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Which phrase is used to prepare the listener for something surprising?

• a) Apparently

• b) You can imagine

• c) Are you ready for this?

• d) Let me guess

Which phrase means “someone told me, but I didn’t see it myself”?

• a) You won’t believe this

• b) I heard that…

• c) Don’t tell me…

• d) Isn’t that amazing?

• Which phrase would you use to continue the story and add another twist?

• • a) But that’s not all

• • b) Let me guess

• • c) You must be joking

• • d) You can’t be serious

Which reaction phrase shows you think the person is lying or exaggerating?

• a) You must be joking

• b) You can imagine

• c) Are you ready for this?

• d) Apparently

Which phrase would you use to show you are impressed by what you’ve heard?

• a) Let me guess

• b) Isn’t that amazing?

• c) Don’t tell me

• d) He/she was like: “…”

A: “I met our favorite actor in the supermarket.”
B: “_____________! Did you talk to him?”

• a) Are you ready for this?

• b) You must be joking

• c) But that’s not all

• d) I heard that…

“I was walking to work and saw a cat riding in a baby stroller. _____________ the owner was just casually shopping.”

• a) Are you ready for this?

• b) Isn’t that amazing?

• c) Apparently

• d) Don’t tell me

“She looked at me and _____________ ‘I can’t believe you did that!’”

• a) I heard that…

• b) Are you ready for this?

• c) But that’s not all

• d) She was like

“I thought that was the end of the story, _____________ he actually gave me free tickets to the concert.”

• a) I heard that…

• b) You must be joking

• c) But that’s not all

• d) Isn’t that amazing?

“When I finally got to the top of the mountain, _____________ how tired I was!”

• a) Are you ready for this?

• b) You can imagine

• c) Apparently

• d) Don’t tell me