INTERCHANGE 2 Unit 3

1. LESSON UNIT 3
TIME FOR A
CHANGE!

2. OVERVIEW
4. Using WISH + PAST to
express desire
5. Talking about lifestyles
changes
1. Words to describe houses and
apartments
2. Evaluations - comparisons with
adjectives
▪ not + adjective + enough
▪ (not) as + adjective + as
3. Evaluations - comparisons with
nouns
▪ not enough + noun
▪ too much / too many + noun
▪ not as much / many + noun + as

3. Words to describe houses and
apartments
POSITIVE
• Bright
• Comfortable
• Convenient
• Huge
• Modern
• Private
• Quiet
• Safe
• Spacious
NEGATIVE
• Expensive
• Inconvenient
• Noisy
• Shabby
• Small
• Cramped
• Dangerous
• Dark
• Dingy

4. Similar words to describe housing
■ Bright → sunny
■ Comfortable → Relax
■ Convenient → Favorable
■ Huge → Big
■ Modern → Recent
■ Private → Reserved
■ Quiet → Silent
■ Safe → Nonviolent
■ Spacious → Large
■ Expensive → Luxurious
■ Inconvenient → Problematic
■ Noisy → Loud
■ Shabby → Messy
■ Small → Minimal
■ Cramped → Restricted
■ Dangerous → Perilous
■ Dark → Sinister
■ Dingy → Dirty

5. Evaluations and comparisons with
adjectives
Evaluations
■ not + adjective + enough
o This car is not modern
enough.
■ too + adjective
o This car is too old.
Comparisons
■ as + adjective + as
o My car is as expensive
as yours.
■ not as + adjective + as
o My computer is not as
expensive as expensive
as mine.
Evaluations are general, but comparisons evaluate one thing against another

6. Evaluations and comparisons with nouns
Evaluations
■ enough + nouns
o Houses don’t have
enough closets.
■ too much + uncount noun
o Apartments cost too
much money.
Comparisons
■ as many + count noun
o My new app doesn’t
have as many functions
as the old.
■ as much + uncount noun
o The food today doesn’t
have as much nutrition
as before.
Evaluations are general, but comparisons evaluate one thing against another

7. Using WISH + PAST to express desire
■ When we want to express a desire, something that we wish to be different from
the reality we can use the structure: Subject + wish + subject + verb in the past.
■ The wish statement is opposite to the reality, so, if the reality is an affirmative
statement, the desire is negative. If the reality is negative, then the wish
statement should be affirmative.
– Reality: I spend too much time playing video games.
– Desire: I wish I didn’t spend too much time playing video games.
■ We always use the past form of the verbs for the desire, including modal verbs.
– I wish I had… I wish I would… I wish I could… she wishes she did… he
wishes they came…
– In formal English, the past form of BE is always “were” in these statements.

8. TALKING ABOUT LIFESTYLES CHANGES
Which changes are easy to make? Which are difficult? Which are impossible?

9. TALKING ABOUT LIFESTYLES CHANGES
Easy changes
•Improve my
personality
•Enjoy life more
•Make some new
friends
•Spend more time
with family
Harder changes
•Go back to
school
•Play a musical
instrument
•Find a better job
•Move to a new
home
Impossible
changes
•Add more hours
to the day
Which changes are easy to make? Which are harder? Which are impossible?

10. TEST YOUR
KNOWLEDGE
Get ready for 5 questions of 20 points each