Softening Short Requests

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This lesson in Teaching Pragmatics aims to introduce students to a range of different ways in which native speakers soften their requests and to develop their awareness of how these are used by different speakers and in different situations within the speech community.

Author:
Lynda Yates

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Teachers Teacher Educators Intermediate Advanced Listening Vocabulary Teacher Training Culture
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Teaching Pragmatics

Teaching Pragmatics explores the teaching of pragmatics through lessons and activities.