Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations

Make the following into questions or statements asking for more detailed information using the language in the box above.

Asking for More Detailed Information

Speech Functions Bank

F – Formal

Inf – Informal

F Inf	I wonder if you could explain about X in (rather) how you do more detail?
Could I ask you a little more about X how you do …
I’m afraid I’m not quite clear about X how you do …
I’m interested in knowing more about X
How (exactly) do you do…?
Could you fill me in a bit on X how you do …..?
Can you put me in the picture about X?

E x a m p l e: Could/ask/about boarding schools in your country?

Could I ask you a bit more about boarding schools in your country?

1. I/interested/knowing/the standards of education in this country.

2. I/afraid/not quite clear/applicants should present themselves while applying for a job.

3. Could/fill/in/your career up to now?

4. I wonder/you/explain/educational opportunities are being equalized.

5. Can/me/picture/the school’s entrance requirements and its fees?

· You are talking to a fellow student about a mutual friend who suddenly dropped out of the university. Ask for more detailed reasons.

· You are at a public lecture where the local government’s spokesman is speaking about the necessity of reorganizing the school system in the country. Ask for more details on the nature of this reorganization.

· You are interviewing a famous educationalist for a TV programme. Ask for more details about his/her career.

· You are at an interview for a job as a college teacher. Ask for more details about the job.

· You are talking to a university student about the quality of education it provides. Ask for more details about the courses the university offers and the way it prepares for earning a living.

2. Making Comparisons

F

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