Crash course

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

When you need to learn something very quickly, it’s worth considering a super fast learning programme, but it’s not for everyone

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	dot com.
0:12.0	Hello. See Learning English. English. . . .
0:14.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:17.0	I'm Neil.
0:18.0	Hello everyone, I'm Helen.
0:20.0	I saw you looking at a travel magazine earlier. Are you thinking about a holiday?
0:24.4	Hmm, yes, I've actually booked a holiday in the Amazon rainforest.
0:28.9	Really? That sounds amazing. When are you going?
0:32.3	In a month's time, I'm really looking forward to it. Have you been there?
0:37.0	Not to the rain forest, but I've visited Brazil with my friends. It's a beautiful country. Can you speak Portuguese?
0:44.0	No, not at all.
0:46.0	I was hoping English is enough.
0:49.0	If you're visiting the big cities, you can get by with English,
0:52.0	but out of the cities it's good to know a bit of
0:55.0	Portuguese and about the local culture.
0:58.0	Oh dear I'm hopeless with languages they're so difficult to master and take years to learn.
1:06.2	I don't have years I've got weeks to sort out my adventure.
1:10.1	Don't worry you can go on a crash course.
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