Phrasal Verbs

bring in

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present tense
I/you/we/they	bring in
he/she/it	brings in
present participle	bringing in
past tense	brought in
past participle	brought in

1. 1

   to use the skills of a particular group or person
   

   An independent investigator will be brought in to look at the allegations.

   This is an opportunity to bring in new talent.

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2. 2

   to be the reason that someone or something receives a particular amount of money
   

   Overseas students bring in more than £30 million a year in tuition fees.

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3. 3

   to introduce a new law or system
   

   She said the government would bring in the necessary legislation to deal with the problem.

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4. 4

   to involve someone in a radio or TV discussion
   

   And here I’d like to bring in James Walker to hear his comments.

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5. 5

   bring in a verdict to say officially whether someone is guilty or not
   

   There were gasps when the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.

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present tense
I/you/we/they	bring about
he/she/it	brings about
present participle	bringing about
past tense	brought about
past participle	brought about

1. to make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation
   

   social changes that have been brought about by new technology

   Major spending is required to bring about substantial improvements in housing.

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This is the British English definition of bring about. View American English

bring about

 

Etymology dictionary

Hey everyone,

Cecile was talking yesterday about using an Etymology dicitonary when doing a cloze text.

Here is an online dictionary: http://www.etymonline.com/

It's quite good, but also you may find the visual dictionary just as useful:

http://www.visuwords.com/?word=ENGLISH

Website of the week - Visual Dictionary

I added this link to the blog this week, but I think it needs a special mention. It's a dictionary and you can type in any word and see it explained visually! Really cool!

http://www.visuwords.com/?word=ENGLISH

Overscored

Hello everyone,


After checking macmillan dictionary, 'overscored' isn't included:


http://www.macmillandictionary.com/spellcheck/british/?q=overscored


However the following best describes what overscored means in terms of movies:


The score is very interesting, very engaging. The songs make for a nice, hip soundtrack. Not a moment did the movie feel over-scored.

Classroom Thoughts

From Florence:

following our discussion, I have investigated further the origin of the word "history". It comes from the Greek word "historia", meaning inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation. So, it's just a coincidence if it sounds like "his story" in English.


Nethertheless
adverb  /ˌnevərðəˈles/

1. 
   

   despite a fact or idea that you have just mentioned: used as a way of showing how a sentence, phrase, or word is related to what has already been said
   

   It’s a difficult race. Nevertheless, thousands of runners participate every year.

   Millard Fillmore was an obscure but nevertheless interesting President.

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2. 
   

   nonetheless
   

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Nonetheless

adverb formal  /ˌnʌnðəˈles/

1. despite what has just been said. The more usual word is nevertheless.
   

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Notwithstanding

preposition formal /ˌnɑtwɪðˈstændɪŋ/

1. despite something
   

   Notwithstanding his love of luxury, his house was simple inside.

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Phrase - backward and forward

• or backwards and forwards

  moving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction, and doing this again and again
• Charles began to pace backward and forward, up and down the room.
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• know something backward and forward

  to know something very well
  

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Website(s) of the week

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and

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