The customer is always right, or are they? In this video you’ll see two versions of a conversation where a customer makes a complaint. The first is a bad model and the second a good one. We’ll use them to compare the English we use to handle complaints. Here are the top takeaways:1. Saying sorry …
Learn some interesting English idioms and the stories that lie behind them.We’ll show you what they mean and also how to use them in action. In this video you’ll learn about these common English idioms: put your best foot forward burn the midnight oil spill the beans born with a silver spoon in your mouth …
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In this video you’ll learn 12 useful English phrasal verbs. You’ll hear them all in lots of contexts, but they’re particularly useful for business English conversations.Here are the verbs:turn someone downtake onsnowed underhand overtake overback outfill someone inrun something by/past someonezero in onfigure something outpush back onspell out Click here to learn some phrasal verbs …
How’s your colloquial English? Maybe your grammar is great, but what about your spoken English? Does it sound natural and conversational? Here’s the 5th video in our series on colloquial English. We’ll show you how to common conversational phrases like: Go for it!You bet!not have a cluenot have the foggiest (idea)Don’t hold your breath.Just say …
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This is the first in a series of videos about some interesting English idioms and the stories that lie behind them.We’ll show you what they mean and also show you how to use them in action. In this video you’ll learn about these common English idioms: heard it through the grapevine reading the riot act …
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Can you spot 7 common English mistakes? You’ll need to identify the correct sentences before the clock stops ticking. Then we’ll explain what’s wrong and show you examples of the correct English in action. We’ll also direct you to videos if you want more help with grammar and vocabulary. In this video we look at: …
Every year we ask members of the Simple English Videos channel to rise to a speaking challenge and share a video where they’re speaking English with the world. This year we asked our viewers where they spent the COVID-19 pandemic and what they did. We were blown away with their responses. So join us on …
See some three-word English phrasal verbs in action. Yes, three-words, not two! Most phrasal verbs are made up verb and another small word – a particle. But some phrasal verbs have three words – a verb and two particles. In this video lesson you’ll learn nine common ones: look forward to get away with come …
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Can you rise to an English speaking challenge? Make a short video where you’re speaking in English, and we’ll share it with the world. Here’s how it works: 1. You make a short video of yourself speaking in English – just a few sentences. Tell us where you have spent the pandemic. 2. You upload …
Do you want to learn common spoken English phrases? Then you’re going to love our series of videos on colloquial English. The best way to learn them is to see them in action. That way you can see when it’s appropriate to use the phrases and they become more memorable. Using colloquial phrases will help …
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