Showing interest

In this video, Bob tells Noelia about when he broke his leg. Listen to the language Noelia uses to show interest and practise saying the useful phrases.

Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.

Transcript

Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say

Do you know what to say when you want to show interest? Listen out for useful language for showing interest. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.

 

Noelia: Morning, Bob.

Bob: Oh, good morning. 

Noelia: It's so rainy today. The weather in this country is horrible!

Bob: Yes … yes … The weather was even worse when I lived in Canada.

Noelia: Oh, I didn't know that you lived in Canada, Bob. How cool!

Bob: One winter it was so cold and windy that I fell on the ice and broke my leg in three places.

Noelia: Oh no! You're joking!

Bob: I wish I was, Noelia, I wish I was. I was never the same after that winter. And my leg is still bad today.

Noelia: Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Poor you.

Bob: But it's not all bad. I met my wife in the hospital. She was the doctor who looked at my leg!

Noelia: No way! 

Bob: It was love at first sight! 

Noelia: Ah, that's brilliant!

Bob: Yes, and we're still in love 40 years later …  

Noelia: So in the end, breaking your leg was the best thing that could have happened.

Bob: Yes, I suppose it was!

 

Ana: Hello again! Aww, I love a story with a happy ending! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for showing interest? Listen to me and then repeat. 

 

Oh, I didn't know that you lived in Canada!

How cool!

Oh no, poor you.

You're joking!

Really?

I'm sorry to hear that.

No way!

That's brilliant!


Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you want to show interest in English. Bye for now!

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Submitted by muath.naser on Mon, 04/08/2025 - 13:33

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prepration 7/9

task1 6/6

task2 6/6

task3 8/8

thats fine about my speaking skill

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Submitted by salehsaeed on Sat, 19/07/2025 - 08:25

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I once broke my left arm while playing with my friends. we were playing a game that involved jumping over someone who bend down. on that day, as i was jumping over my friend, he bent down more than usual and put hishands on the ground. i lost my balance and fell, landing on my left arm, which broke. it had to be in a cast for a month. 
 

Submitted by pujaT on Tue, 15/07/2025 - 16:08

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Yes, I broke my leg once when I was a child maybe around five or six year old .we were returning from our village to the city ,and I was on a bike with my uncle and aunt. It was a narrow, one-way road and there were three of us riding on the same bike .My uncle was driving very carefully but suddenly a cow appeared in the middle of road. We lost control and fell off the bike.

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Submitted by haifa23 on Sat, 12/07/2025 - 13:06

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Have you ever broken an arm or a leg? What happened?

 

Amm, let me remember! no and all the praise and all the thank for Allah. I always ask Allah to keep me in fine.

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Submitted by Gabriela_2407 on Tue, 08/07/2025 - 08:01

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fortunately no, mi nouse is the unique that broken my and was my doctor becasuse I wanted a perfect nouse jajaj

Submitted by nich_ on Sat, 24/05/2025 - 08:17

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I’ve never broken both my legs and arms. But I have scars on each of my knees which I got when I ran after the minibus as a kid.

Submitted by den_san on Sun, 27/04/2025 - 08:11

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Yes. I broke my leg when i fell of my bike

Submitted by paly_v on Mon, 07/04/2025 - 06:58

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Yes sure, I was an accident with my legs in 2000. It made me so hurt.

Submitted by Lenochka on Tue, 01/04/2025 - 23:19

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Hello, I'm lucky because I never broke my leg or arm, but when I was child I have a lot of bruises. But now with me everything is fine.

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Submitted by Leonardo_Araci… on Tue, 01/04/2025 - 11:30

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In 2016, I broke my little finger of right foot, since then, specially in winter, fell some pain.

 

Hugs directly from São Paulo-Brazil.