Unit 1C Understatement and sarcasm

Question 1

[reformulate - use understatement with ‘not exactly’]
Tesla vehicles, as everybody knows, are _ (very expensive vehicles).

Answer 1

Tesla vehicles, as everybody knows, are not exactly cheap vehicles.

Question 2

Nadia [the boss] wants a meeting this morning.

And..?

I’ve got a feeling it’s _ ex_ _ news [bad news >> understatement]

Answer 2

Nadia [the boss] wants a meeting this morning.

And..?

I’ve got a feeling it’s not exactly good news [bad news >> understatement]

Question 3

Oh, don’t be so negative. Nadia probably just wants to thank you for all your hard work.

Hm, that’_ be _ _ a surprise. [She definitely doesn’t >> understatement]

Answer 3

Oh, don’t be so negative. Nadia probably just wants to thank you for all your hard work.

A Hm, that’d be something of a surprise.

Pronunciation: that-a-be

Question 4

[reformulate - use understatement with ‘not exactly’]
Apple products _ (= are expensive) to have repaired.

Answer 4

Apple products aren’t exactly cheap to have repaired.

Question 5

You don’t ______ __ ____ (=ты случайно не знаешь), like, a best selling author or something, do you, Alex?

Answer 5

You don’t happen to know, like a best selling author or something, do you, Alex?