I have a name, you have a name,
everyone has a 'name'.
00:00
My name is Elizabeth,
but Beth is what I go by.
00:06
If you go by a name or nickname,
people know to call you that name.
00:10
His name is Philip, but he goes by Phil.
00:16
You can also take a name.
00:19
For example, when you get married,
you might take your partner's name.
00:21
She was Amy Smith, but she took her
husband's name. Now she's Amy Scott.
00:26
Now when Amy Scott signs her name,
she has to remember to write it correctly.
00:33
Can you sign your name here, please?
00:38
If a name rings a bell, you've heard it
before, but you can't remember why.
00:41
Do you remember Mr Hill?
00:47
Er, the name rings a bell,
but I can't remember who he is!
00:50
We are BBC Learning English.
00:54
Remember our name
so you can always learn more with us.
00:57
Get with the programme! Learn some verbs
you can use with the noun 'programme'.
01:06
The first step to set up a programme
is to plan it.
01:11
Drawing up a programme means designing it.
01:15
When you agree on the programme,
everyone thinks the same way about it.
01:18
We could set up a research programme
to look at this question.
01:23
It took a long time to draw up
the course programme,
01:26
and even longer to agree on it.
01:29
Next, you launch your programme.
01:32
That means start it.
01:35
We run a programme
when we manage it or make it happen.
01:36
We offer a programme
when we make it available.
01:40
We decided to run a support programme.
We'll launch it next month.
01:43
The university offers
a part-time programme.
01:47
You enrol on a programme when you join it.
Then, you're following a programme.
01:50
You complete a programme
when you get to the end of it.
01:55
I've been following this programme
for nearly a year.
01:58
I enrolled on it in September.
02:01
I'll get a job
after I complete the programme.
02:03
We've drawn up this programme of videos.
02:05
We hope you enjoy following it,
and that you find it helpful.
02:08
We hope you're ready to learn,
because we mean 'business'.
02:17
If you mean business, you are serious
and determined about what you're doing.
02:21
Meet Barbara. She works in business.
02:27
It's the area of work she does.
02:31
I'm an operations analyst
and my husband is an auditor.
02:34
We work in business.
02:38
He's set up a business.
02:43
That means he's prepared, planned
and now has a business.
02:45
I've set up a bakery.
I make and sell cakes and bread.
02:51
He's the owner,
but he's also running the business.
02:56
That means he's managing it
and working in it.
02:59
Unfortunately,
his customers aren't very happy.
03:03
£10 for a loaf of bread? You're going to
go out of business with those prices!
03:07
If you go out of business, you don't make
enough money and you have to close down.
03:14
We're full of hope that you'll learn verbs
that go with 'hope' in this lesson.
03:25
If you are full of hope,
03:31
you really want something to happen
or believe that it will.
03:32
Zoe didn't know if the interview had gone
well or not, but she was full of hope.
03:36
If you express hope, it means you tell
somebody the thing you want to happen.
03:42
Zoe expressed hope to her mum
that she would get the job.
03:47
You can bring somebody hope
or give someone hope.
03:52
That means you encourage and share
the hope of the person you're with.
03:55
Zoe's mum gave her hope.
04:00
"You're brilliant, no matter
what the outcome," she said.
04:02
If you live in hope,
you hope for something,
04:06
even if you know
it probably won't happen.
04:09
Zoe didn't get the job,
but she lives in hope.
04:13
I hope I've brought you some hope
for your English today!
04:16
Let me give you some examples
of verbs to use with 'example'.
04:24
We give an example or provide an example
04:29
if we tell it to someone
or put it in our writing.
04:32
I'll give you an example
of why I'm annoyed!
04:35
I can provide you with some examples
of my work, so you can see what I can do.
04:38
You might be trying to find examples
that show something's true
04:43
when you're doing research.
04:47
You can take something as an example
when you think it shows something.
04:48
I found many examples
of this problem in the data.
04:52
We can take this song
as an example of traditional music.
04:56
We often include examples in an argument.
04:59
When you cite examples,
you say that they support your argument.
05:03
Drawing from examples means
using examples to make an argument.
05:07
I've included examples of waste.
05:12
I can cite all of them
to show why we're losing money.
05:14
I've drawn from a range of examples
to show why this is a problem.
05:18
We've provided some examples of verbs to
use with 'example'.
05:22
Have you found any others?
05:27
How much 'information'
can you store in your brain?
05:33
Storing information
means you keep it in a place
05:38
where you can find it and use it later.
05:41
The hospital stores all the information
in locked cupboards,
05:44
but they should really start storing it
digitally for extra security.
05:48
If you need information from somewhere,
05:53
you can ask for or request
the information.
05:55
Then they can decide to withhold
the information, to not give it to you,
05:59
or disclose the information,
to give it to you.
06:03
The scientist requested information
from her colleague,
06:07
but he said it was too early
to disclose the information,
06:10
so he withheld the information.
06:13
If you really need information,
you can dig up the information —
06:17
make an effort to go and find it yourself.
06:21
Imagine digging to find gold.
06:24
Mike dug up some information about
ancestors to draw his family tree.
06:27
Well done for digging up
this information today!
06:32
Wait! I've got a plan.
Let's learn verbs to use with 'plan'.
06:41
Before you can have a plan,
you need to make one or develop one.
06:47
You devise a plan or formulate a plan
when you think about it a lot.
06:52
I asked Maria to develop a plan
for tomorrow's project.
06:57
She spent all day devising one.
07:01
We've carefully formulated a plan
to get more clients.
07:04
Next, it's time to implement your plan.
07:08
That means start doing it.
07:11
We could also say we go ahead with a plan.
07:13
We press ahead with a plan if we're
starting or continuing a difficult plan.
07:16
We're going ahead with plan B.
It's easier to implement.
07:21
You need to press ahead
with the recovery plan.
07:25
If it doesn't work, you can drop a plan.
07:28
You can also scrap a plan.
07:31
They just mean stop.
07:33
You can shelve a plan
if you might come back to it later.
07:35
We need to drop the plan. Results are bad.
07:39
Do you want to scrap the plan,
or just shelve it?
07:42
Jump in the back and let's talk about
verbs that go with 'car'.
07:52
If you jump in the car, you get in.
07:57
If you jump out, you get out.
08:00
Hey! Jump in. Let's go!
08:05
You can go or travel by car.
08:08
You're travelling to Australia by car
from London? Isn't that a bit far?
08:11
To go backwards, you reverse the car,
or back the car up.
08:17
We missed the turning! Can you back up?
08:22
If someone else is driving a bit slowly,
you might overtake them,
08:25
in order to be in front of them.
08:30
I'm going to overtake this car.
He's driving so slowly.
08:32
But be careful! In wet conditions,
a car can slip or skid on the road.
08:36
Hopefully, it won't crash.
08:42
He crashed his car
after skidding on the ice.
08:44
Watch more English in a Minute later —
but not while driving the car!
08:47
Let's learn verbs commonly used
with the word 'market'.
08:57
If we put something on the market,
it means we make it available for sale.
09:02
I want to sell my house,
but I haven't put it on the market yet.
09:07
Next, if a company wants to expand
their customer base,
09:12
they might want to break into new markets,
09:15
to enter new markets,
often with difficulty.
09:18
It took years of research for the brand
to finally break into the European market.
09:22
Companies must then
supply the market with their products —
09:27
provide the necessary amount
of a product to meet demand.
09:31
The farm supplies the local market
with fresh vegetables every week.
09:35
But too much of a product
can flood the market —
09:40
when there is too much of a product
than people can buy.
09:44
Cheap laptops have flooded the market,
so no-one's making a profit.
09:48
There's a big market
for English learning materials.
09:53
Why not choose ours?
09:56
Do you have any idea how many verbs
you can use with 'idea'?
10:03
You can have an idea, which we often say
when you're suddenly inspired.
10:10
Or you can have no idea,
which means you don't know.
10:14
What time does the show start?
I have no idea.
10:18
I have an idea. Let's call and ask.
10:22
If an idea pops into your head,
10:26
you suddenly have an idea.
10:28
Oo, an idea just popped into my head.
10:30
We could go to that Chinese restaurant
before the show.
10:33
If you dream up an idea,
you have a silly or unusual idea.
10:36
Trust you to dream up an idea like that.
10:41
We're vegetarian — we don't each chicken!
10:43
You can put forward an idea,
which means suggest an idea.
10:47
This is often used
in a more formal context, like work.
10:50
I'd like to put forward an idea if I may.
10:54
We could hire a freelancer
for the graphics.
10:57
Can you dream up or put forward an idea
of what word we can look at next time?
11:00
