13 Ways to Clarify When You Don’t Understand Someone | Advanced English Conversation

How often do you hear an unfamiliar word or get lost when someone is speaking?

At that moment, you have a choice. You can stay silent and lost the opportunity to participate in the conversation and share your thoughts.

Or you can use simple clarifying questions to stay fully connected and successfully navigate the conversation.

That’s exactly what you’ll learn to do with 13 ways to clarify in English.

After you watch, share your comments and questions in the lesson on the Speak Confident English website: https://www.speakconfidentenglish.com/clarifying-questions-in-english

00:00 - Intro
03:22 - When someone’s opinion isn’t clear
05:41 - When the speaker’s thoughts are not clearly connected
07:52 - When you need more details
09:19 - When you’re unfamiliar with the topic
11:55 - Challenge questions

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