Intermediate English
Do you speak a bit of English already, and want to improve? Intermediate English is for people who have a basic grounding in the language, but want to develop and hone their skills. Episodes are based on all sorts of different topics, often relating to the language and different cultures of English speakers.
Intermediate English
4: Politeness
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Intermediate English Podcasts
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Episode 4
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Are the British the politest people on the planet? This week, Intermediate English investigates this question, and discovers that politeness has deep roots in language and culture.
Watch the full film of As Others See Us (1953):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0jM0qhXzWg
The ECSTRA project:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070715230333/http://www1.ku-eichstaett.de/SLF/EngluVglSW/mediawiki/index.php/Category:ECSTRA
Cover artwork by MILY Web Design
Music:
The Source
Adama
For the People
Dragon Rider
Seyewailo
Love is Like the Sun
by Dogon Lights
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Other Side Blues by Brandon Ross
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