Wednesday, 27 July 2011

TASK 17

Hello everyone!

In this task, you have to review the information related to the communicative strategies. Then, if you have got any doubt, feel free to ask it here.
Once you have finished, answer the following questions: (* Post your answers in the blog)
  1. When we want to show the speaker that we are listening and understanding him/her without interrupting his/her speech we use_______________.
  2. When we need extra time to think about what we want to say and how to say it, we can use ________________ and _______________.
  3. We can use _____________ to draw listeners' attention and check if we have understood the message correctly.
  4. We use __________ to avoid getting straight to the point.
  5. If we want to change the topic in a conversation or in a monologue, we can use ____________________.
Regards,

Sara

    7 comments:

    1. Sorry , it' s a bit late:
      1.-Repetition and ellipsis
      2.-False starts
      3.-Discourse markers
      4.-Hedgs
      5.-Discourse markers
      Not sure, if those are the right answers.

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    2. Hi Eva!

      Some of your answers are wrong, so have another look to the theory and try it again!
      Can anyboby help her?

      Regards,

      Sara

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    3. 1. Backchannels
      2. Fillers and false starts
      3. Repetition
      4. Hedges
      5. Discourse markers

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    4. 1. Backchannels
      2. Fillers and false starts
      3. Repetition
      4. Hedges
      5. Discourse markers

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    5. 01. BACKCHANNELS
      2A. FILLERS
      2B. FALSE STARTS
      03. ELLIPSIS
      04. HEDGES
      05. DISCOURSE MARKERS

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    6. 1. Backchannels
      2. False starts and fillers
      3. Repetition
      4. Hedgs
      5. Discourse markers

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    7. OK, here you have the answers:

      1. Backchannels
      2. False starts and fillers.
      3. Repetition
      4. Hedges.
      5. Discourse markers

      Well done!!!

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