ENTHUSIASM
I'm writing a book.

• Great!
• That's great!
• Wonderful!
• Fantastic!
• Marvelous!
• Terrific!
  

SURPRISE
John just won a thousand dollars!

• Oh, really?
• He did?
• He did? He won a thousand dollars?
• John won a thousand dollars?
• What do you know about that!

DISBELIEF
He's nearly eighty years old.

• No kidding!
• I don't believe it!
• I can't believe it!
• Impossible!Incredible!
• That's incredible!
• I don't believe a word you say!
• You must be joking!Nonsense!

REGRET
I won't be able to come to the party Saturday night.

• I'm sorry to hear that!
• That's too bad!
  

SYMPATHY
My sister broke her leg yesterday.

• Oh, that's too bad!
• What a shame!
• That's a shame!

Questia Media America, Inc. www.questia.com Publication Information: Book Title: Effective Techniques for English Conversation Groups. Contributors: Julia M. Dobson - author. Publisher: Newbury House Publishers. Place of Publication: Rowley, MA. Publication Year: 1974. Page Number: 126.