Lesson 5

Language

1. Match to make expressions that ask for or give clarification.

1. I'm still confused. e. Could you say that another way?
2. I'm sorry, but I'm c. not sure what you mean by that.
3. Could you give d. me an example?
4. When you say street, a. do you mean road?
5. Ah, I see. b. I understand that now.

Reading and listening

2. Read and correct the underlined words.

Hania: The sentence in this poem is a tongue-twister.
Malak: Tongue-twister? I'm sorry, but I'm not (1) able I understand what you mean by that. sure
Hania: I mean that it is very difficult to say.
Malak: Could you (2) put me an example? give
Hania: Yes, I'll read it: She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Malak: So when you say it's a tongue-twister, do you (3) say the letters in the words are all the same? mean
Hania: They aren't all the same, but they are hard to read.
Malak: No, I'm (4) already confused. still Could you say that another (5) point? way
Hania: OK. In a tongue-twister, the words are hard to say together quickly.
Malak: Ah, I (6) know. I understand that now. see