Daily life

make a mental note

decide to remember something

To decide to remember something without writing it down.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

That restaurant sounds good.

I'll make a mental note of it for our next trip.

Play the conversation

I made a mental note to ask her about the new course.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I made a mental note for buy some milk.

Say: I made a mental note to buy some milk.

Use “to” before an action, or “of” before a noun.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

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

Your turn: say it out loud

I made a mental note to ask her about the new course.

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

make a mental note

decide to remember something

“I made a mental note to ask her about the new course.”

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