F2F Class Notes (Nicholas)

Let’s watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18uDutylDa4 (you can see her preesntation skills, her “delivery” and checking your listening comprehension and taking her vocabulary.

Asking Clarifying Questions

“You know…I didn’t quite catch that, would you mind repeating that for me / would you mind putting that another way?”

“I’m so sorry, forgive me — would you mind saying that another way for me.”

“So what you mean is this…(say what you think they said)…”

“So let me just clarify…”

“So you’re saying…”

80/20 Conversation

This will really stress your listening and language skills:

Asking many, open-ended questions…

e.g. (Related it to myself)…”SooYoon, I love that jacket, I wanted to buy one just like that…would you mind recommending a place for me?”

Small Talk = Build Relationships (Better than talking about the weather)

Pronunciation

day vs. they

Grammar

I always use simple word / words

Vocabulary

prominent = a very important and well known person in society

e.g. Her nose was huge it was a prominent feature on her face.

e.g. Michelle Obama is a prominent woman in American society.