BROADCASTS.com

b'Come back to http://www.allearsenglish.com/287\\nDo you ever get into trouble during English phone conversations?\\nThis is one of the biggest challenge for English students, especially at work.\\nToday we will show you how to get out of trouble if you aren\\u2019t understanding someone on the phone.\\nWe\\u2019ll give you 8 things to do before or during the call to get the help you need.\\n\\xa0\\nHow to Rescue Your Phone Call:\\n\\n\\xa0Practice to listening to natives as much as possible in your daily life (podcasts, sitcoms, the news on TV)\\n\\nAsk the person to help you:\\n\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m sorry. I\\u2019m having trouble understanding you. Would you (be able to ) say that again?\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cCould you repeat that (for me) please?\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cWould you mind slowing down a bit? It\\u2019s hard to hear you.\\u201d\\n\\nAsk the person to follow up with a summary of the conversation by email\\n\\nSee if it\\u2019s ok to record the conversation\\n\\nBreathe deeply before you get on the call with a native speaker\\n\\n\\xa0\\nIt\\u2019s important not to be ashamed if you can\\u2019t understand someone in English on the phone.\\nDon\\u2019t pretend to understand when you don\\u2019t.\\nUse one of our strategies above to save your English conversations on the phone.\\n\\xa0\\nWhat other tactics have you tried to rescue your English conversations?\\nShare them with us in the comments!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'