Nadia meets her son's teacher at his school in Singapore. Listen for the teacher's careful word choice, and how Nadia keeps asking what he really means.

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Practice · 3 min

Record the teacher's line "He's doing well, overall. He's a bright kid. Very, um, very social." Say the first two sentences warmly, then hesitate on "um" and repeat "very." Compare with the model. The hesitation is the signal: listeners know that the word after an "um" like that is a gentle label for a problem.

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