USEFUL LANGUAGE: Tackling difficult conversations

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: If there is anything you want to add at any point, feel free to ... .

• kick in

• chime in

• intercept

• interject

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: In the spirit of …, I must admit that I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed lately.

• impartiality

• transparency

• full disclosure

• sensibility

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: I feel like my feelings are not being …, which is making me feel undervalued in our relationship.

• validated

• defused

• acknowledged

• identified

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: To put it …, your daughter has been causing some issues this semester.

• gently

• mildly

• neutrally

• sufficiently

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: I … where you’re coming from. My marriage fell apart, too.

• notice

• honour

• see

• know

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: I know you might be mad at me right now, but …, I think that you are an amazing artist and there is an exciting career ahead of you.

• for what it’s worth

• to my liking

• as a consolation prize

• just so you know

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: We need to … . Otherwise, I honestly don’t see a future for our friendship.

• find the middle ground

• meet halfway

• be halfway through

• untangle equally

CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS: …, I’ve been struggling with workload and could use some support.

• With honesty

• If I’m being honest

• Being brutally honest

• In all honesty