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If I was about to sign up for a language school, I would ask the receptionist.
I was wondering if you could tell me what type of classes you have here.
Excuse me, could you tell me where the French lessons are?
Would you be able to tell me when they finish so I know I can get my train on time?
Hello and welcome to Learning English Grammar.
I'm Beth and I'm Neil.
We've just heard Andrew and Pippa thinking about questions they'd ask a receptionist in a language school.
Yes, polite inquiries.
We'll learn different ways to ask questions politely,
particularly when we need to ask a stranger or acquaintance something.
An acquaintance is someone we recognise or know but don't know well.
You can read along with this podcast using the transcript on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
OK, so Neil, if you were lost in a city and your phone battery was dead, what would you do?
Oh, well, I get lost in cities all the time.