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Lesson 50 / Activities at school
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Rehearse, organize performances, and be ready to help when it's your turn.
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The school show kicks off at two o’clock.
The school show kicks off at two o’clock.
We kicked off the afternoon with a short game.
We kicked off the afternoon with a short game.
Informal speaking for starters; Used for events in general, not just football.
Cambridge Dictionary · kick off
Our class is putting on a short play for the school.
Our class is putting on a short play for the school.
They put the show on to raise money for new books.
They put the show on to raise money for new books.
In the lesson, it means organizing or staging a performance; different from wearing clothes. The past is still "put".
The yellow hat stands out among the green ones.
The yellow hat stands out among the green ones.
Her colourful drawing stood out on the wall.
Her colourful drawing stood out on the wall.
Something distinct and recognizable; Doesn't mean trying to brag like "show off". The past “stood”.
Please stand by in case we need help with the props.
Please stand by in case we need help with the props.
Two helpers stood by during the show.
Two helpers stood by during the show.
In the lesson, it means waiting in a ready position. Don't just stand next to an object; past tense "stood".
Let us run through the play once before the show.
Let us run through the play once before the show.
We ran through our lines together this morning.
We ran through our lines together this morning.
In the lesson, you practice or review from beginning to end, not running through one place. The past "ran".
Cambridge Dictionary · run through
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 73, 102, 121, 120, 110. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Vy and her friends opened the schoolyard activity.
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Vy and her friends performed a short play on the classroom stage.
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Vy wearing a yellow hat stands out among her friends with green hats.
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Vy waiting on the side of the stage, holding props ready to give to you.
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Vy and her group rehearsed the entire play before performing.
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What time does the show kick off?
What time does the show kick off?
At seven. Let us run through the final scene once more.
At seven. Let us run through the final scene once more.
I will stand by in case you need help.
I will stand by in case you need help.
“Kick off” begins an event; “run through” means review or rehearse it quickly. A rehearsal can happen before the actual event starts.
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A school performance begins at six. Before that, actors practise the closing scene while helpers remain ready.
Describe the performance’s start.
The performance kicks off at six.
Six is the performance start time: “kicks off at six”, rather than the rehearsal time.
Complete: Let us run ___ the closing scene once more.
through
“Run through the closing scene” means rehearse it once, rather than run across the stage.
Ask a helper to remain ready.
Please stand by in case we need another microphone.
“Stand by in case” asks the helper to remain ready if another microphone is needed, without starting a specific task yet.
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