Keep going when you do not understand
Use simple repair strategies instead of ending the conversation when a word, sentence, or meaning is unclear.
Apply every step in your target language. Choose words and expressions you have already learned or confirm them with a trusted source or language partner.
GUIDED PRACTICE
Understand, learn, and make it yours
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
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Understand and learn
4 minConfirm four short expressions in your target language: ask someone to repeat, ask them to speak more slowly, say which part you did not understand, and check what a word means.
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Notice, try, and speak
8 minRehearse four small problems: you missed the last word, the sentence was too fast, you know the idea but not a word, and you are unsure whether you understood correctly. Use one repair expression for each.
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Make it yours
5 minTell your partner that you are practising repair. Ask them to repeat or rephrase one sentence on purpose, then confirm the meaning in your own words.
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Prepare to use it
3 minChoose the repair expression that felt most natural. Keep it visible during your next conversation and add one new expression only after the first becomes easy to use.
You're ready to use this.
Take today's skill into a real conversation mission, then return to review what happened.
Practice with a real person
Keep going when you do not understand
Tell your partner that you are practising repair. Ask them to repeat or rephrase one sentence on purpose, then confirm the meaning in your own words.
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