❝ Monologues · 4 lines · B2
Poor boy's been ill. What a pity!
Helen's mock sympathy · Night and the City (1950)
Poor boy's been ill. What a pity!
Line 1 of 4
So you were! I've read all about it in the "Times".
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Why it's worth practising
She starts with fake pity, then lets the newspaper do the cutting, wound by wound.
Phrases in this speech
Make shadowing a habit
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