English in a Minute: Verbs to use with 'point'
Learning English Vocabulary
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🗓️ 2 October 2024
⏱️ 1 minutes
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If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they have a good point! And Georgie has a number of points to make about the word 'point'. Listen to Georgie now to find out more.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to BBC learning English.com. |
| 0:04.7 | If your teachers tell you to work on your English, they might have a point. |
| 0:09.2 | If you have a point, it means you have a valid idea or argument. |
| 0:14.4 | If you make that point, it means you express it clearly. |
| 0:19.2 | If someone understands your idea, they see your point or take your point. |
| 0:24.6 | Agatha often makes good points in meetings. You said the colour of the walls is too dark and I see your |
| 0:31.8 | point. If you want to emphasise your idea strongly, you drive home or hammer home your point. |
| 0:40.0 | Finally, if you're trying to make your point, but you get distracted with other topics, |
| 0:45.2 | you are wandering off the point. |
| 0:47.6 | Then, people might tell you to make your point more concisely, to get to the point. |
| 0:53.9 | Phil, you're wandering off the point. Can you get to the point? |
| 0:58.0 | I hope I got to the point quickly in this episode of English in a minute. |
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