TAKE HOME TASK 8

- CEL2102 GROUP 5

CHIN WEI HWA 215073

What is "Asking for and Giving clarifications"

When you ask someone for

clarification, you are asking them to
say something in a different way or
provide more information so that you
understand them better.

This is different from asking a person

to repeat something. The person might
not have explained themselves clearly.
 4 common language expressions used
when asking for clarifications

01 "Sorry, could you please 02 "I didn't quite catch what

you said, could you
repeat that?"
clarify?"
Task Name

03 "Could you explain that a

little
Task further for me,
Name
04 "I'm not sure I understand,
could you give me an
please?" example?"
 4 common language expressions used
when giving clarifications

01 "What I meant to say 02 "Let me clarify what I said

earlier..."
was..."
Task Name

03Task Name
"To be more specific,..." 04 "In other words, what I'm
trying to say is..."
 Language: Tenses

what is the functions of the simple past

tense in a conversation?

The simple past tense is used to describe a

completed action in the past. It is used to
talk about a specific point in time in the
past, and the action is no longer happening
in the present.
Examples of 5 sentences that contain
the simple past tense

01 She ate breakfast at 8am this

morning. 04 I finished my homework
before dinner.

02 He walked to the store

yesterday. 05 The concert ended at
11pm.

03 They watched a movie

last night.
 Language: Tenses

Describe the functions of the present perfect tense in a

conversation?

The present perfect tense is used to describe an action that

started in the past and is still happening in the present, or an
action that was completed in the past but has a connection to
the present.
Examples of 5 sentences that contain
the present perfect tense

01 I have studied English for 5

years. 04 He has visited Paris twice.

02 She has lived in New

York since 2010. 05 We have never seen
that movie before.

03 They have already

finished their project.
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