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ll REAL Vocabulary ways of
exaggerating
WORLD Real World saying you're
surprised or not surprised
D a Match phrases 1-12 in bold to meanings a-1. Check
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1 I'm dying for a drink. a very thirsty
2 I'm speechless. b very frightened
3 I'm over the moon. c very worried
4 I'm scared stiff. d very happy
5 I'm starving. e very hungry
6 I'm going out of my t very shocked, • REAL WORLD
mind. surprised or angry •
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• Saying you're surprised or not surprised
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7 It costs a fortune. g very painful EJ a Fill in the gaps with these words/ phrases.
8 It's a nightmare. h a very long time •
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9 It's killing me. makes me very angry • earth must news believe kidding
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10 It drives me crazy. very expensive •
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11 It takes forever. k very heavy • SAYING YOU'RE SURPRISED
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12 It weighs a ton. I a very difficult situation • I don't 1 it!
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• You 2 be joking!
b Choose five sentences from 1a. Think of a present You're 3
or past situation in your life when you might have said Why on 4 (doesn't he listen to me)?
each one.
Wow, that's fantastic 5
c Work in pairs. Take turns to tell each other about
your situations. Ask follow-up questions. no wonder honest bet imagine wouldn't
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I don't usually have SAYING YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED
lunch, so I'm always I I Really? Do you eatj
I I a big breakfa3t? I'm not surprised, to be 6
starving when I
I 7 you were.
Well, 8 (you've got a virus).
El a fJl•B•>4 D36 Watch or listen to Judy telling Well, he would say that, 9 he?
her husband, Martin, about her day. Then tick the
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things she talks about.
b Look at Martin's questions a-d. Then answer questions
• their holiday plans
1 and 2 and choose the correct word in the rule.
• something they've bought recently
a Hadn't they promised to be here today?
• Judy's computer
b Didn't you install that anti-virus software?
• car repairs
c Have you had a good day?
• a problem with their son
• a doctor's appointment • d Did you ask him to come to the barbecue this weekend?
• Judy's brother 1 In which questions does Martin not know the answer?
• the garden 2 In which questions does he think he knows the answer?
b Watch and listen again. Make notes on the things in • We often use positive/negative auxiliaries in questions
2a that Judy talks about. when we think we know the answer.
c Work in pairs. Compare notes. c Check in l;lijl@rnmtl• p136.