AEE 287: SOS! Are You in Distress? How to Rescue Your English Phone Conversations

<p>Come back to http://www.allearsenglish.com/287</p> <p>Do you ever get into trouble during English phone conversations?</p> <p>This is one of the biggest challenge for English students, especially at work.</p> <p>Today we will show you how to get out of trouble if you aren’t understanding someone on the phone.</p> <p>We’ll give you 8 things to do before or during the call to get the help you need.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>How to Rescue Your Phone Call:</strong></p> <ul> <li> Practice to listening to natives as much as possible in your daily life (podcasts, sitcoms, the news on TV)</li> <li>Ask the person to help you: <ul> <li>“I’m sorry. I’m having trouble understanding you. Would you (be able to ) say that again?”</li> <li>“Could you repeat that (for me) please?”</li> <li>“Would you mind slowing down a bit? It’s hard to hear you.”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Ask the person to follow up with a summary of the conversation by email</li> <li>See if it’s ok to record the conversation</li> <li>Breathe deeply before you get on the call with a native speaker</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>It’s important not to be ashamed if you can’t understand someone in English on the phone.</p> <p>Don’t pretend to understand when you don’t.</p> <p>Use one of our strategies above to save your English conversations on the phone.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What other tactics have you tried to rescue your English conversations?</strong></p> <p><strong>Share them with us in the comments!</strong></p>