Answer — Exercise 6
6.4 - Speaking and writing·Navigate Elementary A2 - Coursebook
Question
Work with a partner. Take turns to tell each other some news and respond to it. Student A, turn to page 129. Student B, turn to page 134
Answer
Student A:
- We moved house three times last year. ; That’s terrible!/Poor you!/What a nightmare!/Oh no!/ That’s awful! It is really stressful, isn’t it?
- Someone shouted at me in the street yesterday. ; That’s terrible!/Poor you!/What a nightmare!/Oh no!/ That’s awful! What did you do?
- I’ve got a new job! ; Really?/That’s brilliant/great! Congratulations!
- I walked ten miles on Sunday. ; Really?/That’s brilliant/great! You are really fit!
- I’ve got too much work at the moment. ; That’s terrible!/Poor you!/What a nightmare!/Oh no!/ That’s awful! Try to get an early night.
Student B:
- I booked a holiday to Australia. ; Really?/That’s brilliant/great! When do you go?
- I couldn’t sleep last night. ; That’s terrible!/Poor you!/What a nightmare!/Oh no!/ That’s awful! Did you sleep at all?
- I was on TV when I was a child. ; Really?/That’s interesting! What were you in?
- I’ve got a cold. ; That’s terrible!/Poor you!/What a nightmare!/Oh no!/ That’s awful! Take an aspirin.
- I watched a great film on TV last night. ; Really? What was it called?