{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-04T20:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:29:39","slug":"free-week-1-your-next-conversation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fourfingerrule.colinleemacleod.com\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Free Week 1 \u2014 Your Next Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article style=\"max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:24px 16px;line-height:1.75\"><nav aria-label=\"Explore Four Finger Rule\"><a href=\"\/?page_id=23\">Free Week 1<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=26\">About Colin<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=28\">Course preview<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11001\">Course details<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11004\">Free practice<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11011\">Gold River<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11002\">FAQs<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/?page_id=11003\">Support<\/a><\/nav><div style=\"background:#102c3a;color:#fff;padding:32px;border-radius:12px\"><p style=\"color:#f2bf50;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px\">FREE FOUR FINGER MISSION \u00b7 WEEK 1<\/p><h2 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:clamp(28px,5vw,44px);line-height:1.15\">Start with your next conversation.<\/h2><p>One place. One task. Ten minutes of useful English.<\/p><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Your goal<\/h2><p>Choose a place you actually use and one thing you want to do there. By the end, you will be able to ask for help, confirm a direction and ask someone to repeat.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Prepare with the four fingers<\/h2><p>You do not need to say all four sentences in every conversation. Use them to prepare.<\/p><ul><li><strong>WANT TO:<\/strong> I want to ask for help.<\/li><li><strong>HAVE TO:<\/strong> I have to explain the situation.<\/li><li><strong>NEED TO:<\/strong> I need to find the right person.<\/li><li><strong>MIGHT:<\/strong> I might need to repeat my question.<\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Try the conversation<\/h2><div style=\"border-left:5px solid #e5ac35;background:#f4f6f8;color:#152934;padding:24px\"><p><strong>You:<\/strong> Excuse me. Could you help me, please?<br><strong>Staff:<\/strong> Of course. What do you need?<br><strong>You:<\/strong> I want to find the ticket desk.<br><strong>Staff:<\/strong> It is next to the entrance.<br><strong>You:<\/strong> Next to the entrance? Thank you.<\/p><\/div><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Make a simple language plan<\/h2><ul><li><strong>Place:<\/strong> station<\/li><li><strong>Person:<\/strong> station employee<\/li><li><strong>Goal:<\/strong> find the ticket desk<\/li><li><strong>Useful words:<\/strong> ticket desk, entrance, next to<\/li><li><strong>Opening request:<\/strong> Could you help me, please?<\/li><li><strong>Possible problem:<\/strong> I do not understand the directions.<\/li><li><strong>Recovery phrase:<\/strong> Could you say that again slowly, please?<\/li><\/ul><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Change one detail<\/h2><p>Change <em>ticket desk<\/em> to <em>information desk<\/em>. Then change <em>station<\/em> to <em>airport<\/em>. Keep the request structure. Cover the example and ask for help aloud.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Survive the unexpected<\/h2><p>The person speaks too quickly. Say: <strong>\u201cCould you say that again slowly, please?\u201d<\/strong> Practise this once, then repeat your original question.<\/p><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Your ten-minute practice<\/h2><ol><li><strong>2 minutes:<\/strong> Read the conversation aloud.<\/li><li><strong>3 minutes:<\/strong> Change the details to fit your life.<\/li><li><strong>3 minutes:<\/strong> Cover the text and practise with a partner, or play both roles.<\/li><li><strong>2 minutes:<\/strong> Write the phrase you remembered and one phrase to repeat tomorrow.<\/li><\/ol><h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.25;margin:32px 0 12px\">Record your first win<\/h2><p>Can you name your place and goal, ask for help and ask someone to repeat? Mark each as <strong>with notes \/ with a prompt \/ without notes<\/strong>. Record one sentence as evidence. A role-play counts as practice; label it as a role-play.<\/p><p><strong>My place:<\/strong> __________ <strong>My goal:<\/strong> __________<br><strong>My useful request:<\/strong> __________<br><strong>What I could say without looking:<\/strong> __________<br><strong>What I will prepare next:<\/strong> __________<\/p><div style=\"background:#102c3a;color:white;padding:24px;border-radius:12px\"><h2 style=\"color:white\">Learn it. Prepare for it. Go use it.<\/h2><p>This is a free sample of the Four Finger Rule. The full course combines 52 practical weekly lessons, the Master Edition and Passport practice.<\/p><p><strong>Enrollment is being configured. 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