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Think of 24 situations which would require the use of the fol-lowing sentences in answers according to the model below. (To be done at home in writing and then presented in class orally.)

Model. "It's absolutely necessary to have a good night's rest before the examination. So no late hours to-night."-"Nothing doing: I've got still a lot to read up."

1) Not me! I'm not much of a cook.
2) Stuff! I swim well enough for that.
3) Why on earth should I? I'm no good at mathematics.
4) But I am not a bit tired.
5) No good at all. It would take us too much time.
6) On the contrary, it's a poor piece of painting.
7) I strongly disagree with you on that point. Teddy boys are a great social evil. 8) It's most unlikely. She's very short-sighted, you know.
9) What's the use of buying it? Cheap is dear in the long run.
10) It's decidedly unfair to judge by appearances.
11) I refuse point blank to join you- it's a useless pastime.
12) It makes no sense - it's but a wild goose chase.
13) I am against it - this sport is dangerous.
14) It doesn't pay to buy such things.
15) Oh yes, I do. I am in love with Beethoven's Appas¬sionato
16) It's carrying coals to Newcastle, isn't it?
17) Pah! Do you take me for a cry-baby?
18) That won't do - bathing in such windy weather.
19) Ugh? Under no circumstances could I let a sooty cat sleep on my bed.
20) He isn't worth his salt, is he?.

21) That's all very well for you, you can read without a dictionary.
22) I should like to, but I couldn't possibly leave the baby.
23) Come! Come! It's a pure imagination.
24) Go and tell her how it all happened. How could I? I wouldn't for the world.​

Answer 1

1. "Would you like me to cook dinner tonight?" - "Not me! I'm not much of a cook."
2. "Are you going to enter the swimming competition?" - "Stuff! I swim well enough for that."
3. "Why don't you try studying math?" - "Why on earth should I? I'm no good at mathematics."
4. "You look exhausted, are you tired?" - "But I am not a bit tired."
5. "Should we take the scenic route to the beach?" - "No good at all. It would take us too much time."
6. "What do you think of this painting?" - "On the contrary, it's a poor piece of painting."
7. "I think the Teddy boys are just having fun." - "I strongly disagree with you on that point. Teddy boys are a great social evil."
8. "Do you think she'll be able to see us from that distance?" - "It's most unlikely. She's very short-sighted, you know."
9. "Should we buy the cheaper version of this product?" - "What's the use of buying it? Cheap is dear in the long run."
10. "I don't like that person, they look shady." - "It's decidedly unfair to judge by appearances."
11. "Let's go play video games!" - "I refuse point blank to join you- it's a useless pastime."
12. "I want to find the missing treasure." - "It makes no sense - it's but a wild goose chase."
13. "I'm thinking of trying out this extreme sport." - "I am against it - this sport is dangerous."
14. "Should I buy this expensive gadget?" - "It doesn't pay to buy such things."
15. "Do you like classical music?" - "Oh yes, I do. I am in love with Beethoven's Appassionato."
16. "I need to bring my umbrella in case it rains." - "It's carrying coals to Newcastle, isn't it?"
17. "Did you cry during the sad movie?" - "Pah! Do you take me for a cry-baby?"
18. "Let's go for a swim at the beach today." - "That won't do - bathing in such windy weather."
19. "Can my cat sleep on your bed tonight?" - "Ugh? Under no circumstances could I let a sooty cat sleep on my bed."
20. "Do you think he's a good worker?" - "He isn't worth his salt, is he?"
21. "I can read this book without a dictionary, can you?" - "That's all very well for you, you can read without a dictionary."
22. "Want to go out for a drink tonight?" - "I should like to, but I couldn't possibly leave the baby."
23. "I saw a ghost in the attic last night." - "Come! Come! It's a pure imagination."
24. "Can you tell Jane what happened at the party last night?" - "Go and tell her how it all happened. How could I? I wouldn't for the world."