[00:00.00]3 Q Do you have any recommendations for [00:06.81]responding to a situation in which a close [00:09.30]friend has failed an exam? [00:12.86]A In this situation the only thing you can do [00:16.36]is to be sympathetic, [00:17.86]If your friend didn't study hard enough, [00:20.22]then he or she's aware of that and won't [00:22.81]appreciate you bringing it up. [00:24.50]Try to get your friend's mind off the subject [00:28.06]and be extra supportive when the time comes [00:30.05]to rewrite the exam. [00:33.15]4 Q Whenever I am telephoned out of the blue [00:36.85]by a friend who invites me to something [00:39.89]I'm not interested in, [00:41.23]I find it hard to think of [00:42.53]an excuse fast enough, [00:44.03]and always end up either accepting or sounding [00:46.34]like a complete liar. [00:48.18]Do you have any suggestions for me? [00:51.90]A You need a "double diary device". [00:55.64]It allows you to play for time [00:57.37]while you make up your mind. [00:59.37]All you have to say is: [01:00.54]"I'd love to, but first I have to look in my [01:03.06]office/husband's/other diary. [01:05.97]Can I ring you back?" [01:09.03]5 Q Is it offensive to ask someone [01:12.19]you're talking to, [01:13.50]whose accent or dialect you are unable [01:15.77]to understand well, [01:17.02]to repeat what they have said? [01:17.02]

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