Will it?
In five years, do you think you will be earning the same salary that you are earning now? Talk about your expectations.
In five years, I expect to earn a higher salary. I'm improving my performance consistantly to exceed expectations.
You need to have a meeting with your co-worker this week about a project. Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the conference room is the usual meeting time and location. Confirm the meeting details with your co-worker
Hey Johan, I just wanna confirm the meeting details with you. I did hear that it is at 9 a.m as usual, but I wanted to make sure, would you kindly please confirm that for me?
Mahdi told me that he got a perfect score without studying. Express doubt.
I have some reservations about you getting a full mark without studying; you probably cheated or gave the teacher some money.
You asked Mohammed to finish his report by the end of this week. Mohammed tells you that the report will be done by the end of next week. Clear up misunderstanding.
Hey Mohammed, I think you misheard me when I asked you to finish your report. It’s supposed to be done by the end of this week, and not the next.
You’re new here, aren’t you?
Asking someone to confirm/ verify
You told Nada that she must complete the Fire Safety Course by this Thursday. She says, "OK. I will do it next week." Clear up the misunderstanding.
Nada there's been a misunderstanding regarding the fire safety course deadline. You must complete it by this Thursday, not by next week.
Fatima is organizing the annual staff gathering. Tell Fatima to confirm the food order for the event.
Fatima, last time we had problems regarding the food order, so please make sure that the food order is confirmed and correct this time to prevent any inconvenience.
Your co-worker Aaron has an idea for the office computers: he wants to install some new software. Tell Aaron to try to persuade the IT manager.
Aaron, I urge you to convince the IT manager into agreeing on your idea of installing a new software into the office computers.
You said "I can meet on Thursday morning." Your co-worker says "Great. Tuesday morning is perfect for me." Clear up the misunderstanding.
I think you got the day mixed up. I can meet you on Thursday morning, not on Tuesday morning. It's a very important matter, be there.
Could you run that by me again?
Expressing a lack of Understanding
You see Abdulelah smoking a cigarette everyday for 25 years what do predict will happen to him.
I predict that if Abdulelah contained to smoke cigarettes for 25 years it can lead to many harmful diseases such as lung cancer and many other heart diseases.
Your co-worker Reda thinks he can become the company CEO in 6 months if he works hard. Tell Reda what you think about his expectations.
Reda becoming a CEO in the upcoming six months is expected. Reda is a hard working individual, and he has the skills that could grant him the CEO status.
Your co-worker Sonia asks, 'Can I send confidential company information to my personal email account?' Respond and be categorical.
I can't emphasize this point enough: you absolutely cannot send confidential information to your personal email account. This will expose the company to security risks.
You want your co-workers to try a new method of organizing files. What can you say to persuade them? Use persuasion.
Can I convince you to try a new method of organizing files? It’s a lot more faster than the method you’re using.
We don’t anticipate any problems. Thank you for your help.
Expectations
Which function does this statement use, “Regarding Yusuf's performance, he fell below expectations in one area, exceeded expectations in the other one, and met expectations in the last area.”
Making a prediction/ Expectations
You want a new task deadline. Ask your manager.
We can't meet the task's deadline by the end of this week. Can we extend the deadline to the end of next week?
Look at the chart showing the number of traffic accidents over the past three years. Talk about the trend.
According to the chart, the number of traffic accidents for the past three years have been decreased dramatically. I can't see this trend reversing anytime soon.
You are telling Salman how to do an important task. Check Salman’s understanding.
Salman, do you need me to go over the task again?
I think we should speak to the manager and try to convince him that we do not like the new proposal.
Persuasion
Faris invested 80% percent of his annual income in high yield stocks and real estate for 20 years. What do predict will happen to him?
He will build a large fortune and achieve his long term retirement goals.
Look at the table showing temperatures over the past three weeks.
This table shows an upward trend of high temperatures over the past three weeks. I predict that this trend will not reverse, as we are in the beginning of summer.
Looking at the chart showing the price of oil per barrel in US dollars over the past six months. Talk about the trend.
Looking at the chart, we can see a downward trend of the price of oil per barrel over the past six months.
Your co-worker has just given you the directions to a new work site. Express your understanding.
Could you go over the directions again, please?
I think that you should straighten things out with Jamil. He can be stubborn, but he is a hard worker.
Misunderstanding