t have…
3. I regret…
+ past participle
4. If I had another chance, I…
+ verb+ing
5. If only I’d…/If only I hadn’t…
+ would + verb
6. I wish I’d…/I wish I hadn’t…

D. Work with a partner. Create a dialogue for one of the
following situations. Use the phrases from exercise C to
express regrets.

• Lying to your parents
• Cheating on a test
• Stealing something from a shop

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