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B1Everyday listening

Project handover

The research is finished, the slides are not, and two colleagues own different next actions. Who must do what, and by when?

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B1Everyday listening

Project status update

A colleague reports three tasks, but each has a different status. Which task is finished, which is blocked, and what happens next?

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B1Phrasal verbs

Pull out

A company may pull out of a deal, a parent may pull a child out of a team, and a car may pull out into the road. The grammar shows who chooses to leave.

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B1Phrasal verbs

Put behind

A mistake may still be part of your history, but it does not have to control your next decision. You can learn from it and put it behind you.

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B1Phrasal verbs

Put off

Rain can put off a picnic until Friday, while an unpleasant smell can put you off your lunch. One meaning changes the time; the other changes how you feel.

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B1Phrasal verbs

Put on

Before guests arrive, you might put on a clean shirt, put the lights on and put on some music. The object tells you which action happens.

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B1Phrasal verbs

Put out

You can put out a candle, a company can put out a statement, and a late request can put someone out. The object changes the meaning.

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B1Phrasal verbs

Put up with

A neighbour's music may be annoying, but you might accept it for one evening. If you continue accepting the annoyance, you put up with it.

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B1Everyday listening

Redelivered parcel

The parcel has visited one address, could go to a depot, and may reach a neighbour. Where will it actually be left tomorrow?

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