Speaking Giving bad news & reacting
7 10.5.8 Use the headlines in Ex. 1b
and the language in the box to make
exchanges, as in the example.
Giving bad news
Reacting
Did you hear? There's been It's awful, isn't it?
Did you see/hear about the
Oh no! That's awful/
... on the news?
terrible!
Have you heard?
Really? How horrible!
Guess what happened!
I don't believe it!
You'll never guess what's That's so sad/
happened!
depressing, etc.
Look at this!
A: Did you hear? There's been a major train crash
and 50 people have been injured.
B: It's awful, isn't it?