FLIPPING CARDS
For each prompt, try to elicit the ANSWER in your mind, then flip the card for confirmation. In some cases you may have to replace highlighted words; in others, you may have to answer a question.
FLIPPING CARDS
For each prompt, try to elicit the word in your mind, then flip the card for confirmation
Ready to start?
1-Nobody even suspected that Marian, who suffers from such a crippling phobia about public speaking, would eventually deliver her inaugural speech so magnificently.
bring off her inaugural speech so magnificently
2-As kids, we always knew that there were certain topics, such as religion and politics, that nobody was expected to raise when the whole family were gathered around a table for a meal.
2-As kids, we always knew that there were certain topics, such as religion and politics, that nobody was expected to raise when the whole family were gathered around a table for a meal.
to bring up
3-Think of three different collocates for the verb bring forward in this sentence: The advisory committee began to bring forward ....
3-Think of three different collocates for the verb bring forward in this sentence: The advisory committee began to bring forward ....
(key) projects/(serious) complaints/issues of concern
4-Through his smart strategies and conciliatory tone, the workers' representative succeeded in persuading the Board of Directors to approach the problem in his way.
bringing around/round the Board of Directors to his way of approaching the problem
5-Spiritual people believe that the pursuit of affluence and success can make more noticeable or intensify the worst in people.
bring out
bring out
6- What phrasal with "bring" would collocate with: a new set of problems/the intended outcome/controversy/a final reconciliation/a new attitude?
bring about
7-The company is planning to produce and start selling a new model of refrigerator by the end of this month.
to bring out
8- Can you come up with at least four good collocates to be used as complements of "bring off"?
a complex musical piece/a brilliant save (said of a goalkeeper)/a difficult feat/an interpretation of a classic play/a series of concerts/a challenge one is given
9-It was a real miracle that we completed the presentation successfully - we only finished adjusting important details and all the technical support scarcely ten minutes before walking onto the stage!
brought the presentation off/brought off the presentation
10-What would be interesting collocates for "bring back" in its various meanings?
- fond memories/travel experiences/piercing emotions (make somebody remember)
- the death penalty debate/old machines/a style of music (reintroduce)
- a former manager (reinstate)
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FLIPPING CARDS
For each prompt, try to elicit the ANSWER in your mind, then flip the card for confirmation. In some cases you may have to replace highlighted words; in others, you may have to answer a question.
FLIPPING CARDS
For each prompt, try to elicit the word in your mind, then flip the card for confirmation
Ready to start?
1-Nobody even suspected that Marian, who suffers from such a crippling phobia about public speaking, would eventually deliver her inaugural speech so magnificently.
bring off her inaugural speech so magnificently
2-As kids, we always knew that there were certain topics, such as religion and politics, that nobody was expected to raise when the whole family were gathered around a table for a meal.
2-As kids, we always knew that there were certain topics, such as religion and politics, that nobody was expected to raise when the whole family were gathered around a table for a meal.
to bring up
3-Think of three different collocates for the verb bring forward in this sentence: The advisory committee began to bring forward ....
3-Think of three different collocates for the verb bring forward in this sentence: The advisory committee began to bring forward ....
(key) projects/(serious) complaints/issues of concern
4-Through his smart strategies and conciliatory tone, the workers' representative succeeded in persuading the Board of Directors to approach the problem in his way.
bringing around/round the Board of Directors to his way of approaching the problem
5-Spiritual people believe that the pursuit of affluence and success can make more noticeable or intensify the worst in people.
bring out
bring out
6- What phrasal with "bring" would collocate with: a new set of problems/the intended outcome/controversy/a final reconciliation/a new attitude?
bring about
7-The company is planning to produce and start selling a new model of refrigerator by the end of this month.
to bring out
8- Can you come up with at least four good collocates to be used as complements of "bring off"?
a complex musical piece/a brilliant save (said of a goalkeeper)/a difficult feat/an interpretation of a classic play/a series of concerts/a challenge one is given
9-It was a real miracle that we completed the presentation successfully - we only finished adjusting important details and all the technical support scarcely ten minutes before walking onto the stage!
brought the presentation off/brought off the presentation
10-What would be interesting collocates for "bring back" in its various meanings?