When you do not understand them Flashcards
the phrase starts with “ Sorry I did not….c
Sorry I did not catch that. Can you repeat that please?
the phrase starts with “ Sorry I am not….f
Sorry I am not following you
Phrase starts with “ I do not think I …..u
I do not think I understand that clearly.
When you forget your words. You say: What’s that……
What’s that word.
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:
It’s on the tip of my tongue.
I can’t remember the words. So you say: I am sorry I had a ….m
I am sorry I had a mental blank
Ugh I forgot the English word. Do you know….w
you can also say a phrase to change the topic. It starts with….nevermind
nevermind, tell more more about your project.
say this phrase to tell the listener that you will remember shortly. the phrase starts with ….It will
Nevermind, It will come back to me in a minute.
when you forget the whole topic you are talking about all together. You say this phrase…..it starts with …..(hang)
Hang on. Let me start over
when you forget the whole topic you are talking about all together. You say this phrase…..it starts with …..Let me…t
Let me try that again
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)
I completely lost my train of thoughts
facial expressions = the words to describe
I am using facial expressions just as much as the words I am using
When you do not know what say. You are now ….(st..)
You are now stuck
You make a mistake. You ….m
You mess up
When you do not know a thing about a topic. You say…To be honest…(familiar)
To be honest, I am not really familiar with topic
When someone shoots you with a hard question. You say…(interesting)
That’s an interesting question. Let me think for a moment.
When someone asks you a difficult question. You say (tricky)
That’s tricky. I’ve never been asked that before.
When someone asks you a difficult question. You say (not sure)
I am not sure. Give me a second to think about.
Advice for pulling yourself together. (Take…….and ……thoughts )
take a deep breath and get your thoughts in order
When someone asks you a difficult question. (I need)
I need some time to think about my answer.
inviting other people to participate (jump).
Does anyone else wanna jump in?
when you they surprise you with a question. You say (guard)
“You’ve caught me off guard”
When asking others opinions about a topic. You say (take)
“What is your take on that”
Not wanting to answer. (rather)
I would rather not answer that if that’s okay.
Not wanting to answer. (sth else)
is it okay if we talk about sth else
asking if the other person is following you. (sense)
am I making sense? Does it make sense?
asking if the other person is following you. (following)
Are you following?
YOU know 100% that the other person is not following. (clear)
I don’t think I am being very clear. Let try that again.
when the situation of not understanding comes up. you say (misunderstanding)
I am sorry. I think there was a misunderstanding.
when the situation of not understanding comes up. you say (meant)
What I meant to say is that…..