BOX SET: English In A Minute 11 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

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to a specific length of time. It is often  used in expressions such as 'over a period',  
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'during a period' and 'a period of time'. We'll  observe the patient's weight for a period of three  
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months. 'Period' can also be used to talk about a  time in a person's life or in history. When using  
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period in this way, this time is often defined by  certain conditions or characteristics. The word  
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'period' usually has an adjective before it. I  went through a difficult period when I returned to  
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the UK. In school, we can use period to refer to  a part of a day when a specific subject is taught.  
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I have maths in the second period on Tuesday.  Finally, 'period' in American English refers  
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to the punctuation mark which shows the end of a  sentence. In British English, we refer to this as  
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a full stop. Is that a period or a comma? Hello,  I'm Sam from BBC Learning English and today we're  
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going to look at the difference between 'all'  and 'everybody' or 'everyone' when talking  
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about people. In both cases, we are talking about  a group of people and the meaning is simple - they  
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both mean 100% of the group. But how we use them  in a sentence is slightly different. Let's look  
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at these examples: I invited some friends to a  party this weekend. They all came. Everybody  
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came. So, in the first example, we have the  subject plus all plus the main verb - it's not  
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correct to say all came without using the subject 'they' before 'all', but if you want to make the  
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sentence shorter, you can use 'everybody' or  'everyone' as the subject of the sentence.  
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So, everybody plus main verb. So, I hope you all  understand and everybody will do the quiz now. Hi  
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everyone! 'Late' is a very useful word - find out  why on this English in a Minute. The most common  
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meaning of 'late' is after the correct time. It can go before a noun as an adjective. I had  
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a late breakfast so I took the late train. Or it  can modify a verb as an adverb. I arrived late  
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to class because the train came late. And don't  forget you can be late for something. I'm going  
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to be late for my own wedding. 'Late' can also  mean near the end of a period of time. We didn't  
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go to the bed until late at night. We often talk  about periods in history this way. The internet  
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was invented in the late 20th century. You can  also combine 'late' with 'of' to mean 'recently'.  
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I've been using the internet a lot of late.  Finally, 'late' can be used to refer to a person  
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who has died, usually recently. Look at the  time - I've got to go I'm late, not dead. Are  
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'speak' and 'talk' different? Often it doesn't  matter, but there are some differences. 'Speak'  
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can refer to the action itself. I speak Spanish  really well and I speak Russian badly. 'Speak'  
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can refer to something more formal than talk. As  a teacher, I spoke to my students in lessons and  
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then I talked to my friends afterwards. 'Talk'  suggests that it's a conversation. My friends  
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always listened to me not all my students did.  There are also some expressions where we use  
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one word rather than the other like 'speak out'  or 'talk rubbish'. The difference is very small  
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and often it doesn't matter which one you use but  remember teachers and politicians speak to you,  
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friends and family talk to you, and you should  speak out if you think someone's talking rubbish.  
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Hello, I'm Sam, and in this lesson we are going  to look at the differences between 'at', 'in' and  
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'on' for location. 'At' can be used to talk about  a single specific location. I'm at work or I'm at  
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the BBC right now. 'On' is used in relation to a  surface. I'm sitting on a chair. And 'in' is used  
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to talk about a three-dimensional space usually  with four walls - it's similar to inside. I'm in  
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a room. So to help you remember these rules try to  think of a concert. I'm at the front. The band is  
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on the stage, and my friends are in the crowd. And  where are you right now? Welcome back to English  
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In A Minute, I'm James and today we're going to  talk about a word with lots of different uses:  
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'can'. I can play the guitar. This is the first  way that we can use 'can' to talk about ability,  
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for example: I can speak Spanish but I can't  fly. Let's look at another use of 'can':  
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Can I open the window, Elly? No, you can't! It's  too cold. Oh OK. In this example, 'can' is used  
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to ask for or give permission to do something.  Can I go for lunch, Elly? Yes, of course you can,  
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James. Oh, thank you. Learning a language can be  difficult. In this final example, 'can' is used  
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to talk about possibility. Elly, take a jacket.  It can get cold at night. OK, thanks James. This  
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means that sometimes it is cold but sometimes it  isn't. So, there we have it. 'Can' can be used for  
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ability, permission and possibility. Now you can  use 'can' too - see you next time. Hi everyone,  
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Tom here for BBC Learning English. Today I'm going  to show you how to use the future continuous. We  
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use the future continuous to describe actions in  progress at a future point in time. For example, 
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in the next scene, I will be wearing a jumper. We  make the future continuous using 'will', 'be' and verb  
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-ing. Note that we can use any subject pronoun  and the structure won't change. For example:  
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these are my hands. The subject pronoun is 'they'.  In the next scene they will be holding a melon.  
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So now you will be thinking about how to use  the new grammar - why not give it a try. Hello  
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everyone, I'm Sam from BBC Learning English. Today  we're looking at different ways to use the word  
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'actually'. We use it to talk about what is true,  like the word 'really'. Are bats actually blind?  
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We use it to correct or contradict.  Are you from London, Sam? Actually,  
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no. I'm from Oxford. We use it to emphasise  that something is different or surprising.  
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I love fish but I actually don't like prawns.  We use it to admit or confess to something.
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Did you eat the last chocolate, Sam? Actually, yes.  I did. And we use it to add information. I'm a  
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teacher and so are both my parents, actually.  So, it's actually quite a useful word. Hi,  
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I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.  Today, I'm going to tell you how you  
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can talk about your dreams. For example:  if I were rich, I'd go on lots of holidays.  
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What you need to use is the word 'would'. Just  remember that when we are speaking, it often  
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becomes 'd'. Don't forget that we don't put the  'would' near the 'if' - we use a past tense there.  
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So, for another example: if I were rich, I'd buy  a really fast car. Now add a comment down below!  
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What would you do if you were rich or famous  or a film star? Hey everyone, this is Kee from  
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BBC Learning English. Today I'm going to tell  you about active and passive sentences. Now in  
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an active sentence, the subject carries out the  action of the verb, so in the sentence: I clean  
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my room every day - which isn't true - the subject  'I' carries out the action of the verb 'clean'.  
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However, in the passive sentence the object  'my room' becomes the subject and it receives  
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the action of the verb. To do that, we add 'be' verb plus past participle structure. So, we have 'my  
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room is cleaned by me every day'. So, the subject  receives the action of the verb. And we're done.
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