F2F Class Notes (Ben) [Xiao Qi]

Vocabulary

make a play for something = think up of all the possible ways to do something
I need to make a play to leave the country next year.

pull for someone = to hope someone will succeed
It’s a hard task, I am pulling for you.

a phrasal verb = a verb combined with an adverb or a preposition
Some common phrasal verbs are: win over, see to, look forward to, pull for.

stake a claim = say publicly that something should be yours
There is a lot of oil in the region and many governments are staking a claim on the land.