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Talking off the cuff

Languages · Sounds & Conversation · ages 16-18
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. How should a drill chat open?

    • Ten smart lines at once
    • Shared scene plus one warm probe
    • A scolding

  2. What marks true off-the-cuff pace?

    • Thought runs straight to speech
    • Each line is built in the first tongue
    • Long mute gaps

  3. A trip should end your turn.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What beats filler best?

    • Pause, breath
    • Louder filler
    • Speeding up

  5. You start wrong mid-line. What is best?

    • Halt and wail
    • Swap tongues
    • Recast in fresh words and press on

  6. Short turns grow the reflex faster than rare long talks.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Two cures for stalls: pause-plan versus um-run. Which wins and why?

    • Um-run, since noise fills air
    • Both tie
    • Pause-plan, keys track point

  8. A learner talks well alone yet stalls in crowds. What drill fits?

    • More lone verse
    • Daily small chats with strangers
    • A mute week
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Answer key

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  1. Shared scene plus one warm probe · One warm probe beats a clever flood.
  2. Thought runs straight to speech · No back-tongue bench; short turns train the link.
  3. False · Fresh words mid-line save the turn.
  4. Pause, breath · Still air holds the turn while you frame next.
  5. Recast in fresh words and press on · Smooth mends win more than clean first shots.
  6. True · Daily small quotas turn staged bits into reflex.
  7. Pause-plan, keys track point · Calm pace plus stressed keys keeps listeners on track.
  8. Daily small chats with strangers · Low-stakes live reps bridge lone drill and true fire.
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