1. SİTUATİONS
Choose the best alternative that can be said in the
following situations.
M.O

2. 1
 Someone you don’t like much wants to have
a dinner with you and invites you to his
house. Make a polite excuse:
A. You can find someone else. I am very busy.
B. Sorry but I can’t accept this. I have some other
friends I’d like to dine with.
C. If I feel bored, I’ll think of your nice invitation.
D. Thanks for asking but I have just accepted
another invitation.
M.O

3. 1
 Someone you don’t like much wants to have
a dinner with you and invites you to his
house. Make a polite excuse:
A. You can find someone else. I am very busy.
B. Sorry but I can’t accept this. I have some other
friends I’d like to dine with.
C. If I feel bored, I’ll think of your nice invitation.
D. Thanks for asking but I have just accepted
another invitation.
M.O

4. 2
 A friend of yours is taking an exam
tomorrow and he’s rather worried about it.
Try to make him feel relaxed:
A. Have I ever told you how terrible my last exam
was?
B. If I were you, I would feel the same.
C. If you ever miss that chance, I don’t think there
will be some others.
D. You needn’t worry about such an easy exam. 2I’m
sure you’ll pass it.
M.O

5. 2
 A friend of yours is taking an exam
tomorrow and he’s rather worried about it.
Try to make him feel relaxed:
A. Have I ever told you how terrible my last exam
was?
B. If I were you, I would feel the same.
C. If you ever miss that chance, I don’t think there
will be some others.
D. You needn’t worry about such an easy
exam. I’m sure you’ll pass it.
M.O

6. 3
 An elderly woman gets on a bus and you
offer your seat. You say:
A. Excuse me madam, would you mind if I offered
you my seat?
B. You are old and look tired. Take my seat.
C. You could have taken a taxi instead. Why do you
keep getting on buses?
D. Excuse me madam. Here, please take my seat.
M.O

7. 3
 An elderly woman gets on a bus and you
offer your seat. You say:
A. Excuse me madam, would you mind if I
offered you my seat?
B. You are old and look tired. Take my seat.
C. You could have taken a taxi instead. Why do you
keep getting on buses?
D. Excuse me madam. Here, please take my seat.
M.O

8. 4
 You have an appointment with your doctor, but
something unexpected happens and you cannot go
today so you want to change the appointment. You
call the doctor's secretary and say:
A. Can we please change the doctor?
B. I'm sorry, but because you insisted on today I won't be able
to come.
C. I've found another doctor who is not busy tomorrow. Can
you please cancel my appointment?
D. Something unexpected happened. Please tell the doctor that
I don't have to see him any longer.
E. I'm sorry, but I won't be able to see the doctor today. Can I
have an appointment for another day?
M.O

9. 4
 You have an appointment with your doctor, but
something unexpected happens and you cannot go
today so you want to change the appointment. You
call the doctor's secretary and say:
A. Can we please change the doctor?
B. I'm sorry, but because you insisted on today I won't be able
to come.
C. I've found another doctor who is not busy tomorrow. Can
you please cancel my appointment?
D. Something unexpected happened. Please tell the doctor that
I don't have to see him any longer.
E. I'm sorry, but I won't be able to see the doctor today.
Can I have an appointment for another day?
M.O

10. 5
 One of your friends always keeps copying his
homework from you. You are fed up with keeping this
secret from the teacher and you want to warn your
friend in a polite way. So you say:
A. Go on copying. I will continue to keep your secret.
B. If the teacher learns about this, you will be in trouble, so
you had better stop it.
C. Could you speak to the teacher? I am sure he will let you.
D. That isn't a problem at all of course, you can copy from me.
E. Don't worry. The teacher won't even notice that you are
copying.
M.O

11. 5
 One of your friends always keeps copying his
homework from you. You are fed up with keeping this
secret from the teacher and you want to warn your
friend in a polite way. So you say:
A. Go on copying. I will continue to keep your secret.
B. If the teacher learns about this, you will be in trouble,
so you had better stop it.
C. Could you speak to the teacher? I am sure he will let you.
D. That isn't a problem at all of course, you can copy from me.
E. Don't worry. The teacher won't even notice that you are
copying.
M.O

12. 6
 Today is the birthday of your 20 year-old best friend, but
you have forgotten it because of the fact that you are busy
doing your project. Later, you want to make up for this by
suggesting going out for dinner and celebrating. So you
say:
A. I wish I hadn't forgotten your birthday. Anyway, congratulations!
B. Nowadays I'm broke. We can go out for dinner only if you promise
to pay for it.
C. I don't think going out for dinner is a good idea. Let's eat
something at home.
D. Shall we go out to have dinner together and celebrate your last
birthday?
E. This is just to wish you many returns. I think we can go out later
to celebrate it as I'm busy nowadays.
M.O

13. 6
 Today is the birthday of your 20 year-old best friend, but
you have forgotten it because of the fact that you are busy
doing your project. Later, you want to make up for this by
suggesting going out for dinner and celebrating. So you
say:
A. I wish I hadn't forgotten your birthday. Anyway, congratulations!
B. Nowadays I'm broke. We can go out for dinner only if you promise
to pay for it.
C. I don't think going out for dinner is a good idea. Let's eat
something at home.
D. Shall we go out to have dinner together and celebrate your
last birthday?
E. This is just to wish you many returns. I think we can go out later
to celebrate it as I'm busy nowadays.
M.O

14. 7
 You and one of your friends go to a car sales
room to buy a second hand car. Your friend
thinks that an old car is a good idea, but you
think the opposite because they need a lot of
repairs. So you say:
A. It may be cheap but it will need a lot of repairs.
B. I take my time when I want to buy something.
C. It seems that you are going to buy one. You have made
a very good decision.
D. It looks like a very suitable one, doesn't it?
E. Don’t look at any other car. This is perfect for you.
M.O

15. 7
 You and one of your friends go to a car sales
room to buy a second hand car. Your friend
thinks that an old car is a good idea, but you
think the opposite because they need a lot of
repairs. So you say:
A. It may be cheap but it will need a lot of repairs.
B. I take my time when I want to buy something.
C. It seems that you are going to buy one. You have made
a very good decision.
D. It looks like a very suitable one, doesn't it?
E. Don’t look at any other car. This is perfect for you.
M.O