Clarifying and Checking Understanding - Functional Language
Practise clarifying and checking understanding at B2–C1 level with useful phrase patterns and short situation-based responses. A separate page of suggested answers supports checking and discussion of other appropriate responses.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Useful phrase patterns
- Situation-based response practice
- Space for written responses
- Suggested answers on page 2
Check scope, responsibility and measurable expectations before acting on a professional instruction.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Use page 1 for learners and retain the suggested answers on page 2 until after independent responses.
- Identify the ambiguity in urgent, local, everyone and better results.
- Write precise questions about deadlines, departments, task owners, budget flexibility and delivery format.
- Practise a brief instruction-checking exchange and summarise the confirmed next step.
Support and extension
Use a deadline/area/owner/measure grid for support. Extend by explaining what flexible would involve in practice. Accept accurate alternatives without inventing an answer the situation has not supplied.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
