It was nice meeting you.

say goodbyeI’d appreciate that

accept an offer

I’d like…

Congratulations.

That’s unbelievable!

What /How about…?

In my opinion/I think

The radio says it’ll be

sunny and mild

order food or drink

When told good news

talk about the weather

surprise

make suggestions

express opinions

Match the following expressions with the relevant situation:

If someone showed little interest in your conversation, how would you feel?

I would feel upset/depressed/offended/… I would feel that they don’t show respect for the person who is talking.

How can we show interest in the people who are talking to us?

By using body language and intonation. with questions of exclamations to encourage

them to continue.

1. For questions showing interest, the intonation usually goes up:

Really?

Is that so?

2. For exclamations showing interest, the intonation usually goes down:

No!

I don’t believe it !

When the topic of the conversa

tion does not interest you, you can change the subject by using expressions such as :

By the way,…

Make a dialogue with your partner and perform it by using

Really? / Is that so? No! / I don’t believe it! By the way…

Really? }

Is that so? }

No! }

I don’t believe it! }

By the way ---

interest

shock/disbelief

a polite way of changing subject

A speaker expects some sign of interest from his/her conversation partner.

Eve: I saw a funny film on TV last Wednesday.Jie: Really?Eve: It was about the owner of a furniture shop.Jie: About whom?Eve: The owner of a furniture shop. He put an adv

ertisement in the newspaper. It said, “send me 500 yuan and I guarantee to make you 20cm taller.

Read the following conversation and find out the questions and exclamations used by Jie to show interest.

Jie: Is that so?Eve: Hundreds of people sent him money.Jie: No!Eve: He sent them back a 20 cm high plastic chair. Then they all came round his shop and…Jie: By the way, is that a new hairstyle you’ve got?Eve: Why, yes. Do you like it? I had it done at Connie’s yesterday?

Jie: You know, I had my hair done as well, yesterday.Eve: ________________Jie: Yes, it cost me 10 yuan.Eve: __________________Jie: I got it done at a small shop at the corner.Eve: _______________.Jie: They didn’t do a good job, however. They cut it too short.Eve: __________Jie: The hairdresser was very nice, though.Eve: By the way, ___________________________________

Really?

I don’t believe it!

No!

Is that so?

have you done your homework, yet?

The following is the rest of the previous conversation. Fill in the blanks with questions and exclamations found above and then practise the conversation.

Homework

Make a dialogue using the skills of showing interest and changing the subject.