Being British, part 16: Indirectness

Ben reviews the summer in the UK so far and wonders whether British weather is really as bad as people say.Read the episode transcript and watch a video tutorial about a grammar point used in today’s episode by joining the Learn English with Ben fan club. Visit patreon.com/learnenglishwithben for more information and to join now.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at the ways we use the present perfect continuous tense.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenInstagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at some other ways of talking about cold, hot and rainy weather.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

6 sentences, 2 missing words. Can you find them?Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks forward to Euro 2024 which starts on Friday night.Read the episode transcript and watch a video tutorial about a grammar point used in today’s episode by joining the Learn English with Ben fan club. Visit patreon.com/learnenglishwithben for more information and to join now.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at how to use the present perfect simple tense in the negative to speak about actions and states that haven't happened for a specific amount of time.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at where to put 'also' in a sentence.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Can you find and correct the mistakes in Ben's sentences?Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenInstagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at one of his favourite words: FAFFING! Do you know the meaning of this word?Read the transcript of today’s episode by joining the Learn English with Ben fan club. Visit patreon.com/learnenglishwithben for more information and to join now.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Ben looks at how to use the present perfect simple to talk about states that started in the past and continue into the present.Patreon: patreon.com/learnenglishwithben - For transcripts, comprehension quizzes, and video tutorials, join the fan club.Instagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenInstagram: instagram.com/learnenglishwithbenWebsite: learnenglishwithben.comEmail: [email protected] - send me an email if you're interested in classes  Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.