Speak 01
Word of the Day: PRETTY
Your goal: Use pretty in everyday responses. Practice answering in complete sentences with a smooth, natural flow.
REVIEW
PRETTY can mean quite or fairly.
“It’s pretty busy” means it is fairly busy.
Use pretty before words such as good, busy, quiet, tired, easy, and well.
CHOOSE TWO AND RESPOND
Read each question aloud. Choose two responses that make sense together. Use pretty in at least one. Say them together as your answer. Then try a different combination.
“How was your weekend?”
I had a lot to do.
Pretty good.
I had time to relax.
Pretty busy.
I stayed home.
Pretty quiet.
“How are you feeling?”
Pretty good.
Pretty relaxed.
It’s been a quiet day.
Pretty tired.
I think I’ll sit down.
Thanks for asking.
“How’s your work going?”
I’m almost finished.
Pretty well.
I’m making progress.
It’s pretty easy so far.
I still have a lot to learn.
It’s pretty difficult.
“How was the restaurant?”
Pretty good.
We had to wait for a table.
Pretty quiet.
I enjoyed the food.
Pretty busy.
We could talk easily.
“How was your class?”
I learned a lot.
Pretty easy.
I need more practice.
Pretty interesting.
I understood most of it.
Pretty difficult.
COMPLETE THE RESPONSE
Choose a word from the box. You may use a word more than once. More than one answer may work.
good • busy • quiet • tired • easy • difficult • well
“How was your afternoon?”
“Pretty _____. I stayed home and read.”“How’s the project going?”
“Pretty _____. We’re almost finished.”“Was the assignment hard?”
“It was pretty _____. I asked for help.”“How are you feeling?”
“Pretty _____. I need some rest.”“How was work?”
“Pretty _____. I didn’t have much time for a break.”“How was the food?”
“Pretty _____. I’d eat there again.”
EXTEND THE CONVERSATION
Choose an ending. Say the whole response aloud.
“How’s your day going?”
“Pretty well, thanks. _____”
How about you?
How’s your day going?
Has your day been busy?
“How was your class?”
“Pretty interesting. _____”
I learned something new.
We talked about a lot of different things.
I’m looking forward to the next one.
“Was it easy to find this place?”
“Pretty easy. _____”
Your directions helped.
I’ve been here before.
I saw the sign right away.
