How To (learn English)
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Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations with the BBC. Your weekly instruction manual for saying or doing something in English is published every Tuesday. Each programme is six minutes long and contains examples and explanations to help you improve your knowledge of the English language across a wide range of topics. (Author: BBC World Service)
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Recent episodes from How To (learn English)
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Published: Jun 25, 08Language discussion based on the news story that the rare and endangered pygmy hippo has been caught on film in Liberia.
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Published: Jun 18, 08A look at ghost writing – why do so many celebrities today turn to ghost writers to write their life stories for them?
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Published: Jun 11, 08Doug and Jackie talk about the language of dieting and losing weight. What’s a ‘low-carb’ diet? Has Doug ever gone on a diet?
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Published: Jun 4, 08Do you have a mobile phone? Could you live without it? Jackie and Doug look at language from the world of mobiles and texting.
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Published: May 28, 08If you are a manager, you probably ask people to do things all the time! But if you ask a friend to do something out of kindness or generosity, you are asking a favour. In today’s programme, we look at how to do this politely.
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Published: May 21, 08Today's programme looks at telling stories, jokes or anecdotes. We find out how present verb forms can be used to describe past incidents when speaking informally.
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Published: May 14, 08Today's programme looks at the many ways to show interest in what someone else is saying and some of the most common ways of doing this.
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Published: May 7, 08Anna Jones looks at several common phrases which can be used to agree with someone in an informal conversation.
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Published: Apr 30, 08Jackie and Amber hear from Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus about the concept of 'social business'. Why does he think this is a more effective way of fighting poverty than charity?
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Published: Apr 23, 08Many beautiful animals, such as pandas and whales, are in danger of being killed off by human activity. Some people are working to save these creatures... but what about the less pretty species? We hear from an environmental expert who argues that we should put more effort into saving worms than pandas!
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Published: Apr 16, 08Today Jackie and Doug talk about the language of management and managers. Is being a manager ever fun? We hear the views of a management columnist at the Financial Times.
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Published: Apr 9, 08The American writer, Ernest Hemingway, bet ten dollars that he could write a complete story in just six words. He won the bet – but what did he write? Could you tell the story of your life in just six words? Join Jackie and Callum as they share theirs.
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Published: Feb 20, 08This week we look at different ways of making recommendations. How can we soften our advice in order to seem less bossy?
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Published: Feb 13, 08Imagine that you see something that you have mixed feelings about. How can you show that you like some things about it but not others?
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Published: Feb 6, 08Today we look at the tricky topic of asking someone out on a date! Is it possible to do this in a way that avoids embarrassment?
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