You can take turns reading the clues — English expressions from the story
· 1:08 · With Emma
Today, we’ll learn three useful expressions for making plans and sharing ideas. “You can take turns reading the clues.” To “take turns” means to do something one after another,…
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Vocabulary in this episode
- take turns
“You can take turns reading the clues.”
To do something one after another, so each person gets a chance.
- take turns
To “take turns” means to do something one after another, so everyone gets a chance.
To do something one after another, so each person gets a chance.
- take turns
You could say: “My sister and I take turns choosing a movie.”
To do something one after another, so each person gets a chance.
- skip
“I always skip those clues at first.”
To leave something out and move on.
- skip
To “skip” something means to leave it out and move on.
To leave something out and move on.
- skip
You could say: “I skip the long lines at the store and come back later.”
To leave something out or pass it by.
- do not have to
“We do not have to finish it in one break.”
It is not necessary to finish it in one break.
- Do not have to
“Do not have to” means something is not necessary.
It means something is not necessary.
- do not have to
You could say: “We do not have to decide today; we can talk tomorrow.”
It is not necessary to decide today.