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Come Go Bring Take Fetch Get – learn how to use these common English verbs. We’ll show you their meanings and lots of examples in the video. Click here to see more vocabulary videos. Come Go Bring Take Get Fetch Video Script Carter, bring me the newspaper. Carter, get the newspaper. Why don’t you go […]
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to take to last We use both these verbs to talk about the length of time things continue. Take is more frequent than last and we use it to talk about the time required to do something – the time that is necessary. We use last more generally to say how long something continues. Here
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We use the verb to take to ask about jobs and journey times in English. To find out how much time is required, we ask questions like How long does it take? and How long will it take? And to say how long, we say It takes… To Take Video Script To compare the verb
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Security Safety – do these words mean the same thing? Sometimes the meaning of security overlaps with safety, but safety is the more general term. In this video lesson we go in depth and look at how we use these two words in English. To see a simpler explanation,click here. Click here to see a
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Safety Security – The meanings of these two words are similar so how are they different? In this video lesson we define safety and security and show you how to use them in English. Click here to see a more in depth explanation. Click here to see more business English videos. Safety and Security Video
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Do you know when to say ‘check’ and when to say ‘control’? They have similar meanings. Learn about the differences here. You’ll also learn some of the common collocations we use with these verbs, like check the list and passport control. Click here to learn how we use the verbs avoid and prevent Click here
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Remember Remind. Don’t get these verbs muddled up. Let us remind you what they mean in this video, and show you examples that will help you remember them! Click here to learn how to remember English words more easily by cheating Click here to learn the difference between lend and borrow. Click here to learn the
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Lend and borrow are very common verbs and they’re often confused by English learners. In some languages just one word covers both their meanings. In English they describe the same action, but from two different directions. Lending is like temporary giving, and borrowing is like temporary taking. Click here to watch more vocabulary videos Click here
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Do you know the meaning of sensible? And what about sensitive? These two adjectives are false friends in many languages so they can be confusing. In English, someone who is sensible is reasonable. They show good judgement. Being sensitive is about feelings, so someone who is sensitive may feel things strongly and get upset easily.
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Story History: Are you using these words correctly? They’re false friends in many languages. Learn the meaning of story and history and how we use these words differently in English. Click here to see more vocabulary videos. Click on the links to watch some more videos on common false friends: sympathetic and nice, actually and currently, miss and
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