Make sure you know what to say when you want to be polite in different situations in English.
In this lesson we look at how to agree in English and we’ll spice up your vocabulary with 12 different words and phrases. We’ll show you common words and phrases in action and explain what they mean. If someone gives an opinion or makes a suggestion that we like, we can say ‘I agree with […]
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Learn how to use the verbs wish and hope to give good wishes and say nice things to someone in English. We use the verbs wish and hope differently. Wish is more formal so when someone is wishing someone something it’s more likely to be written English. When we’re talking about future possibilities we generally
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Do we say Thank God or Thanks God? In this short video we show you how we use these phrases and fix a common (and funny) English mistake. Click here to see more videos with every day English. Click here to fix more vocabulary mistakes. Thank God or Thanks God? We’re going to fix a
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Come join the Eagles fans on the streets of Philadelphia as they celebrate a Super Bowl win. You’ll get listening practice with natural spoken English and learn some informal colloquial expressions and slang. Go Birds! Click here to see some different people singing the Eagles fight song on YouTube Click here to see more videos
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Can, could and may are all modal verbs and we use them all to ask if it’s OK to do something. So how are they different and how do we respond when we want to agree to a permission request, and also to refuse? In this video you’ll find out. Click here to see more
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There’s a curious thing about the phrase of course. Use it correctly and it’s polite. But use it wrongly and it causes problems. Learn how to use it correctly in this video. Click here to learn how to use can, could and may to ask for permission Click here to learn how to use the
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One of reasons it’s hard to understand English speakers is we don’t say what we mean. Really! We often say one thing, when we mean another! In this video you’ll learn how to understand English speakers when they drop hints and make indirect requests. We look at some common ambiguous English phrases and explore the
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Learn three ways to get people to do what you want in English. In this lesson we contrast orders, requests and suggestions with the help of our special guest: Super Agent Awesome. At it’s heart, this is a lesson in English pragmatics and in particular, directives. We compare the force that typically goes with structures
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Sometimes Jay can be so embarrassing! Here’s what you shouldn’t say when you greet someone who’s pregnant. Knock on door Rachel. Hi Rachel. Come in sit down. How are you? Fine thanks. Have you put on weight? Don’t be silly Jay. Rachel’s expecting You’re going to have a baby Yes. Oh congratulations! So you’re not
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In this video lesson we learn how American and British native English speakers use the word please in natural conversation. We look at its different uses, the different positions please takes in a sentence and also what that means for politeness. Parents teach their children that please is a magic word. Oh Mom. I wanna
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