Accepting and Refusing
Accepting and refusing an offer, a gift or a request is not always easy in daily life conversation. In this lesson, we will learn how to accept and refuse politely. These are very useful …
Pre-Intermediate Speaking
Talking about Sensitive Topics
Sometimes, we face a sensitive situation in life. Let’s learn some useful ways of expression below: Bringing up a sensitive topic Prefacing a negative subject Can I talk to you for a minute? I don’t …
Talking about a hypothetical situation
The typical structure of the hypothetical speaking is “if…. would….”. Listen to the audio and practice your speaking using hypothetical form. What would you do if . . . Suppose . . . Imagine . …
Asking for and Giving Advice
You can use the following tips and suggestions when you give advice or ask for advice from other people. Asking for Advice What do you think I should do? What do you suggest? What …
Asking for and Giving Permission
When you ask for permission to use something that belongs to someone else you have to do your best to be polite. It is desirable to use the word “please.” Modals verbs are commonly …
Asking for Details
In English there are seven Wh-questions including: What, Where, When, Who, Which, Why and How. We use Wh-questions when we want to ask for more details. It is a kind of open question. We usually …
Talk about Agreeing and Disagreeing in English
When talking in English, people often express their opinion of agreeing or disagreeing to each other. In this lesson, we will learn some vocabulary and useful phrases and listen to the expressions how to agree …
Giving opinions in English
How do you give your opinion on something? Is by starting a sentence with “I think…”? This expression is fine but let’s learn and listen to other expressions we also use when we want to share …
Rejoinders
Rejoinders are quick responses to show that you are interested or paying attention. (Oh) Really? That’s interesting. Is that right? Note how rejoinders are used in the following situations. 1. I just got a …
Starting a Conversation in English
How to start a conversation in English? You can speak English quite well. But sometimes you find that the hardest part is simply how to start a conversation. Now you can learn these expressions for starting a …