BOX SET: English In A Minute 14 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

'continually'. Both of these words are adverbs,  and they can be confusing. They look similar,  

but they have different meanings. 'Continuously'  means that something doesn't stop or end.  

He spoke continuously for 15 minutes. That  means he spoke for 15 minutes without stopping.  

'Continually' is a repeated action  that happens over a period of time,  

so, something starts and stops over some  time. I continually tell my dog I love her.  

That means it's a repeated event - I say  it many times. Well, that's all for today,  

but we here at BBC Learning English continually  make new videos, so keep watching. Bye.

Hi, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English, and this  is me in class. So, adverbs of frequency...

How am I feeling? 'Bored' or 'boring'? I was  feeling bored because the lesson was boring.  

So, the lesson was the reason I felt  bored. So -ed endings describe the feeling  

and -ing endings describe the reason you have that  feeling. And this works for other adjectives too,  

so, if the lesson is interesting, I  feel interested. If something is tiring,  

I'm tired. If something is relaxing, I'm relaxed.  If something is surprising, I'm surprised. If  

something is exciting, I'm excited. So,  tell us how these videos make you feel.  

Let's learn 'available'. It's an adjective, so, we  usually use it with a form of the verb 'to be'. For  

things, it's simple - it means that you can get  something or you can buy it. So, the best fruit  

is available in summer - that's when you can  get it. We've got a car park that's available  

for everyone to use. I'm sorry the next video  game isn't available yet - you'll have to wait.  

When we use it with 'people', the idea is similar,  and it means that someone can do something and  

there's nothing stopping them. I'm afraid there's  no-one available to help - we're all busy.  

I think we need a meeting. When are  you available? When can you do it?  

Their best player isn't available for the  match - she hurt her leg and she can't play.  

'Available' means that something can be bought  or used, or that someone can help you. Sure,  

there are other videos available, but we'll always  be available to help you with your English.  

We're going to talk about the difference between  'last', 'for the last' and 'in the last' when  

talking about time. I went to the doctors twice  last week / last month / last year. 'Last week',  

'last month' and 'last year' here are talking  about the week, month and year before this one.  

There is no connection to now - it is before now.  And what do we say when we want to talk about the  

day before this one? We just say 'yesterday',  right? And we say yesterday morning, yesterday  

afternoon, yesterday evening, but last night. I've  had the flu for the last week, so I've come to  

work only once in the last week. In both cases, we  are talking about the period of time from a week  

ago until now. With 'for the last week', I've had  the flu every day - it's continuous over a week.  

With 'in the last week', I have come to work only once  within that time. Can you think of something you  

did last week, and what's one thing you've done in the last week and something else you've done for the last week?

Hello, I'm Sam, and we are  going to look at the difference between 'good'  

and 'well' together. I make very good pizza.  What is 'good' describing? It's describing  

'pizza' - which is a noun, which makes good an  adjective. And where does it go in the sentence?  

It goes before the noun. I make pizza very well.  What is 'well' describing here? It is describing  

'make', and 'make' is a verb. So, 'well' is  an adverb. And where does it go in a sentence?  

It goes after the verb. Careful, because 'well'  can also be an adjective, but only to talk about  

feeling healthy or unhealthy. I wasn't feeling  very well yesterday, but I'm fine today. So,  

keep watching these videos so your English will  be good, and you will be able to speak it well.  

When do we use 'could' and 'was able to' to talk  about past abilities? If it's a positive sentence,  

ask yourself if it's a general ability which uses  'could' or a specific achievement which usually  

uses 'was able to'. I could run really fast when  I was younger. I was able to win a medal. But,  

we do use 'could' for a specific event if we use  verbs related to senses or thought processes. I  

could feel the wind in my face. I could remember  my coach's advice. If the sentence is negative,  

it's much easier. We can use either. I couldn't  do much at school the next day. I wasn't able  

to concentrate at all. Negative or positive? Specific or general? Are there any senses or  

thought processes? What could you do when you were  younger? What were you able to achieve? What could  

you see or hear while you were doing it? What's  an 'issue'? Let's look at some of the main uses of  

this word. 'An issue' can be an important topic that  people are talking about. The environment is an  

important issue. The energy crisis is a big issue  for many people. 'An issue' can also be a problem.  

If you find any issues with our videos, please  let us know. As a verb, we can use 'to issue'.  

This describes something being ready or  available, often for official purposes.  

I'm waiting for reception to issue my work pass.  My new driving license has finally been issued.  

We can call a newspaper or magazine an  issue if it belongs to a certain title.  

This is today's issue. Get today's issue  now. Hi, I'm Roy and today I'm going to  

tell you all about making comparatives using  the words 'as' and 'as'. Look at this sentence:  

James is as tall as me. That means James and I are  the same height. We use 'as' with an adjective and  

another 'as' to say that something is the same  or equal. You can also use the words 'much' or  

'many' between the two as's. I have as many video  games as James. If you want to say that something  

is not the same or not equal, you can use the word  'not'. We put the word 'not' in front of the first  

'as'. The film is not as good as the book. This  means I think the book is better than the film.  

Anyway, I've got to go but I hope you're as  happy as I am. Bye. Hello, everyone. Sam here,  

and in this lesson we're going to look at  the difference between 'also', 'as well' and  

'too'. Their meanings are similar - we are adding  something, but we use them slightly differently  

in a sentence. We use 'also' with the verb in the  middle of the sentence. He's really good at tennis  

but he also plays football really well. Or, you  can use it at the beginning of the sentence to  

add emphasis: he's really good at tennis. Also,  he plays football really well. 'As well' and 'too'  

go at the end of the sentence: He's really good  at tennis and he plays football really well too.  

He's really good at tennis and he plays football  really well as well. The only slight difference is  

that 'as well' is less common in American English  and more common in British English than 'too'. So,  

what about you? Are you only learning English or  are you studying other languages as well? Hi guys,  

this is Kee from BBC Learning English. Today, I'm  going to tell you how to use 'for' and 'since'.  

We use 'for' to describe how long an activity  or a situation lasts, for example I can say:  

I go running every day for 10 minutes - that's not  true though. On the other hand, 'since' is used  

to describe when an activity or a situation began,  for example, I can say: I have been recording this  

video since 10 o'clock. So, remember 'for' is used  to describe how long an activity or a situation  

lasts, whereas 'since' is used to describe when an  activity or situation began. It's easy, isn't it?