CONTENT: OPINION - ADVICE - COMPLAINT - SUGGESTIONS - APOLOGY - REQUESTS - AGREEMENT - (UN)CERTAINTY - REGRET - CLARIFICATION - INTERACTION EXERCISE
ASKING FOR AND GIVING OPINION
Asking for opinion
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Giving opinion
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In my opinion...
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ASKING FOR AND GIVING ADVICE
Asking for Advice:
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Giving Advice:
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If I were in your place, I'd…
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EXPRESSING AND RESPONDING TO A COMPLAINT
Complaining:
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Responding to a complaint:
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MAKING, ACCEPTING, AND DECLINING SUGGESTIONS
Making suggestions:
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Accepting Suggestions:
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Declining suggestions:
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OFFERING AND ACCEPTING APOLOGY
Offering Apology:
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Accepting Apology:
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MAKING AND RESPONDING POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY TO REQUESTS
Making Requests:
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Responding Negatively:
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Responding Positively:
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AGREEMENT, DISAGREEMENT AND PARTIAL AGREEMENT
Agreement:
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Disagreement:
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Partial Agreement:
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EXPRESSING CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY
Certainty:
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Uncertainty:
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EXPRESSING REGRET
If + past perfect + would + have + PP (cond.3)
(If he had worked hard, he would have passed.)
I wish + Past perfect
If only + Past perfet
I regret + having + PP
I should (’nt) + have + PP
I am / feel sorry I + S. Past / P.Perfect
EXPRESSING LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND ASKING FOR CLARIFICATIONS
Expressing Lack of Understanding:
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Asking for Clarifications:
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A. What do these statements express:
1. I’m sure it will rain tonight.
2. I am sorry I ate all the cake.
3. Maybe he was run over by a car.
4. I don’t like cheese.
5. Would you like to come home for a cup of tea?
6. Could you pass the salt, please?
7. You’re right.
8. I wish I had five million dollars!
9. Let’s go out this afternoon.
10. You should eat healthy food.
2. I am sorry I ate all the cake.
3. Maybe he was run over by a car.
4. I don’t like cheese.
5. Would you like to come home for a cup of tea?
6. Could you pass the salt, please?
7. You’re right.
8. I wish I had five million dollars!
9. Let’s go out this afternoon.
10. You should eat healthy food.
KEY: 1. certainty, 2. apology, 3. probability, 4. expressing dislike, 5. inviting, 6. request, 7. agreeing, 8. expressing a wish, 9. suggestion, 10. advice.
B. What do you say in the following situations?
1. You want to borrow a friend’s bike. What do you say?
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2. You don’t know what “carpool” means. Express your lack of understanding and ask for clarification.
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3. The waiter gave you the wrong change. Complain to the restaurant manager.
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4. You didn’t attend class yesterday. Apologize to your teacher.
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5. Your friend says, “Men are better drivers than women.” Write a sentence expressing your disagreement.
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6. You started a bad habit. Write a sentence expressing your regret.
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7. A friend of yours is a bit overweight. Give him/her a piece of advice to lose weight.
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8. What do you think about school uniforms? Give your opinion.
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9. You see your teacher on TV. Express your surprise.
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10. Someone is knocking at your door at 22:00. Who could it be? Write a sentence expressing possibility or certainty.
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2. You don’t know what “carpool” means. Express your lack of understanding and ask for clarification.
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3. The waiter gave you the wrong change. Complain to the restaurant manager.
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4. You didn’t attend class yesterday. Apologize to your teacher.
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5. Your friend says, “Men are better drivers than women.” Write a sentence expressing your disagreement.
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6. You started a bad habit. Write a sentence expressing your regret.
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7. A friend of yours is a bit overweight. Give him/her a piece of advice to lose weight.
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8. What do you think about school uniforms? Give your opinion.
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9. You see your teacher on TV. Express your surprise.
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10. Someone is knocking at your door at 22:00. Who could it be? Write a sentence expressing possibility or certainty.
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KEY: Look at the expressions above for help.
C. Complete the following mini-dialogues:
1. A: "Do you think TV creates addiction?"
B: "..........................................................................."
2. A: Can I borrow your dictionary, please ?
B: ".................................................................................."
3. A: "Sorry to bother you, but your son has been playing his radio too loud."
B: ".................................................................................."
4. A: "For me cats are better pets than dogs."
B: "................................................................................"
5. A: "My scooter was stolen last night because I didn't lock it.
B: "I wish ......................................................................"
6. A: "I often have terrible headaches, what should I do?"
B: "..............................................................................."
7. A: “Can you give me a ride home?”
B: "Sorry, ..........................................................................?"
A: " It just means to provide transportation for someone"
B: "..........................................................................."
2. A: Can I borrow your dictionary, please ?
B: ".................................................................................."
3. A: "Sorry to bother you, but your son has been playing his radio too loud."
B: ".................................................................................."
4. A: "For me cats are better pets than dogs."
B: "................................................................................"
5. A: "My scooter was stolen last night because I didn't lock it.
B: "I wish ......................................................................"
6. A: "I often have terrible headaches, what should I do?"
B: "..............................................................................."
7. A: “Can you give me a ride home?”
B: "Sorry, ..........................................................................?"
A: " It just means to provide transportation for someone"
INTERACTION EXERCISE 1
INTERACTION EXERCISE 2
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