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Scenario 1
“So, what do you expect before the meeting?”Scenario 2
“I can’t follow you. Please, would you mind speaking a bit slower?”Scenario 3
“Sorry, I was a bit absent. What did you just say?”Scenario 5
If I can repeat what I’ve heard:”Could you explain what XXX means?
If not: Sorry, could you explain the word you keep repeating?”Scenario 6
“So what you mean is that Jemma should break up with Mark because he had a hurtful behaviour with her?”Scenario 7
“I’m sorry, how many percent?”
“So 37% will be acceptable?”Scenario 8
“Ok, about 9ish I’ll be waiting for you after you’ll pick up Jenny first.” -
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Great job Sebastian! Let’s have a look at some corrections:
Scenario 3
“Sorry, I was a bit absent. What did you just say?” > Instead of ‘absent’ you should say: distracted: Sorry, I was a bit distracted.Scenario 7
“I’m sorry, how many percent?” > it sounds more natural to say: “What percent?” or “What was the figure?” Or simply “Sorry, how much?”*percent/ percentage is uncountable so we need to say much, not many
“So 37% will be acceptable?” – This works 🙂
Scenario 8
“Ok, about 9ish I’ll be waiting for you after you’ll pick up Jenny first.” > Ok, about 9ish I’ll be waiting for you after you pick up Jenny first.
*This is the first conditional – we need will in the first clause and the present simple in the second clause:
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Thanks a lot, kerin.
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You’re very welcome Sebastian.
I totally know where you are coming from. In April last year I had to do an exam in Italian to apply for citizenship. I was quite good at all the parts except from grammar and writing. I had to really practise in order to pass the exam and it is still my weakness! However, I have made big improvements. Consistency and practice, one step at a time and you’ll get there 🙂
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