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I have a name, you have a name,
everyone has a 'name'.
My name is Elizabeth,
but Beth is what I go by.
If you go by a name or nickname,
people know to call you that name.
His name is Philip, but he goes by Phil.
You can also take a name.
For example, when you get married,
you might take your partner's name.
She was Amy Smith, but she took her
husband's name. Now she's Amy Scott.
Now when Amy Scott signs her name,
she has to remember to write it correctly.
Can you sign your name here, please?
If a name rings a bell, you've heard it
before, but you can't remember why.
Do you remember Mr Hill?
Er, the name rings a bell,
but I can't remember who he is!
We are BBC Learning English.
Remember our name
so you can always learn more with us.
Get with the programme! Learn some verbs
you can use with the noun 'programme'.
The first step to set up a programme
is to plan it.
Drawing up a programme means designing it.
When you agree on the programme,
everyone thinks the same way about it.
We could set up a research programme
to look at this question.
It took a long time to draw up
the course programme,
and even longer to agree on it.
Next, you launch your programme.
That means start it.
We run a programme
when we manage it or make it happen.
We offer a programme
when we make it available.
We decided to run a support programme.
We'll launch it next month.
The university offers
a part-time programme.
You enrol on a programme when you join it.
Then, you're following a programme.
You complete a programme
when you get to the end of it.
I've been following this programme
for nearly a year.
I enrolled on it in September.
I'll get a job
after I complete the programme.
We've drawn up this programme of videos.
We hope you enjoy following it,
and that you find it helpful.
We hope you're ready to learn,
because we mean 'business'.
If you mean business, you are serious
and determined about what you're doing.
Meet Barbara. She works in business.
It's the area of work she does.
I'm an operations analyst
and my husband is an auditor.
We work in business.
Now meet Joshua.
He's set up a business.
That means he's prepared, planned
and now has a business.
I've set up a bakery.
I make and sell cakes and bread.
He's the owner,
but he's also running the business.
That means he's managing it
and working in it.
Unfortunately,
his customers aren't very happy.
£10 for a loaf of bread? You're going to
go out of business with those prices!
If you go out of business, you don't make
enough money and you have to close down.
Poor Joshua.
We're full of hope that you'll learn verbs
that go with 'hope' in this lesson.
If you are full of hope,
you really want something to happen
or believe that it will.
Zoe didn't know if the interview had gone
well or not, but she was full of hope.
If you express hope, it means you tell
somebody the thing you want to happen.
Zoe expressed hope to her mum
that she would get the job.
You can bring somebody hope
or give someone hope.
That means you encourage and share
the hope of the person you're with.
Zoe's mum gave her hope.
"You're brilliant, no matter
what the outcome," she said.
If you live in hope,
you hope for something,
even if you know
it probably won't happen.
Zoe didn't get the job,
but she lives in hope.
I hope I've brought you some hope
for your English today!
Let me give you some examples
of verbs to use with 'example'.
We give an example or provide an example
if we tell it to someone
or put it in our writing.
I'll give you an example
of why I'm annoyed!
I can provide you with some examples
of my work, so you can see what I can do.
You might be trying to find examples
that show something's true
when you're doing research.
You can take something as an example
when you think it shows something.
I found many examples
of this problem in the data.
We can take this song
as an example of traditional music.
We often include examples in an argument.
When you cite examples,
you say that they support your argument.
Drawing from examples means
using examples to make an argument.
I've included examples of waste.
I can cite all of them
to show why we're losing money.
I've drawn from a range of examples
to show why this is a problem.
We've provided some examples of verbs to
use with 'example'.
Have you found any others?
How much 'information'
can you store in your brain?
Let's test it.
Storing information
means you keep it in a place
where you can find it and use it later.
The hospital stores all the information
in locked cupboards,
but they should really start storing it
digitally for extra security.
If you need information from somewhere,
you can ask for or request
the information.
Then they can decide to withhold
the information, to not give it to you,
or disclose the information,
to give it to you.
The scientist requested information
from her colleague,
but he said it was too early
to disclose the information,
so he withheld the information.
If you really need information,
you can dig up the information —
make an effort to go and find it yourself.
Imagine digging to find gold.
Mike dug up some information about
ancestors to draw his family tree.
Well done for digging up
this information today!
Wait! I've got a plan.
Let's learn verbs to use with 'plan'.
Before you can have a plan,
you need to make one or develop one.
You devise a plan or formulate a plan
when you think about it a lot.
I asked Maria to develop a plan
for tomorrow's project.
She spent all day devising one.
We've carefully formulated a plan
to get more clients.
Next, it's time to implement your plan.
That means start doing it.
We could also say we go ahead with a plan.
We press ahead with a plan if we're
starting or continuing a difficult plan.
We're going ahead with plan B.
It's easier to implement.
You need to press ahead
with the recovery plan.
If it doesn't work, you can drop a plan.
You can also scrap a plan.
They just mean stop.
You can shelve a plan
if you might come back to it later.
We need to drop the plan. Results are bad.
Do you want to scrap the plan,
or just shelve it?
Jump in the back and let's talk about
verbs that go with 'car'.
If you jump in the car, you get in.
If you jump out, you get out.
This is informal.
Hey! Jump in. Let's go!
You can go or travel by car.
You're travelling to Australia by car
from London? Isn't that a bit far?
To go backwards, you reverse the car,
or back the car up.
We missed the turning! Can you back up?
If someone else is driving a bit slowly,
you might overtake them,
in order to be in front of them.
I'm going to overtake this car.
He's driving so slowly.
But be careful! In wet conditions,
a car can slip or skid on the road.
Hopefully, it won't crash.
He crashed his car
after skidding on the ice.
Watch more English in a Minute later —
but not while driving the car!
Let's learn verbs commonly used
with the word 'market'.
If we put something on the market,
it means we make it available for sale.
I want to sell my house,
but I haven't put it on the market yet.
Next, if a company wants to expand
their customer base,
they might want to break into new markets,
to enter new markets,
often with difficulty.
It took years of research for the brand
to finally break into the European market.
Companies must then
supply the market with their products —
provide the necessary amount
of a product to meet demand.
The farm supplies the local market
with fresh vegetables every week.
But too much of a product
can flood the market —
when there is too much of a product
than people can buy.
Cheap laptops have flooded the market,
so no-one's making a profit.
There's a big market
for English learning materials.
Why not choose ours?
Do you have any idea how many verbs
you can use with 'idea'?
There are a lot.
You can have an idea, which we often say
when you're suddenly inspired.
Or you can have no idea,
which means you don't know.
What time does the show start?
I have no idea.
I have an idea. Let's call and ask.
If an idea pops into your head,
you suddenly have an idea.
Oo, an idea just popped into my head.
We could go to that Chinese restaurant
before the show.
If you dream up an idea,
you have a silly or unusual idea.
Trust you to dream up an idea like that.
We're vegetarian — we don't each chicken!
You can put forward an idea,
which means suggest an idea.
This is often used
in a more formal context, like work.
I'd like to put forward an idea if I may.
We could hire a freelancer
for the graphics.
Can you dream up or put forward an idea
of what word we can look at next time?
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