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Phrasal verbs

What does pick up mean when the phone rings?

Understand “nobody picked up” and explain why you missed a call.

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Grammar

A or the? Does the listener know which one?

Introduce an item, then refer to the one your listener can identify.

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Phrasal verbs

Look into a problem: ask someone to investigate

Ask for an investigation and understand what “I’ll look into it” promises.

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Speaking

How to ask for clarification in English

Ask for repetition or an explanation, then confirm what you understood.

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Grammar

Another or other: what comes before the noun?

Ask for another chair, consider other options, and keep other singular before a plural noun.

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Grammar

One of my friends is: a plural group, one person

Keep friends plural after one of, but match the main verb to the one person you selected.

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Phrasal verbs

Eat out: choose a restaurant meal

Suggest eating at a restaurant and avoid confusing eat out with eating outdoors.

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Phrasal verbs

Dress up for an event: wear more formal clothes

Use dress up for an occasion, without assuming it means a costume or a particular outfit.

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Speaking

Correct yourself clearly: “Sorry, I mean…”

Replace a detail you just said incorrectly, then make the corrected information easy to follow.

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Speaking

Need a moment? Use “Let me think” and then answer

Signal a short thinking pause, then return to the question with a relevant answer.

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Writing

Email attachments: name the file and the next step

Replace a vague See attached with a clear file reference and a useful request.

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Writing

Write a polite reminder with a clear action

Help the reader act on an earlier request without adding blame or inventing urgency.

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