How to show interest with someone in an informal conversation
In this programme you can find out how to show interest with someone in an informal way. After you have listened to the programme, get some more practice doing the quiz.
Peter is Swedish but he learned to speak English fluently. He explains how he did it. Listen to him and do the quiz. You can listen to it as many times as you like and read the transcript when you finish.
http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/Q730-Peter-English.html
Do you speak global English?
When someone from China speaks to someone from Sudan which language do they speak?
The British Council, an organisation that promotes British culture, has just published a new report about the importance of English as a global language.
Listen to this programme that features the author of the report, David Graddol.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1412_weekender/page35.shtml