Bảo raised the topic of the class trip during the group discussion.
come up
The class trip came up during our discussion.
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The class trip came up during our discussion.
If a new question comes up, write it down.
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If a new question comes up, write it down.
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A topic is mentioned/appears
a topic / question comes up
Theme is the subject and is stated or appears. Different from sunrise in another sense of "come up".
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Bảo and Minh watched a school program on TV begin to play.
come on
The science programme comes on after dinner.
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The science programme comes on after dinner.
Our favourite show came on at six.
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Our favourite show came on at six.
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The program begins to broadcast
a show / programme comes on
In the lesson is a program starting on TV or radio; “Come on!” in urging is another meaning.
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Bảo was happy because the class program was better than the group thought.
turn out
The class show turned out better than we expected.
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The class show turned out better than we expected.
The new game turned out to be great fun.
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The new game turned out to be great fun.
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How it turned out/had the result
turn out well / badlyturn out to be something
State the results realized after the event took place. Not turning off the lights in another sense of the phrase.
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The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 15, 14, 27, 25, 134. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Bảo and Minh introduce the new rule about cleaning the classroom desk.
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Bảo found the class more compact and friendly when everyone changed their habits.
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Mai
We should bring in a rule about cleaning the tables.
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We should bring in a rule about cleaning the tables.
Alex
That could bring about a real improvement in the activity room.
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That could bring about a real improvement in the activity room.
Mai
The idea came up during our planning meeting.
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The idea came up during our planning meeting.
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bring in / bring about
Here “bring in” introduces a new rule; “bring about” causes a change. Introducing a rule does not itself guarantee a result.
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A youth club introduces a rule about cleaning tables after activities. The group hopes it will lead to lasting improvements.
Describe introducing the new rule.
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They bring in a rule about cleaning the tables.
The club introduces a table-cleaning rule with “bring in a rule”, matching the sense taught in this lesson.
Complete: The new rule could bring ___ useful changes.
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about
“Bring about useful changes” causes improvements through the rule; introducing the rule and its outcome are distinct.
Explain where the idea was first mentioned.
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The idea came up during our planning meeting.
“Came up during our planning meeting” locates the first mention without inventing who proposed it.
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