#4 Suitable Activities 2

Key Word

narrow (something) down: reduce or restrict something, especially choices

I think we should narrow it down a bit.

Two hundred people applied for the opening, but gradually we narrowed it down to five.

 

get anywhere: make progress with something

If we are going to get anywhere in this negotiation, you are going to have to agree on something.

 

beg to differ: politely disagree. I disagree.

You say we need to lower prices. I beg to differ. We should raise them and increase advertising.

 

Feedback

Original: I think they gather to ride the bike. All of them are wearing their helmet.

Better: I think they are gathered to ride bikes. All of them are wearing their helmets.

 

Original: We have many snack option while drinking. We narrow down the options for the snacks.

Better: We have many snack options there are when drinking

 

Original: I think the requirement is very difficult to develop in the program. I think we have to change something. I beg to differ, I think we have to.

Better: I beg to differ. The requirements are very difficult to develop in this program, so we have to change something.

 

Original: He was so very nice to me, gentle, and he didn’t yell me when I couldn’t do something by myself.

Better: He was so very nice and gentle with me. He didn’t yell at me when I couldn’t do something by myself.

 

Original: I think some task is very difficult to solve by myself.

Better: I think some tasks are very difficult to solve by myself.