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61 Immigration and diversity 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Changing countries Which highlighted expressions can you use for: 1 a   positive feelings?   2  a   things that really happened? b   negative feelings?    b   imaginary situations? Faisal and Bela are talking about their decision to live in another country. Complete their conversation using the expressions in the box. There may be more than one correct answer. a good thing  don’t regret  glad  if only  not sorry  regret  sorry  wish b 7 Faisal: My father’s coming to see me. Bela: That’s good. Faisal: Yeah, but sometimes I (1) coming to live in another country. On the one hand, I’m (2) I came here because things have gone really well for me. But I (3) I hadn’t come so far away. I’ve got kids and I’m (4) he hasn’t seen them more often. What about you? Bela: I’m (5) I came to live here. My parents are just four hours away and I’ve got a lot of friends here, so I (6) my decision at all. Work’s another matter. (7) I’d gone to university when I had the chance. I’m a bit fed up with working in cafés and restaurants. Faisal: Right. I was thinking of dropping out of university at one point, but it’s (8) I didn’t. Being a qualified engineer has meant I’ve always been able to find jobs I like doing. Do you know anyone who’s moved from one country to another? What were their reasons? How did it make them feel? Talk together. Listen to Nadine and Akram talking about their experiences. Answer these questions for each person. 1 Where are they from, and where do they live now? 3   What is their status in their country of choice? 2 Why did they decide to emigrate? 4   How do they feel now? Look at the sentences. Seven of them are from the recording. Who said them? LiSTEning 4 5 TCD  2/01 a LanguagE FOCuS 6 Reflecting on the past 1 I regret causing them so much anxiety. 2 I don’t regret my decision, … + noun or -ing form 3 I’m sorry I missed your talk yesterday. 4 I’m not sorry I did it. 5 We were so glad we were in Europe. 6 Actually, it’s a good thing they caught us. + past simple 7 I only wish I had done it before. 8 If only there had been a school or something. + past perfect Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv