2024-06-26
1 分钟Listen to Beth explain how to use the word 'material' and then you can use material everyday. TRANSCRIPT Find a full transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/eiam/unit-3/session-90 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning English for Work ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning Easy English They're all available by searching in your podcast app
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material is something physical that things can be made from, for example, wood, plastic or bricks.
What material is your water bottle made from?
Is it plastic?
To build a house, you'll need to buy materials like stone and bricks.
Similarly, material is another word for cloth.
Clothes and other products are made from material.
Your scarf is so soft.
What material is it?
Towels are made from absorbent material because they need to absorb water.
Also, as a noun, material can be information that's used for writing, often for promotional purposes.
Your family drama would make really good material for a book.
I'm collecting material for a food documentary.
Can I interview you?
Finally, as an adjective, material can relate to possessions like objects and money.
We often hear it used with the noun world.
We live in a material world.
Lots of people want the best and latest products.
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