Monday 14 Sept, 2009
Regency College
Present: Andy, Badhi, Denise, Nabil, Sevcan, Pui, Alejandra
Today we created a phrase book for the students to use to engage with and facilitate conversations with native speakers:
Useful Phrases for talking to a native speaker
Looking for a particular person
Excuse me. Can you help me. my name is...... I'm looking for John.
You don't understand:
Repeating
Could/can you repeat that please?
Could you say that again?
Too fast
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Write it
Can you write it down, please?
Your English isn't good
Sorry but my English is quite bad.
Checking
So........is that right?
Changing subject
Sorry I can't really understand, shall we move on?
Showing interest
Wow
Really
Cool
Right
That's interesting
Oh dear!
Taking photo
Excuse me. Would you mind if I took your photo?
Would it be OK to take a photo of.....?
Thanking
Thank you very much for your help/your time?
Introducing yourself
Excuse me. Have you got a few minutes? My name is X and im studying English at Regency College and I'm from .........we are doing a project about British culture and pubs. Would it be possible to ask you a few questions?
Showing interest
wow
that's interesting
cool
amazing
right
really?
oh dear!
Students have now printed out their questionnaires and are now ready for the interviews on Tuesday
Group update: Alejandra has joined Sevcan and Peek's group
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