Answer — Exercise 9
8 - Absolutely breathtaking·Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book
Question
Work in pairs. How many different replies using emphatic tags can you think of for each sentence below?
Answer
- 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.
- Yeah, it was breathtaking, it really was. / Yeah, but it was exhausting, it really was.
- Oh, he was great, he really was. / He knew his stuff, but he wouldn’t shut up, he really wouldn’t.
- Yeah, but I wouldn’t do it again, I really wouldn’t. / Yeah, it was a real adventure, it really was.
- Oh yeah, we had a great time, we really did. / It was OK, but the kids didn’t stop complaining, they really didn’t.
- Oh, it’s a dump, it really is. / It was OK, but it poured with rain the whole time, it really did.