Key

 1- The council organises/ arranges visits to local galleries.

Organise vs. Prepare: In English, you prepare for something (like preparing for an exam or preparing a meal). However, when you are planning, booking, and coordinating an event or a trip, the correct verb is organise (or arrange).

2. The meeting will be long, so have something to eat beforehand.

While we use “before” followed by a noun (before lunch), we use beforehand or ahead of time when it stands alone at the end of a sentence.

3. Make the order online, and a few minutes later, you will get a confirmation email.

After vs. Later: We use after as a preposition followed by a noun (e.g., “after the meeting,” “after lunch”). When we want to say “subsequently” or “following an amount of time” without a noun following it, we use later or afterwards.

4. They will provide you with all the information.

Verb Patterns: In English, the verb provide usually follows the pattern “provide someone WITH something” .

5. We enjoy a higher standard of living than previous generations.

When talking about wealth, comfort, and access to services in a society, use standard of living.

6. We are trying to encourage teens to do more sport.

Do vs. Practise: In British English, we do sport or play a sport. We only use “practise” when we are talking about training to improve a specific skill (e.g., “I’m practising my tennis serve”). If you mean physical activity in general, use “do.”

7. The castle is located/situated on the top of a hill.

In English, we use placed for small objects (e.g., “I placed the glass on the table”). For buildings and geography, we use situated, located, or more simply, is.

8. He went into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

To “get into” somewhere often implies a sense of difficulty (e.g.,  “The thief got into the house through a window”).

9. Religion is a subject that often sparks debate.

Theme is unnatural here because it usually refers to a recurring idea in a book, a film, or a piece of music (e.g., “The theme of the novel is betrayal”). When we are talking about an area of discussion or debate, we use subject or topic.

10. Coordination is an important aspect of dancing.

Point vs. Aspect/Element: In English, a point is usually an argument in a debate (“That’s a good point”). When discussing one part of a larger skill or activity, we use aspect, element, feature, or part.

 

 

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