Choose The Meaning Before The Bigger Word
Help is often perfectly good English. If the intended meaning is more specific, try support a teammate, share the workload or solve a problem together. A replacement should sharpen the idea, not simply sound more advanced.
Before: Everybody helps. The work is hard.
After: Team members support one another and work through problems so the project stays on track.
Work through suggests dealing with a difficulty step by step. Stays on track means continuing towards the intended goal. Both expressions fit a project; neither needs to be inserted into an unrelated answer.
Phrasal Verbs You Can Actually Use
Learn a phrase with the words around it. Build up confidence fits gradual improvement. Carry out a task fits completing planned work. Put forward an idea fits proposing something to the group.
- Build up: Small presentations can help students build up their confidence.
- Carry out: Each member needs to carry out the task they agreed to do.
- Put forward: Could I put forward another reason for choosing teamwork?
- Follow through: A good plan matters, but students also need to follow through on their commitments.
Vary Example Starters Without Changing The Logic
For example and for instance can introduce a specific case. To illustrate can introduce a demonstration. Suppose signals an imagined situation. In a class project introduces the setting directly, without another linking phrase.
For instance, a student who is nervous about public speaking could begin by explaining one slide to a supportive group. Repeating that small task may make the next presentation feel more manageable.
The example names an action and its possible result. Changing for example to for instance adds variety, but the explanation is what makes the example useful.
Do Proverbs Or Idioms Automatically Earn Bonus Marks?
Do not treat a proverb as a bonus-mark shortcut. TUTUR does not promise extra marks for adding one. An expression is worth using when it conveys the intended meaning naturally, accurately and appropriately.
Many hands make light work may fit a discussion about sharing tasks, but it should not replace your reasoning. Explain how the work is divided and why that helps. If a plain sentence says the idea more clearly, use the plain sentence.
A rehearsed expression can become a distraction when the context changes. Test it by explaining it in simpler English. If you cannot do that comfortably, leave it out of the next practice.
Practise Emphasis Without Acting A Script
Try saying: The group needs to share the workload, not leave everything to one person. Give share the workload a little emphasis, pause briefly before the contrast and finish the thought.
This is an optional speaking drill, not a pronunciation diagnosis or an official marking rule. Listen to your recording, check that the contrast is clear and try again in your own words.