Using services

利用服务

Learning English Grammar

2026-01-27

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Sometimes we need people to do things for us. Beth and Neil talk about mechanics, hairdressers, doctors and opticians and grammar guru Georgie explains the causative. TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET: Find a full transcript for this episode and a worksheet ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/learning-english-grammar/260127 BEATING SPEAKING ANXIETY: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/beating_speaking_anxiety FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ 6 Minute Vocabulary ✔️ The English We Speak They're all available by searching in your podcast app.
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  • Hello, I'm Georgie, an English teacher and presenter at BBC Learning English.

  • I want to tell you about a new series I've made all about speaking.

  • Beating speaking anxiety helps you fight your fears of speaking English.

  • Each video tackles a different fear, like the fear of making mistakes,

  • the fear of not understanding people, and the fear of public speaking.

  • Find practical tips and see speaking activities in action with real learners.

  • Find Beating Speaking Anxiety on our website.

  • bbclearningenglish.com.

  • And I went the optician and got them to check my eyes

  • because I feel like my vision has been a bit blurry recently.

  • So a couple of weeks ago I had my haircut.

  • I just had a little bit trimmed here and there.

  • It wasn't anything major.

  • Hello and welcome to the Learning English Grammar.

  • I'm Phil.

  • And I'm Pippa.

  • We just heard Beth and Neil talking about services they've used.

  • Beth had her eyes checked at the optician and Neil had his hair cut.

  • And in this episode,

  • we're going to learn some language to use when you want someone else to do something for you.