单元 22: Looking to the future
Future continuous
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- 1Pop-ups
- 2Hidden talents
- 3Can't buy me love
- 4Travellers' tales
- 5The colleague from hell
- 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7Career changes
- 8Art
- 9Project management
- 10The dog ate my homework!
- 11The diary of a double agent
- 12Fashion forward
- 13Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14Extreme sports
- 15Food fads
- 16Me, my selfie and I
- 17Endangered animals
- 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19I'm really sorry...
- 20Telling stories
- 21Fakes and phrasals
- 22Looking to the future
- 23Becoming familiar with things
- 24From rags to riches
- 25Against the odds
- 26Our future on Mars?
- 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28Dodgy dating
- 29Annoying advice
- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
课程 1
If you hurt yourself, what would you shout out in your language? In English it's ouch! or ow! At least, those are the polite things we shout! Learn more about English interjections in this session.
That's disgusting!
In 6 Minute Vocabulary you heard about some English interjections. There are quite a few so here are some more.
Here's a conversation between a mother and her teenage son. See if you can work out the meaning of the interjections.
Mum: Tom?
Tom: Mhm!
Mum: Do you want broccoli with your tea?
Tom: Yuck!
Mum: How about peas?
Tom: Eww!
Mum: What about some carrots?
Tom: Meh!
Mum: Don't you want any vegetables?
Tom: Duh!
Mum: Humph!
Tom: Whatever!
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Meanings
Do you think you understood the meanings? Here are the definitions.
Mhm! = Yes, expresses acknowledgement
Yuck! = Expresses disgust or strong dislike
Eww! = Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislike
Meh! = Expresses indifference or means that something is not terrible but is not very good
Duh! = Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.
Humph! = An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.
Whatever! = A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.
To do
In the quiz choose whether the statements about this conversation are true or false.
Interjections.
5 Questions
Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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What interjections does he use when asked about these vegetables?Question 1 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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Compare his responses to the offer of the different vegetables.Question 2 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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Does Tom give any positive responses to the offer of vegetables?Question 3 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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She says 'humph'. Does that mean she's pleased or not pleased?Question 4 of 5
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Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?
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What does 'whatever!' mean when it's used as an interjection?Question 5 of 5
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Great! You've finished the quiz. Hooray! Now for some more interjections and another quiz, try the next activity.
本课词汇
More interjections
Mhm!
Yes, expresses acknowledgementYuck!
Expresses disgust or strong dislikeEww!
Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislikeMeh!
Expresses indifferenceDuh!
Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.Humph!
An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.Whatever!
A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.
