Unit 118: Correcting and Changing the Subject

To be honest • Actually • I'm afraid I disagree • Anyway

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118.1 Match the statements to the correct responses

This soup is really delicious.
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I really like our new teacher.
I thought Kelly's dress was lovely.
I think zoos are great places.
The new library is so ugly.
The movie's ending was such a shock.

118.2 Mark the best reply to each statement

I think this music is by Beethoven.
You're wrong. It's by Mozart.
Actually, I think it's by Mozart.
That was a fantastic game tonight, wasn't it?
I don't agree. It was incredibly boring.
I agree. It was incredibly boring.

118.3 Rewrite the sentences, putting the words in the correct order

long
be
thought
I
novel
to
latest
honest
too
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118.1

  1. Really? I find him quite dull.
  2. I didn't think it suited her, actually.
  3. To be honest, I think it's rather bland.
  4. I thought it was predictable, to be honest.
  5. I'm afraid I disagree. I don't like them.
  6. I don't agree. I think it looks great.

118.2

Best replies: Actually, I think it's by Mozart. • I don't agree. It was incredibly boring. • To be honest, I much prefer the city. • I'm afraid I disagree. It's really overcrowded.

118.3

  1. To be honest, I thought Claudia's latest novel was too long.