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Lesson 11: Act like
Alternative to the phrasal verb: to behave
Example 1:
- Why is John acting like a 5-year-old? You can’t always have what you want.
- Why is John behaving like a 5-year-old? You can’t always have what you want.
Example 2:
- Stop acting like an idiot! I don’t want to be around you when you act like this.
- Stop behaving like an idiot! I don’t want to be around you when you act like this.
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Lesson 12: Back Up – separable (1st meaning)
Alternative: to make a copy (of data or information)
Example 1:
- Luckily the company backed the computer system up every night because they lost all their data after the fire.
- Luckily the company backed up the computer system every night because they lost all their data after the fire.
- Luckily the company made a secure copy of their computer system every night because they lost all their data after the fire.
Example 2:
- The computer technician reminds every customer to back up their data regularly.
- The computer technician reminds every customer to make a copy of their data regularly.
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Lesson 13: Back Up – separable (2 nd meaning)
Alternative: confirm (something)
Example 1:
- Ask John about the story, he will back me up.
- Ask John about the story, he will confirm it.
Example 2:
- Amy backed up Curtis’s story even though nobody believed it was true.
- Amy confirmed Curtis’s story even though nobody believed it was true.
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Lesson 14: Back Up – separable (3rd and 4th meaning)
Alternative: to reverse (a vehicle) / to move backward (people)
Example 1:
- Every day I back up the car from the driveway.
- Every day I back the car up from the driveway.
- Every day I reverse the car from the driveway.
Example 2:
- The customer accidentally backed up into the waitress and spilled the drinks.
- The customer accidentally moved backward into the waitress and spilled the drinks.
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Lesson 15: Own up to
Alternative: to confess
Example 1:
- I wish you would own up to the crime you committed.
- I wish you would confess the crime you committed.
Example 2:
- After months of pretending she would have time to meet, she owned up to the fact that she didn’t really like him.
- After months of pretending she would have time to meet, she confessed to the fact that she didn’t really like him.
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Meet Teacher Curtis
Whether you need to improve your speaking fluency, sharpen your listening skills, or build your confidence, Curtis can help you see results within your first few lessons. Curtis' speciality is helping students with pronunciation and to sound more natural when they speak in English.
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Eli Santos - Business Consultant
Living in Canada (from Brazil)
For years, I was terrified to speak English. After only a few lessons, I started to feel more confident and felt free to speak my thoughts. Now, I can finally speak without fear and I feel like myself in English!
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Living in the USA (from Puerto Rico)
I could not understand native speaker clients for my job and it was embarrassing. My teacher helped me to improve my listening very quickly. Now I feel confident to speak up in meetings and make phone calls.
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First Lesson (Trial Lesson):
Start of the lesson: You will explain your goals and learning challenges. At the same time, your teacher will evaluate your communication abilities.
Next the teacher will choose a small activity that is perfect for your level and focuses on the skills you want to improve.
Lastly, the teacher will talk to you about their recommendations to continue learning and how they plan to help you in your personalized course.