Time — Buying time
Câu cửa miệng khi gặp câu hỏi khó — không im lặng.
- That's a very interesting question.
- That's a tough question — to be honest ...
- I've never thought about this before, but ...
Câu giờ — Agree / Disagree / Depends
Tiêu chí: Fluency and CoherenceLexical Resource
Im lặng quá 3 giây sẽ trừ Fluency. Buying time và cụm opinion mạnh giúp não có thêm vài giây mà vẫn nghe tự nhiên.
Time — Buying time
Câu cửa miệng khi gặp câu hỏi khó — không im lặng.
Agree — Agree strongly
Đồng ý rõ — thay cho I think yes.
Disagree — Disagree politely
Phản đối lịch sự — thay cho I think no.
Depends — Depends
Trung lập — phụ thuộc hoàn cảnh.
Một câu buying time → một cụm agree/disagree/depends → chuyển ngay sang AREC hoặc A-R-R-R. Không dừng sau câu giờ.
That's a very interesting question — I've never thought about it before. To be honest, it really depends on the age group. I'm afraid I disagree with the idea that everyone prefers the same approach; I couldn't agree more that context matters.
That's a tough question — let me think.
I couldn't agree more with that view.
I'm afraid I disagree on that point.
I don't really buy the argument that ...
To be honest, it really depends on the context.