Well hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish! Today we get to practise twelve English expressions that will help you to sound polite and respectful in English.
It's a speaking and pronunciation workout that's going to help you to truly understand native English speakers and also help you to sound more natural when you speak yourself. Plus you'll learn how to politely make requests, offer suggestions, say what you think and say no.
So get ready to practise out loud with me! It can be hard to know how to be polite in English.
Unlike lots of other languages in the world, English doesn't have a formal structure built into the language that helps you to speak politely. You've actually got to learn what to say and how to say it.
So today's conversation workout is going to focus on polite English expressions and just like you train at the gym, we're going to be training in sets. You'll do three sets of four English phrases and we're going to practise each phrase three times.
So you get to listen to me first and then try it for yourself. And it's a workout, all right?
You've got to join in! Don't make me do all the work!
You've got to join me, all right? Before we start, make sure you're somewhere quiet and be ready to speak out loud.
Speak at a normal volume, no whispering, no mouthing the words along with me, okay? Set one is polite requests.
You know how to ask someone to do something for you. Can you open the door?
