Course: How to... Speak English / Unit 1 / Session 50 / Activity 1

Hello. I m Amber with another edition of How To, the series that gives you useful language to do things in English. Today, we look on the bright side we look at a handful of ways you can point out the positive side of a situation. And the good news is this is not a difficult thing to do, and by the end of the programme, you should be able to use five simple expressions to point out the positive side of a situation.

Let s start with the expression that we use the most to perform this function in everyday conversations in English.

EXAMPLEAt least

At least

For example, if a friend complains to you:

EXAMPLEMy flatmate, Sue, is always borrowing my CDs and she only gives them back when I go and ask her for them!

You can point out the positive side of this situation the fact that Sue does return the CDs when she s asked! You can say:

EXAMPLEWell, at least she returns them to you.

Listen again.

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