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You can 'draw up' and 'agree' a programme. If you're 'running' it, you need to 'launch' it. If someone else is offering a programme, you need to 'enrol on' it to 'follow' it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'programme'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Do you like to eat a full English breakfast? Listen to find out how to use this phrase. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Examples are versions of something that are typical and can help us understand something. There are some words that we often use with 'example'. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'example' with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Cough, thought, enough, although: Learn how to pronounce words with 'ough'.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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First you 'devise' a plan, then you 'go ahead' with it. If you find problems, then you have to choose whether to 'press on' with it, 'scrap' it, or 'shelve' it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'plan'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Boring or bored? Learn about words that look similar but have very different meaning.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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A market can be a specific, physical location to buy things, but it can also be a more abstract economic system. Listen to Georgie talk about some verbs that you are likely to hear with the word 'market'.TRANSCRIPT
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Carefree or careless? The suffixes -free and -less.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Information is everywhere. It’s how we learn and understand the world. But what are some verbs that are commonly used with ‘information’. Georgie is here to talk about them in 60 seconds.TRANSCRIPT
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Do you suffer from dyspepsia? Could a detox diet help? Learn about prefixes. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Business is connected to work and any commercial activity, especially buying and selling. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'business' with Beth in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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What's the date today? And do you know how to say it?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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A name is something people and things have and you use that name to refer to them. People call me Beth because that is my name. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'name' with me in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha… are these really English words? Who uses them and why?FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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Changes can 'entail' or 'bring about' an increase. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'increase'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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What is more important in life: knowledge, money or happiness? FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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You can 'go for', 'land' and 'hold down' a job, you can even 'pack it in' if you don't like it. These are some verbs that are commonly used with the noun 'job'. You can learn these and more with Phil in this podcast.TRANSCRIPT
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Learn how to use time expression with the preposition in, on and at.FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE:
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An area can be a large geographic place, or a smaller place like a room. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'area' with Georgie.TRANSCRIPT
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