Are you kidding me? – Conversation Practice

Rachel: The manager says that we need to finish this work by tonight.

Trisha: Are you kidding me? Yesterday, he said that we had until next week to finish it.

Rachel: I think that the client called and asked us to finish it by tonight.

Trisha: That’s ridiculous. It’s going to take us all night to finish this. I have plans.

Rachel: It’s not up to me. If you have a problem with it, then you need to talk to the manager yourself.

Trisha: This is so unfair. I’d better call my friends and cancel my plans for tonight.

Rachel: I know it’s terrible, but we are in it together. Maybe, we can ask our manager for an extra day off next week.

Trisha: Okay. Let’s ask together tomorrow.

Rachel: Great. Now, let’s get to work.

1. Are you kidding me?: Are you serious?; Are you crazy?; Are you joking?

  • A) I bought a 10 thousand-dollar bottle of wine.
B) Are you kidding me?

  • A) I saw Brad Pitt yesterday.
B) Are you kidding me?

2. That’s ridiculous.: That’s crazy.; That’s absurd.; That doesn’t make sense.; That’s too much.

  • A) This wine costs $10,000.
B) That’s ridiculous.

  • A) I had to work 20 hours yesterday.
B) That’s ridiculous.

3. I’d better…: I should…

  • I’d better go home now.

  • I’d better work harder or I might get fired.