When you do not understand them Flashcards

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the phrase starts with “ Sorry I did not….c

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Sorry I did not catch that. Can you repeat that please?

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the phrase starts with “ Sorry I am not….f

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Sorry I am not following you

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Phrase starts with “ I do not think I …..u

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I do not think I understand that clearly.

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When you forget your words. You say: What’s that……

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What’s that word.

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You’re almost know the words you want to say but you forget. The word is so close in your mind but you can’t get. You say:

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It’s on the tip of my tongue.

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I can’t remember the words. So you say: I am sorry I had a ….m

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I am sorry I had a mental blank

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Ugh I forgot the English word. Do you know….w

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you can also say a phrase to change the topic. It starts with….nevermind

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nevermind, tell more more about your project.

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say this phrase to tell the listener that you will remember shortly. the phrase starts with ….It will

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Nevermind, It will come back to me in a minute.

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when you forget the whole topic you are talking about all together. You say this phrase…..it starts with …..(hang)

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Hang on. Let me start over

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when you forget the whole topic you are talking about all together. You say this phrase…..it starts with …..Let me…t

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Let me try that again

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when you forget the whole topic you are talking about all together. You say this phrase…..it starts with …..Oh! I completely lost my (train)

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I completely lost my train of thoughts

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facial expressions = the words to describe

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I am using facial expressions just as much as the words I am using

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When you do not know what say. You are now ….(st..)

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You are now stuck

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You make a mistake. You ….m

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You mess up

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When you do not know a thing about a topic. You say…To be honest…(familiar)

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To be honest, I am not really familiar with topic

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When someone shoots you with a hard question. You say…(interesting)

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That’s an interesting question. Let me think for a moment.

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When someone asks you a difficult question. You say (tricky)

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That’s tricky. I’ve never been asked that before.

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When someone asks you a difficult question. You say (not sure)

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I am not sure. Give me a second to think about.

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Advice for pulling yourself together. (Take…….and ……thoughts )

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take a deep breath and get your thoughts in order

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When someone asks you a difficult question. (I need)

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I need some time to think about my answer.

22
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inviting other people to participate (jump).

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Does anyone else wanna jump in?

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when you they surprise you with a question. You say (guard)

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“You’ve caught me off guard”

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When asking others opinions about a topic. You say (take)

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“What is your take on that”

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Not wanting to answer. (rather)

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I would rather not answer that if that’s okay.

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Not wanting to answer. (sth else)

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is it okay if we talk about sth else

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asking if the other person is following you. (sense)

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am I making sense? Does it make sense?

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asking if the other person is following you. (following)

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Are you following?

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YOU know 100% that the other person is not following. (clear)

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I don’t think I am being very clear. Let try that again.

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when the situation of not understanding comes up. you say (misunderstanding)

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I am sorry. I think there was a misunderstanding.

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when the situation of not understanding comes up. you say (meant)

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What I meant to say is that…..