Youtube Exercise » English Grammar Homework

B2-C1

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Noe

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Warm-up Questions

What situations require very clear communication (for example, meetings, emergencies, work)?
Have you ever used an expression from your language in English? What happened?

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Example 1: Warning ships and an unclear expression (00:00 – 01:12)

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1. What is the meeting discussing how to do?

How to train new sailors to read maps
How to choose the best route for cargo ships
How to repair ships after an accident
How to warn vessels/ships that danger is coming up

2. According to the regulations mentioned, what information is given to warn about danger?

A weather forecast and radio frequency
Only the captain’s name and the ship’s speed
Shallow water is ahead, plus a certain distance and bearing
An exact GPS coordinate and a phone number

3. What is the person’s main question near the end of this segment?

Whether shallow water warnings should be sent by email
Whether ships should stop immediately when warned
Whether to remove distance information completely
Whether to add minutes (time) after distance, or if that is too much

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Why it didn’t cause miscommunication + Example 2 begins (01:12 – 01:50)

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1. What potential issue does the speaker ask about after the first example?

Is this going to cause miscommunication?
Is the meeting too short?
Is the ship going the wrong direction?
Is the internet connection too slow?

2. Why didn’t the Swedish expression cause problems in the meeting?

The expression was written on a slide for everyone
The meeting ended immediately after the expression
The person carried on and used strategies to clarify and explain
Everyone in the room already knew Swedish

3. What kind of meeting is the second example from?

A training course on ships
An online meeting
A radio interview
A face-to-face workshop

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Starting the online meeting and asking for explanations (01:50 – 03:02)

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1. Why does the speaker think they can start the meeting?

Because they have already voted
Because the boss has arrived late
Because everybody is here and absences were informed by email
Because the agenda is finished

2. What does she ask the other person to explain?

What kind of changes were made in the recent documents
How to calculate distance and bearing
Why the meeting needs to be cancelled
How to create a new website

3. What does she say is an important point they have to make between documents?

Alignment
A budget
A translation
A schedule

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1. What is the main topic connecting both examples in the video?

How to cook traditional foods from different countries
How multilingual speakers communicate in meetings and avoid misunderstandings
How to design ships for shallow water
How to learn Korean grammar faster

2. In the first example, what helps communication succeed even when an expression is not understood?

Stopping and waiting silently
Switching the whole meeting into Swedish
Repeating the unclear idiom many times
Using clarification and explanation as a strategy

3. In the second example, what is the speaker trying to do by asking questions about documents?

Move the meeting forward and get shared understanding
End the discussion quickly
Avoid making any changes
Blame someone for mistakes

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

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If you use an idiom from your first language in English and nobody understands, what can you do next to keep communication successful?
In meetings, what phrases do you use to ask someone politely to explain changes or clarify a point?