Name: BOX SET: English In A Minute 25 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!
Uploaded: 2025-07-28T14:08:23.000Z
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Situation is a noun which means the set of conditions at a particular time and place.

He has three children and he's just lost his job.

Considering everyone was shouting, you dealt with the situation really well.

It's common to put the adjective economic before situation.

The company is in a tight economic situation.

Also, as a noun, situation can be the position of something, especially a city or a building.

The garden situation is perfect for catching some sun.

I hope our videos are putting you in a better situation to learn English.

It can mean to say something is true, and we often use it when we're not sure if someone really is telling the truth.

He claims he did the assignment, but I haven't seen it.

Her claim is that she didn't get the message, but I definitely sent it.

We also use it to mean asking for or taking something that you're allowed to have.

After the accident, she claimed money from her insurance company.

The funding claim for our project has been accepted.

Especially as a verb, we use claim to talk about winning or achieving things.

He claimed the prize by winning the race.

So, we claim things are true, and claim the things that we're allowed to have or that we've achieved.

We're not just claiming we can help your English.

Supreme is an adjective which can mean having the highest rank or level.

It's quite formal when used with this meaning.

The criminal case was so important that it was taken to the Supreme Court.

Before moving to his current job, he was a Supreme Commander.

Supreme can also describe something that is considered great or the greatest.

In my opinion, this singer reigns supreme amongst all modern artists.

Jodie was awarded a medal for demonstrating supreme bravery.

Supreme is often followed by nouns like importance, inspiration and intelligence.

The results of this study will be of supreme importance to the world of science.

We hope to be your supreme authority on all things English.

If you identify something or someone, it means you notice it or them and can say who or what they are.

I identified the person in the photo as my neighbour.

There was a flavour in this soup that I just couldn't identify.

If you identify with someone or a group of people, then you feel that you have something in common with them.

If you identify as something, it means you would label yourself in that way.

It can be about recognising people and things.

You can identify with a situation you recognise and if you identify as something, it's how you see yourself.

Nice is an adjective that can be used in many different situations.

It has a positive meaning and can be similar to good, pleasant or enjoyable.

If you add not in front of nice, it's the opposite meaning, not good or not enjoyable.

This soup doesn't taste nice. What's in it?

We also use nice to describe people who are kind, polite or friendly.

Fifty pounds? For me? That's so nice of you.

Although nice is a useful word with a lot of meanings, there are usually alternative and more specific words that you can use instead, like good, pretty or polite.

Match as a verb can mean a game between sports teams.

I can easily match you at chess. You're not that good.

She scored the goal that won them the match.

Match is about similarity, whether that's about a similar colour, similar personality or a similar level.

We hope that our lessons match your needs.

It means throughout a particular period of time.

It's commonly used with time words like the morning, the day and the night.

I work during the day, but my husband works during the night.

You mustn't use mobile phones during the test.

During can go at the beginning of a sentence or in the middle.

During is also used to mean some time between the beginning and end of a period of time.

I lost my purse during the trip, but I don't know exactly where or when.

I hope you've been paying attention during this episode.

It's a verb and a noun and you can say it as schedule or schedule.

As a noun, it can be a plan or a list of when things happen.

According to the schedule, we start at nine tomorrow.

Especially in American English, a schedule can tell you when planes, trains and buses are planned to arrive at and depart from different places.

The flight schedule says that we should be leaving at 10.15.

As a verb, schedule means to plan for something to happen at a certain time.

It's often used in the passive to talk about when things will or should happen.

The meeting was scheduled for 9.30, but everyone was late.

So, schedule or schedule is usually about time.

Make sure that practising English is on your schedule.

Material is something physical that things can be made from.

What material is your water bottle made from?

To build a house, you'll need to buy materials, like stone and bricks.

Similarly, material is another word for cloth.

Clothes and other products are made from material.

Towels are made from absorbent material because they need to absorb water.

Also, as a noun, material can be information that's used for writing, often for promotional purposes.

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