English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'environment'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 30 April 2025
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Summary
Sometimes we want to create or provide the right environment. Sometimes we need to adapt to an environment. Sometimes the most important thing is to preserve or safeguard the environment that's already there. All these verbs are common collocations with 'environment' - learn how to use them with Phil in this podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC LearningEnglish.com. |
| 0:04.6 | Let me create an environment to help you learn verbs we can use with environment. |
| 0:11.0 | Sometimes you have to create the right environment or provide the right environment for something to succeed. |
| 0:17.8 | The best managers provide an environment that helps their staff perform well. |
| 0:21.6 | As a parent, I try to create the best possible environment for my children. |
| 0:26.6 | When we're in a new environment, we can explore it or adapt to it. |
| 0:30.6 | Starting a new job can be tough. Often you have to adapt to a new environment quickly. |
| 0:36.6 | Small children are keen to explore the environment around them. |
| 0:40.3 | We can use environment to talk about nature, |
| 0:43.3 | and when we do, we often talk about the importance of preserving the environment, |
| 0:47.3 | protecting the environment or safeguarding the environment. |
| 0:51.3 | Pollution regulations safeguard the environment. |
| 0:54.5 | Protecting the natural environment helps maintain biodiversity. By doing this we can |
| 0:59.5 | preserve the environments needed by different species. We hope to provide an |
| 1:04.0 | environment where you can practice and improve your English and we'd really like you |
| 1:08.4 | to explore this. BBC Learning English. |
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