The book is full of ideas and the author does a great job of getting across them in simple language.
getting them across
I’ve completely run out of ideas! What will I talk about in my presentation?
CORRECT USE
I am so tired of putting up with my roommate’s sister! She comes every afternoon over and she’s so loud!
WRONG USE, should be “comes over every afternoon”
You know that you and your brother always disagree about politics. Why do you have to bring up it every time you see him?
WRONG USE, should be “bring it up”
Can I use the car? I need to pick a friend of mine from English class up this afternoon.
WRONG USE, should be “pick up a friend of mine from English class”
It’s terribly cold outside. Please put your coat on before you go.
CORRECT USE
I always run Maria into at the market. We always stop for a chat.
WRONG USE, should be “run into Maria”
Anna won a free trip to the coast, but she turned it down because she has an English exam that week.
CORRECT USE
The children in my class make lots of very funny stories up when we have story time!
WRONG USE, should be “make up lots of very funny stories”
Jack takes his dad after. They have the same interests and both love learning new languages.
WRONG USE, should be “takes after his dad”
I’m looking for my Spanish dictionary. Have you seen it?
CORRECT USE
We had to read up the life of Napoleon on for our history class.
WRONG USE, should be “read up on the life of Napoleon”
