Speaking
Audio promptRespond to a Situation — practice #rts-010
Read and listen to the situation. You have 10 seconds to prepare, then 40 seconds to give an appropriate spoken response.
Respond to a Situation
Untimed practiceRead and listen to the situation. You have 10 seconds to prepare, then 40 seconds to give an appropriate spoken response.
You arranged to meet a colleague for lunch, but an urgent task means you must cancel at short notice. You phone them. What would you say?
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