009 Certainty and Uncertainty


1.Are you certain about that?

2.Were you quite sure about your success?

3.Really?

4.I suppose you have no doubt about that?

5.I've no doubt of your ability.

6.I bet they've got lost.

7.I'm quite convinced things will improve.

8.It's hard to tell.

9.That's my conviction.

10.I can't decide when to start.

Dialogue One

Where were you last night at exactly 9:20 p.m.?

9:20 p.m.?I couldn't say,I can't remember.

Are you sure you can't remember?

I'm absolutely certain.

Were you in or out?Can you remember that?

I'm not quite positive.I think went out at about half past nine.

Did you see anyone coming into the block of flats.

No,I didn't.

Sure.

Quite sure.

Dialogue Two

Are you sure this is the right restaurant?

Positive.

You don't think you could be wrong?

I'm absolutely sure I'm right.

I don't know...it looks a little run-down.

This is right!There's no doubt in my mind.

You are 100 percent sure you want to eat here?

Check and Double check.

Dialogue Three

Do you think they two will get married?

Yeath,you can count on it.

I think so.Yes,they get along so well.

I likes him,he's good for her.

You're right,he sure is.

Dialogue Four

I'm exhausted.My new exercise class is so hard.

I think it is easy.I could work out in your class with no problem.

You think so?

Oh,without a doubt.When's the next class?

Tomorrow morning.Try it.

No problem.

Are you going to the class this morning?

Of course.Easy.No sweat.

You are not able to move after this class.

Are you kidding me.It's going to be a piece of cake.

You want to bet?

Yeath.What's the bet?

I bet I can go one hour in your class this morning and not fee l a thing.

Dialogue Five

You say he was arond average height?

Yes,that's right.Around five nine,five ten.

Weight?

I'm not sure.Medium,I suppose.Maybe a little on the heavy side.

Any marks on his facte?

No,I don't think so.

Glasses?

No.

What about his hair?

Black or dark brown.

Long or short?Straight?curly?

Straight,I think,and about average length.

Boy,this sure doesn't help us very much.It could be anybody.How about his clothes?

What was he wearing?

Well,he had a checked or a plaid shirt.You know the kind that lumberjacks wear.

Ok,now we're getting somewhere.

Pants?

Dark.Maybe dark blue,maybe black.I'm not sure.

What kind of shoes?

Boots.

Cowboy boots?

No,hiking boots.Brwon ones.

All right,that narrows it down a little.

Now I want you to look at some pictures.

Dialogue Six

Well,what about it?As it happens,I've got two tickets for next Thursday evening.

I thought perhaps...

Well,thanks all the same,Denis.But...no,I don't think so.Sorry,I'm sure you'd enjoy it.

I'd like to,Denis,but I'm busy on Friday this week and next week,too.

But I said Thursday!The tickets are for Thursday evening!

Thursday?Oh,sorry.I meant Thursday too.

I mean,I'm busy then,too.

I see.Oh,well,some other time perhaps.

Yes,Some other time perhaps.Thanks again.

If you are a teacher,are you sure that a students with good grades will be a successful person in the future?

And are you sure that a slow student will be also slow in his whole life?I'm not sure about it.Absolutely not.

I had a student and all the teachers agreed he was absolutely the slowest student we had ever had.

He spoke slowly,moved slowly,and wrote slowly.We suspected that he thought slowly.But he could proudly add

the title "doctor" to his name in six years.So I believe one sentence for ever,"If at first you don't succeed,

try,try again".Yes,I'm sure about this,you may also remember it.