B1 CONNECTED SPEECH
Fillers & Hesitations
ពាក្យស្ទួន និងការស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ
🎯 Scenario: A Nervous Job Interview.
Tom: He is smart, but very nervous.
Goal: Find his main point hidden inside the fillers.
Tom: He is smart, but very nervous.
Goal: Find his main point hidden inside the fillers.
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Tom (Applicant)
Answering: "What is your strength?"
"Well, um, basically, I think my... you know... greatest strength is, like, problem-solving. I just... er... really enjoy fixing things."
💡 Why do we use fillers?
We use "um" and "er" to buy time to think. We use "you know" to check if the listener understands. Don't translate them!
We use "um" and "er" to buy time to think. We use "you know" to check if the listener understands. Don't translate them!
Game: Click the Fillers to delete them!
Keep only the important words.
Well,
um,
I
am
like,
a
hard
worker,
you know?
Common English Fillers:
"Um / Er / Uh"
Sounds used when thinking or hesitating.
"Like"
Used very often by young people to pause or soften a statement. (Not the verb "to like").
"You know"
Checking for agreement or understanding.
"I mean"
Used when correcting yourself or explaining more clearly.
Task: Rewrite the Sentence
Original: "It's, er, basically, a bit expensive, I mean, it costs too much."
Write the Clean version: