English in a Minute: Verbs that go with ‘hope’
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. You're listening to bbclearningenglish.com We're full of hope that you'll learn verbs that go with hope in this lesson. If you are full of hope, you really want something to happen or believe that it will. Zoe didn't know if the interview had gone well or not, but she was full of hope. If you express hope, it means you tell somebody the thing you want to happen –

Zoe expressed hope to her mum that she would get the job. You can bring somebody hope or give someone hope. That means you encourage and share the hope of the person you're with. Zoe's mum gave her hope. You're brilliant, no matter what the outcome, she said. If you live in hope, you hope for something, even if you know it probably won't happen. Zoe didn't get the job, but she lives in hope. I hope I've brought you some hope for your English today.

BBC Learning English. Yoga is more than just exercise. It's the spiritual practice that millions swear by.

And in 2017, Miranda, a university tutor from London, joins a yoga school that promises profound transformation. It felt a really safe and welcoming space. After yoga classes, I felt amazing. But soon, that calm, welcoming atmosphere leads to something far darker, a journey that leads to allegations of grooming, trafficking and exploitation across international borders.

I don't have my passport, I don't have my phone, I don't have my bank cards, I have nothing. The passport being taken, the being in a house and not feeling like they can leave...

You just get sucked in so gradually.

And it's done so skillfully that you don't realize. And it's like this, the secret that's there. I wanted to believe that, you know, that...

Whatever they were doing, even if it seemed gross to me, was for some spiritual reason that I couldn't yet understand. Revealing the hidden secrets of a global yoga network. I feel that I have no other choice. The only thing I can do is to speak about this and to put my reputation and everything else on the line. I want truth and justice.

And for other people to not be hurt, for things to be different in the future. To bring it into the light and almost alchemise some of that evil stuff that went on and take back the power. World of Secrets, Season 6, The Bad Guru. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.