English Easy Steps

Two flights, one bus, and then the hotel front desk. Ben was so tired that he forgot his English. In this episode, Anna and Ben go through a hotel check-in step by step, then act it out together.

In this episode you'll learn:

• What check in and check out mean
• How to start: I have a reservation
• Giving your name: It's under the name…
• The key card and your room number
• Useful questions: What time is breakfast? and Is there Wi-Fi?
• A common mistake: don't forget is

Interactive transcript, vocabulary and practice: https://podcast.parroto.app/episodes/checking-in-at-a-hotel

Ben drinks coffee every day, so it's time to order it in English. Anna and Ben go through every step at the counter, then act out a full order together.

In this episode you'll learn:

• The polite way to order: Can I have…, please?
• Why Give me a coffee sounds rude
• For here or to go? and how to answer
• How to ask for less sugar or no sugar
• Paying: How much is it? and Here you go
• Finishing your order: That's all, thanks

Interactive transcript, vocabulary and practice: https://podcast.parroto.app/episodes/ordering-coffee-in-english

Ben's phone is dead and he is lost in the narrow streets of a little old town. How does he find his coffee? Anna and Ben share the simple phrases you need to ask the way, and to understand the answer.

In this episode you'll learn:

• How to start politely: Excuse me
• The one question that works everywhere: How do I get to…?
• Directions: go straight, turn left, on the corner, across from
• How to ask about distance: Is it far from here? and walking distance
• A common mistake: Where is the way to…?
• A trick to never mix up left and right

Interactive transcript, vocabulary and practice: https://podcast.parroto.app/episodes/asking-for-directions-in-a-new-city