Cover of the textbook Solutions Advanced - Workbook

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5G - Photo comparison for the textbook Solutions Advanced - Workbook with authors Tim Falla and Paul A. Davies from Oxford University Press

Question

Read the Speaking Strategy. Then complete the table with the phrases below.

Answer

Fillers to gain time

  • Actually, ...
  • er / um ...
  • I suppose
  • if you see what I mean
  • Let's see
  • What else?
  • you know

Paraphrasing when you don’t know a word

  • How do you say?
  • it look a bit like a ...
  • it's similar to a ...
  • those things that you ...
  • What I mean is ...
  • You use it to ...