English in a Minute: Learn some verbs to use with 'structure'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 1 minutes
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What's the difference between 'devising' and 'imposing' a structure? Find out with Phil in this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC learning English.com. |
| 0:04.8 | Give your English a better structure. |
| 0:07.4 | Learn some verbs to use with structure. |
| 0:10.5 | Something that is well organised or has something supporting it has structure. |
| 0:16.7 | The opposite is lack structure. |
| 0:19.4 | That's when something is badly organized or unsupported. |
| 0:22.6 | The story has a clear structure, a beginning, middle and end. |
| 0:27.6 | You're writing lack structure. It's hard to follow your argument. |
| 0:31.6 | To make sure that something doesn't lack structure, we can take the time to create a suitable structure or devise a suitable structure. |
| 0:41.0 | Work can feel overwhelming if you don't create a structure to help you deal with it. |
| 0:45.5 | There's a lot going on, but we've devised a structure for the day, so it should make sense. |
| 0:50.9 | Sometimes it isn't easy. |
| 0:53.5 | You impose a structure if it takes a lot of effort or if you face resistance. |
| 0:58.0 | The new coach worked hard to impose a structure on the team so that they would stop losing. |
| 1:04.0 | If your English study lacks structure, see if you can devise one that will help you. |
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