BOX SET: English In A Minute 9 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

Hi, I'm Georgina from BBC learning English.  In today's lesson, we look at the difference  

between 'unless' and 'as long as'. 'Unless'  and 'as long as' can be used to replace 'if'  

in different situations. Let's have a look at some  example sentences: I will go to the party if you  

come too. I will go to the party as long as you  come too. Both of these sentences have the same  

meaning. Notice that the verb after 'if' and 'as  long as' is positive. Now look at these sentences:  

If you don't do your homework, you can't watch the  film. Unless you do your homework, you can't watch  

the film. Both of these sentences have the same  meaning, but notice that the verb after 'if' is  

negative and the verb after 'unless' is positive.  Hi, welcome to BBC learning English. I'm Sam,  

and today we are going to look at adverbs of  frequency. You know these: 'always', 'sometimes',  

'never', but where do they go in a sentence? Look  at 'always' in this sentence - does it come before  

or after the verb? Helen always starts work at  seven. The verb is 'starts' and 'always' comes  

before. Rule number one. Next sentence: Helen  isn't always happy about this. The verb is 'is'  

and 'always' was after. Rule number two. Last  sentence: Helen has always hated early starts.  

Trick question - there was an auxiliary verb  'has' and a main verb 'hated' and 'always' went  

after the auxiliary verb. Rule number three. Hi,  I'm Tom. It's the end of the day here in London,  

so, let's look at some ways we can really say  'goodbye' to British people. Bye, see you in a  

bit. 'See you in a bit' means the same as 'see  you later'. You could also say 'in a bit'. Bye,  

have a good one. 'Have a good one' means  'enjoy your free time'. I say it like this:  

Have a good one. Are you off? 'Are you off?'  means 'are you leaving?'. 'Catch you later!' And,  

'catch you later' means 'see you later'.  Finally, when you are leaving, you can say  

'I'm gonna shoot off' or 'I'm gonna shoot'  and you can also say 'I'm going to scoot',  

which has exactly the same meaning. Now, I'm going  to scoot off, so, see you in a bit. Hi, everyone.  

Dan for BBC Learning English here. Today, we're  going to talk about 'don't mind' and 'doesn't  

matter'. The verb 'mind' means 'dislike', 'be  annoyed by' or 'object to'. It's followed by verb  

+ing and often used in negatives and questions,  for example: Do you mind opening the window? No,  

I don't mind. If someone says 'I don't mind',  it means that they have 'no preference' or  

that they are 'happy for something to happen'.  However, the verb 'matter' in English can mean  

'be important'. 'English matters' means 'English  is important'. If we say it 'doesn't matter' it  

means that the thing that we are talking about  is 'not important' or 'not significant'. Do you  

want tea or coffee? It doesn't matter. OK.  Sometimes they can both mean the same thing:  

Do you want chicken for dinner? I don't mind. Do  you want chicken for dinner? It doesn't matter to  

me. 'Accept' is a regular verb. Now, let's look at  five different meanings it can have. Number one:  

'accept' can mean 'to agree to take something or  receive something willingly'. This can be anything  

from a gift, an award, an apology, responsibility  for something or even a form of payment. Many  

shops don't accept cash anymore. Number two:  to say yes to an invitation or an offer. She  

accepted the job straight away. Number three:  to believe or recognise that something is true.  

The relationship has been over for weeks, but  he still refuses to accept it. Number four: to  

consider satisfactory or to give approval. Tommy  was immediately accepted by the other children  

at his new school. And number five: to endure  something without complaint even though it makes  

me sad. I accept that my one minute with you is  up. Hi, I'm Tim, and today I'm going to show you  

three real phrases we say using the word 'face'.  When talking about something we think is bad, we  

can use the expression 'can't face it'. This means  that we don't want something or we don't want to  

do something. School is awful at the moment -  I can't face it today. Or in a shorter form:  

I can't face school today. Sometimes, we need to  think about or confront something difficult even  

when we don't want to. Here we can say 'face up  to something', for example: You need to face up to  

your fear of exams if you want to pass the course.  I could also say 'you need to face up to it'. The  

last expression is 'face the music'. This means  to 'accept the negative result of past actions',  

for example: I forgot to do my homework. Now, I  have to tell the teacher and face the music. Hi,  

I'm Phil from BBC learning English. Today, I'm  going to tell you the difference between 'expect',  

'wait' and 'hope'. They all talk about things in  the future, but they don't mean the same. We use  

'expect' to say that we think something is likely.  It's raining today, so I expect the traffic will  

be really bad. When we talk about time passing, we  don't use 'expect', we use 'wait'. I'm waiting for  

the rain to stop. When we talk about wanting  something to happen, we don't use 'expect',  

we use 'hope'. I hope it will be sunny tomorrow.  So, just remember: you expect what's likely, wait  

for things that take time, and hope the things  that you want, happen. I expect you knew that,  

but I hope you'll practice it. I'm waiting for  you to start. Go on. Hello, everyone. Tom here  

from BBC learning English in London. I'm going  to explain the expression 'used to'. 'Used to'  

describes repeated actions or habits in the past,  for example: I used to play football after school.  

And it can also describe states or things that  happened over a long period of time, for example:  

I used to live in Japan. We can also use 'used to'  in the negative form - we just add 'did not' or  

'didn't'. Using our first example, we could say:  I didn't use to play football. But be careful with  

negative and question forms - we don't include 'd'  at the end of 'use'. So, now, question time - tell  

us: What did you use to do when you were a child?  Leave us a comment below the video, and let us  

know. Hi. I'm Sian, and I have something to say  about the verbs 'say' and 'tell'. With 'tell',  

we usually say who is spoken to, so we use 'tell'  with a direct personal object like 'you', 'him',  

'her'. I love English grammar. Phil told me that  he loves English grammar. So, remember to include  

who is spoken to - so, don't say: Phil told I  love English grammar. Say: 'Phil told me' or'  

Phil told us that he loves English grammar'. With  the verb 'say', we don't normally include who is  

spoken to. We say something, and you can also use  the direct words someone says. I love teaching  

English. Phil said 'I love teaching English'. So,  remember in general we tell someone something,  

but we say something. Hi, everyone. Tom here from  BBC Learning English, and I'm here to explain  

'have something done'. This is an expression we  use when we pay someone to do something for us,  

for example: I have my hair cut at the  hairdressers. If I cut my own hair,  

it would look terrible.  The expression uses 'have',  

an object and the action which is done  to the object - and the action is always  

in past participle form. We can also use  the expression in the past, for example:  

I had my clothes cleaned yesterday whilst I  was at work. How about you - can you think  

of something that you have done regularly?  Leave a comment below the video to practise.