Matching Pairs Guessing and estimatingOnline version Match the sentenecs to the meaning of the expressions. (Original source: http://www.learnex.in) by Cintia Lazarte 1 I wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves his job, he is too stressed for the kind of work he does. 2 It’s difficult to say, but I think anyone can won this match now. 3 If I had to take a guess, I’d say he was over 40 years old. 4 Knowing Bryan, he will probably take the train, he hates driving. 5 She gets paid somewhere in the ballpark of 10 million dollars to host that show. 6 I bet he’s gonna ask me out tonight, he just can’t stop staring 7 Off the top of my head, this phone would be worth £300 8 We’re talking maybe 40000 sq feet to build this house upon. When you are more sure in your guess or estimate Used when making a guess is quite difficult Used when you are plainly guessing When you feel that a certain thing is quite possible Used when you are making a guess based on what you already know A guess made based on your opinion Used mainly when guessing an amount of money Informal way of giving an approximate number