Speaking Gym: Could you tell me...?

ESL Materials: Speaking Skills

Practise and change the sentence, "Could you tell me where the bus stop is?"

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6. Could you tell me...?

Repeat

Repeat your teacher reading the following sentence for 20 seconds.

"Could you tell me where the bus stop is?"

Get Attention

Excuse me.

Repeat your teacher reading the sentence with "Excuse me" for 20 seconds.

"Excuse me. Could you tell me where the bus stop is?"

Substitute

Next, practise the sentence, changing "bus stop" with the following words. Say the sentence three times for each word.

"Excuse me. Could you tell me where the ________ is?"

  • nearest ATM
  • IT department
  • fire extinguisher
  • "Like" button

Practice

Change "where the bus stop is" for these phrases. Say each one three times.

"Excuse me. Could you tell me ______________________?

  1. when dinner's ready
  2. what time the match starts
  3. how to get to the M25
  4. where I can find a post box
  5. why I have to fill in this form
  6. what this word means

Challenge!

Finally, try to make your own sentences!

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