Writing Extra: dialogue
Would you like some extra practice? Think of a typical conversation between you and a colleague or someone you do business with. Write a short…
Task Category: EDA_1
What would you say?
For each of the following scenarios, practise what you would say. (Write it down if you prefer). TIP! Refer back to the lesson language tricks for fact checking and to…
Create your own checklist
Based on what you have learned and adding your own ideas, create your very own checklist of strategies you can use to improve your understanding of natural speech in conversation. Refer back to the input on this course to…
4 idioms
These idioms mean the same thing: They mean that you: can’t understand someone or something at all can’t make any sense of someone or something PS. You’ll…
What NOT to do when you don’t understand
In this lesson we’re looking at 3 common mistakes to avoid when you don’t understand someone who is speaking in English. Lesson with audio. GO TO LESSON
36 Smart strategies when you don’t understand
The tricks in the last exercise are great when you’ve missed a specific piece of information. Now we want to go deeper, and study other practical ways to manage situations…
Language tricks for fact checking
Listen & Read 🎧 Along with the strategies we saw in the last lesson, there are some simple things you can do when you don’t understand. As we learned,…
Is the English spoken by the English good English?
A survey carried out for the EU on how funding is allocated for intra-EU projects revealed that many managers said they preferred not to deal with British…
Recap
What can we take away from this lesson? Well, first and foremost, we have learned that even native speakers find it difficult tounderstand each other.…
Let’s check
Did you get these points? If you want to check, listen once more and read the transcript: I = Interviewer S = Sarah Baxter I…
Let’s get the details
Listen again and write down the tactics Sarah uses for understanding Mark and her advice to her international colleagues.
Sarah from Chicago
We are now going to listen to one of Mark’s American colleagues, Sarah Baxter from Chicago, talking about the problems she has understanding Mark. Listen…
Self-study tip
An effective study exercise to improve your listening skills is to listen and read the transcript at the same time. It will help you recognise how…
Reflect
Discussion point How difficult did you find Mark to understand? In your opinion, which of the three points that Mark identified creates the most difficulty?…
Let’s check
Did you get all the three points Mark mentioned? Listen and read the transcript at the same time I’ve been working here now for about…
A guy from Essex
We are going to listen to a guy called Mark Davies. He works for an international company in London. Mark has quite a strong Essex…
Your experience
Think about your own language > Are there any accents or dialects in your country that you find particularly difficult to understand? How do you…
