General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 04 Topic 03.doc Examples Listen to the examples. 1. Mmmm 2. Ah huh 3. I see. 4. That sounds nice!/ terrible!/ great!/ wonderful! 5. That's great!/ terrible! 6. Oh dear! 7. Oh no! 8. Too right! 9. What a pity!/ shame! 10. Great! 2. Expressing surprise Jackie, Lucas and Ming say: Jackie: So. How did you stop the horse Lucas? Lucas: Well before I get to that, there's more… Jackie and Ming: What? When we are listening to a story and we hear something that surprises us it is normal to show our surprise. Here are some other ways to express surprise: Examples Listen to the examples. 1. What? 2. Wow! 3. Ooh! 4. Really? 5. I don't believe it! 6. That's amazing!/ surprising!/incredible! 7. You're joking!/ You must be joking! 8. You're kidding!/ You can't be serious! 9. No way! 3. Encouraging the speaker to continue Lucas, Jackie and Ming say: Lucas: That sounds awful! Jackie: Yeah and the parachute fell on top of you and you almost drowned, didn't you Ming? Ming: Yes Jackie that's right. But luckily I managed to get out from under it and someone pulled me into the boat. Jackie is encouraging Ming to continue his story. She already knows that he almost drowned. She wants to hear the next part of his story so she asks him a question. 135