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a low-stakes way

a low-pressure method

A low-stakes way is a method that involves little risk or pressure if it does not work.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

I am not sure about changing careers.

Taking a weekend course could be a low-stakes way to explore it.

Play the conversation

Volunteering is a low-stakes way to find out whether you enjoy working with children.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: A low-stakes way for find out is to take a weekend course.

Say: A low-stakes way to find out is to take a weekend course.

Use the infinitive “to find out” after “a way.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be a low-stakes way to do something; offer a low-stakes way to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

Volunteering is a low-stakes way to find out whether you enjoy working with children.

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

a low-stakes way

a low-pressure method

“Volunteering is a low-stakes way to find out whether you enjoy working with children.”

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