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Lesson 11

What’s the matter?

* Dialogue

A: Hi, Jimmy.
B: Hi, Kathy.
A: Oh, you don’t look very well. Are you okay?
B: Not really.
A: What’s the matter?
B: I have a headache.
A: I’m sorry to hear that.

* Expressions

- You don’t look very well.
= You don’t look so[too] good.
= You look pale.

= You look awful.

Other Expressions: You look tired.

= You seem (to be) tired.
= You look weary.
- What’s the matter? Vocabulary &
= What’s wrong? Expressions
= What’s the problem? matter
- I have a headache. pale
awful
>>Tip. stomachache / backache / toothache
- I’m sorry to hear that. tired
seem
= That’s too bad.
weary
= I’m sorry. wrong

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