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How to be Polite in English - | Top Tips for Language Learners!

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Learning to speak English in a polite way is generally very important, especially if you want people to help you with something. If you want someone to do something for you, there are different ways of expressing it in English, depending on how polite you want to be. Joanne shares our top tips on how to use language to improve your levels of politeness in English.

0:00 Intro
0:25 An order or a request?
0:50 Why questions are politer than imperatives
1:02 'Can' or 'could'?
3:00 Past forms and modal structures
3:22 Tone of voice


Sian teaches more about being polite in English here:
https://youtu.be/rQN4-l5AXE0

Tim shows how avoiding direct language can make you sound more polite:
https://youtu.be/3FYxqDFstFo

Or, for lots more great English learning content, visit our website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
Category
English Languages
Tags
learn English, English vocabulary, speak English
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