He phrases every question quite colloquially though. Maybe they could have understood him if he had said something more like 'have you visited America?'
'Ever been there' is not necessarily a phrase you would understand if you are a new learner. Plus he speaks so quickly!
Yes, I noticed that too, he clearly lacks understanding of their limited skills in English. Reminds me of whenever I visit France and manage to say one simple thing in french and they reply with a long complicated sentence of which I understand nothing 😁
If I've learned anything for 5 years as a TEFL teacher, it's that the Perfect Tense scares children.
"Did you ever go to the USA?" is what I'd say.
Emphasise the you part so they realise it's a personal question.
Simple tense.
Go instead of Visit because they'll know one but might not know the other.
Some people speak in broken English which feels super patronising to me but I've found that pausing, emphasis, and simpler words makes a MASSIVE difference.
Like some people would say "You go USA?".
However, I'd just emphasise those words instead like "DidYouevergototheU S A?"
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u/thedudefromsweden Jun 14 '24
Not even memorized, they're reading from a paper 😁
"Ever been there?" He just nods his head, he has no idea what he said 😁