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Aydin

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Hi folks! We've uploaded 10 vocabulary PrepEx special edition PDFs in the resources section. You can easily download the books and enhance your lexical resource beyond measure. Let us know what you think about the PDFs in the comments section below. Cheers!

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Aydin

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Choose a few words and try them in short practice sentences where their meaning fits. Then answer a question without trying to include every word. Repeating them in nearly every sentence can make the answer unnatural; accurate, appropriate use matters more.

DmytroV

Would you practise the words in a few sentences first, then try a speaking answer without the list? How can we tell if a word fits naturally or if we're forcing it into the sentence?

zarina_u

School phrases could work: 'give feedback', 'make progress', 'pay attention'. 'The teacher gave feedback on the homework' could become 'Customers gave feedback on the new service'. Same phrase, different topic.

selin96

'Take into account' just means considering something when deciding. That can fit casual speech too. Depends what you're saying, not only whether the phrase sounds formal.

yuliya_k

Right. Like 'When I choose a hotel, I take the price into account, but location matters more.' That sounds natural enough for speaking.

selin96

But how do we check if it sounds forced in our own sentence? Swapping the topic might help, like teachers and customers both giving feedback. Not sure that's enough though.

ha_nguyen

Check the situation too. 'Conduct research' might sound stiff in a casual weekend story, though it fits if you're actually describing research. Topic and tone both matter.

TomaszW

You can also compare a neutral alternative: 'We researched places to visit' fits a weekend-planning context more naturally than 'We conducted research into places to visit.' Both are grammatical; the difference is register.

Mia_ch

Could we try the phrase with two different subjects and compare? That might show whether we only know it in the original sentence.

yasmin_f

Could keep 'gain experience' with 'Students can gain work experience through an internship.' Then try the phrase on another topic without looking.
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