A lovely moment in the film is when Jackie talks with Ruby about their intimate feelings in a mum-and-daughter conversation. Ruby asks her mum, “Do you ever wish I was deaf? '' highlighting the communication problems between deaf parents and their CODA children. In English, the formula I WISH PLUS A COMBINATION OF VERB TENSES expresses wishes for our future or complaints. I WISH + SUBJECT + WOULD/WOULDN’T + INFINITIVE expresses a complaint about a behaviour you disagree with. Example: “I wish the dog would stop barking”. Now write new wishes that show the speaker’s complaints.
1- Mr. Villalobos: “Ruby always arrives late. This is wrong.” (not be late)
2- Frank: “The board doesn’t give credit to our hard work.” (underestimate our effort)
3- Ruby: “I’m fed up! My classmates keep making fun of me!” (not bully me)
4- Leo: “I feel invisible in the pub. Nobody talks to me.” (be friendlier to me)
