Hi I'm Sean from BBC Learning English and today we're going to look at the difference between raise高地 and rise. So raise and rise both refer to something going up but there's a difference in how we use them. Raise always needs a direct object so if you raise something you move it up. For example, I raise my eyebrows when I'm surprised. And it doesn't have to be literal文字的 so the government plan to raise taxes. Don't forget this is a regular verb so the past and past participle分词 are both raised but with rise上升 there's no direct object.
So if something rises it goes up or increases by itself. The sun rises at 6am at the moment. Careful, this is an irregular不规则的 verb so the past is rose and the past participle分词 is risen. Hi guys, Dan from BBC Learning English here. Today we're going to talk about the verbs wish and hope. Now the verb wish can be used in many ways and you can get much more detailed细节的 information on our website. However, we generally一般地 use wish to talk about a present or past situation that we want to change but understand that it can't.
Present wishes are wish plus a past simple verb. For example, I wish I were taller. Past wishes are wish plus past perfect. I wish I had grown taller. Hope can also be used in different ways but generally一般地 when we hope we talk about something that we want or expect for the future. Hope can be followed by a full infinitive原形. For example, I hope to see you soon. But more commonly普通地 we follow it with a present tense that has a future meaning or with will意志.
I hope you pass your driving test. I hope you'll have a good time. I'm Tom and today I'm going to show you how we really say hello to our friends in British English. If you're with your friends you can say all right. For example, all right Ellie. You could also say hello mate使配对 but say it like this. Hello mate助手. Another thing we could say is how are you doing but we say it like this. How you doing?
My favourite is what's happening and you say it like this. Hey what's happening? You can use any of these expressions when you meet British people and sound super natural. Excellent. So now you know how to use these new expressions you can come and say hi to us on the BBC Learning English social社会的 media媒体 pages. Hi everyone. I'm James. We're going to look at the difference between 'in case' and 'if' in today's English in a minute. Look at these examples.
I'll call you if I need help with my homework. I'll call you in case I need help with my homework. In the example with 'if', it means that I might call you in the future but it depends if I need help or not. The second sentence with 'in case' means I'm going to call you before I do my homework to prevent any problems. Let's take a look at another example. I'll take an umbrella in case it rains.
I'll take an umbrella if it rains. Just like in our first example, 'in case' means I'm going to take my umbrella anyway to prevent any problems. But in the example with 'if', this means that you only take an umbrella because it is raining when you leave. So if you want to learn more English, join us on social社会的 media媒体 or on our website. In case you can't remember the link, here it is. Hi, I'm Phil from BBC Learning English.
Today I'm going to tell you the difference between 'even though虽然' and 'even if'. Now we use them both for emphasis重点 but they don't mean the same. We use 'even though虽然' to introduce something that's true but might be a little bit unexpected想不到的. It's a bit like 'despite'. Even though I hate driving, I'm still going to Scotland by car. Even though I hate tennis, I'm still going to watch the final. We use 'even if' to introduce something hypothetical假设的 so it might not be real.
Even if it's sunny when we're in Scotland, I'm not going swimming. Even if you paid me, I wouldn't watch that film. So 'even though虽然' is for things that are true but unexpected想不到的. And 'even if' is for things that are hypothetical假设的, so they might not be real. Even though they look the same, they are different even if you didn't notice at first. Welcome everyone. Today we're going to look at the difference between 'few' and 'a few'. Have a look at these two sentences.
Which sentence has a more negative feeling? Number one, I have few friends. Number two, I have a few friends who live in London. It was sentence number one, right? When we use 'few', we're saying that the total number of something is not as many as we would like, that the number is small. Here, I'm telling you that I don't have many friends. When we use 'a few', we're not talking about the total number but a category种类 of something.
It has a similar meaning to 'some'. Here, I'm telling you that some of my friends live in London. Just remember, we always use this with countable nouns only. So please be careful. See you next time. Hi everyone, James here. We're going to take a look at some quick and easy ways to agree with other people's opinions. If someone says something positive that you agree with, you can say 'so do I' or 'so am I'. I love sushi.
So do I. I'm really tired today. So am I. You can also say 'me too'. However, when somebody says something negative with the word 'not', for example, we use the word 'neither' or 'neither'. Neither do I, or neither am I. I don't go to the cinema very often. Neither do I. I'm not very well at the moment. Neither am I. We can also just say 'me neither'. So, to agree with something positive, you use the word 'so'.
But to agree with something negative, we use the word 'neither' or 'neither'. Thanks for joining us, everybody. Hi, I'm Roy, and today I'm going to tell you the difference between 'when' and 'if'. Firstly, you can use 'when' or 'if' with the present simple笨蛋 when it is a fact or a repeated action. If or when you put water in the freezer, it becomes ice. We use 'if' for unknown or possible situations. If it rains today, I'll take my umbrella.
We use 'when' to say we are certain something's going to happen in the future. When I go home, I'll watch a film. Compare these two sentences. If I eat breakfast today, I'll have toast. I might not eat breakfast. When I eat breakfast today, I'll have toast. I will eat breakfast. Anyway, that's everything for today. I've got to go because I'm hungry. If I don't eat breakfast, I get grumpy. Bye! Hi, Saskia for BBC Learning English here, and today I'm going to tell you about how we use verbs of perception理解感知 in English.
There are a number of these verbs, but I'm just going to look at two with you now. See and hear. When we use these verbs, this is the form. First, the verb of perception理解感知. Then, the object of the sentence. Then, we have either the infinitive原形 without 'to' or the form. Here's an example. I heard him go down the stairs, or I heard him going down the stairs. There's a slight轻微的 difference between these two forms. When we use the infinitive原形, it suggests that we hear or see the whole action or event.
Using the form suggests that we hear or see something in progress前进. I saw her cross the street means I saw her cross from one side to the other. I saw her crossing the street means I saw her in the middle, on the way across. I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English. Have you ever thought about the difference between lend and borrow? They are both verbs, but they're used in different ways. Lend means to give something to someone generally一般地 for a short time.
For example, the bank lent me some money. If you want to say who you lent something to, you can use the preposition前置词 'to'. I lent my mobile phone to James. Oh no, I forgot my pen. Can you lend me a pen? Borrow means to ask someone for something. Oh no, I can't read this. Can I borrow your glasses? If you want to say who you borrowed something from, you can use the preposition前置词 'from'. For example, I borrowed a book from the library.
Oh, I'm late. I need to borrow a laptop from Sam from my meeting. Got to go.