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If it rains, we’ll…: explain a possible future plan

Connect a possible future condition with the plan that depends on it.

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Phrasal verbs

Carry on working: say that an activity continues

Use carry on with an -ing action, or carry on with followed by a noun.

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Phrasal verbs

Take over: become responsible for someone’s task

Explain a handover with take over, take over from someone, and take over as a role.

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Phrasal verbs

Set it up: prepare a device for use

Learn the equipment meaning of set up and place it correctly in set it up.

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Grammar

Enough chairs, quiet enough: where does enough go?

Choose the position of enough by checking whether it describes an amount or a quality.

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Grammar

Comparatives with than: compare two options

Use faster than or more expensive than to explain one clear difference between two choices.

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Grammar

Usually and never: where do they go in a sentence?

Describe a routine with natural adverb placement before an ordinary verb or after am, is and are.

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Phrasal verbs

Show up: arrive for a meeting or event

Say who arrived, and avoid assuming that show up always means late.

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Give up trying: say when an attempt stops

Use give up with an activity and choose trying instead of to try.

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Get along with: describe a good relationship

Talk about people who have a friendly relationship and keep with before the person.

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Go over your notes: review something carefully

Use go over for reviewing material, and keep the object after over.

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Calm down: a change in how someone feels

Distinguish becoming calmer from helping another person become calmer.

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