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  • deal succesfully with unfamiliar situations manage unkows 15 provide you with useful information to help you understand something give you an insight 15 think about and understand things that you find out process information 1
  • develop your ability in a certain area
    build your skills
  • make a judgement
    form an opinion
  • She took a bottle from the bag she ... all the way from home. (carry)
    had been carrying / had carried
  • consider the advantages and disadvantages
    weigh up the pros and cons
  • We ... at this hotel a couple times before. (stop)
    have stopped
  • don't judge people/things too quickly
    keep an open mind
  • stay alert
    keep your eyes open
  • We ... for visas early, but still hadn't got them by the week before the holiday. (apply)
    had applied
  • can have both positive and negative effects
    work both ways
  • She ... only ... for the company for a couple of months, so I was surprised to hear that she'd left. (work)
    had only been working / had only worked
  • deal successfully with unfamiliar situations
    manage unknows
  • I did 20 lengths of the pool today. I ... that far since I was at school. (swim)
    haven't swum
  • I cleaned up the kitchen, and then I sat down and had a cup of coffee. (Transform into Past Perfect using "when")
    When I had cleaned up the kitchen, I sat down and had a cup of coffee.
  • I .... and I feel exhausted. (swim)
    have been swimming
  • provide you with useful information to help you understand something
    give you an insight
  • He ... finally ... his way up from trainee to a management position, and he celebrated his promotion with a big party. (work)
    had finally worked
  • understand what is going on
    read a situation
  • She ... for jobs, without success, since leaving university. (apply)
    has been applying / had been applying
  • Good, the noise ... . I can start concentrating on my work again. (stop)
    has stopped
  • All day, the police ... motorists to question them about the accident. (stop)
    have been stopping / have stopped
  • think about and understand things that you find out
    process information
  • The avalanche ... them 500 metres down the mountain but no one was hurt. (carry)
    had carried
  • develop connections with people
    build relationships
  • don't rush
    take your time