Ejercicios B2 : Aclarar un malentendido en inglés

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar las expresiones clave del curso para aclarar malentendidos en inglés. Pon a prueba tu comprensión y gana confianza al comunicarte con precisión.

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Ejercicio 1 : ¿Qué expresión usarías?

Lee cada situación y elige la expresión más adecuada para aclarar el malentendido en inglés.

1. • What I meant was that we should reschedule the meeting, not cancel it entirely.
   • I never said anything about the meeting.
   • You should have understood me better.
   • That is not what meetings are for.
2. • Let me clarify what I was trying to say before we move on.
   • You are all wrong about what I said.
   • I will explain this later in a different meeting.
   • Please read the slides more carefully next time.
3. • I think there has been a misunderstanding — I was simply asking what time it starts.
   • You always misunderstand what I say.
   • I did not mean to talk about parties at all.
   • It does not matter what I meant anyway.
4. • What I meant was that I was suggesting a small improvement, not criticizing the project.
   • I was not talking about the project at all.
   • You should not take things so personally.
   • My words were perfectly clear from the beginning.

Correction

1. What I meant was that we should reschedule the meeting, not cancel it entirely.
2. Let me clarify what I was trying to say before we move on.
3. I think there has been a misunderstanding — I was simply asking what time it starts.
4. What I meant was that I was suggesting a small improvement, not criticizing the project.

Ejercicio 2 : Completa la conversación

Completa cada intervención del diálogo con una respuesta apropiada en inglés para aclarar el malentendido, usando las expresiones del curso.

1. A: So you're saying you don't trust our team at all? B: ___
2. A: Did you just say you want to quit the project? B: ___
3. A: I understood that you think my idea is useless. B: ___
4. A: So your point is that we should ignore the client's feedback? B: ___

Correction

1. B: No, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that we need clearer guidelines to work more efficiently.
2. B: Let me clarify — I said I wanted to review the project timeline, not quit the project.
3. B: I think there has been a misunderstanding. What I meant was that your idea needs a bit more development before we present it.
4. B: Allow me to clarify — what I was trying to say is that we should prioritize the most relevant feedback first.

Ejercicio 3 : Reformula para aclarar

Reformula cada enunciado usando una expresión del curso para aclarar el malentendido. La respuesta debe ser una frase completa en inglés.

1. Someone misunderstood you and thinks you said the deadline is next Monday. You actually said next Friday.
2. A colleague thinks you said the budget should be cut completely. You only suggested reducing it slightly.
3. Your manager believes you disagreed with the new policy. In fact, you were asking for more details about it.
4. A classmate thinks you said the homework was optional. You said it was the easiest part of the assignment.

Correction

1. What I meant was that the deadline is next Friday, not next Monday.
2. Let me clarify : what I was suggesting is that we reduce the budget slightly, not cut it completely.
3. I think there has been a misunderstanding — what I meant was that I was asking for more details about the policy, not disagreeing with it.
4. Allow me to clarify — what I meant was that the homework was the easiest part of the assignment, not that it was optional.