Learn how to express sympathy in English naturally and appropriately. This lesson includes useful phrases for loss, illness, job loss, breakups, stress and difficult situations, with examples for real-life English and B2–C1 exams.
Using Would to Be Polite in English: Requests, Offers and Examples Using would to be polite in English can make your requests, offers, invitations and opinions sound softer and more respectful. Compare these two sentences: Send me the report. Would you be able to send me the report? The first Read more
Ways to Apologise in English (and How to Respond Naturally) We apologise all the time. We apologise for being late. We apologise for forgetting things. We apologise for small mistakes, big mistakes, and sometimes for things that aren’t even our fault. In English, apologising is not just one word (“sorry”). Read more
Learn how to express preferences naturally in English using prefer, would prefer, would rather, rather than and instead of. Study the grammar patterns, common mistakes and useful examples for B2 and C1 learners.
10 Ways to Use WOULD in English (A Complete, Clear & Practical Guide) If there is one word in English that quietly does a lot of work, it is would. We use it to talk about imaginary situations, to be polite, to speak about the past from a distance, to Read more
Learn 20 polite and advanced phrases for making suggestions in English. Improve your speaking, meetings and discussions with clear examples and practice.
Learn how to make, accept, and reject suggestions in English with natural phrases, polite responses, and clear examples. This lesson is perfect for improving everyday communication and Cambridge speaking skills.