Responses
Listen to the dialogues and choose the best response.
1.
What is the correct response?
Wow! How disgusting!
Mmm! How disgusting!
Yuk! How disgusting!
Read the dialogue to check.
When I was in China I saw a snack stall at the market selling starfish on a stick.
2.
What is the correct response?
Oh! What a pity!
Wow! What a pity!
Ouch! What a pity!
Read the dialogue to check.
We were all planning to go down to the big demonstration in London, but our driver, Russ, suddenly became ill, so we had to cancel and stay at home.
3.
What is the correct response?
Oh! That's amazing!
Whoops! That's amazing!
Wow! That's amazing!
Read the dialogue to check.
Have you heard that Mona beat up two nazis? She kicked one in the nuts and punched the other in the face.
4.
What is the correct response?
Wow! I've just cut myself!
Ouch! I've just cut myself!
Uh-huh! I've just cut myself!
Read the dialogue to check.
Be careful with that knife! It's not a toy, you know.
5.
What is the correct response?
Whoops! I've dropped it.
Ouch! I've dropped it.
Mmm! I've dropped it.
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Be careful with my laptop! It cost me a lot of money.
6.
What is the correct response?
Ah! It's very tasty.
Mmm! It's very tasty.
Hey! It's very tasty.
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How's the nut roast? Does it taste OK?
7.
What is the correct response?
Wow! That's bollocks! Why did he say such a stupid thing?
Whoops! That's bollocks! Why did he say such a stupid thing?
Uh? That's bollocks! Why did he say such a stupid thing?
Read the dialogue to check.
Martin told me you didn't like gay people. Is it true?
8.
What is the correct response?
Uh-huh. Of course I'm listening to you.
Oh! Of course I'm listening to you.
Ouch! Of course I'm listening to you.
Read the dialogue to check.
The other guy tried to hit me, but I kicked him the stomach. Then he tried to grab me, but I moved out of the way. He tried to kick me, but I pushed him back … Hey! Are you listening to me.
Exercise 2
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