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Basic Bootcamp , Lesson 3 - Useful Phrases for Learning English

Chihiro Hey everyone, I'm Chihiro and welcome to

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Ryan Hey everyone Ryan here and this is Basic Boocamp,
Lesson 3 - Useful Phrases for Learning English
Chihiro You're halfway through our Basic Bootcamp series,
good job!
Ryan Keep it up! For today, we hope that you can either
brush up on some commonly used phrases in class, or
learn them from scratch.
Chihiro Okay, so let's begin.

Ryan In this lesson you'll will learn some phrases that are
common in class
Chihiro These phrases take place in a classroom, but can be used
in other situations too
Ryan Some can be said by the teacher and some by the
student
Chihiro All the phrases are polite
1 A Excuse me./Pardon me.
B How do you say this in English?
A What does this mean?
B I'm not sure what you mean.
A Could you repeat that?
B Could you speak more slowly?

Chihiro So, all of those phrases are very useful to know when
sitting in a classroom.
Ryan And if you have a question, it's okay to interrupt the
teacher, well at least English teachers.
Chihiro Right, interrupting is common in English. If you
have a question in class or at work, you can jump in
when another person is speaking.
Ryan But with that said, it's a good idea to jump in at the
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end of a sentence or idea so that you don't stop the

speaker mid-sentence.
Chihiro And when you do it, make sure to speak loudly and
clearly as well; otherwise, you may not be heard.
Don't be surprised if the person you interrupt
interrupts you back as well.

Ryan Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.

The first word we shall see is:
Chihiro excuse me [natural native speed]
Ryan phrase to apologize or get someone's attention
Chihiro excuse me [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chihiro excuse me [natural native speed]

Next:"
to say [natural native speed]
Ryan to voice something
to say [slowly - broken down by syllable]
to say [natural native speed]

Next:"
Chihiro to mean [natural native speed]
Ryan to signify, to indicate
Chihiro to mean [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chihiro to mean [natural native speed]

2 Next:"
sure [natural native speed]
Ryan having no doubt about something
sure [slowly - broken down by syllable]
sure [natural native speed]

Next:"
Chihiro could [natural native speed]
Ryan used to make a polite request
Chihiro could [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chihiro could [natural native speed]

Next:"
to repeat [natural native speed]
Ryan to do or to say something again
to repeat [slowly - broken down by syllable]
to repeat [natural native speed]

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Next:"
Chihiro to speak [natural native speed]
Ryan to talk
Chihiro to speak [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Chihiro to speak [natural native speed]

Next:"
slowly [natural native speed]
Ryan at a reduced speed
slowly [slowly - broken down by syllable]
slowly [natural native speed]

Chihiro This is the core of our lesson, so we hope you're

ready! The first phrase is
Ryan "Excuse me." or "Pardon me."
Chihiro These two basically mean the same things, as bothare
very handy phrases to know because you can use
them in different ways. You use them when you need
to interrupt somebody or when you are trying to get
by somebody. You can also use it to say "sorry" as
well. And our next phrase is, "How do you say
______ in English?"
Ryan You use this phrase to ask for a word in English from
3 your own language. The word in your own language
replaces the blank. Don't forget the auxiliary or
helping verb "do" because the question would be
grammatically incorrect without it. Okay, the next
phrase is "What does ______ mean?"
Chihiro Ask what a certain English word means by using this
phrase. As with the last phrase, don't forget the
auxiliary verb "do" and the blank is replaced by the
word you're asking. Now, the next phrase is very
handy, it's "I'm not sure what you mean."
Ryan Many times, students remain silent when they don't
understand something in class. Why not speak up?
Use this phrase to tell another person that you are
confused. It usually stops the speaker and asks the
speaker to restate what he or she has just said. And
here's another one that can be used more often, "could
you repeat that?"

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Chihiro If you need clarification, don't be afraid to speak up.

Just say this phrase when you need a person to say
something again. And if you use that one, you might
like this one "could you speak more slowly?"
Ryan If the speaker is speaking too quickly, tell him or her
to slow down by saying this phrase. Usually native
speakers don't realize how fast they're speaking, so
you can tell them to slow down. For the last two
phrases just mentioned, you can add the word
"please" if you want to be more polite.
Chihiro Okay, great, how about we go on to some grammar
now?

Ryan In this lesson, you heard some essential phrases in

English. You can use these phrases with your
English-speaking friends, and your English teacher.
Chihiro These phrases are made of grammar structures that
may be a little complex to learn all at once, so let's
just take a look at the word "could".
Ryan You can use this word in place of "can" in questions,
so that the question sounds polite. Therefore instead
of saying, "can you repeat that?" by saying "could
you repeat that" the request sounds slightly more
polite.
4 Chihiro There are many different other ways you can use the
word could, but just remember this one for now and
you'll have a head start in you English grammar. And
here's the other phrase with "could" from the lesson.
Ryan Could you speak more slowly?
Chihirp It sounds just a little bit more polite than "Can you
speak more slowly?"
Ryan That just about does it for today. [marketing piece]
Chihiro See you all next time!
Ryan Bye for now.

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