Speaking: Interactive Communication A1 - Lesson 4: Basic Turn-Taking (Listen and Respond)

Speaking A1

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The Ping Pong Game

ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរវេននិយាយ

A good conversation is like a game of ping-pong. You hit the ball, and they hit it back!

ការសន្ទនាដ៏ល្អមួយគឺប្រៀបដូចជាការលេងប៉េងប៉ុងអញ្ចឹង។ អ្នកត្រូវចេះឆ្លើយតប និងសួរត្រឡប់ទៅវិញ!

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1. The "Return" sync

ការសួរត្រឡប់ទៅវិញ

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And you? ចុះអ្នក?

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How about you? ចុះអ្នកវិញ?

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What about you? ចុះចំណែកអ្នកវិញ?

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2. Reactions face

ការបង្ហាញការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់

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Really? មែនអត់? / មែនហ៎?

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That's nice! អូ! ល្អតើ!

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Me too! ខ្ញុំក៏អញ្ចឹងដែរ! (ស្របគំនិត)

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3. The Flow forum

ឧទាហរណ៍ជាក់ស្តែង

I like pizza.
How about you?

Me too! I love it.

I live in Siem Reap.
And you?

Really? That's nice!
I live in Phnom Penh.

warning The "Dead End" Trap!

Don't just say one word and stop!

(កុំគ្រាន់តែឆ្លើយមួយម៉ាត់ហើយឈប់និយាយ! វាធ្វើឱ្យការសន្ទនាទាល់ច្រក។)

A: "How are you?"
B: "Fine." cancel (Ends)

B: "I'm fine. And you?" check_circle

Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Returning the Question

"I am from Cambodia. ___"

(ខ្ញុំមកពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ចុះអ្នកវិញ?)

visibility Showing Interest

A: "I have a new dog!"
B: "___ That's nice!"

(ក: ខ្ញុំមានឆ្កែថ្មីមួយក្បាល! / ខ: មែនហ៎? ល្អតើ!)

thumb_up Agreeing

A: "I don't like hot weather."
B: "___"

(ក: ខ្ញុំមិនចូលចិត្តអាកាសធាតុក្តៅទេ។ / ខ: ខ្ញុំក៏អញ្ចឹងដែរ!)

error AVOID THE DEAD END!

A: "Hi! How are you?"

Which is the BEST answer?

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

sports_tennis Play Ping Pong (សួរមិត្តភក្តិម្នាក់ថា "How are you?". ពេលគេឆ្លើយ កុំភ្លេចចាំស្តាប់ថាគេមានសួរ "And you?" ត្រឡប់មកវិញឬអត់!)

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

mic Voice Note (ថតសំឡេងខ្លួនឯងនិយាយថា៖ "I like [ចំណូលចិត្តរបស់អ្នក]. How about you?")

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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

edit_document Write a Dialogue (សរសេរការសន្ទនាខ្លីមួយរវាងមនុស្ស ២ នាក់ (A និង B) ដែលមានប្រើពាក្យ "Really?" នៅក្នុងសៀវភៅរបស់អ្នក។)

Keep it going!

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Watch & Learn: See how Teacher Sopheak uses body language, nodding, and words like "Really?" to show she is actively listening before she takes her turn to speak.

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Teacher, what is the difference between "And you?" and "How about you?"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! They mean exactly the same thing! "How about you?" is just a little bit more common and sounds very natural. You can use whichever one you like! auto_awesome

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Bopha 5 hours ago

If someone says bad news, can I say "That's nice!"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, Bopha! "That's nice!" is only for GOOD news. If someone tells you bad news (like "I am sick"), you should say "Oh no!" or "I'm sorry." sentiment_dissatisfied