Cover of the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Absolutely breathtaking for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in pairs. How many different replies using emphatic tags can you think of for each sentence below?

Answer

  1. Oh, it was just perfect, it really was. / Put it this way: I wouldn’t recommend it, I really wouldn’t. / Wonderful! I could've quite happily stayed for another week, I really could.
  2. Yeah, it was breathtaking, it really was. / Yeah, but it was exhausting, it really was.
  3. Oh, he was great, he really was. / He knew his stuff, but he wouldn’t shut up, he really wouldn’t.
  4. Yeah, but I wouldn’t do it again, I really wouldn’t. / Yeah, it was a real adventure, it really was.
  5. Oh yeah, we had a great time, we really did. / It was OK, but the kids didn’t stop complaining, they really didn’t.
  6. Oh, it’s a dump, it really is. / It was OK, but it poured with rain the whole time, it really did.