A. Telling Surprising News
- Guess what!
- Surprise!
- I’ve got news for you!
- Do you know what!
- Are you sitting down?
- You’d better sit down!
- You won’t believe this, but...
B. Expressing Amazement / Admiration
That’s + adjective! | That’s | amazing! incredible! terrific! |
That’s + noun phrase! | That’s | a beautiful goal! a brilliant maneuver! a nice dress! |
What + noun phrase! | What | a wonderful voice she has! a brilliant maneuver! a nice dress! |
How + adjective / adverb! | How | stunning she looks! gently she walks! clever! |
C. Expressing Surprise
- I’m really surprised at ....
- Oh no! It can’t be (true)!
- My goodness!
- What a surprise!
- What on earth is that thing?
- I was shocked by ....
- It’s too good to be true!
- It’s unbelievable!
- I can’t believe it!
- Incredible!
- It’s really beyond belief!
D. Exercises: How To Express Amazement, Admiration, or Surprise
I. Matching Exercise
Match each incomplete sentence into the correct word, "How" or "What".Continue the Exercise
II. Jumbled Sentences
Arrange these jumbled sentences- experience – what – had – unforgettable – an – we
- was – fascinating – sunset – how – the
- actress – a – beautiful – what – is – she
- a – family – our – dinner – had – what – fantastic
- the – next – how – girl – is – adorable – door
- succeed – she – how – to – hard – tried
- perfect – by – what – Ronaldo – ball – a – long
- the – astonishing – was – sight – how
- hall – a – conference – large – what – is – it
- for – what – the – team – a – new – year – successful
III. Dialogue Completion
Complete the following dialogues using your own words.Dialogue 1
| Didy: | Look. Messy has just scored another goal. |
| Danny: | Wow! .... |
| Didy: | .... |
Dialogue 2
| Bob: | What are you reading? |
| Paul: | Sport news as usual. |
| Bob: | What's new today? |
| Paul: | My favorite team won once again. So far, it is the only club that has won each of its five three league matches. |
| Bob: | Really? .... |
| Paul: | Furthermore, so far it has scored 11 goals and allowed none. Isn’t it amazing? |
| Bob: | Indeed. .... |
Dialogue 3
| Yoyo: | Can we go to the movie this evening? |
| Nike: | I’d love to, but I’m sorry I’m tied up till 8 p.m. I’m going to have a meeting at 4 p.m. and it may last until 6. Then I still have to finish a report tonight in order to meet the deadline. |
| Yoyo: | .... |
| Nike: | I wish I could go with you. What about Friday evening? |
| Yoyo: | .... |
