Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

Unit 5 • Lesson C: Well, actually, . . .

Vocabulary
Free time
play checkers (v)
play softball (v)

Other words
comic book (n)
motorcycle (n)
sledding (n)
stuffed animals (n)
have memories (v)

Conversation strategies
Correcting things you say
You can correct the things you say with expressions like well, actually and no, wait:
A Do you remember much about kindergarten?
B Not really. Well, I remember my first day at school.

A I remember my first day of school. Actually, I don't remember the day, but I
remember on the way home, I missed my bus stop.
B Oh, no!

A So that was when you were five?

B Yeah, Uh . . . no, wait . . . I was only four.

I mean
You can use I mean to correct yourself when you say the wrong word or name.:

A How did you get home?

B Well, the teacher, I mean, the bus driver, had to call my parents . . .

This is just one use of I mean.

© Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 5, Lesson C, Page 1