1 - Choose the best option:
a) If I don’t know the answer to something, I could say:
(A) Let me cry.
(B) Let me sit.
(C) Let me see.
(D) Let me wait.
b) If someone asks a difficult question and you need time to think about the answer, you could say:
(A) Now let me meditate about that.
(B) Now let me speak about that.
(C) Now let me talk about that.
(D) Now let me think about that.
c) If someone is saying something that you don’t agree with and you want to give your opinion, you could say:
(A) Just an hour.
(B) Just a minute.
(C) Just now.
(D) You are right! You know everything!
d) If you are describing something, you can give yourself thinking time by saying:
(A) No.
(B) Yes.
(C) Maybe.
(D) Humm.
e) If someone is not understanding you, before you start to explain yourself again, you could say:
(A) What I do is that.
(B) What I don’t want is that.
(C) What I mean is that.
(D) What I try is that.
f) To introduce a different opinion, I could say:
(A) That is nice, but you know what?
(B) I don’t care. The thing is.
(C) What?
(D) You are wrong. Let’s do this.
g) To make a point in an argument, a good phrase could be:
(A) The big deal is.
(B) The argument is.
(C) The real fact of the matter is.
(D) The problem is.
h) To politely get someone to stop talking. I could say:
(A) I understand you, but listen to me.
(B) Now next, look there.
(C) Now slowly, look here.
(D) Now shut your mouth and listen.
i) To find a different way of saying something, I could say:
(A) The letter I’m looking for is.
(B) The word I’m looking for is.
(C) The language I’m looking for is.
(D) The body language I’m looking for is.
j) If I disagree with someone, I could say:
(A) Okay, finally, but.
(B) Okay, whatever, but.
(C) Okay, I don’t care, but.
(D) Okay, that’s fine, but.