We often use similes to emphasize or exaggerate a point in our anecdotes. The listener may respond with Really? Yeah?, etc. and we then reinforce the point with a further example introduced with Honestly, Absolutely, I swear, etc.
A: It’s like hitting this thick wall of heat.
B: Gosh. Really?
A: Honestly. You’d just die if you walked for any length of time.
10. Use the sentences and examples in Exercise 9 to have conversations. Add words like honestly, seriously and literally where appropriate.
Example
A: It’s like Beverly Hills round there.
B: Really?
A: Seriously. It’s all just massive, gated mansions with fancy
11. Write the names of two cities you have been to. Make notes about aspects of the cities and think of at least one thing that happened to you in each city.
12. Now have conversations about your chosen cities. Begin with Have you been to …? Keep the conversation going by asking questions to get more details or by making comments like Really? or Yeah?