{"id":845,"date":"2018-04-19T15:39:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T07:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=845"},"modified":"2018-04-19T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T08:20:56","slug":"lesson-25-problem-solving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/lesson-25-problem-solving\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 25 \u2013 Problem solving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-summary\">Summary<\/p>\n<p class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-aim\">Communicating and responding to problems<\/p>\n<p class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">The topic of this lesson is problem solving. I learnt how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>discuss common problems and your responses to them<\/li>\n<li>learn phrases to <strong>communicate<\/strong> and <strong>respond to problems<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>use\u00a0phrases for <strong>apologising<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>practise word stress and linking to sound more natural.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n[<strong>Raising<\/strong> about Problem]\n<ul>\n<li>May\u00a0we have a word outside?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I need to talk to you about something. Well, some things. Not sure if you\u2019re aware of this, but I\u2019m not very happy with things.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I mean,<\/span> I have a problem with your (habits.) \/(you + not + doing sth.)<\/li>\n<li>I mean, I don\u2019t really mind (them coming), but\u00a0&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Well, it kind of bothers me when &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>You see, when &#8230;, obviously you\u2019ll&#8230;\u00a0Well \u2026 you don\u2019t seem to remember to<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">For me, it&#8217;s a problem, you know.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"transcript-middlecontainer\">\n<div id=\"transcript-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[<strong>Responses<\/strong> to Problem &#8211; acknowledge the problem(s)]\n<ul>\n<li>Have I done something wrong?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">What do you mean?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is<\/strong>\u00a0the problem? ( = What\u2019s the problem? )<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Such as \u2026?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I don\u2019t think we were &#8230;\u00a0\u00a0I mean, we &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Okay, okay.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I see your point. Anything else?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Alright.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Uh-uh.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I see where you\u2019re coming from.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[<strong>Suggest solution<\/strong> to a problem]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I understand that, and <strong>all I\u2019m asking is &#8230;.<\/strong><\/span> , you know.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Look,<\/strong> <\/span>I don\u2019t want to make a big deal out of it. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I just think that<\/span> I &#8230;\u00a0<\/strong>I always&#8230;<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I try to&#8230;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">, because I respect you<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I wouldn\u2019t want to create an uncomfortable situation for you.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\u00a0phrases for\u00a0<strong>apologising<\/strong>]\n<ul>\n<li>Okay,\u00a0 I regret + (not) + doing sth, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">sorry about that. I promised next time &#8230;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don&#8217;t be angry &#8230;<\/span> Sorry for + ( not ) + doing sth&#8230; <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Please accept my apologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">It was very<\/span> silly\/<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">selfish of me to &#8230; Please excuse my behavior.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">It&#8217;my fault.\u00a0I apologies for + (not) + doing sth.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>TAG:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?s=Managing%20situations\" target=\"_blank\">#Managing situations<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Communicating and responding to problems The topic of this lesson is problem solving. I learnt how to: discuss common problems and your responses to them learn phrases to communicate and respond to problems use\u00a0phrases for apologising practise word stress and linking to sound more natural. [Raising about Problem] May\u00a0we have a word outside? 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