3. --- Will you waste your time and money on that? --- Certainly ________.

A. I not B. don't C. not D. no

4. --- Mary didn't attend the lecture, did she? --- Yes, she ________.

A. attended B. didn't attend C. didn't D. did

5. --- What's Joan doing?

--- _________ newspapers in the room.

A. She reading B. She reads C. To read D. Reading

6. _________ always succeed.

A. Honest and clever students B. Students who honest and clever

C. Honest students and clever D. Students are honest and clever

7. --- Can you climb that tree, my boy? --- __________ ?

A. I B. Myself C. Mine D. Me

8. Some people are against the plan but _______ support it.

A. any more B. many more C. much more D. no more

9. --- I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?

--- Not at all. _________.

A. I've no time B. I'd rather not C. I'd like to D. I'd be happy to

10. --- Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant? --- _________. It's too expensive.

A. Why not B. I agree C. I'm afraid not D. I'm sure

Keys: CDCDD ADBDC

Step 5:

Read the conversation in Activity 2. Put brackets around the words that can be left out. The first example is done for you. Second do the exercise individually, and then check with a partner. Finally I will call back the answers from the whole class, having one student read the full version and another student give the elliptical version.

Step 6: Extension

1. Work in groups and practice both conversations - the "full" version and the elliptical version, changing roles to do both parts. Circulate and monitor their pronunciation.

I will have some pairs perform the elliptical version for the whole class, and then we will discuss the difference between the two versions, and decide which is more natural.

2. Read the conversation and add words to make it clearer and do the exercises individually, and then check with a partner. Finally I will call back the answers from the whole class.

For reference

Garry: I'm / Have you

Matt: do you mean

Garry: I mean

Matt: Have you / It