Communication

move on

go and speak to someone else

You move on when you leave one conversation or person and start talking to someone else.

B1 common mostly spoken

phrasal verb

Hear it in real life

Did you talk to many people at the party?

Yes, I stayed with each group for a few minutes and then moved on.

Play the conversation

I thanked her for the chat and moved on to speak with the people near the entrance.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: After a few minutes, I moved on with the next group.

Say: After a few minutes, I moved on to the next group.

Use “move on to” when starting to speak with another group.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

move on to speak to someone; move on to another person

Your turn: say it out loud

I thanked her for the chat and moved on to speak with the people near the entrance.

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

move on

go and speak to someone else

“I thanked her for the chat and moved on to speak with the people near the entrance.”

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