Business Partner B1 Unit 2.3 Dealing with interruptions

Choose the correct function for each sentence.

What did you want to say?

• Asking permission to interrupt

  
  

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• 
  Going back to an earlier point
  

I'd like to make a point here if I can.

•  Asking permission to interrupt 

• Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• Going back to an earlier point
  

Well, if I could just finish.

• 
  Asking permission to interrupt   

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• 
  Going back to an earlier point
  

Sorry, I just have one more thing to say.

• Asking permission to interrupt

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• Going back to an earlier point
  

Going back to what I was saying …

• 
  Asking permission to interrupt   

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• Preventing an interruption

• 
  Going back to an earlier point
  

Excuse me for interrupting.

• 
  Asking permission to interrupt 

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• 
  Going back to an earlier point
  

Before you speak, let me just say …

• 
  Asking permission to interrupt     

• 
  Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• 
  Accepting an interruption

That's OK, please go ahead.

• Asking permission to interrupt     

• Accepting an interruption

• 
  Preventing an interruption

• 
  Going back to an earlier point