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Session 12

Welcome to English In A Minute. Give us a minute and we'll give you a hot tip about English. Grammar, vocabulary... there's so much to learn! And all taught by your favourite BBC Learning English staff!

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Activity 1

Steal vs rob

Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Let Tom divulge the difference between steal and rob! Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!

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Tom
Hi everybody! Tom here from BBC Learning English. Today I'm going to explain the difference between to steal to rob.

Both to steal and to rob mean 'to take something without permission'.

To steal focuses on the object or the thing which is taken. For example: Hey! Somebody just stole my phone.

Rob focuses on the victim of the crime. For example: The men robbed a bank last night.

I wouldn't say: Someone robbed my phone. I would say: They robbed me and stole my phone.

 

 

 

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Steal vs rob

Both steal and rob mean 'take something without permission'.

Steal
Steal focuses on the object or the thing which is taken.

  • Hey! Somebody just stolemy phone.
  • You once stole chocolate from a shop!
  • She has completely stolenmy heart.

Rob
Rob focuses on the victim of the crime.

  • The men robbed a bank last night.
  • Three guys robbed me while I was travelling home.
  • She has been robbed three times this year.

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