Mind Flow 3-1

 

MIND FLOW 3 LESSON 1A Verb Ve rb + noun collocations : Get (a driver’s license, a job, a passport)  passport)  Go (green, tech-free, places) Make (a video, a speech, peace with someone) Take (a road trip, a gap year, an art class)

Expressions:

Panorama:

“Get a new hairstyle”  hairstyle” 

Go on a trip, driving license (UK)

“Spend some time abroad”  abroad” 

Take a trip, driver’s license (US)  (US) 

“Plan a family outing”  outing”  “Write a letter to my future self”  self”  

Expressing ho pes and and dreams: First on my list would be to… to … 

Showing interest:

(One day) I’d like to…  to… 

Really? How nice! You don’t say!  say! 

I’d love to… at some point  point  I’ve always wanted to…  to… 

Good for you!

I’m (seriously) considering… considering…  

 Awesome!

I hope to… / I plan to… / I (don’t) intend to…  to… 

LESSON 1B Business collocations: Come up with an idea

Close a deal

Patent an idea

Set up a business

Vocabulary: Entrepreneur: someone someone that organises, organises, manages and assumes the risks of a business. Pool my knowledge: share what I know with other people. “They aren’t keen to (do something)” = They don’t like tthe he idea of (doing something).  something).  Present Perfect  – Time Expressions: Just (MIDDLE) and recently (END or MIDDLE): when something happene happened d a short ago. Yet (END): (END): when something hasn’t happened, but probably will.  will.   Always (MIDDLE) (MIDDLE) and never (MIDDLE): (MIDDLE): to refer to your your entire life until now. now.  Already (MIDDLE): (MIDDLE): when something something happened happened earlier than expected expected or before before now.