English: 2Bac (All Streams)
Unit 2 (humour)
Functions : Expressing lack of understanding and asking for clarification
Professeur : Mme ZAARA Asmae
Summary
I- Course
1-1/ Expressing lack of understanding
1-2/ Asking for clarification
1-3/ Expressing Request
II- Practice 1
III- Practice 2
IV- Practice 3
I- Course
1-1/ Expressing lack of understanding
- Sorry, I don't understand.
- Sorry, I didn't get / grasp your point.
- Sorry, I didn't hear what you said.
- I'm not sure I follow you.
- I'm not sure I know what you mean.
- I don't see what you're getting at.
- I beg your pardon ?
- Could you say that again ?
- Can you repeat, please ?
I- Course
1-2/ Asking for clarification
- What do you mean by .... ?
- Do you mean .... ?
- What do you mean ?
- Could you clarify that please ?
- Could you explain more ?
- Would you elaborate on that please ?
- Could you be more explicit ?
- Could you say that in a different way ?
- Could you possibly give an example ?
I- Course
1-3/ Expressing Request
II- Practice 1
Express the same function in a different way :
- Teacher, sorry I didn't get your point.
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- Could you be more explicit please ?
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- What do you mean by “lack of understanding" ?
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- I'm not sure I follow you.
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- Could you explain more ?
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III- Practice 2
Respond to the following situations :
- You didn't hear well your teacher's explanation. (Express lack of understanding)
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- Your teacher's question is not clear enough. (ask for clarification)
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- Your doctor is telling you what food to avoid eating. (ask for clarification)
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- Your friend is showing you how to download an application from the internet. (express lack of understanding)
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- You didn't grasp the word "witty” when the teacher explained it. (ask for clarification)
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IV- Practice 3
Complete the following conversations :
1) A student wants the teacher to correct his paper.
- Student (express a request) :
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- Teacher (accept his request) :
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2) A tourist wants to go to the post office but he doesn't know the way.
- Tourist (express a request) :
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- You (decline his request) :
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3) You want your friend to lend you some money.
- You (express a request) :
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- Your friend (accept his request) :
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4) The homework is difficult for you.
- You (express a request) :
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- Your friend (decline his request) :
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