I Forgot the Name—Here's How to Keep Talking
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I Forgot the Name—Here's How to Keep Talking
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This English Speaking Practice helps you describe something you need in a shop and keep talking when you forget its name.
For A2–B1 learners who forget words when they need something in a shop — listen, repeat and answer out loud.
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What you will be able to say:
✓ "I don't know the word, but" — keep talking when you cannot remember a word
e.g. I don't know the word, but it's for my phone.
✓ "It's something you use to" — explain what you use a thing for
e.g. It's something you use to open bottles.
✓ "It looks like" — describe a thing's shape or appearance
e.g. It looks like a small box with a red button.
✓ "It's made of" — describe a thing's material
e.g. It's made of glass, so be careful.
✓ "What's it called?" — ask someone for the name of a thing
e.g. This thing for the door — what's it called?
00:00 The situation: forgetting the word for something you need in a shop
00:17 Today's lesson
00:30 Round 1: Listen to the conversation
03:18 Phrases: "I don't know the word, but", "It's something you use to" + 3 more
04:37 Round 2: Hear and repeat
06:10 Round 3: Use the phrases in the story
11:17 Fix it: Spot the mistake
12:19 Round 4: Speak as Theo
13:46 Round 4: Speak as Mia
15:30 Round 4: Your turn to speak
16:56 Speed round: 5-second answers
17:24 Bonus: A new situation
18:01 Final: Listen without subtitles
18:44 Wrap-up
▶ Previous lesson: Your Day Comes Out Mixed Up? Put It in Order • Your Day Comes Out Mixed Up? Put It in Order
A) Describe the thing or B) Stop and think? Vote in the pinned comment — and write what you'd say, with "It's something you use to".
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