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Here are four ways to use the verb 'appreciate'.  Firstly, 'appreciate' can be used to show that  

you value someone or something, and think that  they're important or special. After 'appreciate',  

we use the person's name or the thing  you value. I appreciate Luciana.  

She's amazing. You can also use 'appreciate' to  show that you're thankful for someone's actions.  

I really appreciate you organising  the party. I appreciated your help.  

I needed it. 'Appreciate' can be used to say that  something has increased in financial value or  

price. The value of my investment appreciated  by 20% over the last five years. Finally,  

we can also use 'appreciate' to mean that we  understand the situation fully and realise how  

important it is. I don't think you appreciate  how serious the situation is. Welcome back to  

BBC Learning English. I'm Sam, and today we're  looking at the difference between 'come back'  

and 'go back'. They both mean to return, but  we use them differently. We use 'come back'  

when we return here. So, for example: I'm in  the BBC building now. Tonight I will go home,  

and tomorrow I will come back here. Like  a full circle. We use 'go back' to mean  

that we return there, for example: I am at  work now and tonight I will go back home.  

I am not at home now but tonight I will go  back. Half the circle. So, please come back  

to BBC Learning English for more videos. Hi,  everyone. Dan for BBC Learning English here  

with a quick explanation of the difference between  'remember' and 'remind'. Now, both 'remember' and  

'remind' are verbs of memory but they are not the  same. 'Remember' is about having a memory and has  

two verb patterns. Number one: 'remember' plus verb  -ing is used when you remember something from the  

past, for example: I remember saying 'hi everyone'.  'Hi everyone...' See? Number two: 'remember' plus full  

infinitive is used when something is to be done  in the future, for example: I must remember to do  

my shopping later. However, 'remind' means make  someone remember. Its verb pattern is 'remind'  

plus somebody plus a full infinitive verb, for  example: You must remind me to do my shopping list.  

Something can also remind someone of something,  for example: This cup reminds me of my other cup.

Hi, I'm Phil, and I'm going to tell you the  difference between 'little' and 'a little'. Yes, they  

almost mean the same thing. No, we don't use them in  the same way. They both refer to small quantities  

and we use them with uncountable nouns. If we use  'little' with no article, then it's usually negative -

the small quantity is a problem. 'There's little  money left - we can't buy anything.' Or, 'there's little  

time left - we need to start now.' But if we use 'a  little' with the article, it's usually positive.  

It always means 'at least we've got some'. We've got  a little money - let's spend it on a party. We've  

got a little time - let's have some tea. Remember it  like this: if you've got a little money but little  

time, you could pay someone to help you, but if  you've got little money and a little time, you  

should do it yourself. Hi, this is Kee from BBC  Learning English, and today I'm going to tell you  

the differences between 'while' and 'during'. We can  use 'while' and 'during' to say that a shorter event  

happened within a longer event. They mean the  same, but the grammar is different. After 'while',  

we have a clause. A clause is a group of words  containing a subject and a verb. So, we can say:  

while I was having lunch, my phone rang. Remember,  that the verb in the 'while' clause is usually in  

an -ing form. We can also use 'while' with just  an -ing form, so, we can say: While having lunch,  

my phone rang. So, we remove the subject and the  be verb. However, 'during' is different because it  

can only be used with a noun phrase. So, we can  say: During lunch, my phone rang. We cannot use a  

clause or just the -ing form. So, same meaning  but different grammar. Hi, I'm Sam from BBC

Learning English. People in the UK

have a reputation for saying 'sorry' a lot. So,  let's have a look at different ways you can use  

to do this. So, you can say 'sorry', you can be sorry  and you can apologise. In each case, we use the  

preposition 'to' with a person and 'for' to give the  reason we're apologising. I said sorry to my friend  

for forgetting her birthday. After 'for', you can  use a gerund or a noun, but if you want a simple  

statement to say 'I was wrong', you can use any of  these. Careful who you say these to: 'my bad' is  

very informal and you would probably only use it  after making a small mistake. 'It won't happen again'  

is probably better in more serious situations.  I'm going to teach you some meanings of the word  

'access'. As a verb, it means to be able to enter  somewhere like a building, often with permission.  

You need a key to access the library. It can  also be used for getting information or data, 

often from a digital place. You can only  access the files from a work computer.  

As a noun, we use 'access' to mean a  particular way to get into a place.  

For wheelchair access to the school, there's a ramp.  'Access' can also mean having contact with a person,  

often if they are very busy and important. Very few  people have direct access to the prime minister.  

We hope you didn't find it too difficult to access  this video. Hi, I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.  

Today I'm going to tell you how to use 'too' and  'very'. They're both intensifiers but they don't mean  

the same thing. We use 'very' to make an adjective or  an adverb stronger. So, we could say the building is  

very old. That could be a good thing: it's beautiful,  or, it could be a bad thing: it's falling down.It  

might not matter. If we use 'too' with two o's, then  it means it's a problem. You could say: it's too easy.  

It means 'it's a waste of time' - it's a problem.  It's not too difficult. In fact, it's very easy.  

Just remember that if we use 'too,' it's a problem. Hi,  I'm Sam from BBC Learning English, and today we're  

going to look at the differences between 'to match',  'to fit' and 'to suit' when talking about clothes. 'To  

match' simply means that two things are the same  or very similar - that they look good together. Your  

blue shirt matches your blue eyes. 'To fit' means  that something is the correct size. My glasses  

don't fit. This is a fact, not an opinion. So, if you  want to say that you think someone looks good in  

what they're wearing to pay them a compliment,  then we use the verb 'to suit'. That dress really  

suits you. Yes, it looks and sounds the same as  the noun 'a suit'. The meaning and how we use it  

are different, but the spelling and pronunciation  are the same. Not 'sweet'. Suit. Some words end with an 'e'  

and this can affect their pronunciation. We're  going to look at two common examples of this  

today. Firstly, an 'e' at the end of a word can change  the pronunciation of the vowel before it. 'Bit' is  

a short 'I' sound and bite is a long /ai/ sound. 'Mat'  is a short /ae/ sound and 'mate' is along /ei/ sound.  

However, there are many exceptions to this rule.  'Love', 'come', 'some' and 'have' all have e's at the end  

but the vowel sound is short. Here's another  rule: when a word ends with consonant plus L-  

E, we add an 'ul' sound to the word. 'Little', 'circle',  'able'. These are two easy rules for pronouncing  

words ending with a silent E. They should make  things simple for you when reading new words.