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!
When I was thirteen, I have broken my left foot
I have never ever loved someone at first sight, a gentle and helpful man always attract me more but his appearance should be matter.
i broke my leg in the fifth grade
I haven't ever broken an arm or a leg.
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I haven't ever broken an arm or a leg.But I think it will be more painful in the winter
Once when I was playing in soccer match, I crushed with rival player and my eyebrow wounded it was bleeding when I went to Doctor, he said your skull is not fractured fortunately but it was trouble accident that I experienced.
No, I haven't.
I have never break my arm l or leg
Have you ever broken an arm or a leg? What happened?
I’ve never broken my arm or my leg, and I hope I never do.
But once I fell on my elbow and got a small fracture, so I had to wear a cast. It happened at school: someone tripped me when I was going down the stairs. I even think I know who it was, but I didn’t say anything back then because I wasn’t completely sure. I think it was a classmate who was jealous of me. I don’t think he wanted to hurt me that badly, but that’s how it turned out. But it wasn’t a big deal - that’s life, things like that happen, and it's okay.