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Express Sympathy 

19 October 2016 by Marc

One of my students asked a question to me today about what to say if a friend or colleague’s relative has passed away.  Useful Language I’d recommend the following in spoken English: I’m so sorry. If there’s anything I can do, please let me know.  If you are writing, something like this is appropriate: My … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Situation Tagged: bereavement, euphemism, indirect, notintextbooks, sorry, sympathy

Be Prepared For Meetings

17 November 2015 by Marc

Today’s post is a response to an email from a reader, Viettan, who is worried about their English when presenting in public. They are in charge. Agendas First, have a meeting agenda, which is a list of things to talk about. Try to keep to this.

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Posted in: Situation, Speaking Tagged: business, meetings

English for Activists

17 March 2015 by Marc

Sometimes you need to use English for a problem. A lot of the time the problems you need to deal with are small. Unfortunately, sometimes they are large problems. When your problems are so large that you want to do something to solve them, you might need to use English. It is, for better or … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Situation Tagged: complaints, government, help, issues, politics

For Here Or To Go?

19 December 2014 by Marc

A few of my students have part-time jobs in cafés and restaurants. This post is for them and anyone else who needs to use English in restaurants. ‘May’ or ‘can’? Generally, when you are taking orders for people, use ‘may’; it’s more formal and customers should be respected. ‘Can’ is more informal and it’s not … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Situation, Speaking Tagged: cafe, food, jobs, order, restaurant, work

What’s It Like?

12 October 2014 by Marc

There are two common questions we ask friends and acquaintances about other people. “What’s she like?” “What does he look like?” In this post I’ll take a look at these questions and possible answers when talking about people and also things.

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Posted in: Grammar, Situation Tagged: a1, a2, descriptions, like, look, questions

Make Excuses for Other People

15 September 2014 by Marc

A lot of us have unreliable friends. Sometimes it makes us feel good to cover for them. Here’s a post to help you make excuses for them.

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Posted in: Grammar, Situation Tagged: a2, b1, certainty, excuses, presenttense

How to Take Lecture Notes

26 August 2014 by Marc

This week it’s Campus Week at Get Great English. I know the term hasn’t started yet but think of it as a little time to prepare before packing bags, unpacking, moving into halls of residence or a flat. When you are at university you need to take lecture notes. This is something you can practise … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Input, Listening, Output, Situation, Writing Tagged: b1, b2, c1, campusweek, lecture, notes

Make New Friends at University

25 August 2014 by Marc

This week it’s Campus Week at Get Great English. I know the term hasn’t started yet but think of it as a little time to prepare before packing bags, unpacking, moving into halls of residence or a flat. Today’s post is about making friends. I’ve posted about this before but here are some more tips … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Situation, Speaking Tagged: a2, b1, b2, campusweek, conversations, friends, relationships, social

Report Lost Property to the Police

22 August 2014 by Marc

Yesterday I lost my mobile phone. I accidentally left it on the train and somebody took it. When I sent a message to it they threw my phone away. I reported it to the police and it reminded me that sometimes you might need to report lost property to the police.

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Posted in: Situation, Speaking Tagged: a1, a2, b1, describe, describing, description

Reschedule your plans

11 August 2014 by Marc

Everybody needs to change a time to meet sometimes. In this post, I’ll show you some formal and informal ways to reschedule your plans.

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Posted in: Situation Tagged: a2, b1, b2, business, formal, informal, plan, reschedule, schedule
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