Unit 8 - Information

Word

Example

brainstorm

Let's use this meeting to brainstorm ideas about the new project

deliver

The postman delivered my parcel today

hold

The council held a meeting to gather feedback about the new buildings

podcast

Have you listened to this podcast? It's really interesting!

post (comments)

Young adults prefer news websites where they can post comments about articles

put up

We put up the tent in the rain

admit

The woman admitted eating the dessert

advise sb to do sth

They advised him to advertise the hotel more

agree

She agreed to have the new product on her hair

offer

The waiter offered to get the manager

promise

They promised to write a good review

recommend

He recommended trying a new hair product

refuse

The woman refused to pay for the dessert

remind

He reminded them to write a review

suggest

He suggested changing the woman's hairstyle

threaten

The woman threatened to write a bad review

warn

She warned him not to cut her hair too short

as a rule

As a rule, I try not to worry too much

at the end of the day

At the end of the day, you have to be yourself

generally

I don't generally listen to rap, but I like Dave's new album

normally

I normally drink coffee with my breakfast

on the whole

On the whole, he's a sociable person

tends to

She tends to be late to events

typically

I typically take two sugars in my tea

usually

Do you usually worry about travelling?

episode

My favourite podcast releases a new episode every week

news feed

I subscribe to a couple of news feeds online

news item

There are frequent news items about the upcoming election

series

My favourite TV series is releasing more episodes soon!

subscribe

I subscribed to a new podcast that looks really interesting

updated

The website is regularly updated

get in touch

I'm definitely going to get in touch with these people

suppose

I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him

commute

It's at least an hour's commute to work

luagh out loud

I had to check the urge to laugh out loud

take no time

The trip to work took no time at all with that interesting book

raise money

The concert will raise money for local charities

persuade

I couldn't persuade him that she was a liar

take to court

He had a lot of misunderstandings with his boss and he took him to court

suspicious

I think they're starting to get suspicious

genuine

This ring is genuine gold

apparently

Apparently, you have done a lot of work

slip away

If you love somebody, don't let them slip away

portable

I bought my son a portable typewriter

challenging

Mike found a challenging job as a computer programmer

grab

I managed to grab her hand

relevant

Send me all the relevant information

gain

It takes years to gain a mastery of Japanese

be fooled

Don't be fooled into buying more insurance than you need