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What do you have to explain to people?
We all have something we have to tell people on a regular basis. If you are learning English for your job this is an important part of what you will need to do.
Let's practice a little how-to, in this case how to make a cup of instant coffee.
First
- This comes later.
- Not yet.
- The first step is to POUR THE COFFEE INTO A GLASS.
- Making a cup of coffee is the big picture, our explanation breaks it down into steps.
stir everything together.
add boiling water.
pour the coffee powder into a glass.
make a cup of coffee.
After pouring the powder in the glass,
- We have started making a cup of coffee and are going step by step.
- First we put in the coffee powder, then we ADD BOILING WATER.
- Not yet.
- After you finish making the coffee you can put the spoon down.
make a cup of coffee.
add boiling water.
stir everything together.
put the spoon down.
Next
- Yes, STIR EVERYTHING TOGETHER. The coffee powder and the boiling water.
- Enjoy your coffee first, after that you can do the dishes.
- Almost.
- Put the spoon down when you finish stirring.
stir everything together.
clean the dishes.
enjoy your coffee.
put down the spoon.
Finally
- Not yet. Relax, have some fresh coffee.
- Yes, ENJOY YOUR COFFEE.
- DRINK THE COFFEE, saying 'enjoy' sounds nicer.
- You just made a cup of coffee, now you can enjoy drinking it.
do the dishes.
enjoy your coffee.
drink the coffe.
make a cup of coffee.
You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers
You might have known all the words already. If you did not know some of the words I think you could find the answers by looking at the pictures.
We don't just listen with our ears, we also listen with our eyes.
Did you catch the sequence words: first, after, next, finally?
Are you ready for a coffee?