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Activities- Asking for Repeats

 

 

Whole Class- Appropriate Responses

The teacher should go around the room and ask students questions that have difficult vocabulary, are mumbled, or are incomprehensible. Say it so they are forced to practice the phrases used when asking for repeats.

 

 

Group Work- A Skit

Divide the class into groups of 2 or 3. Students work together to develop a skit that is grammatically correct about guests asking for repeats. Remember, the staff should have limited English ability and poor pronunciation, so no matter what they say, the guest still do not seem to understand. Use gestures, sign language, and facial expressions to make yourself understood. Once the skit is developed, students present it to the teacher and rest of class. The teacher judges the skit based on grammar and language use, originality, and acting ability.  Be a little silly and have fun!

 

Work Sheet 1- Asking for Repeats

Write the correct word on the line that will complete the sentence.

            understand                   pardon                 meaning              repeat

spell                              say                       speak                   that

can                                could                    excuse                 need

slowly                            how                      in                          do

hear                               what                     again                   question

 

 

 

     1. __________ me, could you ____________ that.

     2. I’m sorry, I did not ____________ you. Please ____________ that

          again.

     3. My English is poor, could you __________ more _________  please.

     4. _______ you say that ____________?

     5. I’m sorry, Tinsel town? ___________ does ___________ mean?

     6. May I ask you a ______________. Do I __________ my passport?

     7. ________ do you say Kneecap _________ Thai?

     8. How _________ you ____________ ‘emergency’ in English?

     9. ‘Excuse me’ and ‘__________ me’ have the same ______________.

     10. I’m sorry, I don’t ________________. ___________ you rephrase

           that?

 

Work Sheet 2- Asking for Repeats

Match the appropriate responses with the questions by putting the correct number of the question on the line of the response.

 

1. Do you have any Alka-                         ___ I’m sorry, I don’t understand what

     Seltzer?                                                          you are trying to say.

 

2. Could I ask you a question?                ___ Yes, I asked what time the gym

                                                                             opens.

 

3. How much rum is in these                    ___ What does that mean- cats and 

    drinks?                                                            dogs?

 

4. whereareyougonnnawanna                  ___ You know- like rings, earrings,

    eattonight?                                                      necklaces, bracelets, that sort of

                                                                              thing.

 

5. Pardon me, could you repeat              ___ I’m sorry, how do you say what?

    that?

 

6. How do you ‘say thank’ in Thai?          ___ Sure go ahead.

 

7. It sure is raining cats and does           ___ Could you speak more slowly 

    out there?                                                      please?

 

8. Si habla espanol?                                 ___ I’m terrible sorry, but I don’t

                                                                            speak Spanish.

 

9. Could you give me an example?         ___ How much what?

 

10. Today night we gone over by              ___ I’m sorry- what is that?

       big water on sand.

 

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