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Verbal Context
Drill
S t a t e m e n t s
(
not categoric, nonfinal,
soothing, reassuring)
Shall I buy the TVset?
If you don’t find it too expen
sive.
The
furniture is new but not
It doesn’t matter all that
quite modern.
much.
I’d like to have a bite.
Perhaps we’ll go to a restau
rant for a cup of coffee.
S p e c i a l q u e s t i o n s
(
sympathetically interested,
puzzled)
Benny is eager to have a rabbit.
Where do you intend to keep
the animal?
It took me four hours to do the
It took you four hours to do
exercises.
what?
G e n e r a l q u e s t i o n s
(
interested)
Henry Sandford is my brother
Is your brotherinlaw a doc
inlaw.
tor?
You are going to the post.
Have you any letters you’d
like me to post?
I m p e r a t i v e s
(
soothing, encouraging,
calmly patronising)
Shall I read the words?
Be careful to pronounce dis
tinctly the word “thirteen”.
E x c l a m a t i o n s
(
encouraging, airy, friendly)
I’ve arranged your lecture for
Terribly sorry for giving you
tomorrow.
all that trouble.