Understanding Natalia's Challenges and Desires in Therapy
Natalia opens up about her desires and frustrations in a therapy session, expressing wishes for more sociability, a different career path, and changes in her relationship dynamics. Through her reflections, we uncover a mix of present and past wishes, along with concerns about her boyfriend's behavior influencing her. The language analysis reveals a blend of present and past wishes, shedding light on Natalia's inner turmoil and desires for personal growth and change.
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A Therapy Session Image result for therapist
At the Therapists What do people talk about in therapy? Do you think therapy can help? Why/why not? How do you think it might help? What things might people want to change about their lives or personalities? Image result for therapist
Image result for therapist Natalia s Trip to the Therapist s I suppose my life is fine in general. I would only change a few things: I sometimes wish I was more sociable, I can be very shy in social situations. I was in a theatre group when I was a kid, if only I had continued doing theatre, maybe I would be more confident now. If only I didn t have to work so much, then I could go back to university and study something else. I wish I hadn t studied marketing, my job is so dull! I guess my relationship with my boyfriend is ok. Occasionally I wish that he would listen to me a bit more, sometimes it s like talking to a brick wall. I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football, they re a bad influence.
Natalia What problems does Natalia have? What does she want to change about Her personality? Her career? Her love life? What do you think of Natalia situation? What do you think she should do?
Image result for therapist Natalia s Trip to the Therapist s I suppose my life is fine in general. I would only change a few things: I sometimes wish I was more sociable, I can be very shy in social situations. I was in a theatre group when I was a kid, if only I had continued doing theatre, maybe I would be more confident now. If only I didn t have to work so much, then I could go back to university and study something else. I wish I hadn t studied marketing, my job is so dull! I guess my relationship with my boyfriend is ok. Occasionally I wish that he would listen to me a bit more, sometimes it s like talking to a brick wall. I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football, they re a bad influence. Look at the underlines sentences, do they refer to: a) A wish about the present b) A wish about the past c) A wish about another person s bad habits
Language Analysis Look at the examples from the text, how do we construct the sentences? Present wishes: I sometimes wish I was more sociable. If only I didn t have to work so much. Past wishes: If only I had continued doing theatre. I wish I hadn t studied marketing. Wishes about other people s bad habits: I wish that he would listen to me a bit more I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football
Language Analysis Look at the examples from the text, how do we construct the sentences? Present wishes: I sometimes wish I was more sociable. If only I didn t have to work so much. Past wishes: If only I had continued doing theatre. I wish I hadn t studied marketing. Wishes about other people s bad habits: I wish that he would listen to me a bit more I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football I wish/if only + past simple
Language Analysis Look at the examples from the text, how do we construct the sentences? Present wishes: I sometimes wish I was more sociable. If only I didn t have to work so much. Past wishes: If only I had continued doing theatre. I wish I hadn t studied marketing. Wishes about other people s bad habits: I wish that he would listen to me a bit more I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football I wish/if only + past simple I wish/if only + past perfect (had + past participle)
Language Analysis Look at the examples from the text, how do we construct the sentences? Present wishes: I sometimes wish I was more sociable. If only I didn t have to work so much. Past wishes: If only I had continued doing theatre. I wish I hadn t studied marketing. Wishes about other people s bad habits: I wish that he would listen to me a bit more I wish he wouldn t spend so much time with his mates from football I wish/if only + past simple I wish/if only + past perfect (had/hadn t + past participle) I wish/if only + would/wouldn t + verb in present
Practice Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: 1. I wish I __________(be) rich. 2. If only I __________ (have) green eyes. 3. I wish I __________ (study) more for the exam yesterday. 4. If only my brother __________ (annoy) me so much. 5. I wish I ___________ (look like) Ariana Grande. 6. If only my teacher ____________ (give) me so much homework. 7. I wish I ____________ (not eat) so much last night. 8. I wish I ____________ (can) turn invisible.
Free Production Write a short dialogue between a therapist and a very unhappy patient. The patient should express their wishes and the therapist should give advice.
