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a word. I have made up my own lexical list which I use for quick and easy reference.

Ernest: That’s a good idea. You might be able to solve another problem for me. There

are so many words in English which are similar to French but mean totally the opposite, I can’t get those into my head.

William: Oh, you mean deceptive cognates?

Ernest: There you go, that’s just what I meant before. What does that mean when it’s

at home?

William: I think you’d probably call it “false friends”. You should make yourself a list of

the main ones, in their context, and remember them that way. I think we’re getting away from the subject.

Ernest: Yes, let’s get back to the point. We were talking about the meeting.

William: Have you seen this? To make things worse, these are the diagrams about the

new machine he wants to install. I can’t make head or tail of them.

Ernest: “Ours is not to reason why... ” Perhaps we should ask the engineer to come

and see both of us so that he can explain more clearly.

William: Yes, we could ask him to speak up, speak slowly, speak clearly, use simple lan

guage if possible, what his nationality is, whether he really knows what he wants to do...

Ernest: What are you leading up to?

William: We’re going to look rather half-baked.

Ernest: Like they say, “There’s none so deaf as those won’t hear”!

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I can’t make head or tail of it.

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What does that mean when it’s at

Home?

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считать/ изучать

трудно понять

неверно истолковать слово

различия в языке

ложные друзья

Он был не слишком внятен.

Он не знал своей темы.

Я не понял.

Я не много понял из того, что он пытался сказать.

Я не все понял.

Я не смог уловить смысл того, что происходит.

Я в этом ничего не понимаю!

чтобы все усложнить

Что же это все-таки значит?

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I think we’re getting away from the subject.

Let’s get back to the point. What are you leading up to? JFhere’s none so deaf as those jwon’t hear.

Я думаю, что мы удаляемся от темы.

Вернемся к нашим баранам.

К чему вы клоните?

Глух тот, кто не хочет слышать.

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The vocabulary is too complicated.

He keeps using.expressions and then leaves the end off.

What's the problem, what Is the remedy?

Even in a complete sentence, he doesn’t say all the words.

That word sounds like French, but the meaning doesn’t fit the context. I didn’t understand what he said.

I can’t really hear what you say.

The speaker does not seem to know his subject.

This presentation is really not very clear.

To do:

a) Find yourself a list of the most common expressions (but they change all the time!).

b) Move closer to the speaker, or buy a hearing aid!

c) Ask for documentation or a summary at the end of the meeting.

d) Look through a list of false friends, particularly those which apply to your job. !

e) Learn more vocabulary!

f) Suggest that another speaker intervenes on the same subject. j

g) Either a vocabulary problem, or his accent! Think of the context.

h) Check out your grammar so you can automatically replace the missing words.

You cannot hear

The meaning is unclear

What's he talking about?

The speaker doesn’t know

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I a) Pm a little mad. 1 ь>*и e’s got a flat.

Where are you from -the USA or the UK?

с) Put it in the back of the truck.

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[ d) Do you need a one-way or a round trip? j e) Don’t walk on the pavement.

: f) Let’s get some gas for the automobile.

g) His office is on the first floor.

h) Take the freeway to the seventh exit.

i) I’d like to make a collect call.

j) Put your bags in the trunk.

k) I need the rest room.

l) They’ll give you one fourth of the profits.

m) Turn right at the intersection.

n) He’ll be here at ten after nine.

o) I think we should look at that on the tube.

p) Take the elevator to go up to the office.

q) I like the fall best.

г) I think we should stand in line.

s) Where’s the schedule?

t) Let’s take the subway.

u) You’ll need tidy pants for the meeting.

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