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SPEAKING

Listen and repeat the phrases

► SPEAKING: Telling an anecdote        

• SAYING THAT AN ANECDOTE IS ABOUT TO START

1. You'll never believe what happened to me the other day.
2. That reminds me of the pop star I met in my local supermarket.
3. Have ever told you about the time we went to England?
4. A friend of a friend told me this story.

 

► GIVING BACKGROUND INFORMATION   

1. I was travelling down to Amman on the bus.

2. Well, I'm not sure if you know my colleague, Sameer, but he's actually 

 

► INTRODUCING A TURNING POINT    

1. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise.

2. No sooner had I got on the bus than I noticed it was going in the wrong direction.

3. It turned out that the bus was the express service to Aqaba.

4. Before we knew what was happening, the train pulled out of the station.

5.Guess what?

 

► SHOWING THE SPEAKER'S ATTITUDE    

1. I couldn't believe what was happening.

2. Obviously, he was frying to travel without a ticket.

3. Presumably, he had left his wallet in the taxi.

4. Unbelievably, he had spent the whole journey sleeping,

5. Apparently, another passenger had bought a ticket for him.

6. And then, to top it all, had lost my wallet!

7. I mean - I've done it, haven't you? 

8. Would you believe it?

 

► ROUNDING OFF THE ANECDOTE  

1. It was probably the most embarrassing moment of my life!

2. I’ll never do that again.


طريقة سؤال الوزارة (رتب الكلمات المبعثرة أو أكمل الفراغ بالكلمة أو التعيير المناسب) لذا يجب حفظ التعابير

Put the words in order to make sentences

 

1. what/ to us/ couldn't/ I/ believe/ was/ happening

I couldn't believe what was happening to us.

2. I/ have/I/ told you/ about the time/ a shooting star/ saw/ ever/?

Have I ever told you about the time I saw a shooting star?

3. knew/ was running/ before/ towards us/ the bull/ was happening/ we/ what/!

Before we knew what was happening, the bull was running towards us.

4. never/ to me/ the other day/ what/ happened/ you'll/ believe.

You'll never believe what happened to me the other day.
 

Put the sentences to make an anecdote. Listen and check.

That reminds me of a story I heard not long ago ...

a. 7 Would you believe it? Another waiter had forgotten his bag and had gone back to the restaurant to find it. He was able to save his friend.

b. 3 Apparently, he went inside to check the room when suddenly the door closed behind him.

c. 5 So, he started to bang on the door and hoped someone could hear him.

d. 2 He was just getting ready to go home late one evening when he saw that the door to the walk-in freezer was open and the light was on.

e. 6 He was just about to give up when suddenly the door opened.

f. 4 Obviously, he was terrified. He knew that he would not be able to spend the night in such cold temperatures.

g. 1 There was this waiter who was the last person left in a restaurant at the end of the day.

ANSWERS: 1. g    2.d    3. b    4.f    5. c    6.e    7. a

Write a funny or scary anecdote

ADVERBS

Obviously

من الواضح

Foolishly

بتهور

Apparently

على ما يبدو

Surely

بالتأكيد

Presumably

على الأرجح

Clearly

بوضوح

Unbelievably

بشكل لا يصدق

Theoretically

نظريًا

Personally

شخصيًا

Disappointingly

بشكل مخيب للآمال

Aimlessly

بلا هدف

Suddenly

فجأة

Fortunately,

لحسن الحظ

 

 

 

Choose the most suitable comment adverb to complete the sentences.

1. Obviously, / Theoretically, you don’t need any help with this - you're doing brilliantly!

2. Disappointingly, / Foolishly, I forgot to take an umbrella. I should have known it would rain.

3. Presumably, / Apparently, attention spans are getting shorter — I read that somewhere.

4. Surely, / Fortunately, you don’t expect me to believe that?

5. Presumably, / Unbelievably, he doesn’t like vegetable; I've never seen him eating any.

6. Personally, / Surely, I like him, but a lot of people can’t stand him.

7. Theoretically, / Clearly, your job is not important to you, or you wouldn’t keep turning up late.

8. Unbelievably, / Surely, she was rude to a customer not just once, but four times!

9. Fortunately, / Theoretically, you can buy a ticket at the station, but the machine is always broker.

10. Personally, / Disappointingly, we lost the football match, even though we had a strong team.