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Session 71

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

How to use 'respect'

Beth teaches different ways to use 'respect'.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ኣርእይዎ ነቲ ቅዳሕ ጽሑፍ ሕብእዎ

Beth

As a noun, respect can mean admiration for someone or something.

I have great respect for my grandmother. She has written more than 50 books.

With the same meaning, the verb respect is used to show admiration.

I respect the managers for keeping everyone happy when the company is struggling.

Also as a noun, respect can be used to show politeness, honour or care towards someone or something important.

Shaking hands is a sign of respect in many cultures.

It can also be used as a verb to mean treat something or someone with kindness and care.

You need to respect other people's belongings. Treat them like you'd treat your own.

Respect as a noun can also mean a feature or a particular detail of something.

In one respect, climate change should be more important to businesses than profit.

Respect

Respect, as a noun, is admiration for a person or thing. 

  • I have so much respect for my mum. She's a great person. 

Respect, as a verb, means to admire. 

  • I respect my dad too. He's funny and caring. 

Respect can mean showing politeness or honour.

  • We use Mr and Mrs as a sign of respect.

Respect can also be a feature or detail of something. 

  • His new book is very different in a lot of respects. 

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