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Get on or get off the bus?
Choose the right expression for the start and end of your bus ride.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceToo expensive or very expensive?
Use too when the degree goes beyond what works for the situation.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practicePay someone back: return borrowed money
Promise to return money with pay you back, and put the person in the right place.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceMay and might: possible, but not certain
Leave room for uncertainty without changing the verb into joins or adding to.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceWarm up: get ready for physical activity
Describe the preparation before exercise, and distinguish warm up from a warm-up.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceAt eight, on Tuesday, in October: choose the time preposition
Make a clear plan with at, on and in before different time expressions.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceTake up a hobby: talk about starting something new
Say which activity you started with take up, then name the hobby.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceThe cheapest option: use superlatives in a group
Choose an extreme within a group with the cheapest or the most expensive.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceSold out: say why there is nothing left to buy
Use sell out of to explain that a shop sold its whole supply of an item.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceHad already sent: show what happened earlier in the past
Use had plus a past participle to look back from a later past moment.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceDeal with a problem: say who will handle it
Use deal with the problem or deal with it when someone takes action.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceCan and could: talk about skills now and before
Describe a current skill with can and a general past skill with could.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceChoose one idea. Try it today.
A small change in a real conversation or message is a useful place to start.
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