2021-02-25 10:38:20
Talking about ambitions and aspirations
To talk about things we have wanted to do very much for a long time, we can use dream of:
He dreams of becoming a top medical researcher.
To say we feel pleased or excited about something we think is going to happen, we can use look forward to (three-part phrasal verb):
I'm looking forward to my summer holidays.
To talk about something good that we think will happen in the future, or that we feel confident will happen in the future, we can use hope:
Kioshi hopes to study medicine in Brisbane next year.
I hope that I will be able to work abroad after I graduate.
To say we think something will happen, we can use:
- expect: Anita expects to be promoted at the end of the month.
- be likely to: The job is likely to be quite challenging.
To say what we want for the future, we can use:
- want: I want to become a doctor.
- would like: Pandora would like to get a place at Yale.
To say there is something we want for the future, but which we think is unlikely or impossible, we can use I wish I could /I wish you/he/she/they would:
- I wish I could study at Harvard, but / cannot afford it.
- I wish they would increase student grants.
Note that wish is followed by would or could, whereas hope is followed by the infinitive or a present, future or past tense.
To say we do not think something will happen, we can use:
- don't expect: I don't expect to finish in the first three in the race,
- unlikely: She's unlikely to be elected to the student council.
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