Communication

make a note

write something down to remember it

To write down information so that you can remember or use it later.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

What's the Wi-Fi password?

Hold on, I'll make a note of it.

Play the conversation

Could you make a note of the appointment time for me?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let me make a note ‸ your address.

Say: Let me make a note of your address.

Use “of” before the information you are writing down.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

make a note of something; make a note to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

Could you make a note of the appointment time for me?

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

make a note

write something down to remember it

“Could you make a note of the appointment time for me?”

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