English Conversation

56 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation

4. I’m not married.


5. She can’t stay here tonight.


6. He won’t move his car.


7. She drives too fast.


8. They come home late.


9. I don’t have enough money.


10. Our house is too small.

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EXERCISE

Circle the most appropriate response to each question or remark.

1. I wish we could take a vacation.
   a. Perfect. c. Look—we can’t afford it.
   b. Yeah, right. d. Oh dear.


2. We’d rather go to the mountains than the beach.
   a. Listen—why don’t you go to c. Perfect. Let’s say we all go to the beach.
   the mountains, and we’ll go
   to the beach.
   b. Look—I’m tired. d. Oh dear. Then we’ll all go to the beach.


3. Can you help me with these packages?
   a. Oh dear, I can. c. Let’s say no.
   b. Oh dear, I can’t. d. Perfect.


4. Are you graduating in June?
   a. No problem! c. You have too much on your plate.
   b. I wish! d. I mustn’t.


5. Why is your project late?
   a. No problem! c. I have too much on my plate!
   b. Of course! d. Right!