Encouraging Others - English at Work

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.

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