Name: DO NOT SAY 'Can you repeat?' or 'I don't understand' - ask for repetition in this BETTER way!
Uploaded: 2020-04-29T19:25:15.000Z
Duration: 15 min 8 s
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- Hello, everyone, and welcome back to English With Lucy.

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there is one sentence that you have to say a lot,

and especially when you are listening to natives speak,

it is highly likely that you won't understand everything

that they've said and you will probably want

Unfortunately, many students feel embarrassed

A lot of my students tell me that in the end

they just give up and stop asking for repetition,

which really isn't good for their listening practise.

to help you improve your listening skills

and indirectly help you with your vocabulary as well

but if you want to improve your vocabulary

then I highly recommend the special method of reading books

listening to their audiobook version on Audible.

It sounds complicated but it's not so let me explain.

Take a book that you have already read in English

or a book that you would like to read in English.

all about the different books that you should read

Let me know down below if you would like that.

And once you've chosen that book, read it whilst listening

because they've got the most amazing range of books

and I really like their subscription model.

It encourages you to do a little bit each month.

Reading alone will not help you with your pronunciation

because English isn't a strictly phonetic language.

as to how that word is pronounced in English.

and the pronunciation is nearly separate.

This is why so many students find pronunciation so hard

but if you listen to a word as you read it,

and the next time you see that word written down,

you'll know exactly how it's meant to be pronounced

and the best part is you can get one free audiobook

of your choice that's a 30-day free trial at Audible.

All you've got to do is click on the link

Give it a try because it really, really works.

Right, let's get started with the lesson.

sorry, can you repeat that, or sorry, I don't understand,

This is what we are most likely to say if we can't hear

or can't understand what someone is saying.

That way we are showing the listener that it is a question.

This is also a word that you can add on to lots

of the other phrases which are going to follow

but it's a really nice quick one and because it's so short,

you don't feel like you are repeating yourself as much

if you have to say it over and over again.

Next, we have a slightly more formal one.

Now I don't like this one as much as I like sorry.

with the wrong tone of voice and the wrong intonation,

it can make it sound like you're slightly offended.

If somebody says something offensive to me,

But I definitely show with my body language

If I can't understand what someone's saying,

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