language learning center · C1 · Lesson 7
Structuring extended explanations
Guide a listener through a layered explanation with clear hierarchy, transitions, and a purposeful conclusion.
Step 1 of 8 — Dialogue
~5 min~40 min total
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Hana
At first glance, the decline appears to be a pricing issue. That is only part of the picture, however.
Isaac
What else should we take into account?
Hana
More fundamentally, expectations have changed. People now judge the service against alternatives that did not exist two years ago.
Isaac
So the practical implication is that lowering the price alone would address the symptom, not the underlying problem.
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
At first glance,…
At first glance, the decline appears to be a pricing issue. That is only part of the picture, however.
That is only part of the picture.
At first glance, the decline appears to be a pricing issue. That is only part of the picture, however.
More fundamentally,…
More fundamentally, expectations have changed. People now judge the service against alternatives that did not exist two years ago.
This matters for two reasons.
This matters for two reasons.
The practical implication is that…
So the practical implication is that lowering the price alone would address the symptom, not the underlying problem.
Which transition introduces a deeper cause rather than simply another example?
Listen, then choose what you heard.
Write a reply to this line. Use a phrase from the lesson.
At first glance, the decline appears to be a pricing issue. That is only part of the picture, however.
Answer before viewing the model
Answer in your own words. Record yourself, listen back, and then compare your response with the model answer.
Give a two-minute explanation in English that moves from an initial appearance to a deeper cause and then to a practical implication.
Explain a familiar problem whose obvious cause is only part of the picture.
Build an extended explanation in English
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- 1. At first glance,…
- 2. That is only part of the picture.
- 3. More fundamentally,…
- 4. This matters for two reasons.
- 5. The practical implication is that…