Asking for a deadline extension
Ask for a deadline extension by stating the reason, proposing a new date, and explaining how you will protect the quality of the work.
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Ask for a deadline extension by stating the reason, proposing a new date, and explaining how you will protect the quality of the work.
Give a clear meeting update by stating progress, blockers, and the next action in a short, predictable order.
Build a personal pronunciation practice routine that is short, consistent, and focused on your own communication goals.
Read common dictionary pronunciation symbols and use them to check models without treating them as fixed spelling rules.
Use minimal pairs to train your ear and mouth to distinguish similar English sounds in meaningful words.
Understand consonant clusters as groups of consonants that occur together and practice them in meaningful words and phrases.
Use syllable patterns and spelling clues to break, read, and spell English words more accurately.
Listen for stressed words to catch the main meaning, attitude, and important details in spoken English.
Use pauses to make a message clearer by separating ideas, highlighting key words, and giving listeners time to process.
Final consonants can change meaning in English, so clear endings help distinguish words such as ship and ships or live and lives.
Recognize word stress in common two-syllable words and use stress patterns to improve clarity and spelling guesses.
Compare two choices aloud by stating the options, weighing one or two criteria, and ending with a clear preference or next step.
Finish a conversation politely by signaling closure, summarizing the main point, and leaving a positive final impression.
Enter a group conversation by listening first, finding a natural gap, and adding a short connected contribution.
Respond to good and bad news with empathy, a clear reaction, and a question or offer that keeps the conversation supportive.
Describe a familiar place by choosing a viewpoint, adding sensory details, and organizing the description from general to specific.
Tell a short personal story with a clear setting, one main event, a result, and a reason it matters to the listener.
Ask for clarification with short, specific questions that show what you understood and exactly what you need confirmed.
Use the answer-add-ask pattern, recycle your partner’s words, and keep one question per turn to help a conversation continue naturally.
Use "interested" and "interesting" to describe feelings and the things that cause them.
Use "arrive", "get" and "reach" to talk about reaching places in natural English.
Use "fun" and "funny" to describe enjoyable experiences and things that make people laugh.
Use "remember" and "remind" to talk about memory and prompts in everyday situations.
Distinguish "trip", "travel" and "journey" when talking about movement and visits.