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32 A When people are surprised, impressed, angry, etc. they often express their emotions with the help of exclamations. Read the list of those and the explanations of the circumstances under which they can be used and do the tasks after the list.
Oh! Oh, dear! Oh, no! - are used to show that you are upset, annoyed, disappointed, worried or surprised.
Heaven help us — is used to show that you hope something will not happen.
(I beg your) pardon - is used for politely asking to repeat something you didn’t hear or did not understand.
Heaven only knows - is used to emphasize what you are saying or to say that you do not know something and cannot imagine it.
My! — is used to express surprise, shock or anger.
Ouch!) — is used to express a feeling of sudden pain.
Oi!) — (rather rude) is used to attract someone’s attention, especially when you think they are doing something wrong.
Rlght — is used for making someone pay attention before you begin doing something or that you have finished doing one thing and begin doing another.
Wow) — is used to show that you are very surprised or impressed.
Alas) — (often humorous) is used to say about something and wish it hadn’t happen.
B Complete the dialogues with the words and phrases from the list above and role-play them.
1.
- Jill!
— Yes, dear.
—_, I’m tired of telling you again that you shouldn’t do that.
2.
— _. That’s unbelievable.
— And nevertheless it is absolutely true. That is precisely what he has done.
3.
— _! Mum! I’ve cut myself.
— _. This is what happens when you monkey about with a knife.
4.
— Where is John?
— _. I haven’t seen him for ages.
5.
— David, let’s hit the road1.
— _. What did you say?
6.
— I met a smashing girl the other day.
—_. Have you got her telephone number?
7.
— It’s ten o’clock already.
—_. Let’s get down to business.
8.
— They say the winter temperatures are going to drop to twenty-five degrees.
—_. All the winter crops will be destroyed.
9.
— I wish I hadn’t said it.
—_, nothing can be done about it now.
C Work in pairs. Make up and act out short dialogues in which you can use the exclamations above.
Oh! Oh, dear! Oh, no! - are used to show that you are upset, annoyed, disappointed, worried or surprised.
Heaven help us — is used to show that you hope something will not happen.
(I beg your) pardon - is used for politely asking to repeat something you didn’t hear or did not understand.
Heaven only knows - is used to emphasize what you are saying or to say that you do not know something and cannot imagine it.
My! — is used to express surprise, shock or anger.
Ouch!) — is used to express a feeling of sudden pain.
Oi!) — (rather rude) is used to attract someone’s attention, especially when you think they are doing something wrong.
Rlght — is used for making someone pay attention before you begin doing something or that you have finished doing one thing and begin doing another.
Wow) — is used to show that you are very surprised or impressed.
Alas) — (often humorous) is used to say about something and wish it hadn’t happen.
B Complete the dialogues with the words and phrases from the list above and role-play them.
1.
- Jill!
— Yes, dear.
—_, I’m tired of telling you again that you shouldn’t do that.
2.
— _. That’s unbelievable.
— And nevertheless it is absolutely true. That is precisely what he has done.
3.
— _! Mum! I’ve cut myself.
— _. This is what happens when you monkey about with a knife.
4.
— Where is John?
— _. I haven’t seen him for ages.
5.
— David, let’s hit the road1.
— _. What did you say?
6.
— I met a smashing girl the other day.
—_. Have you got her telephone number?
7.
— It’s ten o’clock already.
—_. Let’s get down to business.
8.
— They say the winter temperatures are going to drop to twenty-five degrees.
—_. All the winter crops will be destroyed.
9.
— I wish I hadn’t said it.
—_, nothing can be done about it now.
C Work in pairs. Make up and act out short dialogues in which you can use the exclamations above.