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apply for

request a place

To apply for a course means to formally ask to be accepted onto it.

B1 common speech & writing

phrasal verb

apply for

This vs that

I'm formally requesting admission

I'm applying for a place on the course.

I'm continuing to a later stage

I'm going on to study engineering.

Hear it in real life

Have you applied for the scholarship yet?

Not quite. I still need to ask my tutor for a reference.

Play the conversation

I'm going to apply for a place on the evening course this week.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I want to apply ‸ a place on the course.

Say: I want to apply for a place on the course.

Use 'apply for' before the thing you are requesting.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

apply for a place on ___

I'm planning to apply for a place on the evening course.

She applied for a place on the postgraduate programme.

More for talking about study choices.

weigh up the options

Let's weigh up the options before deciding.

Study · Study choices: the words around “apply for”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I'm applying for a place on the course.

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

apply for

request a place

“I'm going to apply for a place on the evening course this week.”

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