When your mind goes blank

For the moment someone asks a simple question and every English word disappears. These are the phrases fluent speakers use to stay calm, keep talking, and find their words. Learn three today, and silence stops taking over.

• Level, age, and skill: B1, teenagers and adults, speaking
• Time needed: 10 minutes
• What's inside: 16 phrases in three groups, two small secrets, and a five-minute practice