Somebody says something to you which is not what you expected. Use your own ideas to complete your answers.
1 a: It’s quite a long way from the hotel to the city centre.
b: Is it? The man on the reception desk said it was only five minutes’ walk.
2 a: Sue is coming to the party tonight.
b: Is she? I saw her a few days ago and she said she .
3 a: Sarah gets on fine with Paul.
b: Does she? Last week you said each other.
4 a: Joe knows lots of people.
b: That’s not what he told me. He said anyone.
5 a: Jane will be here next week.
b: Oh, really? When I spoke to her, she said away.
6 a: I’m going out tonight.
b: Are you? I thought you said at home.
7 a: I speak French quite well.
b: Do you? But earlier you said any other languages.
8 a: I haven’t seen Ben recently.
b: That’s strange. He told me last weekend.