TRACK 04

Useful language for successful communication.

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE
guessing
FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

guess
who??

Asking someone Functional

to guess Guessing Conversation:
The Guess
What is it? I think it’s a… Dave: So, what do you think it is?
What do you I reckon it’s a... Sally: I’m not sure. It looks like a
think it is? It might be a… book.
What do you It could be a… Dave: Try again.
reckon it is? It looks like a… Sally: Well, it
Have a feel of it. It feels like a… feels like
Smell it. Perhaps, it’s a… a CD or a
Go on, have a Maybe it’s a… DVD.
guess! In my opinion, it’s a … Dave: Closer.
You’re close! Warm! Warmer! Bingo! I’d say that it’s a… Sally: Is it a DVD?
Correct! Is it a… ? Dave: Bingo!

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 Track 06

FUNCTIONALLANGUAGE
This month: saying sorry.
Useful language for successful communication.

Functional
Language
Saying sorry for doing something Saying sorry for someone else
wrong I’m sorry but little Sally is always smashing
I’m sorry about that. things.
I’m sorry that I broke your tennis racket. I’m sorry about Jim’s behaviour last night.
I’m sorry. Please
Sorry. (If you tread on someone or bump Responding to an apology say you’re
sorry.
into someone.) Never mind.
Whoops! (informal) It’s OK. / That’s OK.
I’m really sorry about crashing your car. Don’t worry about it.
Sorry about the mess. I’ll clear it up later. We’ll be all right.
I’d like to apologise for the way I spoke to No harm done.
you earlier. It could have happened to anyone.
Sorry that I lied to you. No worries. (informal)

GLOSSARY
I like to say tread vb
sorry with to put your foot on
flowers. to bump into someone exp
Sorry about to hit someone with your body or a
dropping that part of your body accidentally
bottle on to smash vb
your foot.
to break glass; to break completely
and into small pieces

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