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Exam Skills X2 · IGCSE Skills: Speaking (Role Play)

X2-L08

Asking Questions, Repairing Breakdowns and Handling Surprise Promptsطَرْحُ الأَسْئِلَةِ وَإِصْلَاحُ التَّعَثُّرِ وَمُعَالَجَةُ الأَسْئِلَةِ المُفَاجِئَةِ

Master the two hardest role-play moments: forming a correct question on demand, and recovering when you miss a word or meet a surprise prompt — without freezing or breaking down.

ListeningReadingSpeakingWriting
01

Orient · target · prepare

Objectives and exam focus

In this lesson you will

  • Form accurate questions with every question word on demand.
  • Use repair phrases to recover from a breakdown.
  • Handle a surprise prompt by transferring known language.
  • Keep speaking without long silences.

You are exam-ready when…

Tick each as you secure it.

02

Recognise · use

Functional Arabic vault

Core transactional phrases8 terms
أُرِيدُ أَنْ…I would like to…
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ…؟could you / may I…?
كَمْ يُكَلِّفُ؟how much does it cost?
مَتَى يَبْدَأُ؟when does it start?
أَيْنَ يَقَعُ…؟where is… located?
عُذْرًا، لَمْ أَفْهَمْsorry, I did not understandrepair phrase
هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُعِيدَ السُّؤَالَ؟could you repeat the question?repair phrase
شُكْرًا جَزِيلًاthank you very much
Questions and repair8 terms
أَدَاةُ الاِسْتِفْهَامِa question word
هَلْ / مَا / مَاذَاis / what
أَيْنَ / مَتَى / كَيْفَwhere / when / how
كَمْ / لِمَاذَا / أَيُّhow much / why / which
لَمْ أَسْمَعْ جَيِّدًاI didn't hear wellrepair
مَاذَا تَقْصِدُ بِـ…؟what do you mean by…?repair
سُؤَالٌ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّعٍan unexpected question
دَعْنِي أُفَكِّرُ لَحْظَةًlet me think for a momentstalling
03

Do it every time

Role-play strategy

1Pick the question word

Match the question word to the information needed.

كَمْ لِلسِّعْرِ · مَتَى لِلْوَقْتِ · أَيْنَ لِلْمَكَانِ

2Repair, don't freeze

If you miss something, ask politely to repeat or clarify.

عُذْرًا، هَلْ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ تُعِيدَ؟

3Transfer to surprises

For a surprise prompt, use a general frame you already know and stay on-task.

04

Which response completes the task?

Prompt completion

Choose the response that answers the prompt

6 marks
1You didn't catch the question. Which repair phrase is best?

2Form the question: “How much is the entry?”

3Form the question: “Why is it closed?”

4A surprise prompt asks your opinion. Best move?

5You need a moment to think. Which is best?

6What must a question prompt always produce?

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05

questions & repair

Role play — a surprise follow-up

Prompts

  1. اطْلُبْ مَعْلُومَةً بِسُؤَالٍ وَاضِحٍ.
    Request information with a clear question.
  2. اطْلُبْ إِعَادَةَ السُّؤَالِ بِأَدَبٍ.
    Politely ask for the question to be repeated.
  3. أَجِبْ عَنْ سُؤَالٍ غَيْرِ مُتَوَقَّعٍ.
    Answer an unexpected prompt.

Model exchange

You

كَمْ يُكَلِّفُ الاِشْتِرَاكُ الشَّهْرِيُّ؟

Question
Examiner

وَمَا رَأْيُكَ فِي الرِّيَاضَةِ عُمُومًا؟

Surprise
You

دَعْنِي أُفَكِّرُ لَحْظَةً… أَرَى أَنَّ الرِّيَاضَةَ مُفِيدَةٌ لِلصِّحَّةِ.

Recover + on-task
06

Diagnose · target

Speaking tracker

07

Reflection

One habit to keep

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