UNIT 9 LESSON

CAND D
LESSON C: THAT'S HILARIOUS.

• Conversation strategies Reacting to a story You can comment on things other people say to
show you're listening and interested in the conversation.
• • You can use expressions of surprise like Oh, no!, Oh, . . . , Really?,You're kidding!: A It all stuck
to the bottom of the pan and burned. B Oh, no!
• • You can give personal information or your opinions: A We were making Thai curry for a bunch
of people . . . B Oh, I love Thai food.
• • You can use expressions with that's + adjective: A Then I hid the burnt pan under the sink. B
Oh, that's hilarious
• LESSON D HAPPY ENDINGS
• Linking ideas with when and while
• You can use when or while to link a longer "background" event and another action:
• I was walking to work. It started to rain.
• I was walking to work when it started to rain.
• or
• When I was walking to work, it started to rain.
• Remember, you can use the past continuous to set the background and the simple past for a
• completed action.
• While emphasizes the length of time an action or event takes. Use while before long actions
• and events:
• While I was waiting, a young man came up to me and offered to share his umbrella.
• A young man offered to share his umbrella while I was waiting.