Real Easy English: Talking about complaining
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Real Easy English: Talking about complaining

B1IntermediateSeptember 4, 20266 min

Georgie and Neil have a real conversation in easy English about how we tell people we are not happy about something - complaining. Learn how to talk about whether you might be entitled to a discount, and find out why some hotel reviews have got Neil worried... Watch a video version of this podcast and find a free worksheet and transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/real-easy-english/260904 Sign up to weekly updates from your favourite presenters: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. episodes twice a week. Find the Haunted Library wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome to Real Easy English. I'm Georgie. And I'm Neil. Don't forget you can find a video version of this podcast and a worksheet

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and transcript at our website, bbclearningenglish.com. Hi, Neil. How are you doing? I'm very well. Thank you, Georgie. How are you? I'm very well, too. Neil, in this episode of Real Easy English, we're talking about

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complaining. That is when you say something is wrong or you have a problem and you want to tell someone about it. And I know that you have a recent experience with this, don't Ah, yes. Yeah. I booked somewhere to stay on a trip and the reviews were all really good. And then when I checked again, the reviews were all really bad.

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