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Classroom English (recap + practise)
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Classroom English
Recap:
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Pardon? / I didn’t hear what you said./ Say it again please |
Demander à qq’un de répéter |
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Er,let me see/think… Just a moment … |
Se donner du temps pour chercher ses mots |
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Do you see what I mean ? Do I make myself clear ? |
Verifier qu’on vous comprend |
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By the way …/Before I forget… |
Ajouter
qq’chose |
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Can you speak more slowly, I can’t follow
you. |
Demander à parler - vite |
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I’m afraid I have forgotten to do my homework,
sorry miss ! |
S’excuser de ne pas avoir fait son travail |
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I can’t see; Can you switch on the light? / Can you draw the curtains? |
Demander
de la lumière |
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How shall I put it ? |
Se donner du temps pour réfléchir |
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Sorry, I’m late ; my alarm-clock didn’t ring
/ The car didn’t start./ I missed my bus |
S’excuser
d’être en retard |
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Really ? / I
see |
Montrer son intérêt |
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What ? Eh [ei] ? |
Demander à repeater de façon
informelle |
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How do you say “…“ in
English? What does “…” mean in French
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Demander
un mot |
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I think there is a mistake on the board. I think X has made a mistake |
Signaller
une faute |
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Could you step aside? I can’t see the board. |
Demander à se pousser du tableau |
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Are you with me ? Got
it ? |
Demander de façon informelle si on nous a compris |
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Can you spell that word, please? |
Demander à épeler |
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Could you speak up, I can’t hear. |
Demander à parler + fort |
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Does that mean …? Do you mean …? |
Verifier qu’on comprend correctement |
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I’d like to make another point: … / I’d also like to say … |
Changer de sujet, passer à autre chose |
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I totally (dis)agree
with you |
Exprimer
son (dés)accord |
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I’m afraid I don’t know/ I’ve got no idea. |
S’excuser de ne pas connaître la réponse |
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Now, to get back to what I was saying |
Revenir sur le sujet (revenir
à ses moutons) |
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So, basically, the thing is … / In other
words, … |
Simplifier et reformuler ses propos |
Practise :
Complete the following extracts
from conversations:
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“______________________________________________________________________________” “No, sorry, I don’t
understand a single word ! “ |
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“______________________________________________________________________________” “Sure !
it’s B-O-A-R-D” |
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“Do you know when the
American Civil war broke out ? “No,
___________________________________________________________________________” |
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“You know it is 10 minutes
past 8 !!!” “______________________________________________________________________________” |
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“The South developed
slavery because, er …
_________________________________________ … because they needed a
heavy manpower to pick the cotton and there was no machinery to do it.” |
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“Now that I have finished with
slavery, _______________________________________________ : I’d like to talk about the
“cultural” differences between the North & the South of the |
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“______________________________________________________________________________” “Oh sorry, I didn’t
realise you couldn’t see the board.” |
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“______________________________________________________________________________” “I will repeat, but you
could be more polite for Christ ‘s sake !!!” |
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“______________________________________________________________________________” “It’s been the 3rd
time this month ! I can’t tolerate it any longer ! You HAVE TO do your homework” |
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“For next time, I want you
to learn your lesson ; and _____________________________________ I also want you to bring
your books in class.” |
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“Why are you late ?” “______________________________________________________________________________” |