Study the following situations and answer the questions

1. What do you think of the situations? Are there good
news or bad news?
2. What do you feel when you hear a good news?
3. What do you feel when you hear a bad news?
4. How do you respond to someone telling you a good
and a bad news?
5. happiness? What will you do or say to show your
6. sympathy? What will you do or say to show your
7. Will you be surprised especially when hearing the
bad news?
Study the following situations and answer the questions.



For example:
You will hear: My sister got a car accident last night.
    The best response is ….
a. Oh really? It is nice to hear that.
b. Oh really? I'm sorry to hear that.
The correct response is (b) Oh really? I'm sorry to hear that.
1. a. Oh, that's good news.
 b. Oh, that's bad news.
2. a. How terrible!
 b. I'm delighted to hear that.
3. a. Is that right? That's too bad.
 b. Is that right? How nice! I'm happy with that.
4. a. I'm sorry to hear that.
 b. How poor she is.
5. a. Oh really? That's too bad.
 b. Oh really? That's great