Evidence suggesting a possible cause
A damp wall may suggest a leak: express what evidence indicates while leaving room for other explanations.
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Excluding an option or possibility
A test can eliminate one possible cause while others remain: express exclusion and distinguish it from uncertainty.
Read and practiseReserving time or money with set aside
An hour for reading or savings for repairs can be reserved in advance: explain the purpose and position the object.
Read and practiseLeaving a position of responsibility
A chair or captain decides to leave a position: describe the departure, the role and the organisation involved.
Read and practiseTaking control or responsibility
A colleague leaves or a company changes hands: describe who assumes control, takes on a duty or replaces someone.
Read and practisePersuading someone to act
A hesitant friend may change their mind after a conversation: express successful persuasion and describe the action that follows.
Read and practiseBriefly mention a subject
A meeting or article may mention a subject without exploring it in detail; see how to describe that and place the object.
Read and practiseBecoming unusable through wear
Boots, towels and suitcase wheels can become unusable with repeated use. Describe that gradual damage and practise object placement.
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Have breakfast: the morning meal
Morning routines can start at home, at work or on a train. Talk about when and where people eat their first meal.
Read and practiseHaving the midday meal
A midday meal can fit around work, school or time with friends. Talk about when, where and with whom you eat lunch.
Read and practiseThe evening meal
Talk about when and where people eat their evening meal, and who joins them, using a common English expression.
Read and practiseGoing to bed
Bedtime can be early, late or at a particular hour. Talk about when people go to bed and how their routines change.
Read and practiseTaking a shower in a daily routine
A morning wash or a quick rinse after work: describe when and where someone showers in everyday English.
Read and practiseBrushing your teeth in daily life
After breakfast or before bed, talk about brushing teeth and choose the possessive word that fits the person.
Read and practiseSaying goodbye at the end of a conversation
At the door or on the phone, describe how people end a conversation and say who they say goodbye to.
Read and practiseAsking a question to get an answer
In class, at a desk or on the phone, ask a question and name the person you want to answer.
Read and practiseMaking the bed after getting up
Straighten sheets and covers: describe making a bed as part of a daily routine in English.
Read and practiseDoing the dishes after a meal
Plates, cups and cutlery need cleaning after a meal: talk about washing them as an everyday household task.
Read and practiseWashing clothes as a household task
Dirty shirts and towels need washing: describe this household chore and choose the right verb form.
Read and practiseGoing shopping for everyday needs
A trip to the market or the shops can be described with this common phrase and its changing verb forms.
Read and practisePhotographing people and places
A bridge, a garden or a group of friends: describe taking pictures in English and name the subject of a photo.
Read and practiseCatching a bus in time
From the library to the hospital, describe reaching a bus before it leaves and taking it to your destination.
Read and practiseMissing a train after it leaves
A late arrival at the station can mean losing your journey: explain in English which train you failed to board.
Read and practiseMaking a call to contact someone
A hotel, a sister or a colleague: explain in English when you call someone and where you make the call.
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