Lesson 5

Language

1. Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

Hanan: I went to the beach last weekend.
Lina: 1 Really?
Hanan: When we arrived, it was very windy.
Lina: 2 Oh dear!
Hanan: We didn’t want to swim in the sea.
Lina: What a 3 pity .
Hanan: Then the wind stopped and we went on a boat trip.
Lina: How 4 exciting.
Hanan: We saw six big dolphins!
Lina: 5 Wow.
Hanan: Then my brother’s phone fell in the water.
Lina: Oh 6 no! .
Hanan: The phone was OK. Some new phones can go in water!
Lina: That’s 7 interesting.

2. Reply to the following using expressions from Exercise 1.

1. I have tickets to see the new play at the theatre! How exciting!
2. Hamdi went to the shops to buy rice, but the shop was closed. Oh dear.
3. There is a good film on TV this evening. Really?
4. My favourite football team won 5-0! Wow!
5. My favourite football team lost 5-0! Oh no! / What a pity!