If you know these 15 words, your English is AMAZING!

If you know these 15 colocations,  your English is amazing.

Welcome back to JForrest English.

Of course, I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

Let's do something fun.

You'll learn these colocations  by completing a quiz.

You'll see a sentence on the screen with a  blank, and you need to choose the correct word.

In five seconds.

After, you'll learn the correct colocation,  

see an example sentence and listen to  natives using the colocation in real speech.

Are you ready?

Question 1.

He promised he wouldn't lie,  but he decided to his promise.

The correct answer is B.

To break a promise.

This means to fail to do  what one has promised to do.

Five years ago I promised to post  a new English lesson every week  

on my YouTube channel, and I  haven't broken that promise.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

If I.

Break a promise.

I have done something wrong, even  if the consequences of breaking the  

promise are slightly better than the  consequences of keeping the promise.

You break a promise with God, you're.

Sinning.

And we'll break a promise.

It doesn't really matter.

Question 2A Great handshake  can leave a impression.

The correct answer is a a lasting impression.

This is an effect, feeling or memory that  remains in one's mind for a long time.

So hopefully after this lesson, you might say  this lesson left a lasting impression on me.

Which means you remember  all these new colocations,  

the pronunciation and everything you've learned.

Don't worry about taking notes because I  summarize everything in a free lesson PDF.

You can find the link in the description.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

And the thing that left a long lasting  impression on me was how the people I met  

in South Africa could envision a better  future for themselves and their country.

Now that's honesty and integrity,  

and it's also why Faye's performances  left such a lasting impression.

A simple act of.

Kindness.

Can make a lasting impression  and make a huge difference in a.

Person.

'S life Question 3.

She has a workload this  month and needs extra help.

The correct answer is CA heavy workload.

I hear a lot of students say a big workload, but  the correct colocation is heavy a heavy workload.

And of course this is a large amount of work.

You might say it's hard to study  English because of my heavy workload.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

How does she juggle all that heavy  workload and be president of the sorority?

The number one hindrance to  good teaching is heavy workload.

It's definitely been a pretty heavy workload.

Question 4.

After finishing the project,  she finally has a workload.

The correct answer is C, The opposite of heavy,  

which means big is light, which  means a small amount of work.

So hopefully you say now that I have a light  workload, I can watch all your lessons.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

The workload was so light to do  compositor based operations compared  

to doing layout and paint that we can now fit  it comfortably inside the 60 frames a second.

Budget to lighten your workload.

Question 5.

To succeed you need to be  proactive and initiative.

The correct answer is A and take initiative.

If you take initiative, it means you're the 1st  

to take action to achieve a  goal or to solve a problem.

For example, he took initiative to find a speaking  partner and that's exactly what you need to do.

There are people everywhere  who want to practice speaking,  

but you need to take initiative to find one.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

Who are going to take initiative, not  just do the minimum daily requirement?

People expect.

You to do.

Things on your own here.

They expect you to.

Take initiative.

They're thinking that person  doesn't take initiative.

I guess they're not really a leader.

How are you doing so far with this quiz?

Question 6.

The campaign started slow but began to momentum.

The correct answer is B to gain momentum.

This means to progress or move  forward at an increasing pace.

As my English fluency and confidence  grew, I gained momentum in my career.

So your success in your career  increased at a faster and faster pace.

That's what fluent English  can help you accomplish.

Let's listen to some real world examples now as.

SPAC's gain momentum, more blue chip  institutions and veteran investors are buying in.

Slowly but.

Surely we.

Began to gain momentum.

We gain momentum by using a  couple for this documentary,  

which was one of the clips that I showed earlier.

Question 7.

Her speech had a impact on everyone in the room.

The correct answer is CA Profound impact.

This means a very significant or deep impact.

You might say my childhood teacher had  a profound impact on my English skills.

You still remember those important  lessons from your teacher today.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

Words are that powerful.

They not only affect your interior  psychology and your identity,  

they have a profound impact  on the world around you.

It's something so simple and yet  has such a profound impact, so you  

don't have to know someone well to have a.

Profound impact.

On them Question 8, in order to pass the  inspection, our products need to standards.

The correct answer is B to meet standards.

If you meet a standard, this means you reach  the expected level of quality or requirements.

This is often used with products or services.

All products must meet safety  standards before being sold.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

How often do judges not meet standards?

So we're going to close places that don't  meet standards and which are harmful.

To people, they don't have to meet  standards and that is very, very dangerous.

Question 9.

The proposal was accepted  by M majority of the team.

The correct answer is a an overwhelming majority.

This means a very large percentage or proportion.

There isn't a specific number,  but I would personally say  

it would be 75% or more to be  considered an overwhelming majority.

Maybe an overwhelming majority of students  75% or more prefer learning English online.

What do you think?

Let's listen to some real world examples.

The overwhelming majority, and they work  really hard doing really important stuff.

And the overwhelming majority said no.

And many Nebraskans, I believe,  overwhelming majority, believe  

the death penalty is a part of that public  safety focus of which I firmly believe in.

Question 10 We had a discussion  about the project challenges.

The correct answer is C A frank discussion is  one that is open, honest, and straightforward.

For example, we need to have a frank  discussion about the client's expectations.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

Having frank, detailed and honest discussions  on how you'll handle joint versus solo finances  

will guarantee that there won't be  any surprises once you're married,  

and I thought it was a good and  useful and frank discussion.

And so our focus is on having a frank  discussion, raising issues where we  

have concerns, and of course, looking for  ways and places where we can work together.

You're doing a great job.

Think of everything that you're learning.

Let's keep going.

Question 11.

He decided to responsibility for his actions.

The correct answer is A to take responsibility.

This is when you accept responsibility.

For example, you could be frank.

You could be honest and open and  straightforward to be frank and say  

I take full responsibility for the project delay.

That's a very mature thing to do.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

Training Afghan forces take  responsibility for their own security.

He said someone you has to take responsibility,  We must take responsibility now for our role in  

this crisis, a crisis in which the origins can be  traced back to the onset of the Anthropocene era.

Question 12.

The board will approval for  the new policy next week.

The correct answer is B to grant approval.

This means to officially  agree to or allow something,  

the team needs to wait until  the director grants approval.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

The Queen must grant her approval before the  gown can even start being made, he added.

The ministry will quickly grant  approval if companies apply for  

an extension in working hours  to expand domestic production.

Question 13.

Both parties finally reached a agreement.

The correct answer is a a mutual agreement.

This is one that all people involved.

There could be two people,  five people or 12 people,  

but all people involved, except we reached  a mutual agreement to reduce the budget.

Everyone agreed, yes, let's reduce the budget.

Let's listen to some real world examples.

It's a mutual agreement in a group that  you will put the welfare of the group,  

you will put the safety of everyone  in the group above your own.

And we talked about issues by mutual agreement.

That practice helped me a great deal  because I came to understand Ronald Reagan.

This mutual agreement between the parent and  child was a really nice cooperative strategy,  

but somehow it just wasn't working for them.

Question 14.

The project had a influence  on the younger team members.

The correct answer is B.

All positive influence is of course  one that leads to improvements.

You might say learning English  has had a positive influence on  

my life because it has helped you gain momentum.

Remember that one?

To gain momentum, let's listen  to some real world examples.

She is a role model, a positive influence and  has a powerful ability to motivate others.

We're going to be a positive  influence to everybody around us.

We're talking about being a positive influence  in their communities, making a difference.

Question 15.

By introducing this new feature,  the company gained all advantage.

The correct answer is B competitive.

The adjective form.

A competitive advantage is  something that allows someone,  

a person, or even a company A-Team to  outperform to perform better than others.

Again, you might say being  fluent in English gives you  

a competitive advantage in today's global world.

Do you agree with that?

Let's listen to some real world examples.

It's going to.

Be a competitive advantage.

For us.

And one of the things we decided was.

How?

Can we reinvent the office?

Leverage your sources of unfair  competitive advantage, but make  

sure you reinvent yourself before disruption  leaves you with no other option but to do so.

What really is a company's  most competitive advantage?

It's people we know.

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