English Conversation

30 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation

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EXERCISE

Write a question using like for each of the following answers.

1.

He’s very tall.

2.

Yes, she does.

3.

He’s quite the character.

4.

They like to play basketball.

5.

She likes to play with dolls.

6.

I’m honest.

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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. in general a. actually


2. the truth is b. as a matter of fact


3. almost never c. basically


4. not to mention d. hardly ever


5. next e. I mean


6. it’s no surprise that f. I wonder


7. very g. I’m like


8. in other words h. no wonder


9. I don’t know i. plus


10. I’m thinking j. really

k. so

l. then