Ebook Tự học tiếng Anh qua 95 cách giao tiếp: Phần 2 - Nguyễn Thu Hương

Tu hoc Tieng Anh qua 95 cach giao tiep Discussing Thao luan Vocabulary friendly than thien argument tranh cai present dua ra rephrase dien dat lai, noi lai statement Idi noi, Idiphatbieu put it another way noi cach khac tentative udm, thu In a friendly discussion you don’t want to present your opin­ ions so strongly that you start an argument. For example, you may want to present an opinion in a more tentative way like this: > I sometimes think that.... > Would you agree that....? > Do you think it`s right to say that....? > Well, I ’ve heard that...... And you may want to ask other people to explain their point of view more exactly using expressions like these: , y I didn 7quitefollow what you were saying about.... > I don 7quite see what you `re getting at. 147 Tuhoc TiengAnh qua 95 cach giao tiep > 1don `t quite see what you mean, I`m afraid. And other people may not understand what you say to them. So you may need to rephrase your own statements, beginning like this: > That’s not quite what I meant..... > Let me put it another way..... > Sorry, let me explain...... 148 Tuhoc Tieng Anh qua 95 cach giao tiep Talking about miscommunication Cach noi ve sir nham l£n trong giao tiep Vocabulary askfor advice xin loi khuyen misunderstand hieu lam right away ngay lap tuc different khac biet talk directly to somebody noi thing vdi ai the other day moi roi, horn no upset somebody lam ai gian du What can you do or say if you feel that you have upset some­ one from another culture? You can talk directly to the person right away: > I didn’t mean to upset you. > In my culture it`s a little different. y I ’m sorry. Did I say / do something to upset you? > I think we misunderstood each other. > I think there’s a misunderstanding. Can you tell me if I said something that upsetyou? You can talk directly to the person a few days later ^ Can I talk to you about something?I’ve been wondering 149 Tu hoc Tieng Anh qua 95 cach giao tiep about what happened afew days ago. > I don 7quite understand why there was a misunderstand­ ing. Can we talk about it? > Do you have afew minutes to talk about what happened the other day? You can explain the situation to a third person and ask for advice > Something happened to me the other day that I don 7un­ derstand. Maybe you can help me understand and tell me what you think I shoud do. > What would you do in this situation? > Can I ask you about something that happened with an American? I don 7 know the culture well enough to un­ derstand. > Why do you think he said that? > What would mostAmericans do in this situation ? 150 Tuhoc TiengAnh qua 95 cach giao tiep Instructing people how to do things Chi d&n nguoi khac lam dieu gi do Vocabulary amount so luong by the way a nay, tien the depend on phu thuoc vao repetition su nhdc lai instruct chi din link noi, ket step budc detailchi tiet There is not much difference between telling someone how something works and instructing them how todo it themselves. However, more detail and more repetition is needed. When giving instructions, we often link the steps together like this: > First ofa ll..... > Thefirst thing you have to do is ...... V After you’ve done that you..... > The next thing you do is ..... > Oh, and by the way, don tforget to ..... > Make sure you remember to ...... > Oil, and be careful not to ...... The amount of detail and repetition usually depends on who you are talking to and how much they know already. 151 ... - tailieumienphi.vn