Just a sec!
Key sentences
| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| So I was doing this thing...
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Hold on (time) what were you doing exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| ...because of some reason.
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Just (time) why exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| Then I did this thing.
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Pardon me, but what did you do again?
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Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
Hold on (time) what were you doing exactly?
| time
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sentence
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| a minute,
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Hold on a minute, what were you doing exactly?
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| a second,
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Hold on a second, what were you doing exactly?
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| a sec,
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Hold on a sec, what were you doing exactly?
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| just one second,
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Hold on just one second, what were you doing exactly?
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Just (time) why exactly?
| time
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sentence
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| a minute,
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Just a minute, why exactly?
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| a second,
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Just a second, why exactly?
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| a sec,
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Just a sec, why exactly?
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| one minute,
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Just one minute, why exactly?
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Example
Practice this conversation.
| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| So I was doing this thing...
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Hold on (a minute,) what were you doing exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| ...because of some reason.
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Just (a minute,) why exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| Then I did this thing.
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Pardon me, but what did you do again?
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Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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So I was doing this thing...
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Hold on ... what were you doing exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| ...because of some reason.
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Just ... why exactly?
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| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| Then I did this thing.
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Pardon me, but what did you do again?
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Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Telling a story
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Interrupting
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| Tell a short story.
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Interrupt your partner and ask about details.
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Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |
