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British English in three minutes the
fastest easiest and most fun way to
learn English hi I’m Gina nice to meet
you in this series we’re going to learn
some easy ways to ask an answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn new more
common ways to ask and answer the
question how are you in English you’ve
probably learned how are you and I’m
fine in textbooks before but in the
United Kingdom people will usually ask
this question and answer it in a
different way
first let’s review if someone says how
are you you can say and find thanks I’m
fine thanks
here are some other ways to answer I’m
good thanks this means about the same as
I’m fine thanks I’m good thanks we also
have not too bad you can use this if you
are feeling just okay or so-so
not too bad
let’s look at
again how are you this is the most well
known way of asking how someone is you
could use it when you want to be polite
but now let’s look at some different
ways to ask how someone is these ways
are more casual and much more common
first hi how are you doing hi how are
you doing all hey how’s it going hey
how’s it going all in an especially
casual situation you could say you’re
right
you all right what if you’re not doing
all right although it’s the British way
to say you’re doing fine
even if you’re not if you feel
comfortable with the other person you
could also choose to tell them when
you’re not doing fine
you could say not so good not so good
not great not great all I’ve been better
I’ve been better
careful if you say one of these the
other person we usually ask why what’s
wrong then you will have to explain
however if you’re feeling particularly
well you could answer more
enthusiastically fantastic fan tear
stick fabulous fab you loose or even and
very well indeed
I’m very well indeed
now it’s time for Gina’s tips because of
the popularity and influence of American
film and media some American phrases
have become common in the United Kingdom
as well how are you doing was originally
an American phrase but these days you
can hear it on either side of the pond
do you know the difference between what
do you do and what are you doing it’s a
little tricky but I’ll explain it simply
in the next British English in three
minutes lesson see you next time in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask what
someone’s job is in natural English
of course you can just say what is your
job this is correct English but it
sounds too direct and awkward native
English speakers almost never say this
in a social situation instead they use a
different question but before we master
that we need to compare it to a very
similar question what are you doing I’m
presenting a video about English what do
you do I’m an English teacher do you see
the difference these two questions what
are you doing and what do you do
sound similar but mean different things
the first one is asking what you are
doing right now this minute you answer
it using an ING verb what are you doing
I’m reading I’m watching TV while the
second is actually a shortened version
of what do you do for a living this is
how we ask what is your job in natural
English let’s practice this question
what do you do what do you do
when native speakers of English asked
this question it can come out very fast
and sound more like what do you do in
order to tell it apart from what are you
doing just listen for the in sound on
the end of the question if it’s not
there then you’re being asked what your
job is so how would you answer this
question just think of it as if the
other person is asking you what is your
job you could answer with I’m and then
your job I’m a teacher I’m a teacher or
I’m an engineer I’m an engineer
if you want to learn more job names go
to English class 101.com and check out
the core word lists these cover job
vocabulary and more and include a
picture and audio to help perfect your
pronunciation
you can also mention the place that you
work at starting with I work at I work
at a hospital I work at a hospital I
work at a law firm I work at AA law firm
if you work for a big company that is
well known you can say I work for and
then the name I work for Barclays Bank I
work for Barclays Bank I work for the
BBC I work for the BBC now it’s time for
Gina’s tips when you ask the question
what do you do
and the other person tells you their job
it’s polite to make some kind of
positive comment about his or her job
for example how interesting or that must
be exciting or even oh really
remember to sound sincere do you know
how native English speakers ask each
other what their hobbies are here’s a
hint we don’t use the word hobby find
out next time in the third English in
three minutes lesson in this series
we’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask what
someone’s hobbies are without using the
word hobbies you’ve probably seen the
question do you have any hobbies or what
are your hobbies in an English textbook
before
however native English speakers almost
never use the word hobbies when asking
about them and that
more natural way to ask the same
question is what do you do for fun what
do you do for fun you can also ask what
do you do in your spare time what do you
do in your spare time so how would you
answer this question let’s look at how
native speakers would do it the easiest
way is to say I like to or just I like
followed by what you like to do for
example if you like watching films you
could say I like to watch films or I
like watching films I like to watch
films or I like watching films and if
you like golf you could say I like to
play golf or I like playing golf I like
to play off all I like playing golf you
can emphasize how much you like your
hobby by adding a word like really in
front of like for example I really like
watching films on the other hand if you
want to play down how much you like
something you can say kind of for
example I kind of like playing tennis
now it’s time for Gina’s tips if you
don’t have any special hobbies or you
don’t want to be specific
a good way to reply is I like spending
time with my friends and stuff like that
I like
spending time with my friends and stuff
like that just use I like and add
spending time with my friends and then
add and stuff like that how do you
answer the question where are you from
it doesn’t even have a verb we’ll cover
this and more in the next British
English in three minutes lesson this
series explains some easy ways to ask
and answer common questions in English
it’s really useful and it only takes
three minutes in this lesson you’re
going to learn some different ways
people will ask you where are you from
first though where are you from can mean
many different things it can mean which
city are you from or which country are
you from
in fact Brits asked this question to
each other all the time to learn which
part of the UK the other person comes
from if you want to answer this question
there are two ways to do it you can say
I’m and then your nationality as in and
Japanese or I’m Brazilian or you can say
I’m from and then the country you are
from as in I’m from Italy or I’m from
Thailand
if you’re from a really famous city or
place you can say that too
for example I’m from Beijing or I’m from
New Delhi
of course in the United Kingdom as in
other parts of the world people may be a
little more indirect because they want
to be polite
to do this they might ask you if you are
from the place where they met you for
example if you meet someone in London
they might ask are you from London
or if you are in York they might ask are
you from York many parts of the United
Kingdom are very multicultural so asking
the question this way avoids what could
be an embarrassing mistake you can
answer this the same way you answer
where are you from just add a simple no
in front for example you can say no I’m
and then your nationality no I’m French
oh no I’m from and then your country no
I’m from Russia now it’s time for Gina’s
tips the UK is a diverse place people
you meet may take great pride in the
place or region they come from if you
ask someone about where they’re from
they may respond by saying something
like Yorkshire Lancashire or
hartfordshire if they answer in this way
it usually means they are interested in
talking more about their region and how
it differs from others
in this lesson we learned some different
ways to ask where are you from do you
know what to ask when you don’t know
someone’s name of course you do but what
do you say when you’ve forgotten
someone’s name find out in the next
British English in three minutes lesson
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British English in three minutes the
fastest easiest and most fun way to
learn English hey everyone I’m Gina this
series will teach you some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn some new ways to
ask someone what’s your name including
one that you can use when you forgotten
someone’s name
now what’s your name was probably one of
the first questions you learned when you
started studying English I have to tell
you though that most native speakers of
English with never say this in English
just like in other languages it is often
more polite to be a little indirect of
course the easiest way to avoid asking
the question directly is not to ask at
all just introduce yourself and most
people will respond by doing the same
when introducing yourself simple is
nearly always best just say hi I’m Gina
to show that you want to know the other
person’s name just add and you at the
end hi I’m Gina and you hi I’m Gina and
you just like before take out my name
Gina and put your name in its place
after you say this the person will tell
you his or her name
okay now let’s talk about an
embarrassing situation that happens to
everybody
you’ve already met somebody once before
but you’ve forgotten their name the most
polite thing to do in this situation is
to apologize and ask again there’s a
simple way to do this that’s also polite
I’m sorry what was your name again I’m
sorry
what was your name again
this sentence is very similar to what’s
your name but it has three important
differences first we say I’m sorry
a small apology can go a long way
after that we say what was your name
this is just like what is your name but
instead of is we use the past tense was
this is really important as it tells the
other person that you remember meeting
them you haven’t forgotten him or her
you’ve just forgotten the name this
little word makes all the difference I’m
sorry what was your name finally we add
again to the end this is another hint
that tells the other person that you
remember learning his or her name before
but you just can’t recall it right now
I’m sorry what was your name again this
phrase is appropriate for both formal
and informal situations now it’s time
for Gina’s tips in the United Kingdom
it’s normal to address people by name in
conversation more than once in both
formal and informal situations it’s a
way to show respect or interest in the
other person and can help you make
friends it is also a great way to
practice someone’s name so you don’t
forget it if you are talking to someone
named Andy for example instead of just
what do you do for fun you could say
Andy
what do you do for fun you can also put
the name at the end of the sentence what
do you do for fun Andy you don’t want to
say the person’s name too often or it
will sound a little strange but if you
practice someone’s name like this you
won’t forget it
and people love to hear their own name
in this lesson we learned what to say
when we forget someone’s name in the
next lesson you’ll learn what to say
when you want to get in touch with
someone whether by telephone email or
even newer ways to communicate what’s
your favorite let us know in the
comments and join us the next British
English in three minutes lesson in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn some ways to get
in touch with someone after you’ve met
them once already
in a lot of textbooks you’ve probably
seen the question what’s your phone
number it’s a very useful question but
there are two problems with it firstly
it can sound a little too direct
especially when talking to members of
the opposite sex and secondly people use
the phone a lot less these days than
they used to
instead they might prefer to connect by
email or on a social network like
Facebook to start with though a simple
variation on what’s your phone number
that sounds a little less direct is
could I get your number could I get your
number we start the sentence with could
which softens a request next say I then
get and finally your number which is
short for your phone number this
question is slightly casual but it can
be used in almost any situation these
days many people prefer to use email
rather than the phone to communicate
asking someone
for his or her email address is also a
little less direct than asking for their
phone number could I get your email
address could I get your email address
we just took could I get your number
and replaced number with email address
it’s that simple
could I get your email address if
someone asks you either of these
questions you can reply by saying of
course my phone number is of course my
phone number is or of course my email
addresses of course my email address is
all of course it’s and then say your
phone number or email address at the end
recently many people have started to use
social networks like Facebook or
LinkedIn or online chat services like
Skype to communicate people might ask
you about these especially if they are
younger if someone wants to connect with
you through one of these services they
may simply ask are you on followed by
the name of the service are you on
Facebook are you on Facebook are you on
ah you on linked-in are you on skype ah
you on skype to answer you can simply
say yes I am
or no I’m not if you respond with yes I
am the other person may ask how they can
connect with you and one of these
services but if you answer with now I’m
not they won’t be able to contact you if
you still would like to stay in touch
with the person you can say no but my
email address is or no but my phone
number is and then say your email
address or phone number by telling the
other person a different way they can
contact you you’ll show them that you
want to hear from them
now it’s time for Gina’s tips if you ask
someone for their phone number their
email address or some other form of
contact information they will usually
give it to you if you’ve gotten to know
them a little beforehand if you ask them
too early in the conversation though
they may be hesitant about sharing that
information the key is to make sure you
talk for some time before requesting
this kind of personal information in
this lesson we learned how to ask for a
person’s contact information in the next
British English in three minutes lesson
you’ll learn another good way to get to
know a person in this series we’re going
to learn some easy ways to ask and
answer common questions in English it’s
really useful and it only takes three
minutes in this lesson you’re going to
learn how to ask and say where you live
usually someone will ask you where you
live as a polite question after they’ve
asked you your name where you’re from
and what you do for a living they’ll say
so where do you live
this is inviting you to keep making
conversation there are lots of
you can answer this question but here
are some of the most common you could
say do you know and then the name of the
area you live in
do you know County Durham or you could
mention a local landmark like near the
library all near the cinema
you could also answer by telling the
person what train line you live on if
your city has a train network or what
station is nearest to your house on the
central line or near Piccadilly so as
you can see there are lots of possible
ways to answer the question where do you
live once you’ve told them the other
person might respond in one of the
following ways
oh yeah I know it all I live near there
or maybe I’m afraid I don’t know it the
other person is just being polite by
showing interest so you can reply by
saying something like oh really a good
way to continue the conversation is to
ask them the same question in return you
can just say how about you or where do
you live
put some stress on the you where do you
live
now it’s time for Gina’s tips asking
where someone lives is a way to try to
find out something you have in common
with the person you’re talking to so if
you’re familiar with the area the other
person lives in make some comments about
it
that’s a really nice area or the Park
Fair is really pretty
anything is fine as long as you don’t
say anything negative that could be
taken as offensive like that area has a
high crime rate or I hear that area’s
really dangerous do you know how to ask
which schools someone goes to find out
in the next British English in three
minutes lesson in this series we’re
going to learn some easy ways to ask and
answer common questions in English it’s
really useful and it only takes three
minutes in this lesson you’re going to
learn how to ask someone where they went
to school or university asking someone
where they went to university is a good
small talk question and conversation
starter however you have to be careful
not to offend people if they didn’t go
to university I’ll tell you how to do
this the question is simple if the other
person is over 22 it’s likely they will
have left University already so you ask
using the past tense where did you go to
university
the answer to this question is really
easy all you say is I went to the name
of the University in and then the city I
went to Imperial College in London if
the name of the city or town is part of
the university’s name like Tokyo
University or Oxford University you can
add the name of the country instead I
went to Tokyo University in Japan once
you’ve heard the other person’s answer
it’s flight to make some kind of comment
for example wow that’s a really famous
University or just oh really
sometimes when you ask where did you go
to university the other person might
reply I didn’t go to university in this
situation you should be careful how you
reply so as not to appear rude it’s
polite to not act surprised but instead
make a positive comment like oh really
or ask the question like did you go
straight into a job
now it’s time for Gina’s tips a good
follow-up question to keep the
conversation going is to ask the other
person what did you study or what was
your major this gives them an
opportunity to talk about something
they’re interested in in the next lesson
you’ll learn how to ask another basic
question about the other person that’s
do you have any brothers or sisters in
this series we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to ask
someone about their family asking
whether they have any brothers or
sisters asking someone about their
family is nearly always a good topic of
conversation after all most people love
to talk about their family right in some
English textbooks you’ll see the
question do you have any siblings but
actually we rarely use the word siblings
in casual spoken English so in order to
ask this question naturally all you say
is do you have any brothers or sisters
remember that in English we hardly ever
say sisters or brothers it’s one of
those phrases with a set word order like
black and white brothers or sisters so
the other person’s answer to this
question will probably be one of the
following yeah I have two brothers or a
brother and a sister or two sisters and
so on sometimes they’ll give details
about ages and say something like yeah I
have two younger brothers or yeah I have
a younger brother and an older sister
and so on note that some people say
elder instead of older but they both
mean the same thing
if the other person doesn’t give details
about the ages of his or her brothers
and sisters you can ask a polite
follow-up question to show you’re
interested is he or she older or younger
than you are they older or younger than
you the value at the end is optional as
it’s understood from the context but
what happens if the other person doesn’t
have any brothers or sisters there’s a
set phrase for this in English and
that’s I’m an only child
now it’s time for Gina’s tips when
someone gives you information like this
and that doesn’t seem to be anything
else to ask a good all-purpose reply is
to say oh really
while nodding are just looking
interested be careful though it’s really
important to sound interested when you
say oh really otherwise you sound very
rude and sarcastic
do you know how to ask someone if they
have a husband wife boyfriend or
girlfriend without being rude in the
next lesson you’ll learn how to ask a
more personal question in polite English
in this series we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to ask
someone quite a personal question
whether or not they’re married or have a
boyfriend or girlfriend this might be
useful for the single people out there
among you but it’s actually a really
common question that comes up when two
speakers have been chatting for a while
in an English textbook you may see the
question are you married
however this is a little blunt and can
come across as slightly rude or sound as
if you’re trying to pick up the other
person when in fact you just want to
find out some more information about him
or her there’s a really important little
trick you can use to ask this question
naturally and that’s to say are you
married or did you notice the or at the
end you stretch out the sound of their
or this has the effect of softening the
question and making it sound less direct
once you’ve asked this question if the
other person is married the answer will
most likely sound like this yeah I’d be
married for three or five or ten years
if you’re not married but are engaged
then how would you answer this just say
not yet but I’m engaged the correct
response to this by the way is usually
congratulations if you aren’t yet
engaged but do have a long-term
boyfriend or girlfriend this is a good
opportunity to bring that up no but I
have a long-term boyfriend or girlfriend
by the way the word steady sometimes
comes up in English textbooks but this
is a really old-fashioned way to say
long term and people don’t really use it
anymore but what if you’re not married
not engaged and don’t have a boyfriend
or girlfriend
then you can reply no I’m single at the
moment this at the moment is another way
to soften what you’re saying and make it
sound less blunt now it’s time for
Gina’s tips as I mentioned at the
beginning this question is a little
personal make sure you’ve already been
talking a while before moving on to this
subject or it can seem a little forward
or too personal do you know how to
compliment someone on what they’re
wearing in natural English in the next
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English hey everyone I’m Gina in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to compliment
someone on what they’re wearing this is
a great way to break the ice
and to come across as friendly and kind
when meeting someone new if the
conversation slows down a little and you
can’t think of anything to ask a good
way to get it restarted is to compliment
the other person if you don’t know them
well yet a safe way to do this is to say
something nice about something they’re
wearing or something they have like a
bag or phone case the way to do this is
to say I love your bag or top or shoes
etc this can sound a little bit feminine
so if you’re a guy you could say I
really like your and then the item a
normal response to this is just thanks
or if you want to be modest or really
thanks a great way to follow this
and keep the conversation going is to
ask where did you get it or where did
you buy it
this gives the other person a chance to
talk about the shop country or situation
in which they bought it and from there
the conversation can develop naturally
if you’re complimented and then ask this
question of course the reverse is true
and you have a chance to tell the other
person more about the item and where you
got it
the usual answer - where did you get it
or where did you buy it is something
like I got it at the shop name in and
then the town or city this is
appropriate if you bought the item in
the country you’re currently in so the
other person may know of the store if
you bought it in a different country
though its usual to say I got it in and
then the country name you don’t need to
say the name of the store unless it’s
world famous as the other person
probably won’t have heard of it anyway
now it’s time for Gina’s tips in some
cultures it’s considered totally fine
and even polite to ask how much
something costs but in most
english-speaking countries like the UK
Australia and America this is considered
very rude and there’s a question that
can only be asked by very close friends
and even then it’s risky remember not to
say something like it looks expensive
or how much was it when you’re
complimenting something that someone
else owns have you ever met somebody
that you wanted to meet again but didn’t
know how to take that next step in the
next lesson you’ll learn how in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask someone
what they do on weekend evenings and
lead up to asking to hang out together
sometime in lesson three we learned how
to
ask about someone’s hobbies in natural
English by saying what do you do for fun
or what do you do in your spare time
this lessons question is a little
similar to this but has an important
difference it’s for when you want to ask
what someone does on weekend evenings
such as going out drinking or dancing
first of all in English the most natural
way to say go out drinking dancing and
so on is just to say go out as in did
you go out last night in context the
other person will know what you mean in
English it’s important not to ask things
too directly if you want to ask someone
if they usually go out drinking or
dancing on weekends it’s best to say
what do you usually do on Friday or
Saturday nights it’s a bit long but the
emphasis on Friday or Saturday nights
will tell the other person exactly what
you mean
you could also say on weekends but it
might sound like you’re asking about
what they do during the day another way
to ask this is to use the phrase get up
- this has the implication of doing
things that are slightly naughty like
drinking alcohol or going to a club what
do you usually get up to on weekends
asking the question in this way implies
nightlife activities so you don’t need
to say Friday or Saturday nights
a few possible responses to this are I
like going to bars with my friends I
like going clubbing with my friends I
like hanging out with my friends if you
don’t like to go out night that’s fine
all you have to say is I don’t really
like drinking or clubbing so I just like
and then say whatever you like doing
instead if you don’t like drinking
alcohol and going to clubs be careful
not to criticize these things too
harshly in case the other person gets
offended as we’ve mentioned before a
handy way to turn the question back on
the person asking it’s just to say how
about you now it’s
for Gina’s tips if you think going for a
drink with this new person sounds like
fun and you’d like to make an informal
invitation bringing up the topic of what
he or she gets up to and weekend
evenings is a great way to do this a
natural informal way to do this without
pressurizing the other person too much
is just to say that sounds like fun we
should go together sometime do you know
how to ask someone about their tastes
music in natural English in the next
lesson you’ll learn how in this series
you’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask someone
what sort of music they like this is a
really common question when two people
have been chatting for a little while in
this lesson you’ll learn how to answer
this question in several ways in your
English textbook you may have seen the
question what kind of music do you like
this is okay to use but it can sound a
little formal there’s actually a more
natural way to ASUS using the phrase to
be into something like what are you into
this means the same as what do you like
so all you have to do to ask this
question is say what kind of music are
you into an alternative to what kind of
is what sort of they both mean exactly
the same thing so you can also say what
sort of musical are you into now how do
you answer this question an English
textbook might tell you should reply
with a type or genre of music like jazz
hip hop or R&B this is okay you can say
something like I’m really into hip hop
or I really like classical music another
way to answer though is to just say the
names of some of the musicians or
artists that you like as examples of the
type of music you like for example I
like oasis and queen in order to level
up your casual English you could add the
phrase people like or stuff like in
front of the artists name I like people
like Annie Lennox and David Bowie I like
stuff like Coldplay and the Beatles as
we’ve mentioned before a handy way to
turn the question back on the person
asking it it’s just to say how about you
but when talking about music it’s common
for the other person to say something
about your tastes like oh I like them
too or I haven’t heard of them so as you
can see music is a great topic for
expanding a conversation with a new
person the expression and really into
can be used with a lot of different
things not just music you can use it to
talk about your hobbies or sports you
like to play as in and really into
tennis or and really into football it
can be used with people too if you want
to say you like a certain person in your
romantic sense but be careful if you use
it in this way how do you get the
conversation going when you want to talk
about food if you don’t know find out in
our next lesson in this series we’re
going to learn some easy ways to ask and
answer common questions in English it’s
really useful and it only takes three
minutes in this lesson you’re going to
learn how to ask someone about their
tastes in food food is another great
topic for getting to know someone you
might also find out some interesting
things about the food culture in the
other person’s country of course you can
ask someone directly what kind of food
do you like or what sort of food do you
like if you ask these questions though
it might seem a little too open for
example there could be too many answers
this might slow the conversation down
instead it’s much better to choose a
particular food such as a famous one
from your country or one that has come
previously in the conversation and asked
if the other person likes that food for
example do you like fish and chips
possible answers to this are yeah I do
it’s then a good chance to expand the
conversation a little and say something
about the food why you like it
etc for example yeah I do I like it with
mushy peas or even something simple like
yeah I do it’s delicious but what if you
hate fish and chips how do you give a
negative answer again you have to
consider the other person’s feelings and
not be too critical of the food even if
you hate it more than anything
in case it’s their favorite so you could
say something like not really or a more
idiomatic phrase I’m not a huge fan
again it’s good for the conversation and
polite to give a reason why you don’t
like the food some good reasons are it’s
too greasy for me or simply I just don’t
like the taste of it now it’s time for
Gina’s tips if you meet someone who
likes the same kind of food that you do
a nice way to continue the conversation
is to ask them if they know any good
restaurants that serve the food say for
example that you both like Cornish
Pasties you can say do you know a good
place for Cornish Pasties if there’s
another type of food you are interested
in just take out Cornish Pasties and put
in the food in the plural form do you
know a good place for Sunday roasts when
you meet people at a party do you know
how to ask them how they know each other
find out in the next lesson in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask someone
about their holiday plans even between
native English speakers talking about
holiday plans is a really common topic
of conversation because it’s both safe
and interesting
so the first question you’ll want to ask
is if the other person is going on
holiday this is one of those situations
in English where you can use the present
continuous tense to have a future
meaning instead of saying are you going
to go which was difficult to say all you
need to say is are you going it means
the same thing and is shorter and easier
so you could of course ask are you going
on holiday this year this is fine but
there’s actually another way we ask this
question in English that sounds even
more natural are you going anywhere on
holiday this year you can replace this
year with another phrase the most common
is this summer so how do you answer this
question if you’re not going anywhere
for the most natural sounding reply you
can say I’m staying at home this year if
you’ve already decided where you’re
going you can reply with the name of the
place and the month you’re going again
using the present continuous or ing
tense yeah I’m going to Hawaii in July
what if you’re definitely going
somewhere on holiday but you haven’t yet
decided where you’re going then you can
use useful little phrases like I’m
planning to go and I’m thinking of going
if you have two or more places you’re
considering you can use a phrase or
maybe as a joining phrase I’m planning
to go to Hawaii or maybe Thailand I’m
thinking of going to Hawaii
or maybe Thailand
so what can you talk about once you’ve
said where you’re going on holiday well
you can say what you’re planning to do
they’re using the phrase I want to and
planning to go to Hawaii
I want to sunbathe and planning to go to
Thailand I want to go shopping a good
follow-up question to this is asking how
long the person will stay there for
asking this is really simple
we often say how long are you planning
on staying or how long are you going for
answering this question is really easy -
you don’t need to repeat the question or
say and going for or I’m going to stay
for all you need to say is the length of
time how long are you going for a week
ten days two weeks now it’s time for
Gina’s tips British speakers of English
will use holiday as opposed to the
American term vacation depending on
where the native speaker of English is
from you might hear the word holiday
holidays or even the colloquial term
jollies
in this lesson we learned how to ask and
talk about vacation plans in the next
lesson you’ll learn how to ask about the
relationship between two other people
and by doing this make even more friends
in English do you know how to ask about
this I’ll be waiting for you in the next
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learn English hi everyone and Gina in
this series we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to ask
someone who they know often at a party
or in another social situation that you
attend with a friend you’ll be
introduced to someone new or someone
else will join the conversation a
question that we often ask in this
situation is how the new person knows
your friend and what the connection is
between them so how do we ask this it’s
easy pretend that your friend’s name is
John you could ask the new person so how
do you know John if John is still
talking to you you can ask this in a
slightly different way by including both
people and saying so how do you know
each other this so at the beginning
softens a question as well as making it
clear that you’re introducing a new
topic there are many possible answers to
this question usually beginning with we
met we met at school or we met at a
party or we met through a friend another
way to answer this is to state your
current connection with the other person
for example we work together or we have
a mutual friend
this phrase a mutual friend is a really
useful idiom that you should keep in
mind the next logical step in the
conversation is to expand on what you’ve
just learned a good all-purpose reply is
oh really then you can ask another
follow-up question for example if the
other person says we met at school you
can say where was your school or which
school if they say we met at work you
can then ask where do you work or what
is your profession if they say we met
through a friend a possible follow-up
question could be anyone I know
of course it’s also possible that the
other person will ask you where you met
the mutual friend by using that useful
phrase how about you now it’s time for
Gina’s tips social gatherings in the UK
are quite an occasion and there are
plenty of opportunities to get involved
in discussions with people from many
different class backgrounds the British
class system still very much exists and
social sports gatherings such as Royal
Ascot and the Henley Royal Regatta are
good places to hear middle to
upper-class accents words and phrases
try to pick up some yourself when you go
and be sure to wear sophisticated
clothes
do you know how to talk about sports in
English not just what sports you play
and like but what teams you’re a fan of
find out in the next British English in
three minutes lesson in this series
we’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask someone
about what sports say like if you’re a
sports fan then you’ll know how much fun
it is when you meet someone who likes
that sport as much as you do
even if they don’t like your favorite
team
you may assume that you just say which
sports do you like of course this is a
normal way to ask this question but
there’s actually a more natural way to
ask this in idiomatic English we use the
phrase
to be into a sport to mean to like or be
interested in a sport so you can ask
which sports are you into or if you
think it’s likely that the other person
does like sport you can ask which sports
do you follow you can answer either of
these questions by saying I’m into
football I follow football I like
football or you can use a phrase I’m a
fan of I’m a fan of football but what if
you don’t like sport again remember what
we said before about being careful not
to hurt the other person’s feelings by
saying anything too offensive just say
no I don’t really follow any sports lots
of people don’t like to watch sport but
do like to play sport if this is you
then you can say I’m not really into
sport but I like playing and then the
name of the sport I’m not really into
sport but I like playing rugby
if you find a common ground with the
sports you follow this is a great place
to expand the conversation all you need
to say is which team do you support
if you are asked this question you can
follow up your answer with how about you
as we’ve learned in previous lessons
now it’s time for Gina’s tips sport is a
very popular topic of conversation in
the UK it’s a totally neutral easy way
to talk about a topic which avoids
controversial themes such as politics
and religion topics such as seas are not
usually considered appropriate things to
talk about with someone you have just
met which sports are you into let us
know in the comments in the next British
English in three minutes lesson we’ll be
learning a really useful question for
making conversation
with native speakers and non-native
speakers of English alike in this series
we’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask and
answer the question what are you doing
in this city this lesson will be
particularly useful for those of you who
live in a foreign country but it’s also
a common topic of conversation between
people of the same nationality
remember in a previous lesson we learned
how to ask someone what they do for a
living by saying what do you do well in
this lesson we’ll be asking the question
what are you doing in then the name of
the city
note that this question is in the
present progressive tense with doing
instead of do this is very important as
the meaning of the question changes
slightly this question what are you
doing in is often asked by one
expatriate to another it can mean what
is your job but it can also include the
meaning of how did you get here or what
circumstances brought you here let’s try
it out what are you doing in Tokyo what
are you doing in Frankfurt as you can
imagine this question is quite
open-ended so there are a number of
possible ways to answer it you could
just say what you do for a living I’m a
software developer at then your company
name I’m a software developer at Google
or you could say why you came to the
city or to this country in the first
place for example I studied English at
college so I wanted to try living in an
english-speaking country
my husband or wife got transferred here
by his or her company I got transferred
here from and then the previous place we
lived in I got transferred here from
Manila
as with many other English conversation
questions you can ask the other person
the same question by saying how about
you however if the other person is a
native of the country this can sound a
little strange in this situation you can
ask instead did you grow up here or were
you born here this is a really great
opportunity to find out more information
about the other person
be creative now it’s time for Gina’s
tips you don’t just have to practice
English with native speakers all
practice is good practice English is a
global language of communication and is
often the only language that a group of
people from lots of different places
have in common so if you find yourself
in a foreign community go ahead and try
out your new English phrases in the next
British English in three minutes lesson
we’ll be talking about films and how to
give your opinions on them in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask and
answer the question have you seen this
film sometimes when you’re talking to
someone you might run out of things to
talk about don’t worry it happens to
everyone
this lesson is going to be really useful
in increasing your repertoire of small
talk questions by focusing on a topic
that most people are at least a little
bit interested in films if you find
yourself with nothing to talk about or
if you just really like films then you
can always start a conversation about a
new or controversial film you asked this
by saying have you seen and then the
name of the film
the question have you seen is used when
asking about films rather than did you
see because you’re asking about the
person’s present state there are several
possible answers to this if you have
seen the film there are again several
ways to reply according to how much you
enjoyed it if you saw it and really
enjoyed it
you can say yeah I really liked it
or if you saw it but only thought it was
so so you can say yeah it was okay or if
you saw it but didn’t like it yeah but
it wasn’t a genre I usually watch
remember with this last one that you
shouldn’t criticize the film too much
until you know what the other person
thinks of it in order to be polite
the logical follow-up to one of these
responses is to ask what the other
person thought of the film you can just
say what did you think of it and then
this starts off a potentially
interesting conversation about your
opinions on the film however how do you
answer if you haven’t seen the film in
question all you have to say is no not
yet this not yet implies that you’re
planning to see the film at some point
and so indicates to the other person
that they shouldn’t tell you about key
points of the story if you don’t plan to
see the film in question or if it’s not
the type of film you like you can get
this across politely by saying yeah but
it’s not a genre I usually watch
now it’s time for Gina’s tips if you
have seen the film in question but the
other person hasn’t it’s a great
conversation starter to tell them about
the plot of the film or about any
particularly funny or memorable scenes
but be careful you should always ask if
the other person plans to see the film
in the future before telling them any
important plot points just say do you
plan to see it at some point
telling someone an important plot point
or the twist or ending of a film is
called spoiling a film the noun is a
spoiler as in don’t tell me any spoilers
it’s considered very bad manners to
reveal a spoiler without giving warning
first and some people can get very
annoyed if you do this so be careful
I’ll and remember that when you’re in
the UK you will go to the cinema not a
movie theater are you as young as you
feel
tune in to our next lesson to find out
how to ask someone’s age in this series
we’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask a
really basic question in a polite but
natural way how old are you
in your English textbook one of the
first lessons may have been how to ask
someone’s age by saying just how old are
you
however in many English language
cultures asking an adults age directly
particularly a woman’s age is not polite
if you suddenly ask how old are you for
someone you’ve just met they’ll
understand you but they might not be too
happy about answering such a blunt and
direct question
so how do you find out someone’s age
without offending them you just add a
magic phrase to the beginning of the
question
this phrases do you mind me asking
this is an incredibly useful phrase that
you should definitely memorize it comes
in handy whenever you want to ask the
question that may be a little personal
or come across as a little too direct
native speakers of English use it all
the time so the full question would be
do you mind me asking how old you are
pay attention to the word order it’s not
do you mind me asking how old are you
it’s do you mind me asking how old you
are the answer to this can be I’m 25
years old
or just I’m 25 all it can be a little
more detailed if you’ve just had a
birthday you can say I’ve just turned 25
or if you’re about to have a birthday
you can say I’ll turn 25 this month all
I’ll turn 25 in November it’s more
natural here not to give your exact
birthday for example November the 1st
but just a month so again to turn this
question back on the person asking the
question and find out his or her age all
you have to do is use that other magic
phrase we introduced in previous lessons
how about you here it’s okay not to
worry about being polite since the other
person asks you the question first
now it’s time for Gina’s tips we
mentioned that asking someone’s age may
not be polite but if you do decide to
ask this question here’s another tip
some people like to reply with another
question how old do you think I am be
careful if you say an age that’s older
than the person’s true age they may be
very offended so it’s always safer to
say a number lower than what you
actually think so if you think the
person looks 40 say 35 and see how happy
they look
did you hear about the great video
series called British English in three
minutes
in the next lesson we’ll be learning how
to talk about recent news stories using
the phrase did you hear about see you
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hey everyone I’m Gina in this series
we’re going to learn some easy ways to
ask and answer common questions in
English it’s really useful and it only
takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to talk about
current affairs in a casual and natural
way by asking did you hear about
current affairs sounds like a
frightening formal topic to talk about
but actually it forms the basis of many
casual conversations in English talking
about current affairs is a great way to
have an interesting conversation without
getting too personal as someone you may
have just met and is also a great way to
learn more about the country you’re in
if it’s not your native country so say
you were watching TV in English last
night and you saw an interesting or
controversial news item that you want to
talk about
you can’t just suddenly start talking
about it with no introduction because
that would sound really odd and maybe
confuse the person you’re talking to so
how would you bring a topic like this up
naturally
all you do is use the phrase did you
hear about and then you add the news
item to the end of this for example if
there was an earthquake in Asia you
could say did you hear about the
earthquake in Asia to make it sound even
more natural you can add when
specifically this event took place did
you hear about the earthquake in Asia
last night in answering this question
you have a number of options if you know
if the event the person is talking about
you can tell them and give some detail
about where or how you heard about it
yeah I saw it on TV or yeah I heard it
on the radio
or yeah I heard about it from a friend
but if you don’t know what the other
person is talking about just saying no
can sound rather blunt and as if you’re
not very interested in what they’re
saying
so instead you can show your interest
and invite them to tell you about it by
saying no what happened and then this
will normally prompt the other person to
begin giving you details about the event
in question leading to a longer
conversation of course it’s even better
if when listening you can make some
comments using appropriate adjectives
the construction how adjectives is
useful when doing this for example if
the other person is telling you about a
very sad or disastrous event an
appropriate comment would be how
terrible or how awful or
how sad on the flipside if it’s a happy
event like a lost child being found what
native speakers often say are comments
like that’s great or that’s relief or
that’s amazing be creative with your
English adjectives now it’s time for
Gina’s tips 20 years ago most people got
their news from television and
newspapers or traditional journalism but
recently more and more Brits have been
getting their news online via social
media which is a general term for
services such as Facebook and Twitter a
survey found that as of 2012 over 50% of
people had learned about a breaking news
story by a social media rather than from
traditional sources during that same
year online news revenues surpassed the
revenue of traditional print newspapers
have you ever been to Beijing
how about Madrid in the next British
English in three minutes lessons we’ll
be talking about past travel experiences
in this series we’re going to learn some
easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to talk
and ask about past travel experiences
you
in the phrase have you ever been to
travel is a great topic for conversation
because it’s so easy to talk about you
can discuss food you ate sites you saw
places you visited things you did and so
on and so on there’s really no end to
this topic once you get started so it’s
perfect if you’re not sure what to talk
about asking where someone has been on
holiday or traveling is easy all you
have to do is ask have you ever been to
and then add the name of the country or
city you want to ask about this little
word ever in have you ever been to is
very important not because of its
meaning but because it makes a question
sound just like how a native speaker of
English would ask it it’s like a set
phrase have you ever been to so say
you’re asked have you ever been to Tokyo
how would you answer as simple yes-or-no
isn’t going to cut it if you want to
have a good conversation in English say
you have been to Tokyo there are a
number of ways you could answer this you
could answer with how many times you’ve
been there have you ever been to Tokyo
yeah twice
or yeah three times or if you want to be
less specific yeah a few times if you’ve
been one time to Tokyo there’s a special
way of saying this yeah but only once
this but only is optional but it makes
your reply sound natural like a native
English speaker apart from the number of
times you’ve been there you can also
reply with when you went there for
example yeah I went there last year or
yeah I went there three years ago or
yeah I went there when I was a kid the
word kid is more colloquial than child
and sounds less formal
a common follow-up question - have you
ever been to is often to ask the
person’s opinion of the place there are
two common ways to ask this question the
first is what did you think of it this
is a super useful question that we saw
in lesson 19 when asking about films but
you can use it for so many different
topics but it’s a good idea to memorize
it the second is how was it
you can answer both these questions in
the same way remember in previous
lessons we talked about expressing your
opinions without hurting the other
person’s feelings the same rules apply
here if you like the place you can go
ahead and say that be creative with your
adjectives for example I loved it it was
so exciting I really liked it it was so
vibrant I loved it
the food was delicious and so on if you
didn’t like it so much be tactful using
one of the phrases we introduced in
earlier lessons for example it wasn’t
really my type of place a great way to
say you didn’t like a place in the
polite way is to compare it with another
place you did like for example I didn’t
like Tokyo as much as I liked koto this
is also a very useful phrase I didn’t
like something as much as something else
remember it
now it’s time for Gina’s tips since the
point of these questions is to start a
conversation with the other person you
can follow up by asking about specific
landmarks or attractions in the city or
country you’re asking about use the
pattern did you see and then the
landmark for example did you see the
Great Wall this is a great way to get
the other person to tell a story and
further the conversation
are you a cat person or a dog person in
the next British English in three
minutes lesson we’ll be talking about
pets in this series we’re going to learn
some easy ways to ask and answer common
questions in English it’s really useful
and it only takes three minutes in this
lesson you’re going to learn how to talk
about your pets and ask about other
people’s lots of people love animals
don’t they and lots of people have pets
which is why pets are a good topic of
conversation in this lesson we’ll be
learning how to go above and beyond the
boring English textbook questions when
talking about and asking about pets the
first question is a classic and one that
you have probably seen in your English
textbook there’s really no other way to
ask this do you have any pets if however
you want to take a more roundabout route
to this question and a feeling
adventurous you could first ask are you
a cat or dog person this is an idiomatic
way of asking whether someone prefers
cats or dogs if you bring this question
out and native English speaker will be
stunned with how good your English is
and after asking this you could then ask
if she or he has any pets answering the
question do you have any pets couldn’t
be simpler yeah I have a cat
yeah I have a dog yeah I have a dog and
a cat yeah I have two cats and so on and
so forth but you don’t want the
conversation to end there do you of
course you don’t
here’s a good place to ask a little
about the pets themselves first you can
make an enthusiastic comment about the
type of animal for example oh I love
dogs or I love cats then you could ask
what’s its name if the person has more
than one pet what are their names
another good question is asking what
type of dog or cat the pet is the
special word for referring to a
particular type of animal in English its
breed what breed is it or what breeds
are they but what if you don’t have any
pets how would you answer the initial
question do you have any pets a flat no
can sound unfriendly and as we mentioned
in previous lessons it can shut down the
conversation before it really gets
started so it’s best to add the reason
why you don’t have any pets
for example let’s imagine you just don’t
like animals remember we mentioned being
careful not to be rude when giving
opinions well here it’s particularly
important as many people are animal
lovers and may be offended if you say
you hate or don’t like animals instead
you could say I’m not really an animal
person this is a nice soft way of saying
you don’t like animals without causing
offence if you don’t want to say this
there’s another great answer to this
question I’m allergic to animals this
may in fact be true but it’s also a
great excuse as to why you don’t have
pets if you simply just dislike animals
a third and final reason my building
doesn’t allow pets this is useful for
those of you who live in apartment
buildings
in big cities wherein no pets rule is
very common now it’s time for Gina’s
tips some animal lovers don’t like it
when you refer to their pets as it in
this lesson we refer to a pet as it as
in what breed is it or what’s its name
and generally when you talk about
animals you should say it but sometimes
it’s safer to ask the gender of
someone’s pet
you could also refer to the pet as he
when you’re asking about a pet and let
the person correct you if the animal is
actually female for example what breed
is he what’s his name and if the pet is
female the person might say oh actually
my dogs are she or my dog is female do
you know how to ask what someone’s plans
through the weekend are I’ll be waiting
with the answer in the next British
English in three minutes lesson in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in this lesson
you’re going to learn how to ask someone
to do something with you on the weekend
in natural and casual English so we’re
nearly at the end of our English in
three minutes series and by now you
should have a range of incredibly useful
natural and idiomatic English
conversation phrases stored up in this
lesson we’ll build on all we’ve learned
in order to invite someone to do
something with you in a way that doesn’t
cause embarrassment if they say no
asking someone straight out do you want
to go to the cinema this weekend it’s a
good strategy if you’re already friends
or have an established relationship
however if you’ve just met someone and
don’t know them too well it can be hard
to judge whether they’re open to doing
something social with you or not
so there’s a way to ask this question
indirectly which spares you any
embarrassment should they say no
instead of saying do you want to do
something this weekend asked do you have
any plans for the weekend
be sure to ask this casually your body
language and facial expression are also
important if the person feels like
you’re putting pressure on them to say
that they’re free they may feel
uncomfortable the weekend in English
usually includes Friday night Saturday
and Sunday so they might respond like
this I’m going out with my friends on
Friday and shopping on Sunday but I’m
not doing anything on Saturday not doing
anything on Saturday is a neutral
version of saying I’m free on Saturday
saying I’m free on Saturday signals to
the other person that you would be
actively open to doing something with
them then so be careful if you’re
answering this question
here’s your chance to invite the person
out instead of asking directly say I was
thinking of going to see that new film
on Saturday do you feel like coming
along do you feel like is a more
indirect way of asking do you want - how
can you respond to an invitation like
this if you want to go then you can say
sure that sounds great and then you can
follow this up with what time and where
this is a very useful phrase for when
you want to casually ask about time and
place so I would memorize it
however what do you do if you want to
refuse an invitation like this without
hurting the person’s feelings well
instead of saying no straight out it’s
best to say that you’re not sure first
of all though say something like that
sounds really fun but then add I’m not
sure if I can let’s catch up another
time soon though even if this isn’t
strictly true it is a more polite way to
refuse an invitation than the flat-out
no now it’s time for Gina’s tips in this
lesson we took care not to be too
forward when asking someone to do
something but of course this all depends
on the personality of the person you’re
asking if they’re a friendly forward
person you don’t have to worry so much
about being too direct
just say do you want to see a film this
weekend but even in this situation a
good tip is to add in the super useful
word maybe to take some pressure off do
you maybe want to see a film this
weekend do you know how to use um filler
words in English I’ll be waiting for you
with the answer in the final British
English in three minutes lesson in this
series we’re going to learn some easy
ways to ask and answer common questions
in English it’s really useful and it
only takes three minutes in the final
lesson in this series you’re going to
learn some of the things that native
speakers say to make your English sound
perfectly fluent so this is the last
British English in three minutes lesson
for this series I hope you’ve learned a
lot in this lesson we’re going to look
at some words that are a feature of
spontaneous fluent English speech
they’re known as filler words you
probably have these in your native
language two words that don’t have any
meaning but that Philip pause in the
conversation while you think about what
to say next
you may not even be aware you’re using
them in your native language however one
of the quickest ways to remind the
person you’re speaking to that you’re
not a native speaker of English is to
slip back into using one of these filler
words in your native language so now
we’re going to introduce a few of these
common filler words in English you will
hear these a lot when you’re speaking to
native English speakers but this doesn’t
mean you should use them all the time
yourself they can make your speech sound
fluent and natural equally though using
these too much can sound very irritating
some examples of filler words are sounds
like so using these in a sentence would
sound like I’m going to um Edinburgh
this weekend but we also have actual
words and phrases that serve as filler
words some of the most widely used are
you know what I mean
actually basically I guess of course if
you know what I mean
and so on and so on however the most
overused filler word is without a doubt
like hey that’s like a really cool
haircut she’s like such a cool person
this usage of light has absolutely no
meaning you will hear it a lot
especially if you’re speaking to younger
people those under 30 but you should try
to avoid overusing it as it can make
your speech sound too colloquial and
uneducated
but there’s actually another use of like
which you may not be aware of it’s used
to quote speech in conversation in your
grammar textbook you probably had some
sample sentences like this he told me he
was going to see a film this weekend or
he said he was going to see a film this
weekend or he said I’m going to see a
film this weekend but I’ll tell you a
secret it is very very common for
younger native English speakers to quote
using the phrase was like for example he
was like I’m going to see a film this
weekend to expand this further you might
even overhear something like this he was
like I’m going to see a film this
weekend would you like to come and I was
like I don’t know I’m sort of busy and
he was like okay maybe next time did you
follow all that now I’m not suggesting
you copy this way of speaking exactly
but please be aware that he was like and
I was like is a very common if not a
slightly lazy way of quoting speech in
modern English and throwing in a he was
like and I was like every now and again
will make you sound like a totally
fluent young native English speaker
now it’s time for Gina’s tips I said
that these filler words don’t mean
anything and that they can sound
annoying when you use them too much but
actually they can have an important
function as well as giving you time to
decide what to say next they also help
you to keep your turn when speaking as
opposed to going quiet and possibly
allowing someone else to jump in and
start talking they can also weaken or
soften what you’re saying which can work
either positively or negatively if
you’re saying something important that
you want people to take seriously you
should try to avoid using fillers but if
you’re telling someone something
difficult or if you’re expressing some
strong feeling it might be good to throw
in a light or a you know
and worries about you sounds very
serious and heavy whilst I’m sort of
worried about you
sounds much gentler and less heavy and
the opposite side adding a you know at
the end of a sentence can actually
underline and strengthen what you’re
saying as in I’m worried about you you
know this is the last British English in
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