How did Italy and England end up in the same World Cup Group?
- Pure chance.
- Ask Michel.
- Isn’t it obvious?
- It’s beyond me.
- I really can’t explain it.
- That’s just the way it goes.
- FIFA moves in mysterious ways.
- They changed the rules at the last minute.
- I think you already know the answer to that.
- I presume that’s a rhetorical question.
- There’s something fishy about the whole business.
- C’est la vie!
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Supplementary Question 5
What do you want for Christmas?
- What I most want is a job.
- Something expensive!
- I'd really like a new pair of trainers.
- Surprise me!
- We don't celebrate Christmas.
- I'm hoping for some diamond earrings.
- A travel voucher would be great.
- I just want to be with the people I care about.
- Peace and love in the world. And a new smartphone.
- My boss’s head on a plate would be nice.
- I want Italian politicians to take a 90% pay cut.
- Nothing. I just want an end to all this materialism!
- I’m asking people to donate to charity rather than buy me anything.
- I’ll be happy if I can survive it without strangling any of my relatives.
- What I most want is a job.
- Something expensive!
- I'd really like a new pair of trainers.
- Surprise me!
- We don't celebrate Christmas.
- I'm hoping for some diamond earrings.
- A travel voucher would be great.
- I just want to be with the people I care about.
- Peace and love in the world. And a new smartphone.
- My boss’s head on a plate would be nice.
- I want Italian politicians to take a 90% pay cut.
- Nothing. I just want an end to all this materialism!
- I’m asking people to donate to charity rather than buy me anything.
- I’ll be happy if I can survive it without strangling any of my relatives.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Q 76 Does anything strike you about this photo?
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Q 75 Is the new house nice?
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Q 74 How do I look?
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Q 73 What colour is it?
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Q 72 How would you describe him?
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Q 71 What does he look like?
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Q 70 What's she like?
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Q 69 What's your hometown like?
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Q 68 How would you compare the two?
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Q 67 What would you suggest?
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Q 66 What's wrong with it?
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Q 65 What do you reckon will happen?
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Q 64 What do you think of the new guy?
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Q 63 Are you for or against?
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Q 62 How was the party?
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Q 61 What did you think of the book?
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Q 60 Did you enjoy the film?
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
Supplementary Question 4
How do you feel about Silvio Berlusconi?
- He belongs in prison.
- I deeply believe that he is the second Messiah.
- I’ve always thought of him as a deluded psychopath.
- I am profoundly grateful for all the sacrifices he has made for Italy.
- Please don’t mention that man to me.
- He is the innocent victim of a witch-hunt.
- The man is an embarrassment to himself and his country.
- As a woman, I find him irresistibly attractive.
- He has destroyed my country.
- A deeply humble and much misunderstood man.
- The guy’s a crook.
- He has been a wonderful ambassador for Italy.
- It’s the people who support him that I can’t stand.
- We are lucky to have him!
- He has finally got what he deserves.
- I think he has a wonderful sense of humour.
- Just hearing his name makes me physically sick.
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- He belongs in prison.
- I deeply believe that he is the second Messiah.
- I’ve always thought of him as a deluded psychopath.
- I am profoundly grateful for all the sacrifices he has made for Italy.
- Please don’t mention that man to me.
- He is the innocent victim of a witch-hunt.
- The man is an embarrassment to himself and his country.
- As a woman, I find him irresistibly attractive.
- He has destroyed my country.
- A deeply humble and much misunderstood man.
- The guy’s a crook.
- He has been a wonderful ambassador for Italy.
- It’s the people who support him that I can’t stand.
- We are lucky to have him!
- He has finally got what he deserves.
- I think he has a wonderful sense of humour.
- Just hearing his name makes me physically sick.
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Q 59 How many do you need?
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Q 58 Which one would you recommend?
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Q 57 How much does it cost?
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Q 56 Where can I get one of those?
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Q 55 What do you recommend I should see?
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Q 54 Can you tell me how to get to the station?
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Q 53 Can I help you?
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Q 48 How did you spend the holidays?
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Q 40 What have you been up to?
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
Supplementary Question 3
What are you thinking about?
- Cold beer.
- My bed.
- Your sister.
- Nothing in particular.
- My next move.
- What to do next.
- About why it happened.
- How to get the money back.
- I keep reliving the whole experience.
- Nothing. I'm incapable of thought at the moment.
- Ways of getting out of going to school tomorrow.
- About how much I hate you.
- I can't stop thinking about Natalie Portman.
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- Cold beer.
- My bed.
- Your sister.
- Nothing in particular.
- My next move.
- What to do next.
- About why it happened.
- How to get the money back.
- I keep reliving the whole experience.
- Nothing. I'm incapable of thought at the moment.
- Ways of getting out of going to school tomorrow.
- About how much I hate you.
- I can't stop thinking about Natalie Portman.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Supplementary Question 2
How much time do you spend on the computer?
- A lot.
- Very little.
- Hardly any.
- Too much!
- Not so much.
- Four or five hours a day at work.
- More than is good for me.
- I only really use it for email.
- More during the week than at weekends.
- I try to avoid using it at home.
- None at all at the moment: it's broken!
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- A lot.
- Very little.
- Hardly any.
- Too much!
- Not so much.
- Four or five hours a day at work.
- More than is good for me.
- I only really use it for email.
- More during the week than at weekends.
- I try to avoid using it at home.
- None at all at the moment: it's broken!
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Supplementary Question 1
Are you political?
- Very much so!
- Not at all.
- Not particularly.
- I find politics very boring.
- I can't stand politicians.
- I always vote Green.
- I'm a member of the Labour Party.
- I suppose I'm left-wing.
- I'm standing in the next local elections actually.
- I vote but I'm not really interested in politics.
- I like to keep up with what's happening in the world.
- I guess I'm what they call a floating voter.
- I used to be but I got disillusioned.
- There are certain issues I feel very strongly about.
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- Very much so!
- Not at all.
- Not particularly.
- I find politics very boring.
- I can't stand politicians.
- I always vote Green.
- I'm a member of the Labour Party.
- I suppose I'm left-wing.
- I'm standing in the next local elections actually.
- I vote but I'm not really interested in politics.
- I like to keep up with what's happening in the world.
- I guess I'm what they call a floating voter.
- I used to be but I got disillusioned.
- There are certain issues I feel very strongly about.
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
The English the English Really Speak
Test your knowledge of idiomatic English by trying to match an answer to each of the following questions:
1) Can you cook?
2) How often do you go out?
3) How’s it going?
4) What would you like to drink?
5) What did you do last weekend?
6) How much does it cost?
7) What did you think of the book?
8) What colour is it?
9) What are your main qualities?
10) What are you doing next Saturday evening?
11) Is it true?
12) Why haven’t you finished yet?
13) How would you feel if you didn’t pass your exam?
a) I just chilled.
b) There are just too many to list.
c) I could murder a cold beer.
d) The computer’s on the blink.
e) I’d get over it.
f) It blew me away.
g) We have people coming round.
h) It looks like it.
i) It’s hard to tell in this light.
j) Not as well as it might be.
k) Peanuts.
l) I can rustle up a dish of pasta if I have to.
m) Pretty much every day.
Answer Key:
1)l 2)m 3)j 4)c 5)a 6)k 7)f 8)i 9)b 10)g 11)h 12)d 13)e
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1) Can you cook?
2) How often do you go out?
3) How’s it going?
4) What would you like to drink?
5) What did you do last weekend?
6) How much does it cost?
7) What did you think of the book?
8) What colour is it?
9) What are your main qualities?
10) What are you doing next Saturday evening?
11) Is it true?
12) Why haven’t you finished yet?
13) How would you feel if you didn’t pass your exam?
a) I just chilled.
b) There are just too many to list.
c) I could murder a cold beer.
d) The computer’s on the blink.
e) I’d get over it.
f) It blew me away.
g) We have people coming round.
h) It looks like it.
i) It’s hard to tell in this light.
j) Not as well as it might be.
k) Peanuts.
l) I can rustle up a dish of pasta if I have to.
m) Pretty much every day.
Answer Key:
1)l 2)m 3)j 4)c 5)a 6)k 7)f 8)i 9)b 10)g 11)h 12)d 13)e
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Q39 Can I get you anything else?
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Q13 What do you have for breakfast?
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Q11 Are you good at English?
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Q10 Can you cook?
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Q7 Who do you live with?
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Q6 Where do you live?
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Q3 What do you do?
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Q2 How old are you?
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Q1 Where are you from?
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