Unit 23: Becoming familiar with things
Be used to, get used to...
Select a unit
- 1Pop-ups
- 2Hidden talents
- 3Can't buy me love
- 4Travellers' tales
- 5The colleague from hell
- 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7Career changes
- 8Art
- 9Project management
- 10The dog ate my homework!
- 11The diary of a double agent
- 12Fashion forward
- 13Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14Extreme sports
- 15Food fads
- 16Me, my selfie and I
- 17Endangered animals
- 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19I'm really sorry...
- 20Telling stories
- 21Fakes and phrasals
- 22Looking to the future
- 23Becoming familiar with things
- 24From rags to riches
- 25Against the odds
- 26Our future on Mars?
- 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28Dodgy dating
- 29Annoying advice
- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
Session 3
Learn some English for the workplace with our drama English at Work. This time, pick up some useful phrases for when you don't understand a new concept or system.
Activity 2
Your turn!
I don't understand!
How many expressions can you remember? In this activity you need to ask for help – not with your grammar – but with a new computer system. What's the best way to ask? Let's see if you can use the expressions from this session correctly.
ነቲ ጽሑፍ ብምንባብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ
To do
You have to decide on the best option to complete the sentences. When selecting your answer, try to:
1. Make sure your answer fits the meaning of the sentence.
2. Make sure it matches the form introduced in this session.
3. Make sure your answer is polite, if appropriate.
What should I say?!
5 Questions
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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Activity
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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You're trying to use the part of your body which thinks...Question 1 of 5
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Activity
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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Use another way of saying you can't take in the information.Question 2 of 5
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Activity
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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Be polite and say exactly what you mean.Question 3 of 5
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Activity
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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This one needs a phrase which means 'to hold firmly', but not really in your hands!Question 4 of 5
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Activity
Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
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Be polite and explain the situation clearly. Pay attention to the phrasal verb.Question 5 of 5
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
End of Session 3
That's all for Session 3. We hope you enjoyed meeting the English at Work team again!
In Session 4 we ask: what's it like to live in Britain? We learn seven useful tips about life in the UK from international students who have moved to London.
Session Vocabulary
Useful phrases
I can't work it out.
I can't get my head round this.
I'm having difficulty getting to grips with this.
This isn't sinking in.
