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For – part 1

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:02 +0000

We can sometimes use for + ing to talk about the purpose of a thing. When we do, it means the same as to + infinitive.

What is that for? It is for opening envelopes

This bell is for calling the waiter.

This bell is to call the waiter.

When we talk about the purpose of somebody’s actions, we cannot use for + ing.

I went there to ask for help.

To get tickets, you will have to queue for hours.

However, it is sometimes possible to use for + noun for this.

I went there for help.

You will have to queue for hours for tickets.

We can also use for + object + infinitive to talk about a purpose.

I gave her a notebook for her to write down new English words she found.

They sent a form for me to sign.

We also use the pattern for + object + infinitive in sentences after is or was.

The plan is for us to get to Barcelona by lunchtime.

The objective was for them to get the work finished by the end of last month..

We can add details to a noun by using the pattern for + object + infinitive

That is an expensive place for them to stay.

There is a lot of work for us to do.

There is no need for you to be so aggressive.

We also use the pattern for + object + infinitive after certain verbs and adjectives.

I am waiting for him to make the first move.

I have arranged for you to see the bank manager tomorrow morning.

We are keen for you to take the job.

I think it would be good for you to take a break now.

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English Phrasal Verbs – into part 2

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:22:06 +0000

If you ‘check into’ a hotel, you arrive at the hotel and complete the registration process.

I’m going straight to the meeting. I’ll check into my hotel later.

Just give me thirty minutes to check into my hotel and I’ll be ready to go.

If you ‘check into’ some information, you verify if the information is correct.

We need to check into his background to see if he is who he says he is.

We need to check into these statistics to see how reliable they are.

If people ‘crowd into’ a room, many of them go into a small space.

Can everybody crowd into this room or do we need a bigger one?

We all crowded into this tiny room to hear her speak.

If you ‘get into’ a subject, you become interested in it or involved with it.

I’ve been getting into yoga recently and I’ve become more relaxed.

I got into teaching English because I wanted to visit other countries.

You can also ‘get into’ a habit of doing something.

I’ve got into the routine of jogging every morning before I start work.

You should get into the habit of checking your email only twice a day.

If you ‘look into’ something, you examine all the details.

We need to look into why we are doing so badly in Japan.

We’ll have to look into the possibility that our sales team have become unmotivated.

If a car ‘pulls into’ the side of the road, it stops.

Pull into that rest area so that we can have a break.

The train was pulling into the station as we got there.

If you have ‘put time/effort into ‘ something, you have spent a lot of time/effort on it.

I’ve put a lot of effort into this project but I don’t seem to be getting anywhere.

You’ve put a lot of work into this and I appreciate it.

To ‘put money into’ something means to invest in it.

We need to put a lot more money into English training.

We’ve put loads of money into research and development with very poor results.

If you ‘dig into’ something you have been saving, you use it part of it.

We will need to dig into our reserve fund to finance this work.

I had to dig into my savings to repair the storm damage to my house.

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English Phrasal Verbs – out part 3

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:06:25 +0000

If you are ‘tired out’ you are very tired.

All this work is beginning to tire me out. I need a break.

The long journey has tired me out.

If you ‘back out’ of something, you decide not to do something that you had previously agreed to do.

John was going to make the presentation but he backed out at the last minute.

You’ve signed the contract so you can’t back out now.

If you ‘sort something out’, you solve any problems or difficulties.

I had to sort out a problem with our delivery times.

We’re meeting on Monday to sort out the details of the new contract.

If you ‘pull out’ of negotiations or an agreement, you stop being involved in it.

They have pulled out of the deal because they didn’t like our payment terms.

The unions have pulled out of the negotiations and are now threatening strike action.

If you ‘rule out’ something or someone, you decide that it is not suitable or is impossible.

I think we can rule him out for the job as he doesn’t speak Italian well enough.

We haven’t ruled out the possibility of appointing a local agent.

If you ‘find something out’, you get new information that you want to have or you learn a fact or information for the first time.

I only found out about this earlier today.

We need to find out a lot more before we can give a definitive answer.

If you ‘wash out’ your clothes, you clean them, often by hand. If you have a stain in your clothes, you can try to ‘wash out’ the stain.

I usually wash out my clothes in the sink when I am staying in a hotel.

Red wine is really hard to wash out.

If a sports competition cannot continue because of rain, it has been ‘washed out’.

The tennis at Wimbledon was washed out for the day.

There so much rain that it might wash out the game.

In US informal English, if you ‘wash out’, you fail to finish something or to achieve the necessary standard.

He was a big football star in college but he washed out in the NFL.

The training course is tough but I’m not going to wash out.

If you ‘spread something out’, you move things apart so that there is plenty of space or time between them.

I’ll spread these photos out on the table so that you can all see them.

You can spread the payments out over several months.

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Do the gurus lie to you?

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:12:08 +0000

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What do you think about that bit about the Gurus lying to you?

Well I don’t really agree. Most Gurus I know are pretty honest.

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Be careful out there.