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brush up on
hand in
pick up
note down
look up
rub off on
drift off
focus on
turn up
put off
go on
make out
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Meaning
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B.
C.
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E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
learn
understand/ distinguish
give something to the teacher
write / make a record
search for in a book
discourage
arrive
get distracted / lose concentration
influence
speak for a long time
revise or practice
concentrate on
I dont know why I _______to my English class. I could ________ more
studying online. Its hard to make _______ what the teachers saying
because he speaks so fast. He goes on and on about grammar and I always
_______. Its easier to ________ more communicative activities because
theyre useful for real life. All the written exercises ____ me ____. I
should _________on the first conditional for the exam next week but Id
rather watch paint dry.
Discuss the following questions with your partner:
1.
2. When you watch English films do you find it difficult to make out what people are
saying?
3. Do you ever drift off in class? When?
4. What skills do you need to focus on? How will you do it?
5. What can put you off when youre learning a new language?
6. How often do you look up new words in the dictionary?
7. Have you handed in your Trinity topic yet?
8. Are your classmates enthusiastic? Have their attitudes rubbed off on you?
Key
brush
up
on
=
practice
pick
up=
learn
make
out=
understand/
distinguish
focus
on=
concentrate
on
drift
off
=
get
distracted
/
lose
concentration
hand
in=
give
something
to
the
teacher
note
down=
write
/
make
a
record
look
up
=search
for
in
a
book
rub
off
on=
influence
go
on
=
speak
for
a
long
time
put
off=
discourage
turn
up
=
arrive
I
love
learning
English.
I
turn
up
to
class
10
minutes
early
so
I
can
get
a
seat
at
the
front
and
I
always
hand
in
my
homework
on
time.
My
best
friend
loves
English
too
and
I
think
her
enthusiasm
rubs
off
on
me.
She
speaks
much
better
than
me
but
it
doesnt
put
me
off.
I
usually
pick
up
new
words
quickly
but
I
have
to
note
down
the
difficult
ones
and
look
them
up
in
a
dictionary
after
class.
Sometimes
I
find
it
difficult
to
make
out
what
native
speakers
are
saying
so
now
I
need
to
focus
on
my
listening.
I
dont
know
why
I
turn
up
to
my
English
class.
I
could
pick
up
more
studying
online.
Its
hard
to
make
out
what
the
teachers
saying
because
he
speaks
so
quickly.
He
goes
on
and
on
about
grammar
and
I
always
drift
off.
Its
easier
to
focus
on
more
communicative
activities
because
theyre
useful
for
real
life.
All
the
written
exercises
put
me
off.
I
should
brush
up
on
the
first
conditional
for
the
exam
next
week
but
Id
rather
watch
paint
dry.