5. Oh boy, he thought. He said, “Don't take mywordfor it.Look at the statistics."(para.14): Why did the man say "Oh boy"?What does"takemyword forit""meanhere?To show thathefound the situation veryannoyingNormallyitmeans“"accept whatI say astrue",buthere he means"It is true not because I am sayingit.Ihavestatisticstoproveit
• 5. Oh boy, he thought. He said, “Don't take my word for it. Look at the statistics." (para. 14) • Why did the man say “Oh boy"? • What does “take my word for it"' mean here? • To show that he found the situation very annoying. • Normally it means “accept what I say as true”, but here he means “It is true not because I am saying it. I have statistics to prove it
6.“"Statistics."She was piling disheson the drainingboard at a terrific rate.Many of them were still greasy.(para.15)Do you think the statistics means a lot to Ann? Can youdescribe the way she said the word?Whywasshepilingupthedishes ataterrificrate?Shedidn'tbelievethestatisticsand shesaidthewordcontemptuously(showingthatyouhavenorespectforsth.).Shewasgettingangry,soshewaspilingupthedishesataterrificspeed
• 6. “Statistics." She was piling dishes on the drainingboard at a terrific rate. Many of them were still greasy. (para. 15) • Do you think the statistics means a lot to Ann? Can you describe the way she said the word? • Why was she piling up the dishes at a terrific rate? • She didn’t believe the statistics and she said the word contemptuously (showing that you have no respect for sth.). • She was getting angry, so she was piling up the dishes at a terrific speed