English: 2Bac (All Streams)
Unit 8 (International Organisations)
Functions : Responding to good / bad news
Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae
Summary
I- Course
1-1/ Responding to good news
1-2/ Responding to bad news
II- Practice 1
III- Practice 2
I- Course
1-1/ Responding to good news
- Sounds great!
- Great news!
- Superb!
- Oh, how wonderful!
- That's good / nice / great/ fantastic / wonderful!
- Congratulations!
- I’m happy / glad to hear that!
- Really ? I can't believe that!
I- Course
1-2/ Responding to bad news
- Oh,dear!
- Poor you!
- That must be awful!
- That’s too bad!
- My goodness!
- I’m sorry to hear that!
- I do sympathise with you!
- What a shame!
- I know how you must be feeling!
II- Practice 1
Complete the following exchanges :
1- Teacher : We're planning to set up a citizenship club in our school. Would you like to be a member ?
You : ____________________________________ . I wouldn’t miss such an important opportunity.
2- Your friend : Have you seen the news on TV recently? There was a violent attack in France.
You : ____________________________________ . I hope there weren't many casualties.
Your friend : Actually, about nine people were killed and many others injured.
III- Practice 2
Respond to the following pieces of news :
- Your friend has just passed his driving test.
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- Your neighbour has had a terrible accident. He's now in hospital.
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- Your father has become the manager of the company.
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- Your friend’s grandmother passed away.
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