RESOURCE 12 Functional worksheet

Set 1

Sentence Possible context Who’s talking? Talking to who? Possible meaning

‘It’s raining.’ hotel lobby tourist husband Maybe we should go

to an indoor museum
and not to the market.

‘That’s the
third time.’

in a hot
TV studio.

‘Oh, no.
You’re a
policeman!’

standing
underneath
a large bridge

exhausted restaurant
chef manager

I can’t hear.

Set 2

Sentence Possible context Who’s talking? Talking to who? Possible meaning

‘It’s raining.’ hotel lobby tourist husband Maybe we should go

to an indoor museum
and not to the market.

flight attendant pilot

in a gym

Give me the money

quickly.

‘Keep your
head down.’

The tigers have

escaped.

a window a person inside

cleaner the building

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