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    L6 - Common Exclamations & Fixed Phrases Student Notes

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    This document discusses common English exclamations used to express emotions. It provides a list of 8 exclamations and their associated feelings or uses, such as "Thank God!" to express relief. The document then gives examples of conversations where readers practice using the exclamations appropriately. Finally, it prompts readers to write short dialogs using each exclamation from the list. The document aims to help readers learn and practice using common English exclamations.

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    This document discusses common English exclamations used to express emotions. It provides a list of 8 exclamations and their associated feelings or uses, such as "Thank God!" to express relief. The document then gives examples of conversations where readers practice using the exclamations appropriately. Finally, it prompts readers to write short dialogs using each exclamation from the list. The document aims to help readers learn and practice using common English exclamations.

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    L6 - Common Exclamations & Fixed Phrases Student Notes

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    A A PRACTICAL ENGLISH

    Common Exclamations
    UPPER INTERMEDIATE

    1 Uses of exclamations
    Words and phrases such as `Cheers!',`Oh my God!', `Poor you!' etc. are called exclamations. They are
    used to express a sudden emotion such as excitement, fear, surprise, etc.

    Match the exclamations on the left with the feelings/expressions of emotion and uses on the right:

    1. Guess what? a. Annoyance: used when someone is interested in something


    you feel is private
    2. Come off it! b. Disapproval: said sarcastically when someone has done
    something that you expected
    3. Thank God! c. Disbelief: used when someone says something that you do not
    believe is true
    4. Suit yourself! d. Excitement: used before saying something interesting
    5. Surprise, surprise. e. Frustration: used when a difficult situation has become worse
    6. That's all I need! f. Mild anger: used to mean `do what you want to do' when
    someone does not want to do what you think they should do
    7. Mind your own business! g. Relief: when you are happy that something bad did not happen
    8. My condolences. h. Sympathy: used when someone's close friend or a member of
    someone's family has just died

    2 Practice
    Respond to the following sentences with an appropriate expression. Listen and check your answers,
    repeating the expressions with the correct pronunciation and intonation.

    1. Oh, there's my mobile. . I thought I'd lost it.


    2. "I've heard that Andrew's Japanese is getting pretty good." " ! He's only been in Japan
    a couple of weeks."
    3. "I don't think I'll go to Jack's birthday party tonight." "All right, ."
    4. "Excuse me, how much money do you earn?" " !"
    5. "Martin was late for work...again!" " !"
    6. I've had a horrible day at work. And now the Internet isn't working. !
    7. "My grandfather has just died." " ."
    8. ? I've passed my driving test.
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    Review your flashcards at least 3-5 times a week for 20 minutes to keep the material fresh in your memory.
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    3 Role play
    In pairs, write a short dialogue for each of the expressions in Ex1. Read each dialogue aloud.

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