CONTENTS
I MEETINGS AND GREETINGS
1) How do you do?
2) I'd like you to meet.
3) 1 haven't seen you for ages
Ⅱ. GOODBYE AND LEAVING
4) Well, I'm afraid 1 must go now.
5) See you.
6) Keep in touch!
7) Give my best regards toPOLITE REMARKS
8) Congratulations !
9) Oh! I'm sorry to hear that
10) 1 hope you'll get well soon
11) Do come in.
12) Make yourself at home
13) We enjoy your company.
14) May 1 help you?
IV. GIVING THANKS
15) Thank you very much.
16) Thank you for the compliment.
17) Thank you just the same
18) Thank you for asking me.
19) Thank you very much for everything.
20) I've had enough,thank you
V. APOLOGIES
21) I'm sorry.
22) 1 must apologize.
23) 1 beg your pardon
VI. REQUESTS
24) Would you mind if 1 took a day off?
25) May 1 ask you a favour?
26) Could you help me,please?
27) May 1 smoke?
VII. INVITATIONS
28) I'll buy you lunch.
29) Let me treat you to dinner.
30) How about one for the road?
31) Would you care for a cup of coffee?
32) Why don't you get under my umbrella?
33) If you insist.
34) I'm afraid 1 won't be able to come
VIII. EXCLAMATIONS AND FEELINGS
35) What a fine day!
36) I'm glad to hear that.
37) Luck is coming my way.
38) What a shame!
39) Well done!
40) That's ridiculous!
41) You must be kidding!
42) Look out!
43) Hurry up!
44) I'm coming!
45) I'm looking forward to seeing you
46) Oh,l'm disappointed !
47) It can't be helped.
48) Oh God! 1 just don't know...
49) 1 couldn't care less
50) What's wrong with you?
51) 1 know how you feel.
52) I'm not myself today
53) 1 feel sick.
IX . DEGREES OF CERTAINTY
54) Is that right?
55) That's right.
56) Are you sure?
57) I'm absolutely certain
58) Sorry, I'm not sure
59) 1 doubt it.
60) 1 have no idea.
61) 1 dare say it will rain
X. MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND GIVING OPINIONS
62) If 1 were you, I'd buy that
63) 1 think he'll be all right once he gets used to the job.
64) 1 think you shouiu see a doctor.
65) 1 think you'll have to change buses
66) I'd like to point out that..
67) 1 don't really want to...
68) 1 suppose it's too late to get tickets
69) What do you think of the proposal?
70) Do you think 1 should bring anything?
71) Don't you think so?
72) Yes,I agree.
73) That's a good idea.
74) No,I don't think so
75) Yes possibly,but
XI. GIVING DIRECTIONS
76) I'm sorry,but I'm a stranger here
77) It's at the end of this street.
78) Take a train from this platform
XII. ON THE PHONE
79) May 1 speak to Susan,please?
80) You have the wrong number.
81) Speaking.
82) This is Peter speaking.
83) Just a moment,please.
84) I'm afraid he is not in.
85) Would you just tell him that 1 called,please?
86) Shall 1 take a message?
87) I'll have him call you when he gets back.
88) He is on another phone.
89) He's tied up at the moment
90) Let me call you back later.
91) I'm rerurning your call.
92) The line is busy.
93) Let me transfer your call to him
94) I'd like to make a long-distance call.
95) Can you hold the line,please?
Key to the Exercises
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