Showing interest
Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Preparation
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!
My leg didn´t broke, but I had a crack in my ankle, it was playing soccer, I really love soccer and in a match I was running for a ball and fell dawn for a hole in the field, I had to be out of the field by sis months
Yeah, I broke my arm when I was young, when I was 10 years old. That day was horrible and terrible. When I was running in the street, my friend pushed me into the road, and a red car hit me. But now I am fine although, unlike MS Bob , I didn't meet my future wife at the hospital! I'm not married yet, but that will happen very soon!
No , i haven't . 😁
Yes, I broke a bone in my left wrist. Once, while riding my motorcycle in Rome's traffic, I had a minor accident with a car. When I fell, I broke a bone called the "scafoide" in Italian; I don't know if the name is the same in English. Does anyone know?
I broke a finger when I were a teem.
As a doctor, I can say that bone fracture is horribly painful. luckily I have never broken an arm or leg, I'm quite careful whenever there's a risk of getting injured. so I always try to avoid accidents
No, thankfully I've never had to experience that , Alhamdoulileh , and I couldn't stand being in a cast .
I love it.
It's so interesting to react to either good or bad news.
Even I can't change the reality, I have also the opportunity to install confidence with my dialogue partner.