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How to use “Could you spell that for me?”
When hotel, restaurant and casino staff say it, with an example and a quick practice question.
B1
When to use it: when a name is new or difficult
“Thank you. Could you spell that for me?”
From the B1 lesson Welcome to Our Hotel (front desk check-in).
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Teaching this phrase?“Could you spell that for me?” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a model dialogue, three practice activities, role-play cards and a teacher answer key, in the B1 Hospitality and Casino English Bundle (6 lessons).
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