EVERYDAY ENGLISH Exclamations 1 Look at these examples of exclamations. When do we use "lOt a(tI) ... !. W1I1H ... I. and How... !? What an exciting experience! 1
What nonsense!
How horrible!
latch an exclamation in B with a line in C.
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c How interesting!
That's disgusting! That's unbelievable! How amazing! Sorry about that! I dropped it! It's absolutely delicious! That's nonsense! What a stupid thing to say. What a shame! That really hurt! (ome over here and sit with us. What a relief! Thank goodneu for that!
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Listen to ten lines of conversation. Reply to each one using an exclamation in B and its matching line in C. Write the number of the conversation 1-10 in column A.
5 Put What ...• What a ...• or How ... to complete the exclamations.
4 What is the next line in each conversation? Put a number I-tO next to the correct line. A How's your steak1ls it OK?
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silly mistake!
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brilliant idea!
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B Mmm! It's absolutely delicious! Jurt th~ way rlike it.
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o Don't worry. I'll get you a new one,
utterly ridiculous! dreadful weather! rubbish!
~ Tripletsl That'll keep them busyl
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~ You must be so disappointedl
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mess! awful! wonderful!
[I] Just the way I like it.
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relief!
~ I hadn't done any revising for it at all.
o You wouldn't catch me eating that! o told you! Welt, it isn't bleeding, but you'll have a nice bruise. D Let's have a chat. o You know it's not true,
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Which arc positive reactions? Which are negative?
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I haven't seen her for ages. How is she?
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Listen and check. Practise the conversations. paying special attention to intonation. You could act some of them out and make them longer!
With exclamations using What ... !and How ... f. your intonation should rise and fall on both the adjective and noun:
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What awful shoes! What a fantastic view! How amazing! IIIIJ Usten and repeat.
terrible thing to happen!
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Listen to some situations. Respond to them. using one of the exclamations in exercise 5.
7 Write a dialogue with a partner. Use some of the exclamations on this page. You could ask about a party. a meal. a holiday, or a sports event. Begin with a question. What was ttl•... lib? Wall. it was .,.
Act out your conversations to the dass.
Unit 2 • Been there. done that!
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