SAY vs TELL
SAY
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Focus on the thing.
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Structure: say + something
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Example: She said “hello”.
TELL
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Focus on the person who
receives the information.
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Structure: tell + someone +
something
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Example: She told me the truth.
👉 Key idea: tell
almost always needs a person.
LISTEN vs HEAR
LISTEN
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You do it actively.
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Example: Listen to this song. I
listen to music
HEAR
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It’s a physical perception.
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Example: I can hear a noise.
👉 listen = active
👉 hear = automatic
perception
Complete
with listen or hear
TRAVEL vs TRIP
TRAVEL
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The action of moving (transfer)
from place to place.
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Example: the travel was good
(the transfer by train, airplane etc.. was ok)
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Can also be a verb: to travel
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Example: I love to travel.
TRIP
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A specific journey. (more referred
to the time spent)
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Example: We had a great trip to
Paris.
👉 travel = in general, as a
verb, with reference to the transfer
👉 trip = one specific
journey
JOB vs WORK
JOB
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Your occupation.
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Example: She has a new job.
WORK
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The activity. The task you do.
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As a verb.
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Example: I work from home.
👉 job = the position, the role,
the function you have
👉 work = the activity
Complete
with job or work
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Job |
Work |
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She has a part‑time _______(job - occupation) |
I _______ in a hospital. (work - here is a verb) |
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His _______ is very stressful. (job - occupation - profession) |
I have too much _______ to do today. (work - activities - tasks) |
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This is my ___ (job in the sense of this is my role, function) |
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EACH vs EVERY
EACH
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Focus on individuals, one by one.
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Example: Each student has a
book.
EVERY
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Focus on the group as a whole,
all.
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Example: Every student of my
class has a book.
👉 each = individual focus
👉 every = group focus
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Each |
Every |
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_______ student has a laptop. (each single student - referred to one
student separately |
I go to the gym _______ day. (every obligatory with expressions of
time) |
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She gave _______ child a sticker. (each - one by one to individual
children) |
_______ room in the house is clean. (every consider room and house
together I intend one room of all rooms of the house) |
LEND vs BORROW
LEND
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To give something
temporarily.
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Direction: me → you
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Example: Can you lend me your
pen?
BORROW
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To take something
temporarily.
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Direction: you → me
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Example: Can I borrow your pen?
👉 lend = give
👉 borrow = take
Complete
with lend or borrow
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Take, aka borrow |
Give, aka lend |
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Can I _______ your dictionary? |
I never _______ money to strangers. |
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Did you _______ that book from the library? |
Could you _______ me your phone for a minute? |
WAIT vs EXPECT
WAIT
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To stay somewhere until something
happens.
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Example: I’m waiting for the
bus.
EXPECT
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Mental prediction.
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Example: I expect good results.
👉 wait = physical waiting
👉 expect = mental
anticipation
Choose wait or expect
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Mental - expect |
Physical - wait |
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I _______ good results from this project. |
I _______ the bus every morning. |
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We didn’t _______ the test to be so difficult. |
Please _______ here for a moment. |
In a nutshell
