Instructions
- Do the tasks in your notebook or notes app.
- Check your answers at the end.
A) Add a backchannel in the best place (choose one: Uh-huh./Right./I see.)
- A: I love jazz music. B: _____ A: Do you like concerts?
- A: I’m starting a new job next week. B: _____ A: Congrats! Where?
- A: I usually study on Sundays. B: _____ A: Same here.
B) Choose the best follow-up question
4) I like hiking. a) Where do you hike? b) Do you cook? c) Do you drive?
5) I work in a café. a) Do you sell cars? b) Do you like your job? c) Where is the bank?
6) I’m meeting Tom today. a) What time? b) How old is Tom? c) Do you swim?
C) Join the ideas with and, but, or so
7) It’s cold today. I will stay at home. → It’s cold today, _____ I will stay at home.
8) I like coffee. I don’t like tea. → I like coffee, _____ I don’t like tea.
9) I have a meeting. Let’s talk tomorrow. → I have a meeting, _____ let’s talk tomorrow.
D) Reorder the mini-dialogue (write 1–4)
10)
— A: Take care! See you soon.
— B: I’m great, thanks. How are you?
— A: Hi! How are you?
— B: I’m fine. I have a busy day.
11)
— A: Sounds good. What do you usually do there?
— B: I go to the gym after work.
— A: Nice. I sometimes go to the park.
— B: The gym is near my office.
E) Pick the polite close
12) a) Bye. b) It was nice talking to you. c) Stop. d) I don’t care.
Answer key and short reasons
- Right. (agree + move on)
- I see. (acknowledge a new fact)
- Uh-huh. (casual support)
- a) Where do you hike? (same topic)
- b) Do you like your job? (same topic)
- a) What time? (more detail)
- so
- but
- so
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- A: Hi! How are you? 2) B: I’m great, thanks. How are you? 3) B: I’m fine. I have a busy day. 4) A: Take care! See you soon. (natural open→info→close)
- B: I go to the gym after work. → A: Sounds good. What do you usually do there? → B: The gym is near my office. → A: Nice. I sometimes go to the park. (question after info)
- b) It was nice talking to you. (polite close)