You're preparing to give a presentation for a class with a partner. You're deciding what to say and what visual aids to include. Y
I'll print out a few copies of that for people to refer to.
offer, phrasal verb, presentation (topic), work You and a partner are preparing to give a presentation for a class you're taking. You're discussing the topic of your presentation, and your partner mentions some information she found while researching the topic. You think she should say something about that in the presentation. You tell her:
You should definitely bring that up.
discussion, point, presentation (topic), suggestion, topic, work You have an important presentation for school that's due this week. You've been thinking and worrying about the presentation for 3 weeks. Now you're talking with your boyfriend, who you've spoken to about the presentation before.
I've had this presentation looming over me for weeks now.
In the example above, the speaker says "this presentation". Using "this" makes it seem like the speaker wants to continue talking about the presentation.
When something "looms" over you, it means that it's floating or hanging ominously. It feels threatening and makes you worry that something bad is going to happen. The best example of this is when dark clouds are floating in the sky. You can describe it this way if you write a story about a scene:
There were dark clouds looming overhead.
People also use "looming over" to talk about a bad event that they know is going to happen in the future:
My 40th birthday is looming right around the corner. I'm not looking forward to that!
You can use the phrase "for weeks now", "for two days now", "for 5 years now", and so on. When you use the word "now" after a length of time, it shows that you think this was a pretty long time. Not a really long time, but maybe longer than you expected. For example, if you're telling someone how long you've been studying English:
I've been studying it seriously for over three years now, but there are still little things that trip me up.
You went to a talk given by a business book author last night. You are telling your friend about the event and the speaker. You explain why she gave the talk by saying:
She was promoting her new book.
To "promote" a creative work means to do things like talks, radio interviews, press conferences, and book signings in order to tell more people about your work. Things that people "promote" include:
promote your book
promote a movie
promote your new album
You're checking a PowerPoint presentation that your boss is going to give tomorrow to the entire company. You notice a mistake on one of the pages and you point it out. Your boss is surprised that there was a mistake and happy that you told him about it. He tells you:
Wow, good catch.
