ASKING FOR REPETITION AND SHOWING ATTENTION
By Diah Nurhayati
A. Asking for repetition
- Asking for
repetition (ask someone to repeat his or her words because we don’t hear
clearly or we don’t catch what he or she said)
Expressions
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Responses
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- Pardon?
- Sorry?
- Sorry, what did you say?
- I’m sorry
- I’m sorry, I didn’t hear you.
- What?
- What was that?
- Can you repeat that?
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- ( Repeat his or her sentences)
- I said,….
- Let me repeat my words…
- Well, I just wanna say that..
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The example of the dialog:
1. X: The bell is ringing.
Y: What did you say?
X: The bell is ringing. Le’s get in to the
class.
Y : Ok.
2. X: What did
you say your name was?
Y: It's Cathy Henderson.
X: Did you say Andersen or Henderson?
Y : Henderson, with an H.
X : Is "Cathy" spelled with a C or a K?
Y : It's C.
X : And what was your address again?
Y : 72 West Sunshine Blvd., Suite 501.
Video of asking for repetition:
B. Showing attention
- Showing attention (when we are in conversation sometimes we feel
curious and need more explanation about what we are talking about)
Expressions
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Responses
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- Tell me more about it!
- Tell me more about your house! Is it near with the post office? Is it near with the bus stop?
- Tell me more about your favorite food? Why do you like it?
- Such as?
- What’s occasions?
- What do you mean ‘not any more’?
- Tell me more about it.
- Really?
- Oh, my God! What happens
next?
- And then what?
- How
interesting!
- What’s next?
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- Well,…
- (Explain
The subject)
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The example of dialog:
1.
X: Borobudur is not one of the seven wonders anymore.
Y: Really? Tell me more about it
X: Because, Indonesian
government does not invest enough to increase the image of Borobudur Temple nor to draw
world’s attentions to Borobudur.
Y : It’s sad. But indonesia is still famous
with other tourist resorts such as Bali beach, Komodo island, Toba lake, etc.
X : Yes, you are right.
2. X: I’m very
happy now.
Y: What happened?
X: My mother gives me a present.
Y : What is it?
X : It is Acer Netbook
Y : Your mother is very kind.
C. Grammar that is used in
showing attention and asking for repetition
- Imperative verb (Exclamation verb)
E.g.: Tell me more about it!
Tell me what you need!
- Present Tense
V1+O
e.g.: I still need more study.
- Past tense
V2+O
e.g.: I loved eating meatball.
- Interrogative sentence
e.g.: Pardon?
Sorry, what did you say?
Can you
repeat that?
- Modal auxiliaries and similar expression
can, may,etc...
E.g.: Can you
repeat it again?
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