To, for, from and of are four of the most common words in English. Many languages use one word where English has two, so learners translate directly and say "I go to home", "I'm waiting the bus", "I went out for to buy milk" or "Can you explain me?" People understand, but it sounds foreign. This episode gives each word one clear job: to for direction, for for purpose and time, from for starting points, and of for parts and belonging. In this episode: • To: direction and receivers • For: purpose, benefit and time • From: origin and starting points • Of: parts, amounts and belonging • Listening lab • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: go to the shops — go to the local shops (casual, British) walk to school — the school run on foot give it to Mum — Mum receives it send a message to Dad — Dad receives it talk to the neighbour — speak with her explain it to me — help me understand go home, come home, get home — no to on my way home — travelling home Come here! — no to I'm going upstairs — no to a present for you — you will receive it Can you go to the shops for me? — to help me What's for dinner? — what are we eating milk for breakfast — purpose with a noun for ten minutes — a length of time I'm waiting for the bus — waiting needs for I'm looking for my keys — searching What's this for? — what is its purpose Thanks for helping — the reason you thank someone I went to the shop to buy milk — verb I went to the shop for milk — noun a letter from school — school sent it a call from Nan — Nan phoned My cousin's from Manchester — that is her home town Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.