Expressing likes and dislikes

I

I like ... very much indeed.

I (really) enjoy...

I've always liked/loved ...

There's nothing I like/enjoy more than ...

I'm (really) very fond of...

...is (really) terrific/great/lovely.

It's too lovely for words.

I haven't seen ... for years I have liked so much.

II

(I'm afraid) I don't like ...

I've never liked ..., (I'm afraid).

... is not one of my favourite ... I (really) hate ...

I think ... is pretty awful/really unpleasant.

I'm not (really) keen on ...

...is ... ghastly/rubbish ...

I can't say ... appeals to me very much.

I must say I'm not too fond of...

What a dull/boring ... Why, there's no ... in it.

Dealing with moods and feelings

Joy and enthusiasm: Great/That's great/Terrific. Good! Marvellous! Fantastic! How wonderful! How exciting! How thrilling!

Annoyance:

How annoying! What a nuisance! What a bore!

That's just what I needed!

I've just about had enough of...

I just can't stand ...

... is driving me crazy (mad).

Distress:

I'm worried I just don't know what to do ... I feel terrible. I've got a lot on my mind. I don't feel at all happy. I'm fed up. I can't take much more of this.

Indifference:

I can't say I'm interested.

I couldn't care less.

Please yourself.

I don't mind what you do.

The whole thing bores me to death.

Reassurance:

Cheer up. Take .it easy.

Don't you think you're over-reacting a bit?

There's no need to get so upset.

Don't let it get you down.

It's not as bad as all that, surely?

Oh, come on, it's actually quite interesting.

I see what you mean, but on the other hand ...

EXPRESSING OPINION

I think I'd much prefer to ... ; nothing like as good (bad) as ... ; that's what I thought... ; and that's another thing; there's much va­riety in ... ; to be similar in ... ; there's a tremendous number of dif­ferences in ... ; to have much (little) in common ...

CHECKING UNDERSTANDING

Alright so far! Are you with me? Is that clear? Do you see what I mean? That's right. Now..., got that? Good! Now.... Fine! Now Sorry, but I don't quite see why you have to ... . Sorry, can you say that again, please? Sorry, but I'm not quite clear on ...

CONTENTS

ESSENTIAL COURSE

Unit One................................................................................................................ 6

Text: "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome........................................... 9

Conversation and Discussion:

Changing Patterns of Leisure............................................................................ 24

Unit Two............................................................................................................... 36

Text: "Encountering Directors" by Ch. Samuels............................................... 39

Conversation and Discussion:

Man and the Movies.......................................................................................... 57

Unit Three................................................................................................................ 69

Text: "To Sir, with Love" by E.R. Braithwaite.................................................. 71

Conversation and Discussion:

English Schooling................................................................................................ 90

Unit Four................................................................................................................ 107

Text: "The Fun They Had" by I. Azimov........................................................ 109

Conversation and Discussion:

Bringing Up Children........................................................................................... 124

Unit Five................................................................................................................ 136

Text: "Art for Heart's Sake" by R. Goldberg................................................... 140

Conversation and Discussion:

Painting.................................................................................................................. 161

Unit Six.................................................................................................................. 176

Text: "The Man of Destiny" by G.B. Shaw..................................................... 179

Conversation and Discussion:

Feelings and Emotions........................................................................................ 200

Unit Seven............................................................................................................. 210

Text: "The Happy Man" by S. Maugham...................................................... 214

Conversation and Discussion:

Talking about People.......................................................................................... 236

Unit Eight............................................................................................................... 248

Text: "The Apple-tree" by J. Galsworthy......................................................... 251

Conversation and Discussion:

Man and Nature 268

SPEECH SOUND EXERCISES

Unit One................................................................................................................ 280

[e — se] — [ei — ea] — Checked Vowels — [9, 5] — Aspiration — The Prevocalic [h] — The Linking [r]

Units Two, Three.................................................................................................. 283

[i — i:] [o: — 3:] — Palatalization — [g, n — q] — [u, u:] — [f, 3]

Units Four, Five................................................................................................... 287

[a — a:] —[3u] — [ai — ais] — [au — aua] —

[tr. <fe]----- [W---- V]---- [t------ d]

Units Six, Seven, Eight........................................................................................ 291

[d — 0: — 3u] — [01] — [1] — [d] — [z, v] — Assimilation According to the Place of Obstruction — Loss of Plosion

EXERCISES IN INTONATION

Section One. Review of Part Two..................................................................... 295

Section Two. Intonation Pattern XIV. Rise-Fall............................................. 306

Section Three. Temporizers. Emphatic Stress................................................ 313

Section Four. Wide and Narrow Range of Pitch............................................ 326

Section Five. Intonation Pattern XV................................................................ 334

SUPPLEMENT..................................................................................................... 356

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Morphology.......................................................................................................... 362

Syntax......................................................................................................... .1...... 405

Test Your Knowledge.......................................................................................... 416

APPENDIX

Tactic Suggestions to Students on Writing Summary

and Essays............................................................................................................. 422

Conversational Formulas 425

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