Showing posts with label English Language databank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Language databank. Show all posts

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Supplementary Question 10

Who do you think will win the World Cup?
 - I fancy Germany.
- Spain, probably.
- Certainly not England.
- I reckon Argentina have a good chance.
- Brazil have got to be favourites.
- I think Belgium might surprise a few people.
- You can never rule out the Italians.
- I wouldn’t bet against Uruguay.
- It’s very difficult to say....
- I'd love Holland to win but I know they won't.
- I don’t know and I don’t care!
- It’s not World Cup year again already, is it?

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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Supplementary Question 9

How did the exam go?
- I passed!
- I failed, unfortunately.
- It seemed to go okay.
- All right, I think.
- I got top marks!
- It was a total disaster!
- I just scraped through.
- Don't ask!
- It was a doddle!
- The written part was difficult.
- I'd rather not talk about it.
- I'll find out next week.
- Badly. I'm going to have to resit it.
- It was postponed for some reason.

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Supplementary Question 6

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, 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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