Ministry of Education

Instituto Justo Arosemena

Exercise Practice # 1

Name________________________________ Date: ____________________

Fill in the gap with correct form of the following sentences​.

1) She worked for a man (the man used to be an athlete)

[She worked for a man who used to be an athlete]

2) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)

3) I sent an email to my brother (my brother lives in Australia)

4) The customer liked the waitress (the waitress was very friendly)

5) We broke the computer (the computer belonged to my father)

6) I dropped a glass (the glass was new)

7) She loves books (the books have happy endings)

8) They live in a city (the city is in the north of England)

9) The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)

10) The girl works in a bank (the girl is from India)

11) My sister has three children (my sister lives in Australia)

12) The waiter was rude (the waiter was wearing a blue shirt)

13) The money is in the kitchen (the money belongs to John)

14) The table got broken (the table was my grandmother's)

15) The television was stolen (the television was bought 20 years ago)

Part II- Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing. Define the following
phrases
Stating an opinion

In my opinion...____________________________________________________________________
The way I see it... ___________________________________________________________________
If you want my honest opinion...._______________________________________________________
According to Lisa...__________________________________________________________________
As far as I'm concerned..._____________________________________________________________
 If you ask me... _____________________________________________________________________

Asking for an opinion

What's your idea? ______________________________________________________________________

What are your thoughts on all of this? _____________________________________________________

How do you feel about that? _____________________________________________________________

Do you have anything to say about this? ____________________________________________________

What do you think? ____________________________________________________________________

Do you agree? _________________________________________________________________________

Wouldn't you say? _____________________________________________________________________

Expressing agreement

I agree with you 100 percent. _____________________________________________________________

I couldn't agree with you more. ___________________________________________________________

That's so true. _________________________________________________________________________

That's for sure. ________________________________________________________________________

(slang) Tell me about it! _________________________________________________________________

You're absolutely right. __________________________________________________________________

Absolutely. ___________________________________________________________________________

That's exactly how I feel. ________________________________________________________________

Exactly. ______________________________________________________________________________

I'm afraid I agree with James. ____________________________________________________________

I have to side with Dad on this one. _______________________________________________________

No doubt about it. _____________________________________________________________________

(agree with negative statement) Me neither. ________________________________________________

(weak) I suppose so./I guess so. ___________________________________________________________

You have a point there. _________________________________________________________________

I was just going to say that. ______________________________________________________________

Expressing disagreement

I don't think so. ________________________________________________________________________

(strong) No way. _______________________________________________________________________

I'm afraid I disagree. ____________________________________________________________________

(strong) I totally disagree. ________________________________________________________________

I beg to differ. _________________________________________________________________________

(strong) I'd say the exact opposite. ________________________________________________________

Not necessarily. _______________________________________________________________________

That's not always true. __________________________________________________________________

That's not always the case. _______________________________________________________________

No, I'm not so sure about that. ___________________________________________________________

Interruptions

Can I add something here? _______________________________________________________________

Is it okay if I jump in for a second? _________________________________________________________

If I might add something... _______________________________________________________________

Can I throw my two cents in? _____________________________________________________________

Sorry to interrupt, but... _________________________________________________________________

(after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry, you were saying...

(after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.

Settling an argument

Let's just move on, shall we? _____________________________________________________________

Let's drop it. __________________________________________________________________________

I think we're going to have to agree to disagree. ______________________________________________

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(sarcastic) Whatever you say./If you say so. _________________________________________________