December 2009 Blank Caption Cartoon Worksheet

Grammar Points:

1. Making wishes in the present using

{I wish + verb in past tense} eg. I wish you were here, I wish I knew that before, I wish I had more time.

2. Use of will for on the spot “spontaneous” decisions, intentions or predictions. In the cartoon, Pierre makes a prediction, saying to Dexter that “he will have one”.

Vocabulary and Phases: Low-rider, flames, “voila” borrowed from French meaning “Here you are” or “There you go”.

Caption: Dexter: “I wish I had a low-rider with flames on the side.”

Pierre: “You will have one. Voila!” [...]