Showing posts with label Speculating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speculating. Show all posts
Speakout Advanced p 15. Speculating. Key Word Transformations
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
1. I guess she’s a bit lonely.
seems
It _____________________________________ alone.
2. It looks as though he’s very angry.
impression
He _____________________________________ furious.
3. I think she’s probably an actress.
reckon
I ______________________________________ female performer.
4. If you asked me, I’d say she was happy with her life.
guess
If I had to _______________________________ life story.
5. I’d definitely say that he’s not telling us everything.
pretty
I _______________________________________ all the truth.
6. I think she could be an only child.
hazard
I __________________________________________ child
KEY:
1. It seems to me that she’s a bit alone.
2. He gives the impression of being furious.
3. I reckon she’s probably a female performer.
4. If I had to make a guess, I’d say she was happy with her life story.
5. I’m pretty sure he’s not telling us all the truth.
6. I’d hazard a guess that she’s an only child.
Speakout Advanced p 15. Key and Vocabulary
Ex 4
KEY
1 It seems to me that she’s a bit lonely.
2 He gives the impression of being angry.
3 I reckon she’s probably an actress.
4 If I had to make a guess, I’d say she was happy with her life.
5 I’m pretty sure he’s not telling us everything.
6 I’d hazard a guess that she’s an only child.
Ex 5
KEY
Vague language sounds casual.
Speakout Tip
Hedge: a word or phrase used to avoid overprecise commitment, for example etc., often, or sometimes, I suppose, probably, I guess I'd.
Ex 6A
KEY
1 a couple of
2 at about 8-ish
3 stuffs
4 got a plenty of
5 sort of
6 forty or so
6B
Elision /ɪˈlɪʒn/
/t/ and /d/ are the two sounds which are most commonly elided /iˈlaɪdɪd/ in English, when they have a consonant sound before and after e.g. Why don’t we. An old man.
The /t/ and /d/ sounds are also elided (or glottalised) when they are preceded by a vowel and followed by a consonant which means that instead of pronouncing the sound, we briefly close the vocal chords and then open them again, e.g. about forty.
KEY
1 linking
2 Why don’t we meet at about eight-ish?
3 I left a lot of stuff at the hotel, but I can pick it up later.
4 Don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of time.
5 We’ve sort of finished the accounts.
6 There’ll be about forty or so people attending.
2 Elision
2 Why don’t we meet at about eight-ish?
3 I left a lot of stuff at the hotel, but I can pick it up later.
4 Don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of time.
5 We’ve sort of finished the accounts.
6 There’ll be about forty or so people attending.
6C
KEY
linking elision
1 It looks as if he’s got a lot of work to do.
2 She looks about fifty or so. 3 It’s a bit dark, isn’t it?
4 I’ve got a couple of things to ask.
7B
If you had a portrait painted of you,
where would you be?
what kind of portrait would you like to have?
what would you wear?
what pose would you choose?
what mood would you be in?
would there be any other objects in the portrait?
would you be on your own?
would it be formal or informal?
KEY
1 It seems to me that she’s a bit lonely.
2 He gives the impression of being angry.
3 I reckon she’s probably an actress.
4 If I had to make a guess, I’d say she was happy with her life.
5 I’m pretty sure he’s not telling us everything.
6 I’d hazard a guess that she’s an only child.
Ex 5
KEY
Vague language sounds casual.
Speakout Tip
Hedge: a word or phrase used to avoid overprecise commitment, for example etc., often, or sometimes, I suppose, probably, I guess I'd.
Ex 6A
KEY
1 a couple of
2 at about 8-ish
3 stuff
4 got
5 sort of
6 forty or so
6B
Elision /ɪˈlɪʒn/
/t/ and /d/ are the two sounds which are most commonly elided /iˈlaɪdɪd/ in English, when they have a consonant sound before and after e.g. Why don’t we. An old man.
The /t/ and /d/ sounds are also elided (or glottalised) when they are preceded by a vowel and followed by a consonant which means that instead of pronouncing the sound, we briefly close the vocal chords and then open them again, e.g. about forty.
KEY
1 linking
2 Why don’t we meet at about eight-ish?
3 I left a lot of stuff at the hotel, but I can pick it up later.
4 Don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of time.
5 We’ve sort of finished the accounts.
6 There’ll be about forty or so people attending.
2 Elision
2 Why don’t we meet at about eight-ish?
3 I left a lot of stuff at the hotel, but I can pick it up later.
4 Don’t worry. We’ve got plenty of time.
5 We’ve sort of finished the accounts.
6 There’ll be about forty or so people attending.
6C
KEY
linking elision
1 It looks as if he’s got a lot of work to do.
2 She looks about fifty or so. 3 It’s a bit dark, isn’t it?
4 I’ve got a couple of things to ask.
7B
If you had a portrait painted of you,
where would you be?
what kind of portrait would you like to have?
what would you wear?
what pose would you choose?
what mood would you be in?
would there be any other objects in the portrait?
would you be on your own?
would it be formal or informal?
Speakout Advanced p 14. Speculating. Extra Exercise
Underline the correct alternative.
1.
I’ll
hazardous/I’d hazard
a guess that there’ll be some kind of confrontation.
2.
It make/makes me think that
maybe they were right all long.
3.
I
suppose/supposing they’ve probably finished by now.
4.
I’d
reckoning/ I reckon they’re going to win.
5.
I’m
sure pretty/pretty sure they would have asked us, if we had
to leave.
6.
She gives/makes the impression of always being very calm.
KEY
1. I’d hazard
a
2. Makes
3. Suppose
4. I reckon
5. Pretty sure
6. gives
Speakout Advanced p 14. Speculating. Use of English
I
suppose/guess/reckon he’s/she’s about …
I
suppose she’s about to start.
I’d say he/ she
looks/ doesn’t look …
I’d
say he doesn’t look very surprised.
I wonder what he/
she …
I
wonder what he’ll do now.
I’d hazard a guess
(that) …
I’d
hazard a guess (that)the meeting is at 5:30 pm.
If I had to make a
guess, I’d say (that) …
If I
had to make a guess, I’d say (that) they will be at home very soon.
I’m pretty sure he/
she …
I’m
pretty sure he will arrive late.
There’s something …
about him / her.
There’s
something about him that makes me nervous.
He/ she gives the
impression of being …
He
gives the impression of being very funny.
He/she could be/ must be/ might be …
She
could be lost but I’m not sure.
It seems like he/she
… / It seems to me … / It looks to me as if he/she…
It
seems like she has no alternative.
It
seems to me that you have no alternative.
It
looks to me as if he has no alternative.
It makes me think
(that) maybe he/she …
It
makes me think (that) maybe she knows the truth.
It might suggest
(that) …
It
might suggest (that)he is guilty.
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