Do the preparation exercise first. Then watch the video and do the exercises to check your understanding and practise the language.
Preparation
Transcript
Ana: Hi! I'm Ana. Welcome to What to Say!
Do you know what to say when you want to show interest? Listen out for useful language for showing interest. Then, we'll practise saying the new phrases – after this.
Noelia: Morning, Bob.
Bob: Oh, good morning.
Noelia: It's so rainy today. The weather in this country is horrible!
Bob: Yes … yes … The weather was even worse when I lived in Canada.
Noelia: Oh, I didn't know that you lived in Canada, Bob. How cool!
Bob: One winter it was so cold and windy that I fell on the ice and broke my leg in three places.
Noelia: Oh no! You're joking!
Bob: I wish I was, Noelia, I wish I was. I was never the same after that winter. And my leg is still bad today.
Noelia: Really? I'm sorry to hear that. Poor you.
Bob: But it's not all bad. I met my wife in the hospital. She was the doctor who looked at my leg!
Noelia: No way!
Bob: It was love at first sight!
Noelia: Ah, that's brilliant!
Bob: Yes, and we're still in love 40 years later …
Noelia: So in the end, breaking your leg was the best thing that could have happened.
Bob: Yes, I suppose it was!
Ana: Hello again! Aww, I love a story with a happy ending! So, did you notice the useful phrases used for showing interest? Listen to me and then repeat.
Oh, I didn't know that you lived in Canada!
How cool!
Oh no, poor you.
You're joking!
Really?
I'm sorry to hear that.
No way!
That's brilliant!
Ana: Try and use some of these phrases the next time you want to show interest in English. Bye for now!
I have broken my leg last winter when I was riding the motocross. This was serious fracture and the doctor made operation on my leg. After that I must being training my leg to learn how to walk again. My sick leave was continuing more than half of the year. Now I've got metal plate in my leg. It's still not so good but becomes better by every day. I even try to run sometimes)
I have never broken an arm or a leg, but I had an ankle sprain and it was very painful.
I never broken my arms or legs.
I broken my elbow in a hockey match, it was terrible!
Well, I've never personally broken a bone, but I know that it can be a painful and difficult experience.
I never broken some bone.
I broke my leg when i was at secondary school .I heard one dog was barking i am rellay scared of dogs and i ran then broke my leg it was so bad.
I never broken my arms or legs
I broke my arm when I was playing football with my schoolmates. It was very painful.
Yeah! I have broken an arm when l came back on my motorbike to my homertown.