Speaking with Confidence
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🧩 Supplementary Practice
Extra practice — Speaking with Confidence
Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.
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Step 1 · Let's Understand
Speaking clinic — words & phrases
Recognise it, remember it, then use it.
Recognise the meaning
RecogniseMatch each word with its meaning.
Answer, then check.
Group the words
NoticeGroup the phrases.
- Buy timeLet me think… · Well… · You know…
- Ask for helpSorry, can you repeat? · What do you mean? · Can you speak slower? · What's the word for…? · How do you say…?
- Keep it goingAnd you? · I see / Got it · I agree · I'm not sure
Words in real phrases
ChunksSay each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.
Let me think… maybe Monday.
Let me think…
Well, I'm not sure.
Well…
It's, you know, very nice.
You know…
Sorry, can you repeat that?
Sorry, can you repeat?
What do you mean exactly?
What do you mean?
Can you remember?
RecallSay the word first, then check.
Use it
Use itWrite 3 sentences about you using words from speaking clinic.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Extra speaking practice
Model first, then say it yourself.
Model language
ChunksListen, then say each phrase twice.
Well… / You know…
Let me think…
Sorry, can you repeat?
How do you say…?
And you?
Guided speaking
SpeakPairs: 2-minute free chat. Goal: USE 5 confidence phrases. Tick them off as you go.
- Use: "Well… / You know…"
- Use: "Let me think…"
- Use: "Sorry, can you repeat?"
- Use: "How do you say…?"
Model answer
A: How was the trip? B: Well… let me think. It was, you know, very long. A: Sorry, can you repeat? B: I said it was very long. A: Ah, I see. B: How do you say 'agotado' in English? A: Exhausted! B: Yes! I was exhausted.
Complete the conversation
PractiseChoose the natural reply.
B: …
B: …
B: …
Answer, then check.
Challenge
SpeakNow do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.
- Talk about speaking clinic without stopping.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Common difficulties
The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.
Pronunciation: Friendly intonation
ChunksSpeak with energy. Go UP at questions, DOWN at statements. Smile — it changes your voice!
Sorry, can you repeat? ↗
Let me think… ↘
What do you mean? ↗
I see! ↘
Tricky ones — say it, then check
RecallThese are the parts beginners often get wrong.
Common difficulties
PractiseSlow down and choose carefully.
Short sentences are…
Fillers help you…
Answer, then check.
Step 3 · Let's Use It
Fillers and short sentences
Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.
Quick explanation
UnderstandUse short sentences and natural fillers ('Well…', 'You know…', 'Let me think…') to stay calm and buy time. Ask back to keep the conversation going.
- Well, I think it's great.
- Let me think… maybe yesterday.
- Sorry, can you repeat?
Notice the pattern
NoticeRead the sentences. What is the same in each one?
- Well, I think it's great.
- Let me think… maybe yesterday.
- Sorry, can you repeat?
- What do you mean?
Choose the right form
PractiseOne answer only. Take your time.
If you don't understand, say…
To buy time say…
To keep the talk going ask…
If you don't know a word…
Answer, then check.
Fix the mistake
Common mistakesEach sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.
Make me think… maybe Tuesday.
Sorry, can you stop?
What's the song for this?
Build the sentence
Build itPut the words in the right order.
Answer, then check.
Make it yours
Use itWrite 2–3 true sentences about you using fillers and short sentences.