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Session 51

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

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Activity 1

6 uses of 'serious'

Sam teaches different uses of 'serious'.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ኣርእይዎ ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ሕብእዎ

Sam

Hello! Let's look at six different uses of the adjective serious, starting with not funny or not joking.

Stop laughing – this is serious!

If a person is serious, they are quiet, thoughtful and don't laugh very often.

Our professor is quite serious – he makes everyone nervous.

If a person is serious about something, they are determined.

She's very serious about becoming a scientist.

And if a person is serious about another person, they are in a loving relationship and want to stay together for a long time.

They seem really serious about each other. It's sweet!

When describing nouns like 'accident', or 'injury', or 'problem', serious means bad.

Smoking can cause serious health problems.

And serious can also mean important – needing of your complete attention.

Getting a pet is a big commitment. It's a decision that deserves serious consideration.

Serious

Serious can mean 'not funny' or 'not joking'.

  • Stop laughing - this is serious!

We can also use serious to describe a person who is quiet, thoughtful and doesn't laugh very often.

  • Our professor is quite serious - he makes everyone nervous.

If someone is serious about something, it means that they are determined.

  • She's very serious about becoming a scientist.

If a person is serious about another person, then introduce something you are going to say.

  • They seem really serious about each other. It's sweet!

If we use serious to describe words like 'accident', 'injury' or 'problem', it means 'bad'.

  • Smoking can cause serious health problems.

Serious can also mean 'important, needing of your complete attention'.

  • Getting a pet is a big commitment. It's a decision that deserves serious consideration.

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