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The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1A - Questions and answers for the textbook English File Upper-Intermediate - Workbook with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Listen to the questions. Tick (✓) if the speaker sounds interested.
  2. -
  3. Complete the table with the expressions and questions in the list.
  4. -
  5. Now listen to the questions from a in conversations. Complete the phrases or questions that people use to react to the answers.

Answer

a)

  1. ✓
  2. ✓
  3. -
  4. ✓
  5. -
  6. ✓

c)

Expressions showing interest

  • How interesting!
  • Me too!
  • Oh, really?
  • Wow!

Expressions showing sympathy

  • I'm sorry.
  • What a shame!

Follow-up questions

  • Why (not)?
  • Why do you say that?
  • Why is that?

e)

  1. Me too!
  2. Why do you say that?
  3. I’m sorry.
  4. Why’s that?
  5. Wow!
  6. What a shame!