บทเรียน 22: Looking to the future
Future continuous
เลือกบทเรียน
- 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
บทเรียนย่อย 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.
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Yuck!
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!
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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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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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What interjections does he use when asked about these vegetables?Question 1 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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Compare his responses to the offer of the different vegetables.Question 2 of 5
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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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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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She says 'humph'. Does that mean she's pleased or not pleased?Question 4 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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What does 'whatever!' mean when it's used as an interjection?Question 5 of 5
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Great! You've finished the quiz. Hooray! Now for some more interjections and another quiz, try the next activity.
Session Vocabulary
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.