Looking to the future :22 واحد
Future continuous
انتخاب واحد
- 1 Pop-ups
- 2 Hidden talents
- 3 Can't buy me love
- 4 Travellers' tales
- 5 The colleague from hell
- 6 Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7 Career changes
- 8 Art
- 9 Project management
- 10 The dog ate my homework!
- 11 The diary of a double agent
- 12 Fashion forward
- 13 Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14 Extreme sports
- 15 Food fads
- 16 Me, my selfie and I
- 17 Endangered animals
- 18 A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19 I'm really sorry...
- 20 Telling stories
- 21 Fakes and phrasals
- 22 Looking to the future
- 23 Becoming familiar with things
- 24 From rags to riches
- 25 Against the odds
- 26 Our future on Mars?
- 27 Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28 Dodgy dating
- 29 Annoying advice
- 30 I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
جلسه 1
If you hurt yourself, what would you shout out in your language? In English it's ouch! or ow! At least, those are the polite things we shout! Learn more about English interjections in this session.
That's disgusting!
In 6 Minute Vocabulary you heard about some English interjections. There are quite a few so here are some more.
Here's a conversation between a mother and her teenage son. See if you can work out the meaning of the interjections.
Mum: Tom?
Tom: Mhm!
Mum: Do you want broccoli with your tea?
Tom: Yuck!
Mum: How about peas?
Tom: Eww!
Mum: What about some carrots?
Tom: Meh!
Mum: Don't you want any vegetables?
Tom: Duh!
Mum: Humph!
Tom: Whatever!
متن را بخوانید و تمرین را کامل کنید
Meanings
Do you think you understood the meanings? Here are the definitions.
Mhm! = Yes, expresses acknowledgement
Yuck! = Expresses disgust or strong dislike
Eww! = Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislike
Meh! = Expresses indifference or means that something is not terrible but is not very good
Duh! = Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.
Humph! = An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.
Whatever! = A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.
To do
In the quiz choose whether the statements about this conversation are true or false.
Interjections.
5 Questions
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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تمرین
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
Hint
What interjections does he use when asked about these vegetables?Question 1 of 5
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تمرین
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
Hint
Compare his responses to the offer of the different vegetables.Question 2 of 5
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تمرین
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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Does Tom give any positive responses to the offer of vegetables?Question 3 of 5
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تمرین
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
Hint
She says 'humph'. Does that mean she's pleased or not pleased?Question 4 of 5
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تمرین
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
Hint
What does 'whatever!' mean when it's used as an interjection?Question 5 of 5
Excellent! آفرین! نمره شما Bad luck! :
Next
Great! You've finished the quiz. Hooray! Now for some more interjections and another quiz, try the next activity.
واژه های تازه این جلسه
More interjections
Mhm!
Yes, expresses acknowledgementYuck!
Expresses disgust or strong dislikeEww!
Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislikeMeh!
Expresses indifferenceDuh!
Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.Humph!
An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.Whatever!
A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.