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2020-11-29 13:30:00 Let’s spend time well


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2020-11-28 19:30:36 #Phrasalverbs


1 Back up (make a copy of computer information)

She backed her laptop up.
You should back your computer up often.
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2 Turn into (to change from one thing to another)

The frog turned into a prince.
The problem turned into an opportunity.
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3 Move out (of) (to leave a house or flat to live somewhere else)

She wants to move out. That place is too small.
When did you move out of your parents’ house?


More examples:

1 Milk can turn into butter.

2 He is planning to move out of his flat soon and find a new one.

3 I forgot to back up my photos and I deleted them all by mistake. Open / Comment

2020-11-18 20:32:51 The most amazing speech I've ever heard about addiction
Must see for everyone!


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2020-11-01 15:02:00 Will you remember this phrasal verbs :) Open / Comment

2020-11-01 15:02:00 ​​Common Mistakes 1

#Grammar

ARRIVE TO

We need to use arrive + in / at / on + place'. So, if it's a city, we use arrive in and if it's a building, we use arrive at.


I'll arrive at the airport at 3pm.

She arrived in London last week.


EXPLAIN ME

We need to use explain something to someone or explain how to do something to someone. The to someone is optional.


Please explain this question (to me).

She explained how to buy a train ticket.



THINK TO DO

We need to say 'hink of doing something or think about doing something.


I am thinking of going to the park later.

She's thinking about quitting her job.


GO TO HOME

Although we usually use to with go, go home is an exception.

I'm so tired. I need to go home.

Are you going home now?



IN INTERNET

We always use the with Internet. And the preposition is on.

I found the information on the Internet.

She likes watching videos on the Internet. Open / Comment

2020-10-21 17:55:32 #businessenglish

Hey there! how is it going?
What about new vocabulary? Just a little bit
Have a look: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-201019

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2020-10-13 18:10:31 Open / Comment

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2020-09-28 18:23:52 Open / Comment

2020-09-26 10:45:12 ​​Be supposed to

#goodtoknow

We use be supposed to to talk about a rule (something you must do or must not do) or something that is expected or not expected.

However, if we choose be supposed to, it's usually the case that the rule isn't being followed or the thing we expected isn't happening. ·
A: Are we allowed to eat here? B: We're not supposed to but everybody does.
We’re supposed to arrive at nine but we're going to be late.
You’re supposed to be sleeping! Why are you here?

Let's look at the difference.

We must do our homework every week. (This is a real rule and maybe there's a big problem if someone doesn't do the homework.)

We're supposed to do our homework every week. (This is much more relaxed. The teacher tells us to do our homework, but it's not a problem if we don't do it.

We can use 'was / were supposed to' to talk about the past.

When I was at school, we were supposed to have a blue school bag but hardly anybody did.
She was supposed to go home early yesterday, but she was still here at 3 am!
The train was supposed to arrive at 6 pm, but it didn't arrive until nearly midnight. Open / Comment