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.
Over 100 common English questions and databanks of possible answers to each can be found, together with exercises and solutions, in 1000 Real Answers - English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites). Take a look through the book by clicking on the cover image at the following link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
Saturday, May 25, 2013
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!
Over 100 common English questions and databanks of possible answers to each can be found, together with exercises and solutions, in 1000 Real Answers - English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites). Take a look through the book by clicking on the cover image at the following link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
- 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!
Over 100 common English questions and databanks of possible answers to each can be found, together with exercises and solutions, in 1000 Real Answers - English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites). Take a look through the book by clicking on the cover image at the following link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
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.
Over 100 common English questions and databanks of possible answers to each can be found, together with exercises and solutions, in 1000 Real Answers - English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites). Take a look through the book by clicking on the cover image at the following link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
- 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.
Over 100 common English questions and databanks of possible answers to each can be found, together with exercises and solutions, in 1000 Real Answers - English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites). Take a look through the book by clicking on the cover image at the following link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
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
A wide range of alternative responses, together with exercises and answer keys, can be found in 1000 Real Answers: English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites):
http://www.amazon.it/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
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
A wide range of alternative responses, together with exercises and answer keys, can be found in 1000 Real Answers: English Phrasebook & Self-Study Guide (available on all amazon sites):
http://www.amazon.it/1000-Real-Answers-Phrasebook-ebook/dp/B00AUHFGC0/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1356087726&sr=8-1
Q39 Can I get you anything else?
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