![]() ![]() I’m going to spend less time on my phone. When you start talking about resolutions, the natural things for an English teacher to focus on are future forms. One resolution about my health and fitness, one about my work-life balance, one about the environment and what I can do to reduce my carbon footprint and one for fun, about something I enjoy.īefore I start talking about my resolutions, I want to talk about the language we use when we make resolutions. This year, I’m going to make 4 resolutions about 4 areas of my life. That said, I am still going to make some resolutions and I’m going to tell you about them. I read an article once that said if you really want to make a change in your life, you shouldn’t tell anyone. I’m not sure if sharing New Year’s resolutions is a good idea. So at this time of year, it’s a good time to reflect on the problems in your life and to try to come up with ideas to make things better. It also has the sense of being determined or a commitment and it’s most commonly used at the New Year when people make resolutions. So a resolution is a response to a problem, but not a maths problem or puzzle, a complex problem that may have more than one solution. The manager ignored the complaints in the dressing room and was resolute in her determination to stick to the game plan. He was resolute in his decision to stay in Liverpool. People can be resolute in their decisions. If someone is resolute, they are not going to change their mind about something. The Tutu Foundation's mission is to prevent and resolve conflict. The teacher resolved the differences between the groups in his class. Though I hate it when there’s a clue I can’t solve. The detective solved the mystery and arrested the killer. And you can use resolve for arguments between friends or difficult issues during negotiations, perhaps between businesses or even between different countries at political summits. You can use solve for puzzles and maths problems specific problems that only have one answer. So what’s the difference? Well, both verbs are used to say that a problem or the difficulties a problem caused are over. There is also a verb to resolve which is similar to the verb solve. A resolution is very similar to a solution. At this time of year, many people make New Years’ resolutions. It’s the last day of 2021 so it’s a good time to look back at the year that is ending and think about the year to come. Today, I’m recording this podcast on New Year’s eve. In the Premier Skills English podcast, we talk about football and help you learn or revise English. My name’s Jack and Welcome to this week’s Premier Skills English podcast. ![]()
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