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‘I’d like to book a haircut’ – Learn the language to make an appointment. TRANSCRIPTYvonneHello, this is How To, from bbclearningenglish.com and I’m Yvonne Archer. In today’s programme: how to…

“Sorry, I can’t make it” – Learn the language for declining invitations. TRANSCRIPTWilliamHello and welcome to How To, the programme from BBC Learning English that helps you find the words…

‘I would very much like it if you could come along.’ – Learn the language for making polite invitations. TRANSCRIPT WilliamHello and welcome to How To, the programme from BBC…

Learn the language you might use to invite someone for something in informal contexts. TRANSCRIPT WilliamHello and welcome to How To, the programme from BBC Learning English that tells you……

‘Can I borrow your pen?’ – Learn language to ask for permission to do something. JackieHello this is bbclearningenglish.com with me, Jackie Dalton.This programme is about asking permission, which means…

If someone says something that is very rude and offensive, you’ll be shocked and angry. Learn how to tell someone how upset you are by what they’ve said. William Hello…

William Hello, and welcome to How To, your handy guide to handy English. My name’s William Kremer and you’re studying English, aren’t you? Do I sound a little uncertain? Do…

‘I don’t accept that we failed!’ – Learn language to express a different point of view. JackieHello – welcome to the programme, with me, Jackie Dalton. This programme is all…

In this programme, we find out about expressions you can use when you’re having a discussion or disagreement with someone and you want to make a point – make a…

In this programme, we look at language you can use when you want to make a suggestion. We listen to a discussion in the BBC Learning English offices. A member…

We head back into the kitchen to look at some more words and phrases that help to link different instructions together. CallumHello. I’m Callum Robertson. In this How To, I’m…

When you have to give a series of instructions to make or produce something, there are some common, useful and simple language features you can use to sound fluent and…

Discover how to make recommendations for changes and how we can ‘soften’ our advice in order to seem less bossy WilliamHello and welcome to the programme. My name is William…

When you see things that you like and some things that you don’t like, what’s the best way to give feedback? William Hello and welcome to How To! My name…

Discover different ways you can show understanding through using body language, noises, words and intonation WilliamHello and welcome to How To, the programme from BBC Learning English where we help…