curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-manage-a-conversation/67dc436ea4534555e57a1a48.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What was the topic of the conversation when it was interrupted?
The budget for the project.
Alice does not mention anything about the budget.
The need to adjust the timeline.
The new team members.
Alice does not refer to team members.
A different project.
Alice is talking about adjustments to the current project.
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As I was saying is used to return to a previous topic after an interruption. It signals that the speaker is continuing their previous point. For example:
As I was saying, we should finalize the report by Friday. - This means the speaker was already discussing the report before being interrupted.
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