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Unit 22: Looking to the future
Future continuous

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Session 1

If you hurt yourself, what would you shout out in your language? In English it's ouch! or ow! At least, those are the polite things we shout! Learn more about English interjections in this session.

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Activity 2

Yuck!

That's disgusting!

In 6 Minute Vocabulary you heard about some English interjections. There are quite a few so here are some more.

Here's a conversation between a mother and her teenage son. See if you can work out the meaning of the interjections. 

Mum: Tom?

Tom: Mhm!

Mum: Do you want broccoli with your tea?

Tom: Yuck!

Mum: How about peas?

Tom: Eww!

Mum: What about some carrots?

Tom: Meh!

Mum: Don't you want any vegetables?

Tom: Duh!

Mum: Humph!

Tom: Whatever! 

Read the text and complete the activity

Meanings

Do you think you understood the meanings? Here are the definitions.

Mhm! = Yes, expresses acknowledgement

Yuck! = Expresses disgust or strong dislike

Eww! = Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislike

Meh! = Expresses indifference or means that something is not terrible but is not very good

Duh! = Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.

Humph! = An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.

Whatever! = A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.

To do

In the quiz choose whether the statements about this conversation are true or false.

Interjections.

5 Questions

Are these statements about the conversation between Tom and his mother true or false?

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Great! You've finished the quiz. Hooray! Now for some more interjections and another quiz, try the next activity.

 

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Session Vocabulary

  • More interjections

    Mhm!
    Yes, expresses acknowledgement

    Yuck!
    Expresses disgust or strong dislike

    Eww!
    Another interjection for expressing disgust or dislike

    Meh!
    Expresses indifference

    Duh!
    Expresses annoyance about something that should have been obvious, commenting that the other speaker is being stupid.

    Humph!
    An expression of disatisfaction or annoyance.

    Whatever!
    A dismissive, sometimes rude comment showing that the speaker doesn't care about what the other person says.

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