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11. Boast of or about, not for.

❪✘❫ James boasted for his strength.
❪✓❫ James boasted of (or about) his strength.

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12. Careful of, with or about, not for.

❪✘❫ Elke's very careful for her health.
❪✓❫ Elke's very careful of/about her health.
Or ➡️ You should be careful with your money.

Note: Take care of: He takes care of his money.


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13. Travel by train, etc., not with the train, etc.

❪✘❫ He traveled with the train yesterday.
❪✓❫ He traveled by train yesterday.

⚠️ Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.

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14. Complain about, not for.

❪✘❫ Annette complained for the weather. 
❪✓❫ Annette complained about the weather.

Note: While talking about illness we use complain of. We say: She complained of a sore throat.

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15. Composed of, not from.

❪✘❫ Our class is composed from thirty students.
❪✓❫ Our class is composed of thirty students.

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16. Confidence in, not to.

❪✘❫ I have great confidence to you.
❪✓❫ I have great confidence in you.

⚠️ Note: In confidence: Let me tell you something in confidence (=as a secret).

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17. Conform to, not with.

❪✘❫ We must conform with the rules.
❪✓❫ We must conform to the rules.

⚠️ Note: comply takes with: We'll comply with your request.


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18. Congratulate on, not for.

❪✘❫ I congratulate you for your success.
❪✓❫ I congratulate you on your success.


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19. Consist of, not from.

❪✘❫ A year consists from twelve months.
❪✓❫ A year consists of twelve months.

⚠️ Note: Take great care NEVER to use consist in the passive form.


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20. Covered with, not by.

❪✘❫ The mountains are covered by snow.
❪✓❫ The mountains are covered with/in snow.

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⏩ look through ينظر من خلال

⏹ She looked through the whole house until she found her spider.
⏹I looked through the drawer for an eraser.
⏹The woman looked through her purse for her car keys.

A: Did you find any mistakes when you looked through my essay?
B: Yes, I found a couple.



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⏩ Make friends with
تكوين صداقات مع

⏹ The monkey wants to make friends with the snakes.
⏹ I made friends with the new boy in school.
⏹ It can be hard to make new friends.

A: I'm going to go to a new school next year and I'll miss my friends.
B: Don't worry. You'll make friends with people at your new school too!

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⏩ make fun of سخر من

⏹ Everyone made fun of him.
⏹ She made fun of my ugly shoes.
⏹ The other reindeer made fun of Rudolph's red nose.

A: Ha-ha-ha! You can't ski!
B: Don't make fun of me! This is my first time skiing.

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⁶⁰🗣 I feel like + (verb-ing)

Here you are expressing to someone something you would enjoy doing.

🔺Here are some examples:

✦ I feel like going for a bike ride 🛴
أشعر بالـرغبـة في الذهاب لركوب الدراجة.

✦ I feel like going to the beach😀
أشعر بالـرغبـة في الذهاب إلى الشاطئ

✦ I feel like having a snack 🍔
أشعر بالـرغبـة فـي تناول وجبة خفيفة.

✦ I feel like talking 🗣
أشعر بالـرغبـة في التحـدث.

✦ I feel like dancing 🕺
أشعر بالـرغبـة في الرقص.

✦ I feel like having friends over to my house👯‍♂
أشعر بالرغبة في وجود أصدقاء إلى منزلي

✦ I feel like watching TV📺
أشعر برغبة ما في مشاهدة التلفزيون.

By adding 'don't' or 'do not' you can change what you are saying to express something you would not enjoy or express a concern about something.

📖 Here are some examples:

✫ I don't feel like leaving yet👌
لا أشعر برغبة المغادرة بعد.

✫ I don't feel like explaining😠
لا أشعر برغبة في التوضيح.

✫ I don't feel like going to bed🤷‍♂️
لا أشعر بالرغبة في الذهاب إلى الفراش.

✫ I do not feel comfortable talking about it 👌
لا أشعر بالراحة في التحدث عن ذلك.

✫ I do not feel like we are going in the right direction🐱
لا أشعر أننا نسير في الاتجاه الصحيح.


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🎙 I Hate to Get Up   

Mike: I hate to get up in the morning. 
Ray: Me too! What time do you get up? 
Mike: At six o'clock. 
Ray: Why do you get up so early? 
Mike: I have to be at work by seven. 
Ray: I don't get up until eight. 
Mike: You're lucky. What do you do?
Ray: I own a bookstore. 
Mike: What time does your store open? 
Ray: At eight-thirty.   

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