What a total

shocker !
smarter than If you look at As a matter of
fact ,
.might
not.if.
What if .. This awful
situation all boils
down to
Take my brother
John , for
example .
My conclusion is
.
Now that you
mention it .
In the
meantime
My guess is.

1 - ________________________________________ I could never imagine hed be
able to do something like that .
2 - _________________________________________ that he will be freed soon .
3 - ______________________________________ , he used to have a lot of fishy friends
. As the proverb says : Birds of a feather flock together.
4 - Some people say he was ______________________ other drug-dealers ,
because he made a lot of money in a short time .
5 This horrible thing __________________ have happened ________ he hadnt
been so ambitious . ____________________________________________ . He always
screws everything up with his attitudes.
6 ___________________ his mother wont stand the pain and kills herself ?
7 - ___________________________ whats going on , she might really do it .
8 Yeah . __________________________________________________ his lack of
respect and extreme ambition .

Now , analyze what the people are expressing in each sentence .
Making a comparison :

Talking about how things could have been different :

Clarifying an opinion and saying it wasnt a surprise :

Giving an example :

Analyzing the facts and drawing a conclusion :

Talking about expectations :

Expressing surprise :

Drawing a conclusion :

Asking hypothetical questions :


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A famous soccer player in your country has been arrested for drug trafficking and
this is all people talk about on the streets . Read the descriptions and use the
expressions in the box to complete what people are saying.
Learning a language is not easy . What do you think it will take to
achieve this goal ? Make sentences using the expressions below .

Either..or..
______________________________________________________________________
Not only.but also
______________________________________________________________________
Both.and..
______________________________________________________________________
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