3rd Class 10/12/2018 Flashcards

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Mistake:

I say you the other day

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Correct:

I said to you the other day

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Expression:
To make the most of something.
You should make the most of it!

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Meaning:
to get the best or maximum benefit from something.
For example:
It’s a sunny day, we should make the most of it!

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Phrasal verbs:
to bump into
to run into

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Literal meaning:
to hit something or someone with your body.
Metaphorical meaning:
to accidentally meet a friend in the street or other location

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Pronunciation of /ʤ/

This is the sound a the beginning of /Jump/

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/ʤ/ is present in a large number of words:

reduce, management, judge… are a few examples. Check word reference if you’re not sure about a word

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5
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to be cut-throat

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Adjective: to be very aggressive in business

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to look at

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Meaning: to focus your attention on something.

Remember that phrasal verbs are really important in English and that each part of the the phrasal verb is very very important!

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to sound familiar
and
to ring a bell

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Meaning:

to say that a word or idea seems like something that you heard in the past but you don’t remember all the details.

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8
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Pronunciation:

25th

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/the twenty fifth/

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9
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Mistake:

was Black Friday

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Correct:

It was Black Friday

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