Unit 23: Becoming familiar with things
Be used to, get used to...
Select a unit
- 1 Pop-ups
- 2 Hidden talents
- 3 Can't buy me love
- 4 Travellers' tales
- 5 The colleague from hell
- 6 Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7 Career changes
- 8 Art
- 9 Project management
- 10 The dog ate my homework!
- 11 The diary of a double agent
- 12 Fashion forward
- 13 Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14 Extreme sports
- 15 Food fads
- 16 Me, my selfie and I
- 17 Endangered animals
- 18 A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19 I'm really sorry...
- 20 Telling stories
- 21 Fakes and phrasals
- 22 Looking to the future
- 23 Becoming familiar with things
- 24 From rags to riches
- 25 Against the odds
- 26 Our future on Mars?
- 27 Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28 Dodgy dating
- 29 Annoying advice
- 30 I'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.
Wayitii marii qabxii 3
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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.
Barreeffama kana dubbisii shakala kana xumuri
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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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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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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Choose the correct response to the situation. Remember to look for accurate and polite English sentences
karaarra buusu
This one needs a phrase which means 'to hold firmly', but not really in your hands!Question 4 of 5
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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! Carraa badaa! Qabxii argatte:
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.