This document provides phrases to check for understanding, clarify ideas, and express likes and dislikes. It includes activities to practice using these phrases when explaining directions and personal preferences. For the directions on mopping and turning on a new TV, readers are given phrases to check comprehension like "Do you understand?" and "Any questions?". To clarify explanations, phrases like "Let me explain differently" and "To put it another way" are presented. Activities have readers explain their likes/dislikes of various activities while checking understanding and clarifying their perspectives.

1. Checking for
understanding
and clarifying one’s
point or idea

2. Objective
● To briefly revise phrases used to express likes and dislikes
● To introduce phrases used to check for understanding and phrases
used to clarify one’s point or idea

3. Revision
Phrases used to express likes and dislikes
“ I like” “ I do not like”
I love... I dislike...
I am fond of.. I am not fond of...
I enjoy.. I do not enjoy..
I am crazy about... I am not crazy about...
I am mad about.. I am not mad about...
I adore... I do not adore..
I fancy.. I do not fancy...
I am into I am not into..

4. Revision activity
Below are different activities. Using the previous phrases, express whether you like or
dislike the following activities.
1. Eating vegetables
2. Eating meat products
3. Listening to music in your language.
4. Listening to English music.
5. Ironing your clothes.
6. Going on shopping sprees.
7. Cooking traditional local dishes.
8. Cooking international dishes.
9. Dancing
10.Playing sports

5. Let’s look at the image. What is happening in this
picture?

6. Phrases to check understanding
Do you understand?
Does that make any sense?
Are you following me?
Are you with me so far?
Any questions?

7. Activity 1
Use the phrases check for understanding while explaining the directions
below.
How to mop
1) Choose a mop or bucket.
2) Choose a cleaner.
3) Sweep or vacuum.
4) Fill the bucket with water
and cleaner.
5) Begin to mop.
How to turn on a BRAND NEW
TV without a remote
1) Read through the manuals.
2) Check if your TV has a visible
power button on the sides of
the TV
3) Click on the power button.

8. Phrases used to clarify one’s point or idea
Let me explain that differently...
Let me explain in detail..
Sorry, let me explain..
In other words...
To say this differently..
To put it another way..
To put it differently...
Let me elaborate..

9. Activity 2
1. Look at activity 1 again. Use the phrases above to clarify. Imagine
someone really doesn’t understand the directions.
Activity 3
1. Look at the revision activity. Use phrases to check understanding
and to clarify your different reasons for liking or disliking the different
activities.