Top Tips for the CD-ROMs
Making sense of spoken language
by Mairi MacDonald

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Activity 2 Fixed expressions

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a	9	used for saying that you do not care if someone does a particular thing because it will not affect you
b	4	used for saying you disagree with what someone is saying or doing, or you want them to listen to you
c	6	used for saying that something you would expect to happen has not happened
d	2	used for politely telling someone something that might make them sad, disappointed, or angry, for example when you cannot do what they want or do not agree with them
e	10	used for saying that even if something is true, it does not affect your opinion
f	3	used for showing that you disagree very strongly with what someone has just said
g	8	used for telling someone that something will probably not happen
h	1	used for emphasizing that you think something is silly or shocking
i	5	used for asking someone why they have done something that you think is wrong or annoying
j	7	used for saying that you think something is not necessary or suitable

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