Exercices A1 : répéter en anglais (corrigé)

Ces exercices vous permettent de pratiquer les formules vues dans le cours pour demander poliment de répéter ou de parler plus lentement en anglais.

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Exercice 1 : Quelle formule choisir ?

Choisissez la formule la plus appropriée selon la situation décrite.

1. Someone is talking to you very fast and you haven't understood anything. What do you say?
   • Could you speak more slowly, please?
   • Thank you very much!
   • I don't like English.
   • See you tomorrow!
2. You didn't hear what someone has just said. What short, polite reply can you use?
   • Goodbye!
   • Sorry?
   • Yes, of course.
   • I am fine, thank you.
3. You want to politely ask someone to say their whole sentence again. What do you say?
   • Could you repeat that, please?
   • Could you open the window?
   • I understand everything.
   • What is your name?
4. A teacher is explaining something too fast. How do you ask them to slow down?
   • Could you speak more slowly, please?
   • Could you close the door, please?
   • I speak English very well.
   • Nice to meet you!

Correction

1. Could you speak more slowly, please?
2. Sorry?
3. Could you repeat that, please?
4. Could you speak more slowly, please?

Exercice 2 : Complétez le dialogue

Complétez les répliques manquantes du dialogue en utilisant une formule appropriée vue dans le cours.

1. A: My name is Jonathan Featherstone-Hughes. B: ___
2. A: The meeting is on Wednesday the fourteenth at half past three. B: ___
3. A: [mumbles quickly] Turn left, then right, then straight ahead. B: ___
4. A: She said the train leaves at a quarter to six. B: ___

Correction

1. Sorry? Could you repeat that, please?
2. Could you speak more slowly, please?
3. Sorry? Could you repeat that, please?
4. Could you repeat that, please? I didn't understand.

Exercice 3 : Reformulez la demande

Reformulez chaque phrase en utilisant une autre expression du cours qui exprime la même idée.

1. Sorry?
2. Could you repeat that, please?
3. Could you speak more slowly, please?
4. I didn't understand. Could you say that again?

Correction

1. Could you repeat that, please?
2. Sorry? I didn't hear you.
3. Sorry? Could you say that again more slowly, please?
4. Could you repeat that, please? I didn't understand.