Name: BOX SET: English In A Minute 4 – NINE English lessons in 8 minutes!
Uploaded: 2023-09-26T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 8 min 19 s
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Future simple

Today, I'm going to explain the difference between 'to steal' and 'to rob'.

Both to steal and to rob mean to take something without permission.

To steal focuses on the object or the thing which is taken.

For example, "Somebody just stole my phone."

For example, "The man robbed a bank last night."

I wouldn't say "Someone robbed my phone."

I would say "They robbed me and stole my phone."

And today we are looking at the difference between 'no,' 'not any' and 'none.'

And I can say this in three different ways.

"Sorry, I have no change" where we use the verb have with no followed by a noun.

"Sorry, I don't have any change" where we use the negative don't followed by the verb, followed by any, followed by the noun

Or I can say "Sorry, none at all" where we use none without a verb or a noun.

So now, you shouldn't have any problems with this.

And today we're gonna look at the difference between 'lay' and 'lie.'

So lay always has an object and it means: put something or someone down carefully.

"When I eat, I lay a cloth on the table."

The past tense is laid but careful with the spelling.

The verb lie doesn't have an object and it means that you are in a flat position or you put yourself in a flat position.

Tonight, I want to lie on the sofa and watch a film.

But be careful. Now, the past of lie is lay.

"Yesterday, I lay on the beach and read my book.

Hi everyone, Dan from 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 verbing and often used in negatives and questions.

For example, "Do you mind opening the window?"

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.

Sometimes they can both mean the same thing.

I'm gonna tell you three facts about 'the.'

We use the, when we're referring to a specific thing and that both you and the person you're talking to know which one you mean.

We can see the bottles and we know it's that one.

Number two, we don't use the when we're talking about something in general.

Number three, we don't use the when it doesn't matter which thing we're talking about; we usually use, a, or an here.

Hi, I'm Georgina from BBC learning English.

Do you ever wonder about the differences between 'next,' 'the next' and 'nearest'?

Next means immediately after this one and is often used with day, week, month or year.

"I go on holiday next Tuesday." "I'll start my diet next week."

The next means the period of time starting from now.

Nearest means the closest to something or someone in distance.

"I think we should stay at Susie's. She lives the nearest to the airport."

Right. I'm off to the nearest cafe to get a coffee. Bye.

'Peep,' 'peer' and 'glimpse' are all verbs of sight that mean look at something but are used in different situations.

This verb means to look at something quickly and secretively.

"I peered at the document trying to understand it."

Peer means to look at something intently or carefully in detail.

"I was peering at the clock in the distance."

This example means that I had difficulty reading the clock.

Maybe the clock was very small or I had bad eyesight.

"I glimpsed the sunlight through the trees."

Glimpse means to see something for a short time or to only see part of something.

We often use glimpse as a noun with the verb catch.

For example, "I caught a glimpse of Phil as he left the office."

Today, I'm going to explain the difference between 'what' and 'which' in questions.

What is used to ask a question which has a lot of possible answers.

Consider the question, what do you want to eat for lunch?

Here, there are no choices to limit your reply.

We use which when we have options to choose from.

So here we have two choices, a sandwich and a melon.