a sarcastic

b enthusiastic

4 Listen and repeat the different intonation patterns for statements.

(Nghe và lặp lại các mẫu ngữ điệu khác nhau cho các câu phát biểu.)

1 Certain

It's a great story.⇘

2 Uncertain

It's a great story.⇗

3 Qualifying

It's a great ⇗ story⇘.

4 Sarcastic

It's a great story. ⇒

5 Listen to these statements being said in two different ways. Number them 1 and 2 in the order you hear them. Practise saying them.

(Hãy lắng nghe những phát biểu này được nói theo hai cách khác nhau. Đánh số 1 và 2 theo thứ tự bạn nghe được. Hãy tập nói chúng.)

1 You like this kind of story.

a certain ☐

b uncertain ☐

2 This is just what I wanted.

a certain ☐

b sarcastic ☐

3 This isn't quite what I was expecting

a qualifying ☐

b certain ☐

4 He thinks it's a reasonable price.

a qualifying ☐

b uncertain ☐

5 This steak is the best I've ever eaten.

a sarcastic ☐

b certain ☐

6 That's really nice of him.

a uncertain ☐

b sarcastic ☐

6 Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answers (a-d).

(Nghe đoạn hội thoại. Chọn câu trả lời đúng (a-d).)

1 How does Max feel when he starts telling his story?

a Reluctant to tell it.

b Impatient with interruptions.

c Unsure how the story goes.

d Worried that it is too scary.

2 What is the story about?

a A ghost.

b A student who is lost.

c What to do in bad weather.

d The inhabitants of a village in Ireland.

3 What do the people listening think of the story?

a It's gripping.

b It's hilarious throughout.

c It's annoying.

d it's too similar to the first one.

4 What does Caro think of Max's comment about her?

a She's really annoyed.

b She admits that Max's comment could be right.

c She criticises Max in self-defence.

d She does not trust his opinion of her.

5 What does Max agree with Jill about?

a That Caro is easily fooled.

b That Caro is more good-natured than he is.

c That lan's story is better than his.

d That Ian should buy the coffees.