Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

Unit 3 • Lesson C: Really? How come?

Vocabulary
Sleeping
alarm clock (n)
dream (n)
eye mask (n)
nightmare (n)
fall asleep (v)
have a vivid dream (v)
snore (v)
take a nap (v)
talk in your sleep (v)
wake up (v)

Other words
regular jobs (n)
semester (n)
for a couple of months

Conversation strategies
Encouraging people to talk
You can keep a conversation going by encouraging the other person to talk.

You can comment on what someone says:

A I'm working two jobs.

B You're kidding!

You can ask follow-up questions:

A I'm so tired.

B Really? How come?

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Showing surprise
Use expressions like these to show surprise when talking to people you know well:

Oh! Gosh!

Really? Oh, my gosh!

Wow! You're kidding!

Oh, wow! Are you serious?

No way! No!

A I'm working two jobs this semester.

B You're kidding! Two jobs? Wow.

To show surprise when talking to people you don't know well, use Oh! or Really!

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