BOX SET: English In A Minute 30 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!

0:00 Make it, take it, cut it short— what verbs can we use with 'trip'?

0:05 To arrange a trip, you need to plan your trip.

0:08 Decide what to do, then you organise your trip, make it happen.

0:13 We need to arrange a trip to Scotland some time.

0:16 I'm planning a trip to Edinburgh.

0:18 Can you help me organise the trip?

0:21 A big part of organising a trip is to book your trip,

0:25 pay for the thing you're going to do.

0:28 Right, I've booked the trip now— the train, the hotel, everything!

0:32 Now it's time to go on your trip.

0:35 We also say you take a trip somewhere or make a trip somewhere.

0:39 This is the first time I've made a trip to Scotland.

0:42 I need to take a trip to Wales next.

0:44 It's always good to go on a trip to somewhere new.

0:48 If you're having fun, extend your trip.

0:51 If you're not, cut your trip short.

0:54 I'm not busy at work, so I can extend the trip for another week.

0:57 Although, if they need me back, I can cut the trip short.

1:07 If you want to reach your 'goals' for learning English,

1:10 you should watch this video.

1:12 First, you should set a goal or establish a goal.

1:16 That means you choose what you want to achieve

1:18 and decide when you want to achieve it.

1:21 Lucia set a goal of passing the exam for advanced English by next January.

1:27 Once the goal is set, a set, you can pursue a goal or work towards the goal—

1:31 you take action and try really hard to achieve it.

1:35 Lucia studies every evening

1:37 to work towards her goal of passing the English exam.

1:41 Marcus quit his job to pursue his goal of building a jewellery business.

1:46 If you work hard, you can achieve a goal, attain a goal or reach a goal.

1:52 This means you are successful in completing the goal.

1:56 After working hard all year,

1:58 Lucia reached her goal of passing the advanced level English exam.

2:02 Well done, Lucia!

2:04 You can achieve that goal too if you stay with us at BBC Learning English.

2:15 Do I accept the challenge?

2:17 Yes!

2:17 I think I can explain verbs we use with 'challenge' in one minute.

2:22 Something that poses a challenge or presents a challenge is difficult.

2:27 Explaining this many words in a minute poses a challenge.

2:31 The time limit presents a significant challenge.

2:34 I accepted this challenge, I said yes.

2:37 I could also say that I took on this challenge or took up this challenge.

2:42 Taking on new challenges keeps me interested at work.

2:45 Someone had to make this video, so I took up the challenge.

2:49 Sometimes, we don't pick challenges,

2:51 we meet challenges or we end up facing challenges.

2:55 Now, I've met the real challenge— there's not much time left!

3:00 I'm facing a tricky challenge.

3:02 We can respond well or badly to challenges.

3:06 To be successful, you need to rise to the challenge—

3:09 perform better to succeed.

3:11 I've really had to rise to the challenge to stay in the time limit.

3:16 Have I done it?

3:18 I'm not sure how well I responded to this challenge.

3:24 It's our theory that this video will help you learn verbs to use with 'theory'.

3:30 A 'theory' is 'an idea or ideas that are used to explain something'.

3:35 You can formulate a theory, then work on a theory and develop a theory,

3:40 which means you create the theory and then add more thoughts and ideas to it.

3:45 Scientists have formulated a theory to explain this strange, new phenomenon.

3:51 Now they should find other experts

3:53 to help develop their theory in order to improve it.

3:57 Once you have the ideas, you should test the theory to see if it's true.

4:02 New evidence might support the theory, be in favour of the theory,

4:06 or challenge the theory, be against the theory.

4:10 Nigel opened his singing academy to everyone

4:13 to test his theory that anyone can sing after some training.

4:17 Ruby sang beautifully, which supported Nigel's theory,

4:21 but Dave's awful noises challenged Nigel's theory.

4:26 Are you ready to test the theory that BBC Learning English can help you?

4:36 So, you want a way to learn words?

4:39 You probably need a method.

4:41 Let's learn verbs to use with 'method'.

4:45 A method is how you do something.

4:48 Why not spend some time to devise a method,

4:51 develop a method or work out a method?

4:54 Paula's working out a method to learn new words.

4:57 She wants to develop a method that works for her.

5:01 It takes a lot of thought to devise an effective method.

5:04 If you already have one, you can follow that method or employ that method.

5:10 That means use that method.

5:12 Adopt a method means to start using one.

5:15 Paula's going to adopt a new study method.

5:18 She was following a method that her teacher suggested,

5:21 but now she wants to employ her own one.

5:24 Success is when a method works.

5:27 To help other people adopt it, describe it— say what your method involves.

5:32 Paula's method involves revising new words many times.

5:36 She knows this method works.

5:44 We all use technology, but what other verbs can we use with this word?

5:50 A company might invest in technology.

5:53 That means they give money to support its development.

5:57 We're investing in technology in the health sector

6:01 in the hope that a cure will be found.

6:04 You can also develop technology— continually improve and advance it.

6:10 They're developing software that will help reduce hospital waiting times.

6:15 When technology is first used, we can say it is introduced.

6:21 My work is always introducing new technology,

6:24 but we don't know how to use it all yet.

6:27 Technology can allow or enable something else to happen.

6:32 This technology has allowed me to spend more time being creative

6:36 and less time doing admin tasks.

6:39 What can you do with technology?

6:46 Let me create an environment to help you

6:50 learn verbs we can use with 'environment'.

6:53 Sometimes, you have to create the right environment

6:55 or provide the right environment for something to succeed.

6:59 The best managers provide an environment that helps their staff perform well.

7:03 As a parent, I try to create the best possible environment for my children.

7:08 When we're in a new environment, we can explore it or adapt to it.

7:12 Starting a new job can be tough.

7:14 Often, you have to adapt to a new environment quickly.

7:18 Small children are keen to explore the environment around them.

7:22 We can use environment to talk about nature

7:25 and when we do,

7:26 we often talk about the importance of preserving the environment,

7:29 protecting the environment or safeguarding the environment.

7:33 Pollution regulations safeguard the environment.

7:36 Protecting the natural environment helps maintain biodiversity.

7:40 By doing this, we can preserve the environments needed by different species.

7:44 We hope to provide an environment where

7:46 you can practise and improve your English,

7:48 and we'd really like you to explore this.

7:56 A 'source' is an original place, person or thing.

8:01 Source is often used with the verb be.

8:05 Fish oil is a good source of Omega 3.

8:09 In the same way, we can say that something provides a source of something.

8:14 Small fish provide a food source for bigger sea creatures,

8:18 like sharks and octopus.

8:20 We can use something as a source for something else.

8:24 For example, I used a quote from this newspaper article in an academic essay.

8:30 The newspaper was used as a source.

8:34 If you tap into sources, it means you use something to bring beneficial results.

8:40 The charity want to tap into the energy source to help heat houses.

8:46 Sometimes, you might need to locate the source of something.

8:49 That means find it.

8:51 We must locate the source of that leak— there's water everywhere!

9:00 What can you tarnish, polish or project?

9:04 Let's learn verbs we use with 'image'.

9:07 When we choose how people see us,

9:09 we're deciding what image to project or present.

9:12 If I want to project a serious image, I need to buy some smart clothes.

9:17 Businesses design branding to present the image

9:19 they want their customers to see.

9:21 Once you've chosen it, you need to keep your image up or live up to your image.

9:26 He really lives up to his bad boy image.

9:28 It's not just for show!

9:30 It takes a lot of money to keep up this stylish image.

9:33 If you don't like it, then you can try and clean your image up.

9:37 We can also use enhance or polish to talk about making your image better.

9:42 After all the negative stories,

9:44 the company was desperate to clean up their image.

9:46 I'm trying to polish my image.

9:48 What do you think is the best way to enhance it?

9:51 Something that makes your image worse tarnishes your image.

9:56 Losing the final tarnished his image as a winner.

9:59 Our videos can help you keep up your image as a great English speaker.

10:03 Keep watching them!

10:10 What's your 'opinion' on learning with videos?

10:13 Do you enjoy it?

10:15 I'm asking for your opinion now.

10:17 To reply, you can give or share your opinion.

10:21 He asked me, so I gave him my honest opinion.

10:25 If someone airs an opinion, they give you their opinion,

10:29 even if no-one asked for it.

10:31 Tova will air her opinion on the topic whether you want to hear it or not.

10:37 If you voice your opinion, you write or say your opinion out loud.

10:42 He doesn't often voice his opinion,

10:44 so him telling you he's unhappy is quite significant.

10:49 We can also say opinions vary.

10:52 This means people have different and opposite opinions on something.

10:56 When it comes to learning English podcasts people like,

11:00 opinions will always vary.

11:02 No-one learns in the same way.

11:04 We value your— appreciate it—

11:07 so let us know your opinion on learning with BBC Learning English.