Andy and Amy are talking on the phone. Listen to their conversation and decide if the statements 1-8 are True or False.
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1. Amy called Andy while she was reading a book. |
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2. Andy was reading a book about a party. |
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3. Amy was preparing a party for her brother whose birthday was yesterday. |
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4. Andy liked the book, in fact, she believes in what is written. |
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5. Amy isn’t skeptical about life after death. In addition, she would love to read the book. |
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6. The book was written by a professor who gives therapy. |
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7. The book is about a patient, Catherine, whose past-life traumas were causing her anxiety. |
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8. Andy thought it was a good book to read so she started reading it just after her teacher asked her to. |
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Amy said “Excuse me! Did you say you were reading?” to ask Andy to clarify if she was reading. You can do it, too.
To ask for clarification you can ask:
- What do you mean by …?
- Could you say that again, please?
- Could you clarify that, please?
To ask for repetition you can ask:
- Excuse me?
- Pardon me? (with rising intonation)
- Did you say …?
- What was that again?