Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
Reading text
Tips
- You don't have to write complete sentences in text messages.
- You can use short forms, e.g. thx (thanks) and pls (please).
- To cancel a plan, say I don't think I can make it. Add the date (e.g. I don't think I can make it tomorrow) and/or to + the activity (e.g. I don't think I can make it to the party tomorrow).
- To show sympathy, say Poor you and Hope you feel better soon.
- Exclamation marks (!) sound positive and they are used a lot in text messages. Two exclamation marks (!!) shows you really, really mean it!
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I cancelled the trip plan to the beach last 2 month ago. Actually one of my friends made this plan for saying good bye and get relaxing and refreshing for me. I love staying beach a lot so she arranged for us but I can't emphasis and I think I wasn't happy if I didn't get a new job first. That's why I said my friend to cancel our trip.
I planned about a went to a stand-up show with my friends however, The other friends of mine planned another plan which is going to a restaurant and having dinner because of that ı had to cancel that comedy show plan.
Yes, Recently I have cancelld a plan but I can't remember why !
Last time I cancelled a plan three days'ago because of my teeth pain. My teeth get cavity and pain is very much. I was planning to going to dinner with friends but poor me I feel pain in my teeth 😢. In this time I'm treatment my teeth by a dentist.
it is about 5 weeks ago when covid-19 flared up again. i cancelled a picnic with my friends, we are really sad but we have to bear it.
Hello Mai Khin Nway Shein,
The question mark here indicates that the speaker is requesting information, even though the construction of the sentence is not an interrogative. In other words, the sentence functions communicatively as a question even though grammatically it is a statement.
It's actually not uncommon to use a statement in this way. The equivalent in speech would be rising intonation.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team