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PHRASES (IV)PHRASES (IV)

PATTERNS:

19. TO SUCCEED………AT/IN DOING sth?20. TO AVOID………-ing or to+infinitive?13.TO GET RID OF sth= to throw something away/14.THERE IS NO POINT IN doing sth= IT IS USELESS/ a WASTE OF TIME15.TO GIVE THOUGHT/CONSIDERATION TO sth= to think carefully.

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19. The manager failed to persuade her to accept a promotion

SUCCEED

The manager……………………………………………………………………..……her to accept the promotion.

20. Steve is always blamed no matter what he does.

AVOID

Steve can’t …………………………………………………………………………..no matter what he does.

DID NOT SUCCEED IN PERSUADING

TO AVOID + ing

AVOID BEING BLAMED

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21. Whay don’t you throw away that ols blouse?

RID

How about………………………………………………………………………that old blouse?

22. There’s no point in spending time on this exercise.

OF

This exercise……………………………………………………………………………..time

GETTING RID OF

IS A WASTE OF

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21. The faculty was thinking carefully about the expulsion of that student from the college.

GIVING

The faculty was…………………………………………………………………………………..the expulsion of that student from the college.

GIVING THOUGHT/CONSIDERATION TO