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Lesson 32 / Creativity
5 phrases · 12 minutes · Look, listen and try.
Tear the paper, tie the string and continue making the craft you chose.
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Tear up the old paper for our collage.
Tear up the old paper for our collage.
I tore the paper up into small pieces.
I tore the paper up into small pieces.
The past tense of “tear” is “tore”. Here it means tearing an object, not cutting it with scissors.
Cambridge Dictionary · tear up
Turn over the paper to see the picture on the back.
Turn over the paper to see the picture on the back.
We turned the cards over before starting the game.
We turned the cards over before starting the game.
The meaning in the lesson is to change the side you are on to the other side.
Tie up the little bag with this ribbon.
Tie up the little bag with this ribbon.
I tied the strings up to keep the beads together.
I tied the strings up to keep the beads together.
In the lesson, it is tied with string; different from being busy, not having time.
Roll up the poster so it fits in the tube.
Roll up the poster so it fits in the tube.
I rolled the paper up and put it in my bag.
I rolled the paper up and put it in my bag.
This can describe making a tube from paper or turning back the ends of sleeves.
Cambridge Dictionary · roll up
I will stick with this design until I finish it.
I will stick with this design until I finish it.
The blue paper looks good. Let us stick with it.
The blue paper looks good. Let us stick with it.
The lesson is to keep the choice, not to glue the material with glue. The past is “stuck”.
The examples were written for this course. Usage was checked against Matt Errey’s book, pages 130, 134, 131, 107, 123. A2–B1 is the course’s intended level.
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Khoa tore colored paper into small pieces to make pictures.
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Khoa turned the paper over to see the other side.
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Khoa tied a string around a small package as a gift.
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Khoa rolls a poster into a tube.
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Khoa continued to make the chosen paper boat even though he encountered a difficult step.
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Should I tear up this old sheet?
Should I tear up this old sheet?
Yes, but roll up the new poster so it stays safe.
Yes, but roll up the new poster so it stays safe.
I will tie it up loosely with this ribbon.
I will tie it up loosely with this ribbon.
“Tear up” makes torn pieces; “roll up” winds paper or another flexible material. Rolling can keep the item intact, while tearing breaks it.
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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 craft leader has a damaged paper draft and an intact banner that must be stored without tearing.
What can be done to the unwanted draft?
Tear up the damaged draft.
“Tear up” disposes of the damaged, unwanted draft; this instruction does not apply to the reusable banner.
Correct: Roll up it before carrying it outside.
Roll it up before carrying it outside.
“It” refers to the banner and must go between “roll” and “up”: “roll it up”.
Explain why the banner needs different treatment.
Roll up the banner rather than tearing it, so we can use it again.
Rolling the banner preserves it for reuse, whereas tearing it defeats the storage purpose.
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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