Please double-click on the English subtitles below to play the video.
00:00
How many verbs about cooking
0
130
1370
00:01
do you know?
1
1500
1150
00:02
Here are four.
2
2650
2239
00:04
First, bring the sauce to the boil.
3
4889
2951
00:07
'Bring to'.
4
7840
1610
00:09
If you bring something to the boil,
5
9450
1730
00:11
then you heat it up until it bubbles.
6
11180
3410
00:14
Remember to put the direct object
7
14590
2029
00:16
before 'to'.
8
16619
1511
00:18
Now, mix in some herbs.
9
18130
2092
00:20
Using a spoon to combine the herbs
10
20222
2067
00:22
with the sauce is called mixing in.
11
22289
3181
00:25
Then set aside to cool down.
12
25470
1910
00:27
Two verbs here.
13
27380
1920
00:29
'Set Aside' means 'to move
14
29300
2019
00:31
something away from where you
15
31319
1131
00:32
are working and leave it alone'.
16
32450
2980
00:35
If you cool something down,
17
35430
1820
00:37
its temperature reduces.
18
37250
1550
00:38
These last three are phrasal verbs.
19
38800
2046
00:40
You can either put the direct
20
40846
1363
00:42
object in the middle of
21
42209
1511
00:43
the verb or at the end.
22
43720
1656
00:45
So you can bring things to the
23
45376
1924
00:47
boil in a pan, mix them in
24
47300
2100
00:49
with a spoon and set them aside
25
49400
2280
00:51
by a window to cool down.
26
51680
1824
New videos
About this website
This site will introduce you to YouTube videos that are useful for learning English. You will see English lessons taught by top-notch teachers from around the world. Double-click on the English subtitles displayed on each video page to play the video from there. The subtitles scroll in sync with the video playback. If you have any comments or requests, please contact us using this contact form.