Fast Conversation

🇬🇧 English · C1

How to ask about sensitive cultural topics carefully in English

A scripted C1 conversation you can read, hear, and then practice in the app.

Host

Guest

1. 

   Guest

   Would it be okay to ask about mourning customs without sounding intrusive?
2. 

   Host

   Yes, it would be okay to ask about mourning customs if you keep the question gentle.
3. 

   Host

   Are you asking out of curiosity, or because you need to behave well at an event?
4. 

   Guest

   I am asking because I need to behave well at an event.
5. 

   Guest

   Could you tell me what a visitor should not do, more than what is ideal?
6. 

   Host

   Yes, I can tell you what a visitor should not do, more than what is ideal.
7. 

   Host

   Shall we keep names out of the story and stay with general practice?
8. 

   Guest

   Yes, let's keep names out of the story and stay with general practice.
9. 

   Guest

   If I get something wrong, will you correct me quietly?
10. 

    Host

    Yes, if you get something wrong, I will correct you quietly.