Follow-up Questions in Conversation

1. How do you mean exactly?
2. What does that involve?
3. How come?
4. What for?
5. What's it like?
6. What sort of thing?

Which of these follow-up questions would you choose in these situations:

A.  I'm going to Finland next week.
     Really? _________________?

B.  I bought a new outfit for the wedding yesterday.
    Oh, yeah? _______________?

C. Our sports club organizes lots of social events.
    That's nice. ______________?

D. My sister's got a new job working for a charity.
    Sounds interesting. ________________?

E. Maria ended up in Scotland.
    Eh? _______________?

F. What's your domestic situation?
   Er, _________________?

Questions: "Do you Speak English?"

Describing your language ability...

 

 

 

 

 

So when somebody asks you if you speak English, what is your answer?

I'm quite fluent.

I speak English reasonably well.

Well, I can get by.

Yeah, I speak English, though it's a bit rusty.

I wish I could speak better.