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Lesson 16 / Work
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Join, take on tasks and contribute ideas in a small group.
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Everyone is painting. Would you like to join in?
Everyone is painting. Would you like to join in?
She joined in the discussion after a few minutes.
She joined in the discussion after a few minutes.
“Join in” emphasizes doing the same activity; Don't just register as a member.
Can you take over while I have a short break?
Can you take over while I have a short break?
Linh will take over the project next week.
Linh will take over the project next week.
You begin to take on responsibilities that previously belonged to someone else.
Cambridge Dictionary · take over
We need to carry out the plan before Friday.
We need to carry out the plan before Friday.
The team carried out all the safety checks.
The team carried out all the safety checks.
Used with tasks, instructions, plans or checks; that is, carry them out.
Cambridge Dictionary · carry out
Could you point out the mistake in this chart?
Could you point out the mistake in this chart?
He pointed out that we had only ten minutes left.
He pointed out that we had only ten minutes left.
Can refer to a detail seen or mention a fact that needs attention.
Can we come up with a better name for the team?
Can we come up with a better name for the team?
She came up with a simple way to save time.
She came up with a simple way to save time.
Three-word phrase without separation. After “with” comes a new idea or solution.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 69, 129, 20, 98, 27. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Bảo came with his friends to make a poster.
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Bảo receives the class project folder from a friend and takes over the task.
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Bảo does each task on the agreed chore list.
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Bảo showed the group a location on the map.
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Bảo came up with a new idea; the group looked at him and smiled.
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Read the conversation and find the expressions you have learned.
Can you take over while I am away?
Can you take over while I am away?
Yes. Which checks should I carry out first?
Yes. Which checks should I carry out first?
Start with the safety checks, and point out anything unusual.
Start with the safety checks, and point out anything unusual.
“Take over” means assume responsibility; “carry out” means perform a task. Someone taking over still needs to know which plan to carry out.
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The answers below are models. Other answers can also work if they preserve the facts, meaning and structure requested in the task.
A librarian is away. A colleague accepts her duties and must follow a written closing checklist.
Which expression describes accepting her duties?
The colleague takes over her duties.
The colleague assumes the absent librarian’s responsibilities, so he or she “takes over her duties”.
Replace “the checks” with “them”: Carry out the checks.
Carry them out.
“Them” replaces the checks and goes between “carry” and “out”: “carry them out”.
Write the first instruction for the substitute.
Carry out the closing checks and point out anything unusual.
“Carry out” asks for the checks to be performed; “point out” asks for any unusual findings to be identified.
The usage comparisons are checked against the Cambridge Dictionary entries linked beside the compared expressions. The additional conversations and exercises are written for this course.
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