Need time to think before you answer in English? Learn what to say while you think, ask for a moment naturally, and keep an English conversation going.
Join us for an easy English podcast with real-life conversation practice. Hear complete examples, practise useful English phrases, and answer aloud during the speaking pauses.
In this episode, you’ll practise:
• Asking for thinking time with “Let me think” and “Give me a moment.”
• Giving a clear answer and explaining one reason.
• Making your meaning clearer with “What I mean is…”
• Responding when plans or information change.
• Handling follow-up questions in everyday English conversations.
Listen once for meaning, then replay and speak during the pauses. Try the three final conversations about lunch, meeting times, and your own English practice.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome and the learner situation
01:20 Coffee or a walk: two versions
03:11 Respond, take a moment, answer
04:00 Choose a place and give a reason
05:13 Useful thinking phrases
07:19 A beginning still needs an answer
08:50 Respond when the facts change
10:11 Make a practice plan clearer
14:04 Coffee or a walk in the rain
15:15 One longer answer
16:04 Three final conversations
20:36 Your comment and closing
YOUR TURN
Write one answer in the comments: I’d say ____ because ____.
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Watch this episode with English captions on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Y8F6RfY5x8Q
