Speaking: Fluency & Coherence B2 - Lesson 4: Paraphrasing & Reformulating Effectively

Fluency B2

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Paraphrasing

ការបកស្រាយឡើងវិញដោយប្រើពាក្យផ្សេង

When you forget a word, or when someone doesn't understand you, don't stop talking! Reformulate your ideas instead.

នៅពេលអ្នកភ្លេចពាក្យ ឬនៅពេលនរណាម្នាក់មិនយល់ពីអ្នក កុំឈប់និយាយអី! អ្នកត្រូវរៀបរាប់គំនិតរបស់អ្នកឡើងវិញដោយប្រើពាក្យផ្សេង។

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Clarifying

Restating Ideas

ការបញ្ជាក់អត្ថន័យឲ្យកាន់តែច្បាស់

What I mean is... អ្វីដែលខ្ញុំចង់និយាយគឺ...

In other words... និយាយម្យ៉ាងទៀត...

To put it simply... និយាយឲ្យងាយយល់ទៅ...

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Describing

Forgotten Words

ការពណ៌នាពាក្យដែលយើងភ្លេច

It's a kind of... វាគឺជាប្រភេទនៃ... (ប្រើដើម្បីប្រាប់ក្រុមរបស់វា)

It's used for... វាត្រូវបានប្រើសម្រាប់... (ប្រាប់ពីមុខងាររបស់វា)

It looks a bit like... វាមើលទៅរាងស្រដៀងនឹង... (ប្រាប់ពីអ្វីដែលស្រដៀងវា)

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Correcting

Fixing Mistakes

ការកែតម្រូវពាក្យសម្តីខ្លួនឯងនៅពេលនិយាយខុស

Actually,... តាមពិតទៅ...

Or rather,... ឬគួរតែនិយាយថា... (កែតម្រូវអ្វីដែលទើបនឹងនិយាយ)

Let me rephrase that. សុំខ្ញុំនិយាយ/បកស្រាយម្តងទៀត។

warning The Silence Trap!

Don't say "I don't know the word."

(កុំឈប់និយាយ ហើយប្រាប់គេថា "ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងពាក្យហ្នឹងទេ"។ អ្នកត្រូវតែព្យាយាមពណ៌នាពីវា!)

"I wear a... um... I don't know the word in English."
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"I wear a... it's a hard hat used for riding a motorbike."
check_circle Perfect paraphrasing for "helmet"!

Keep Talking! movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak use paraphrasing tricks when she forgets a word. Notice how she never stops talking!

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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Paraphrasing Practice

You forget the word "helmet". How do you describe it?

(អ្នកភ្លេចពាក្យ "មួកសុវត្ថិភាព"។ តើអ្នកពណ៌នាវាដោយរបៀបណា?)

Clarifying

You want to clarify your confusing sentence. Which phrase do you use?

(អ្នកចង់បញ្ជាក់ន័យប្រយោគរបស់អ្នកឲ្យច្បាស់ជាងមុន។ តើត្រូវប្រើឃ្លាមួយណា?)

error REACTION TRAP!

If you make a mistake while speaking, you should...

(ប្រសិនបើអ្នកនិយាយខុស អ្នកគួរតែ...)

Guess the Word

"It's similar to a computer, but smaller, like a phone." What is it?

(តើវាជារបស់អ្វី?)

Fill in the Blank

"It's a ___ of machine that washes clothes."

(វាគឺជាប្រភេទម៉ាស៊ីនដែលបោកខោអាវ។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

question_mark Taboo Game (Describe a simple word, like "umbrella" or "key," to a friend without using the word itself!)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

visibility Observation (Notice when someone says "What I mean is..." or "Let me rephrase that" in a YouTube video today.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Piseth 2 hours ago

Teacher, will paraphrasing lower my speaking score in exams like IELTS?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Piseth! Actually, it's the exact opposite! Paraphrasing is a specific skill tested in IELTS. If you forget a word and successfully paraphrase it (e.g., instead of "helmet" you say "a hard hat for protection"), the examiner will give you a HIGHER score for vocabulary resourcefulness! military_tech

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Vireak 5 hours ago

Is it okay to hesitate while thinking of a synonym?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Yes, but try not to stay silent! Instead of stopping completely, use a filler phrase like "What I mean is..." or "Let me think how to describe it..." This keeps the conversation flowing while your brain searches for the words. chat_bubble