Encouraging Others - English at Work
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Encouraging Others - English at Work

Seven Dimensions
Updated Mar 01, 2019

Learn ways to encourage others and check understanding using the correct question tags.

Key Learning points

  • LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
    Acknowledging; Showing appreciation; Giving feedback; Mentoring.
     
  • GRAMMAR
    Question Tags - Don't you?; Didn't you?; Do you?; Is she/Isn't she?
     
  • IDIOMS
    A pat on the back; A pep talk; Count on someone; Get back on your horse; Just what the doctor ordered; Make someone feel at home; Pass with flying colors.
     
  • VOCABULARY
    encourage; encouraging; kindness; touched; impressed; comfortable; at ease; reminder.
     
  • PRONUNCIATION
    Short forms in Question Tags - don't; didn't; doesn't; haven't.

This video is part of the English at Work Series, created by Psychologist Eve Ash, linguistics expert Dr Fran Byrnes, features comedienne Erin Brown and Emmy-award winning Kim Estes.

The Cutting Edge English at Work Series promotes communication and language competence by building the desire and motivation to learn and the confidence to try. Confidence in learning and using English leads to successful communication.

There are now 60 graded English Language learning programs. All English programs are built on established language learning principles and methodology. At the same time, great characters in comic situations help students (and teachers) have fun as they learn. They engage learners through amusing situations, entertaining characters, interesting conversations with real language, fun storylines and high quality production with practical activities.