English Conversation

122 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation

v. police officer

w. result

x. second

y. then

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EXERCISE

Write an appropriate question or remark for each of the following responses. Ask an

English-speaking friend to check your answers.

1.

What a bummer!

2.

He’s a real pain in the neck.

3.

Thank goodness, we’re all safe.

4.

I finished writing it last night, thank God.

5.

Yeah, that’s the bottom line.

6.

It was right out of the blue.

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EXERCISE

Match the words or expressions in the first column with those in the second column that

have a similar meaning. Note: There may be more than one match for each expression.

1. be pumped up a. be all excited


2. be stuck with b. be angry


3. be raining cats and dogs c. be aware of


4. be freaked out d. be disgusted


5. be stressed out e. be frightened


6. chill out f. be grossed out