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24H practice learn collocations Flashcards

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According to Baymard 27% of customers have abandoned sales due to a long or complicated checkout.

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Abandoned sales

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Financial Mail exposed the company’s use of fake or doctored customer testimonials in advertising.

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fake customer testimonials

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The sales funnel describes a visual presentation that entails the movement from following a lead to converting the lead into a customer –essentially, it is the buyer’s journey

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sales funnel

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His application for citizenship was still pending.

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the application was pending

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What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy

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fall into what genre

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That smell always evokes memories of my old school.

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evoke memories

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Police are anticipating trouble at tonight’s game.

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anticipate trouble

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The Penguins’ breeding season has begun.

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breeding season

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The panda’s natural habitat is the bamboo forest.

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natural habitat

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He owns a fleet of taxis.

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fleet of taxis

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Nowadays even efficient, lean, well-run industries are failing

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lean industries

$$create more value for customer with fewer resources

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The invention (by Intel) of the microprocessor was an inflection point.

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inflection point

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make recommendations,provide a justification,have a conclusion

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provide a justification

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You want to collect and label every lead as they come into your business. You know it’s important to your ability to close those leads

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In a sales context, a lead refers to contact with a potential customer, also known as a “prospect”.

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The new studies provide compelling evidence in support of these concepts.

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compelling evidence,

also look for a compelling need/desire

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Pollution can have disastrous effects on the delicately balanced ecosystem.

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ecosystem

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17
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adjust to a change

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f

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18
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many people were accustomed to old design

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so inorder to help people prepare themselves for change

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1-verb for remedy?
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a herbal remedy
2-a natural remedy
3-a home remedy
4-a traditional/folk remedy
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1-take a remedy
*** Have you tried taking herbal remedies?

2-** She began to look into alternative methods of treatment, such as natural remedies and hypnotherapy.
—–methods of treatment—
3-a home remedy (=one that you make at home)
***Home remedies for colds include honey and lemon.
———————————–
4-a traditional/folk remedy
** Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.

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give/provide insight into

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1-The research provides new insights into the way we process language.
2-We help troubled teenagers gain some insight into their own problems.
3-• Nevertheless, a review of both systems provides important insights into the problems associated with budgetary reform.

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problems associated with ..

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Nevertheless, a review of both systems provides important insights into the problems associated with budgetary reform.

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remedy meaning except medicine topic

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1-noun
**remedy for :solution
#### The program is one remedy for discrimination.
####a structural remedy for poor productivity and quality
2-verb
###The industry tried to remedy some of its financial problems by raising domestic fares 2%.

a way of dealing with a problem

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23
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feel gratitude

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He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea.

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24
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raise awareness of these issues

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I think it could be beneficial to educate the people this way. Anything we do to raise awareness of these issues is very worthwhile.

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25
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Technology - intensive company

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Use lots of technology

Intensive training?

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26
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Reveal faults upstream

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It reveals process fault y

Upstream that can be corrected

27
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Vital commodity

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Fish were a vital commodity in growing towns and cities

28
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Say sth about “staples and war”

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Shortage mean that even staples like bread are difficult to find

@main product or part of sth

29
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Stable upbringing

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being brought up in a no conflict house with decent values where a lot of love and understanding took place

30
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marriage material

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a womanizer boy is not a marriage material

31
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commitment vs freedom

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imp in marriage-cohabition

32
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mental/emotional maturity

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Some people attain mental maturity at an early age, while some take time
is imp for decision making about marriage

33
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give and take

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##&&Successful relationships require a lot of give-and-take.
Ge1#Kompromissbereitschaft
Ge2#gegenseitiges Entgegenkommen
!!!–The intense give and take between employee and supervisor makes it possible to identify and foster development potentials early on.

34
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make a sentence with:
@1@plan to undertake research
the meaning of:
@2@A research grant
preposition of:
@3@ conduct research on/upon/into----

@4@is this correct? “do a research”

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@1@They are planning to undertake research into the genetic causes of the disease.
means:start or do/carry out research

@2@a research grant (=money for doing research)
Have you applied for a research grant?

@3@research into the causes of cancer
@4@yeah,but you don’t use

35
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make a sentence with:

@1@let off steam

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She jogs after work to let off steam.
—-. To release strong emotions or energy by engaging in some kind of enjoyable, vigorous, or relaxing activity.
مفهوم دوباره شارژ شدن و خستگی در کردن
the classes are always followed by a 10-minute break, which gives the pupils a chance to let off steam

36
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make a sentence with”

@maintain the natural balance of all life on Earth.

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By protecting wild animals and their habitats, we maintain the natural balance of all life on Earth.

37
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make a sentence with

@human-induced mistakes such as

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These animals are threatened by extinction, as a result human-induced mistakes such as the phenomena of greenhouse effect.

38
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make a sentence with

@make up for sins

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Consequently, it is our responsibility to make up for these sins.

39
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make a sentence with

@unforseen consequences

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  • A lot of studies have proved that Wild animals play a key role in making a balance among the nature, so there may be unforeseen consequences on our planet if we do not conserve them.
40
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make a sentence with

@making a balance among the nature

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  • A lot of studies have proved that Wild animals play a key role in making a balance among the nature, so there may be unforeseen consequences on our planet if we do not conserve them.
41
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make sentence with

@food web will be disrupted

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irreplaceable creatures promote biodiversity which is essential for healthy and functional ecosystem. eg, if any species disappear from the planet, food web will disrupted affecting all the species.

42
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make sentence with

@enrich our planet

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conserving natural habitat of animals enrich our planet, promote ecotourism and foster knowledge of humans.

43
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example how natural habitat help in improving the earth climate

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rainforests produce oxygen,

absorb carbon dioxide and stabilise the Earth’s climate

44
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@dictation ‘variety’
make sentence with
1@.. variety of foods

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1@a variety of foods

Make sure that you eat a variety of foods.It is important to eat from all five food groups.

45
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make sentence with
1@eat .... fruit and vegetables
2@is fruit singular?
3@what do these contain?
4@what means 'vital nutrients'?
5@pronounciation & sample sentence with 'nutrients'
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1@plenty of
2@yes, be conscious of it
3@These contain vital nutrients.
4@مواد مغذی
5@ /ˈnuːtriənt
The plant absorbs nutrients from the soil.
//a chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow

46
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1@how often leading dietitians recommend eating fruit and vegetables?at least once a day?a few times a week?once a week?rarely/never
2@servings

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1@recommend eating at least two servings of fruit and hree of vegetables every day.
2@وعده غذایی
This should make enough for four servings

47
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1@when a person does not try to ‘maintain a healthy weight’ she/he is?
2@compare being thin vs being overweight
3@Eat…portions and don’t …..(desire to eat) to order a larger size when eating out.

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1@ too thin or overweight
2@being too thin can cause as many health problems as being overweight.
3@moderate
be tempted to

48
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skipping meals can lead to ……(a )as you will be hungrier later,so be sure to eat ….(b)if you want to ….(c-limit)your appetite.

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a- overeating
b- regularly
c- curb
ˈæpətaɪt

49
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check ….(1)of food labels and make sure that you reduce your[2] ….of foods that are high in [3]….,[4]…. and salt
(5)dictation ‘labels ‘

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[1] ingredients
[2]intake
[3]sugar
[4] fat

50
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sen with ‘successful applicants’

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The starting salary of the successful applicant will be fixed according to experience.
He was one of 30 applicants for the manager’s job.

51
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sen with:

undergone a radical transformation.

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The city has undergone a radical transformation.

52
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sen with:
“deprivation”
“sleep deprivation”
**social/economic/emotional etc deprivation

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***the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy

1@• There is therefore a clear relationship between deprivation and crime.

2 @@Sleep deprivation can result in mental disorders.
3@ Low birth weight is related to economic deprivation.

53
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sen with:
@@face challenges
@@take regular breaks»keep performance and not to lose concentration
@@reach a decision

A

!

54
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TASK 1:
@it remained stable for the past two years
@people over 65

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!

55
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raising awareness

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current environmental activities led to raising awareness in people of their impact on earth

56
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sth became/become annoying

-describe feeling

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we should know at what level the sound became annoying.

caring about others while listening to music

57
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-likely to see sth

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I think this is an area where we’re likely to see great changes.

58
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enjoy the ively nightlife

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students enjoy the lively nightlife

59
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such a change cannot be achieved overnight.

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greater efforts must be made to achieve a shift

60
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facilitating teleworking

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although modern information technologies can reduce the demand for physical transport by facilitating teleworking and teleservices, the requirement for transport continues to increase

61
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when things changed, we are hard-wired to play it safe

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innovation is, in part, a process of change, and under that pressure, we, behave differently.

62
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ensures collaborative exchanges within the company.

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getting feedback for improvements

63
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I am eager to see ..

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i am eager to see the baby/colleague/ they have interviewed today

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