DEALING WITH

M I S U N D E R S TA N D I N G S

SPEAKING
guests
bowtie
LOOK AT THE CARTOON AND READ THE STORY. WHAT DO
YOU THINK HAPPENED NEXT?
• How many people were celebrating in the restaurant?
• Why were they celebrating?
• Why did Johnny Carson go over?
• Who went to pay the bill?
• Who actually paid the bill?
• How much was it?
• Was Johnny Carson angry about the misunderstanding?
MISUNDERSTANDINGS
1f
2d
3e
4h
5c
6b
7g
8a
1. The wrong number
2. The wrong address, wrong hotel
3. Wrong timeframe
4. Wrong date

1.
2. You’ve lost me…
3. What exactly do you?
4. I don’t know what you’re saying.
 5. I didn’t catch any of that.

Could you repeat the last part?

Half past five

5:45 fifteen minutes to six

5:40 twenty minutes to six
5:20 twenty past five
LEARN TO REFORMULATE
So you’re saying I can’t stay here.
So in other words, your booking was for yesterday.
Didn’t you say it starts at seven?
So you’re saying…..
So what you mean is….
Do you mean to tell me….
In other words….
So you’re saying…..
So what you mean is….
Do you mean to tell me….
In other words….