WEBVTT FILE 1 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:04.080 Hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish! 2 00:00:04.220 --> 00:00:06.800 There are many different ways to express 3 00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:10.079 a single idea in English and these verbs 4 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:11.880 are a good example of that. 5 00:00:12.440 --> 00:00:15.580 Knowing the subtle differences and understanding 6 00:00:15.580 --> 00:00:17.920 how to use each of these verbs 7 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:22.239 accurately and naturally is a really good sign of 8 00:00:22.239 --> 00:00:24.859 the difference between an intermediate student 9 00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:28.299 and an advanced English speaker because 10 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:31.360 these verbs can all be used in really 11 00:00:31.360 --> 00:00:33.820 similar situations, they're synonyms. 12 00:00:34.060 --> 00:00:36.420 I suppose it can be confusing to know when 13 00:00:36.420 --> 00:00:37.720 and how to use them. 14 00:00:38.260 --> 00:00:39.860 I think you know what I mean right? 15 00:00:41.020 --> 00:00:44.800 But I believe that by the end of watching this video 16 00:00:45.120 --> 00:00:48.520 you'll be clear on how to use all of them correctly. 17 00:00:49.040 --> 00:00:51.299 I anticipate you'll have some questions 18 00:00:51.440 --> 00:00:54.620 but I'll do my best to answer as many of them as I can. 19 00:00:55.180 --> 00:00:58.780 I predict that by the time we get to the mini quiz 20 00:00:58.780 --> 00:01:01.700 at the end, you'll have no trouble at all. 21 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:03.880 Let's go! 22 00:01:12.340 --> 00:01:15.880 Of all of these verbs, think is the one I'm certain 23 00:01:15.880 --> 00:01:18.159 you know and you feel comfortable using. 24 00:01:18.459 --> 00:01:21.539 Suppose, believe, anticipate, 25 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:25.320 predict, they can all be synonyms of think. 26 00:01:25.860 --> 00:01:28.619 And think has quite a few meanings as well. 27 00:01:28.620 --> 00:01:31.680 It can be used in phrasal verbs and other expressions 28 00:01:31.900 --> 00:01:34.380 but if we focus on the meaning that is 29 00:01:34.380 --> 00:01:36.840 similar to the verbs we've been talking about, 30 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:41.079 then think means to feel that something is true, 31 00:01:41.520 --> 00:01:44.880 based on facts or knowledge that you have. 32 00:01:45.360 --> 00:01:48.920 So we use it to take an educated guess. 33 00:01:49.360 --> 00:01:52.820 I think it's going to be a hot day tomorrow. 34 00:01:53.440 --> 00:01:56.160 So I'm making a guess and it's based on 35 00:01:56.320 --> 00:01:59.960 the weather that we've had in previous days this week 36 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:03.420 and maybe I've seen the weather report so I'm not 37 00:02:03.600 --> 00:02:06.700 a hundred per cent confident that it's going to be hot 38 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:09.560 but I'm using the information that I have 39 00:02:09.900 --> 00:02:11.360 to make that guess. 40 00:02:11.600 --> 00:02:14.419 And by using think, we're communicating 41 00:02:14.419 --> 00:02:15.739 that we're unsure. 42 00:02:15.940 --> 00:02:18.440 We're not a hundred per cent certain right? 43 00:02:18.740 --> 00:02:21.120 If I was certain then I would say: 44 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:22.880 It will be a hot day tomorrow. 45 00:02:24.139 --> 00:02:28.139 I think we need to turn left but I'm a bit lost. 46 00:02:28.960 --> 00:02:31.560 Now if you're a regular student of mine, 47 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:33.580 then you'll know that I'm often talking about 48 00:02:33.580 --> 00:02:35.980 how important collocations are 49 00:02:36.220 --> 00:02:39.020 and even with simple verbs like think, 50 00:02:39.080 --> 00:02:41.940 it's often the words that are used with it 51 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:44.480 where my students make mistakes. 52 00:02:44.480 --> 00:02:47.419 So collocations are words that are commonly 53 00:02:47.419 --> 00:02:50.439 used together in naturally spoken English. 54 00:02:50.740 --> 00:02:52.860 And with the verb think, 55 00:02:52.860 --> 00:02:56.420 the preposition of is often used. 56 00:02:56.820 --> 00:03:00.560 When we think of something or someone, we're 57 00:03:00.560 --> 00:03:01.939 remembering them 58 00:03:02.300 --> 00:03:03.419 and often 59 00:03:03.419 --> 00:03:06.239 keeping their needs or their happiness in mind. 60 00:03:07.260 --> 00:03:09.340 Our neighbour is always thinking of us 61 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:11.900 and dropping home-baked goodies on our doorstep. 62 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:17.320 If I think of someone as something then 63 00:03:17.620 --> 00:03:19.899 I have a specific opinion about them. 64 00:03:20.700 --> 00:03:23.220 I always thought of him as a great athlete. 65 00:03:24.020 --> 00:03:27.860 Or I've always thought of myself as a city person 66 00:03:27.980 --> 00:03:31.960 but I really enjoyed the peace and quiet of the farm. 67 00:03:32.340 --> 00:03:35.360 If you think about something, then you're 68 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.080 carefully considering it right? You're weighing up 69 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:40.120 different options to make a decision. 70 00:03:41.200 --> 00:03:44.020 I know I said I'd make the offer by the end of the week 71 00:03:44.420 --> 00:03:46.200 but I need more time to think about it. 72 00:03:46.440 --> 00:03:47.860 It's a tough decision. 73 00:03:48.640 --> 00:03:51.840 Quick note. It is much more natural when you're 74 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:55.200 showing appreciation to someone to say: 75 00:03:55.200 --> 00:03:57.840 Thanks for thinking of me. 76 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:01.000 Rather than: Thanks for thinking about me. 77 00:04:01.900 --> 00:04:04.580 I suppose you've heard this verb before 78 00:04:05.220 --> 00:04:06.560 but I wonder 79 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:09.740 if you are completely confident in how to use it. 80 00:04:10.320 --> 00:04:14.160 We use the verb suppose when you generally 81 00:04:14.160 --> 00:04:18.060 believe or you think that something is true or possible 82 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.680 but you're not completely sure. 83 00:04:20.860 --> 00:04:22.600 So of course 84 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:26.779 that sounds very similar to the definition of think, right? 85 00:04:27.300 --> 00:04:28.820 Let's look at an example. 86 00:04:30.300 --> 00:04:32.840 I suppose he's going to show up late again. 87 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:34.200 He always does. 88 00:04:35.300 --> 00:04:37.660 I think he's going to show up again. 89 00:04:37.980 --> 00:04:38.940 He always does. 90 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.339 So both of these examples are correct. 91 00:04:42.339 --> 00:04:44.739 You can use each of these verbs like this 92 00:04:44.740 --> 00:04:46.860 but there is a subtle difference. 93 00:04:47.400 --> 00:04:50.140 Think is just a little bit more certain 94 00:04:50.140 --> 00:04:52.340 like you feel that you are right 95 00:04:52.520 --> 00:04:55.799 whereas suppose suggests that 96 00:04:56.080 --> 00:04:59.200 you're not quite convinced of your own feelings. 97 00:04:59.200 --> 00:05:01.380 Maybe you have some information, 98 00:05:01.740 --> 00:05:04.640 enough to take a guess but you don't really have any 99 00:05:04.640 --> 00:05:05.860 solid proof. 100 00:05:05.960 --> 00:05:07.780 And when you're using think, 101 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:10.320 well you might also have some information 102 00:05:10.320 --> 00:05:14.240 that helps you feel more confident about your feelings. 103 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:17.520 Maybe someone has said to you that they 104 00:05:17.520 --> 00:05:19.680 hadn't seen him in the office all day. 105 00:05:20.880 --> 00:05:23.720 Maybe he regularly turns up late 106 00:05:24.020 --> 00:05:26.799 so you're using the information that you've got 107 00:05:27.200 --> 00:05:31.520 to confidently take a guess. 108 00:05:31.839 --> 00:05:33.919 When you're using suppose 109 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:37.280 it puts your feelings in a little more doubt. 110 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:40.580 Now you can also use suppose when you are 111 00:05:40.580 --> 00:05:42.580 being sarcastic when you 112 00:05:42.580 --> 00:05:44.640 think that something is true or correct 113 00:05:44.640 --> 00:05:46.640 but you're not really happy about it. 114 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:50.900 I suppose I should finish my homework 115 00:05:50.900 --> 00:05:52.200 before I come over. 116 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:54.560 You can also say 117 00:05:54.740 --> 00:05:57.700 I suppose so as a way to agree with someone 118 00:05:57.800 --> 00:06:01.000 and again to show that you have some 119 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:04.259 doubts or maybe that you're not loving the idea. 120 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:06.000 Could you help me to edit this 121 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:07.800 report by the end of the day? 122 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:11.240 I suppose so. 123 00:06:12.020 --> 00:06:15.120 We use believe when we have an opinion 124 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:17.400 that something is true or that 125 00:06:17.400 --> 00:06:19.980 what someone is saying is true. 126 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:23.600 But it doesn't have to be an opinion based on fact, 127 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:27.260 it can simply be something that you feel is true. 128 00:06:27.440 --> 00:06:30.180 I believe that we'll find the right person for the job. 129 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:32.100 We can't give up yet. 130 00:06:32.620 --> 00:06:35.680 So again, it's a synonym of think right? 131 00:06:35.920 --> 00:06:38.500 So the differences are really subtle 132 00:06:38.700 --> 00:06:42.280 but like the verb suppose, when we use believe, 133 00:06:42.860 --> 00:06:45.720 it does sound a little less certain. 134 00:06:46.400 --> 00:06:50.720 However it is a verb that has power like you 135 00:06:50.720 --> 00:06:54.480 trust in your instinct. You feel that you're correct 136 00:06:54.580 --> 00:06:57.180 but perhaps you don't have the evidence to support it 137 00:06:57.620 --> 00:07:01.660 but you do have your faith or trust 138 00:07:01.760 --> 00:07:03.180 that it will be. 139 00:07:03.980 --> 00:07:07.200 Now believe is a verb that can be used and is often 140 00:07:07.220 --> 00:07:09.400 used in the passive voice. 141 00:07:09.820 --> 00:07:12.900 We say it is believed that... 142 00:07:13.400 --> 00:07:17.459 And you'll often hear the adverb widely used as well. 143 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:19.680 It is widely believed that 144 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:22.760 and that's to emphasise that it's thought to be true 145 00:07:22.760 --> 00:07:24.460 by many people. 146 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:27.260 So we use the passive voice when 147 00:07:27.420 --> 00:07:30.340 we don't know or maybe we don't want to say 148 00:07:30.340 --> 00:07:34.240 who believes that so it's a really great 149 00:07:34.380 --> 00:07:36.880 sort of collocation, chunk of words 150 00:07:36.880 --> 00:07:39.440 to learn and practise using together. 151 00:07:40.200 --> 00:07:42.740 Now we use the verb anticipate when we 152 00:07:42.740 --> 00:07:45.780 think that something will probably happen 153 00:07:45.980 --> 00:07:47.340 so you believe 154 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:49.740 that something is coming in the future. 155 00:07:49.900 --> 00:07:53.980 You can't anticipate that something has happened 156 00:07:53.980 --> 00:07:57.040 in the past or the present, we anticipate the future, right? 157 00:07:57.860 --> 00:08:01.220 We anticipate our sales will triple by next year. 158 00:08:01.660 --> 00:08:05.380 So if I say that I believe our sales will triple, 159 00:08:05.740 --> 00:08:07.999 well it's just my own personal opinion or my 160 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:09.000 feelings right? 161 00:08:09.000 --> 00:08:12.200 However, if I use the verb anticipate 162 00:08:12.560 --> 00:08:16.319 well then I usually have some kind of information 163 00:08:16.320 --> 00:08:18.780 or facts to back that up. 164 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:21.280 I've got reasons to believe that something 165 00:08:21.280 --> 00:08:22.860 is going to happen in the future. 166 00:08:22.880 --> 00:08:26.220 And when we anticipate something we usually prepare 167 00:08:26.220 --> 00:08:28.100 ourselves to deal with it too. 168 00:08:28.440 --> 00:08:31.640 We know or we think that we know that something 169 00:08:31.640 --> 00:08:33.960 is coming so we can prepare 170 00:08:33.960 --> 00:08:36.300 for that moment or that event in the future. 171 00:08:36.400 --> 00:08:38.840 I anticipated the test would be difficult 172 00:08:38.840 --> 00:08:40.840 so I studied extra hard. 173 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:45.680 It's a good thing that we anticipated such a large crowd 174 00:08:45.760 --> 00:08:47.460 and provided the extra parking. 175 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:52.160 And last but not least, we use the verb predict 176 00:08:52.160 --> 00:08:55.540 which is actually quite similar to anticipate 177 00:08:55.540 --> 00:08:59.480 because we use predict to guess or to explain 178 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:02.799 what we think will happen in the future before it actually 179 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:03.640 does happen. 180 00:09:03.640 --> 00:09:06.480 But the very subtle difference is that we use 181 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:10.460 anticipate when the event that will happen in the future 182 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:13.140 is going to happen at a specific time 183 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:16.900 and we usually use predict when the event will happen 184 00:09:17.040 --> 00:09:19.760 further into the future or we don't know 185 00:09:19.760 --> 00:09:21.260 what time it's going to happen. 186 00:09:21.660 --> 00:09:24.720 Scientists predict that machines will be quicker 187 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:27.979 in learning and predicting the future than humans! 188 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:30.800 But we could equally say: 189 00:09:31.140 --> 00:09:34.179 We anticipate that machines will be quicker 190 00:09:34.179 --> 00:09:38.959 and faster at learning than humans by next year. 191 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:42.500 Now remember that in many situations, 192 00:09:42.500 --> 00:09:45.400 you could use several of these verbs correctly but 193 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:47.759 the meaning of each of those sentences 194 00:09:47.760 --> 00:09:49.640 would be slightly different. 195 00:09:50.040 --> 00:09:52.120 Let's just look at a comparison. 196 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:56.300 She believes that 2021 will be a great year. 197 00:09:56.740 --> 00:10:00.380 She predicts that 2021 will be a great year. 198 00:10:01.280 --> 00:10:05.180 She thinks that 2021 will be a great year. 199 00:10:06.340 --> 00:10:10.200 She anticipates that 2021 will be a great year. 200 00:10:10.340 --> 00:10:14.120 And she supposes that 2021 will be a great year. 201 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:17.020 So all of these sentences make sense 202 00:10:17.280 --> 00:10:20.020 but there are some really subtle differences. 203 00:10:20.179 --> 00:10:23.819 In the first example, by using the verb believe, 204 00:10:23.820 --> 00:10:26.880 well it doesn't sound very factual, right? She 205 00:10:26.880 --> 00:10:30.080 might not have much information to back up that belief 206 00:10:30.080 --> 00:10:31.560 but she has faith, 207 00:10:31.760 --> 00:10:35.860 she has the feeling that 2021 is going to be great. 208 00:10:36.640 --> 00:10:38.400 So in the second example, 209 00:10:38.400 --> 00:10:41.679 she not only believes but she's told someone 210 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:45.539 that she believes. She's announced her belief, right? 211 00:10:45.860 --> 00:10:50.419 In the third example, if she thinks that 2021 will be great 212 00:10:50.420 --> 00:10:53.100 then she's formed that opinion based on some 213 00:10:53.100 --> 00:10:54.980 information. Maybe she's 214 00:10:54.980 --> 00:10:57.900 considered some facts or some ideas, right? 215 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:02.400 We know that coronavirus vaccine is coming right so 216 00:11:02.800 --> 00:11:04.940 we think next year is going to be better. 217 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:08.240 When we use anticipate, well we can assume that she's 218 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:11.040 planning for 2021 to be great. 219 00:11:11.040 --> 00:11:14.399 She's based her belief on some information 220 00:11:14.400 --> 00:11:18.480 and she's organising or she's preparing everything 221 00:11:18.640 --> 00:11:19.980 to make that happen. 222 00:11:20.280 --> 00:11:23.660 In this example, think and anticipate can be used 223 00:11:23.660 --> 00:11:28.800 pretty interchangeably but anticipate is definitely a more 224 00:11:28.800 --> 00:11:32.320 advanced way of expressing that idea. It also 225 00:11:32.320 --> 00:11:35.599 suggests more specific and more formal language. 226 00:11:35.600 --> 00:11:38.800 And lastly, well she's got some doubts about 227 00:11:38.800 --> 00:11:41.360 2021 being great. She's not sure. 228 00:11:42.020 --> 00:11:45.400 The facts and the ideas, maybe they suggest that it's 229 00:11:45.400 --> 00:11:48.400 gonna be great but she's not totally convinced so she's 230 00:11:48.400 --> 00:11:52.520 really expressing her doubt by using the word suppose. 231 00:11:52.660 --> 00:11:54.620 I suppose it's gonna be good. 232 00:11:55.059 --> 00:11:58.339 All right as always, we've got a little quiz to help you 233 00:11:58.340 --> 00:12:01.000 test what you've learned. Are you ready to get started? 234 00:12:01.280 --> 00:12:03.200 I've got some sentences for you 235 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:07.200 and I want you to do your best just to pick the best fit 236 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:08.680 for the space. 237 00:12:08.880 --> 00:12:11.020 Don't forget that you need to change the 238 00:12:11.020 --> 00:12:12.080 form of the verb 239 00:12:12.080 --> 00:12:14.020 to make sure that the sentence is correct 240 00:12:14.020 --> 00:12:15.120 so that might mean 241 00:12:15.280 --> 00:12:18.220 conjugating the verb so the grammar's accurate. 242 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:21.239 Most of these examples are really common expressions 243 00:12:21.240 --> 00:12:22.800 or collocations where 244 00:12:23.040 --> 00:12:26.700 one verb fits better than the others so think about 245 00:12:26.700 --> 00:12:29.860 the meaning and the intention of that verb first 246 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:33.660 and look for clues in the prepositions and words 247 00:12:33.660 --> 00:12:36.740 around that verb, those collocations. 248 00:12:37.360 --> 00:12:38.320 We're not 249 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:42.240 any major issues will be raised at the meeting 250 00:12:42.240 --> 00:12:43.240 tomorrow. 251 00:12:48.160 --> 00:12:50.100 Anticipating is correct. 252 00:12:51.059 --> 00:12:52.819 Everybody likes her and 253 00:12:53.660 --> 00:12:54.740 highly of her. 254 00:12:56.640 --> 00:12:59.399 Now the clue is here. 255 00:13:01.760 --> 00:13:03.120 Thinks. 256 00:13:04.220 --> 00:13:05.960 If you had asked me to 257 00:13:06.760 --> 00:13:10.800 how I would spend the year 2020 last year, 258 00:13:11.280 --> 00:13:12.400 I would have been wrong. 259 00:13:17.280 --> 00:13:18.140 Predict. 260 00:13:18.580 --> 00:13:21.280 Since you have been so good today, I 261 00:13:22.140 --> 00:13:25.000 we can stop for ice cream on the way home. 262 00:13:30.160 --> 00:13:31.460 Suppose. 263 00:13:31.860 --> 00:13:35.300 After watching a few sci-fi documentaries, he now 264 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:37.400 in aliens. 265 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:43.339 So again, look at that preposition for a clue. 266 00:13:44.720 --> 00:13:46.620 Believe, you're right. 267 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:49.000 So how did you do? 268 00:13:49.140 --> 00:13:51.940 Tell me down in the comments especially if 269 00:13:51.940 --> 00:13:54.400 any of them were quite challenging for you 270 00:13:54.820 --> 00:13:58.540 and can you think of any other synonyms of the word 271 00:13:58.540 --> 00:13:59.400 think? 272 00:13:59.740 --> 00:14:02.200 If you can, share them down in the comments below, 273 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:04.880 there are definitely a few more to explore. 274 00:14:05.040 --> 00:14:07.880 I love that you have stuck with me all the way through 275 00:14:07.880 --> 00:14:10.520 to the end of the lesson and you've done the hard work. 276 00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:12.860 You're awesome! 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