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 Lesson
7 - Can You Say That Again?
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Can You Say That Again?
LUKE: Hello? Hi, Stephanie, how are things
at the office?
STEPHANIE: Hi, Luke! How are you? Can you
please stop and pick up extra paper for the computer printer?
LUKE: What did you say? Can you repeat
that, please? Did you say to pick up ink for the printer? Sorry, the phone is
cutting out.
STEPHANIE: Can you hear me now? No, I need
more computer paper. Listen, I’ll text you exactly what I need. Thanks, Luke.
Talk to you later.
LUKE: Thanks, Stephanie. Sorry, my phone
has really bad reception here. |
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Conversation Notes |
- There are a few ways to express a lack of understanding
and to request additional information. The most common ones are stated, but
you can also say “Excuse me” or simply “I can’t hear you.” In a more formal
situation, try saying “I’m sorry?” or “I beg your pardon?” (with a rising
intonation).
- When asking someone to clarify information try saying
Can you please repeat that? / Can you spell that for me? / Can you please
write down the address for me?
- Cutting out describes a difficulty in understanding a
caller due to poor cell phone reception. If you are having trouble
understanding the caller, you can also say The line is breaking up / I am
losing you. If the phone call is disconnected because of poor reception, you
can say The call dropped.
- Talk to you later is the equivalent in a phone
conversation of “See you later” in a regular, face-to-face conversation.
- Reception here means the availability of cellular
service, the possibility to receive and give calls on a cell phone. Cell
phone reception can be limited in remote areas, inside large buildings or
underground (in the subway, for instance).
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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