1. He said I was fat.
> Really? What a/an) thing to say.
2. I can’t believe you’re forty-five. You look much younger than that.
> What a thing to say. Thank you.
1. I know I’m going to get this job – the interview went so well.
> I think you’re being a bit . Hundreds of people have applied for it.
2. I’m trying to persuade Liz to give up her job and come and live with me in Scotland.
> Aren’t you being a bit ? You know how important her career is.
3. l’ve looked at fifteen flats and I haven’t seen one l really like.
> Don‘t you think you’re being a bit ? You’ll never find one that’s perfect.
4. Why haven’t they phoned me back? I know I’m not going to get this job.
> Aren’t you being a bit ? You only had the interview yesterday.
5. Do you think Ann will come on holiday with me?
> Slow down! You’ve only just met her! Aren’t you being a bit ?
6. I hope Bob doesn’t become manager. I don’t like his accent.
> Don’t you think you’re being a bit ? You can’t dislike him just because of the way he speaks!
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Exercise 11
Complete the dialogues with the following sentences:
very kind | very tactful | a bit clumsy | very rude
1. I invited Sue and Gerry for dinner. They turned up an hour and a half late and didn’t even apologise!
> Really, that was of them, wasn’t it?
2. Sarah spilt coffee all over the carpet. It made a terrible mess.
> Oh dear. That was of her, wasn’t it?
3. Mary knew how busy I was, so she offered to collect the kids from school for me.
> That was of her.
4. Sue said she had a headache, but she knew that Chris, her first husband, was going to be at the party.
> That was of her. It would have been very embarrassing if she’d turned up.