Lesson XIII: Vocabulary in Context

2. EXPECT, etc. EXPECT means feel sure or believe . HOPE includes the idea of a wish or desire . WAIT FOR usually means expect someone or something. Situation: Mr. and Mrs. Hunter are in their living room after dinner. Mr. Hunter looks at his watch. Mrs. Hunter: Are you EXPECTING someone dear? Mr. Hunter: Yes, our neighbors. I've promised to show them the slides of our trip tonight. Mrs. Hunter: I HOPE you won’t show them all of the slides. Mr. Hunter: No, I won’t. I’ll only show them the best ones. Mrs. Hunter: How long must we WAIT FOR them? Mr. Hunter: I don’t know. They are fifteen minutes late now. Exercise 2.1. Practice WAIT FOR and HOPE Employ time expressions offered to answer with YES, I HOPE IT GETS HERE … . For example: Are you waiting for the six o'clock train ? -on time- YES, I HOPE IT GETS HERE ON TIME . 1. Are you waiting for a bus? -soon- 2. Are you waiting for the next bus? -in a few minutes- 3. Are you waiting for a streetcar? -soon- 4. Are you waiting for the four o'clock bus? -on time- 5. Are you waiting for the afternoon train? -soon- 6. Are you waiting for the eight o'clock train? -on time- Exercise 2.2. Practice EXPECT Express expectations. For example: You ' re studying hard. - learn English - I EXPECT TO LEARN ENGLISH . You ' re going to work eight hours today. - be tired tonight- I EXPECT TO BE TIRED TONIGHT . 1. You get an e-mail from John every day. -get one this evening- 2. You're 10,000 miles away from your home. -get homesick- 3. You see your friend after class every day. -see him today- 4. Your friend said, "I'll be back very soon." -see him in a few minutes- 5. You will finish your studies in May. -get a degree in Jun- 6. You get a parcel every week. -get one on Thursday-