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Spend, take and cost: talk about time and money
Describe what you spend, how much something costs, and how long a task takes. Practice the patterns and past forms.
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- Take after Take after someone means to resemble an older family member in appearance, character, talents, or behavior. B1 4 s
- Take it easy 'Take it easy' means to rest and reduce effort, to calm down when feeling anxious or agitated, or to offer a warm, casual goodbye. Video B1 3 s Watch
- Take part in Take part in means to join an activity and do something in it, usually alongside other people. Taking part focuses on participation rather… B1 3 s
- Take for granted Take something for granted has two distinct meanings in daily conversation. First, it means to accept a fact, plan, or outcome as true… B2 3 s
- Take advantage of To take advantage of something means to make good use of a favorable condition or opportunity. To take advantage of someone means to treat… B2 3 s
- Take it out on someone Take something out on someone means make that person suffer because of anger or upset caused by another situation, even though they are not… B2 2 s
- Take your mind off something To take someone's mind off something means to stop a person from dwelling on a stressful thought, pain, or concern by directing their… C1 3 s
- 28 Phrasal Verbs With Take The verb take combines with particles and prepositions to form expressions for physical movement, time, tasks, and emotional reactions. The… B1 2 s
- Make up Make up means to invent an explanation or story, to become friendly again after an argument, to form a whole from smaller parts, or to… Video B1 2 s Watch
Lessons
- Need and want: say what is necessary and what you would like Use need and want with things and actions, ask questions, explain a purpose, and make a simple request. A1
- Help: ask for support and say what you can do Ask for help, offer it, name the person and task, and use help as a verb or a noun in everyday situations. A1
- Available and free: check time, access and price Ask whether something can be used, arrange a time to meet, and distinguish free time from a free service. A2
- Subject pronouns and be: I am, you are, she is Introduce yourself, describe people and places, and ask simple questions with am, is and are. A1
- Countable and uncountable nouns Choose a, some, much and many, count amounts with units, and see why chicken or glass can have more than one meaning. A2
- Present simple: habits, facts and everyday questions Describe routines and facts, add the right ending, and make questions and negatives with do and does. A1
- Past simple: finished events, questions and negatives Tell someone what happened, choose regular and irregular past forms, and use did, didn't, was and were. A2
- A, an, the or no article? Choose articles by countability, sound and what your listener can identify, with practice in everyday situations. A2
- Appointment: arrange, change and keep a time Use appointment for an arranged visit, choose useful booking phrases, and distinguish a meeting from a reservation. B1
- Hit the nail on the head: meaning and use Recognize an accurate comment or explanation. Practice the fixed phrase, verb forms and useful ways to agree or qualify your agreement. B2
- In, on or at for time: days, dates and clock times Choose time prepositions for schedules, learn at night and on Monday morning, and know when no preposition is needed. A2
- Advice or advise: suggestions and the action Use advice as an uncountable noun, build common phrases, and choose advise when the sentence needs a verb. B1
- A lot, alot or allot: which is correct? Use a lot for quantity or degree and allot for assigning a share. Practice spacing, of, word order and the forms allotted and allotting. B1
- Break the ice: meaning and use Talk about helping people feel comfortable at a first meeting. Practice the idiom, past forms, purpose clauses and natural conversation… B2
- Opportunity: a chance to do something Use opportunity with to, of and for, talk about chances you take or miss, and distinguish opportunity from possibility. B1
- Can and could: ability, permission and requests Use can and could to describe skills, ask permission, request help and suggest a plan. Practice the forms and choose meanings from everyday… A2
- Comparative and superlative adjectives Compare everyday things with forms such as cheaper, more comfortable and the best. Learn spelling changes, equal comparisons and how to… A2
- Make, let, and help: how to choose These three verbs express different levels of influence and authority. Make indicates that one person causes or requires an action, leaving… B1 3 s
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Sentences from lessons
- Loose or lose: Four simple checks from ‘Loose or lose: Four simple checks’ B1 23 s Included with membership
- Brake or break: Choose the Right Spelling from ‘Brake or break: Choose the Right Spelling’ B1 3 s Included with membership
- Brake or break: Choose the Right Spelling from ‘Brake or break: Choose the Right Spelling’ B1 10 s Included with membership
- You look tired, so please sit down and take it easy. Advising a tired friend on a weekend afternoon · from ‘Take it easy’ B1 3 s
- Take it easy from ‘Take it easy’ B1 3 s Included with membership
