In the U.S., manners are important, and this step-by-step video teaches you some of the basics you need to be polite while speaking English. In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask and answer Did you hear about the news?

Originally released by Innovative Language, 2013. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 12, 2015.

Asking Did you hear the news?: English in Three Minutes (3:50); .