about to happen soon：Don?t you have a birthday coming up soon? 3. to move near someone or something by walking: Come up to the front of the room so everyone can see you.
Other verbal phrases of “come”
come about=to happen in a way that seems impossible to control; come across= to meet or find something or someone by chance;
come along=get along; to appear at a time you don?t expect; to encourage sb. to try harder;
come by=to obtain something that is difficult to find; come up with=to think of an idea;
(The small word “come” has many phrasal verbs. It is better to ask the students to refer to a good dictionary.)
present: adj. 1. be present: a) to be in a particular place: How many people were present at the meeting yesterday?(opposite of “ absent”) b) to be remembered for a long time: The memory of the disaster last year is still present in her mind. 2. (only before noun) existing now: What?s your present address? c.f. What he said amused all the people present.
such as: used to give an example of something; such…as/that: used to emphasize that there is a small amount of something or that it is of good quality: The local economy still relies on traditional industries such as farming and mining. c.f. Such food as they gave us was warm and nutritious.
Command: 1. vi & vt. to tell someone officially to do something, esp. if you are a military leader or a king to get something such as attention or respect: The general commanded that the regiment (should) attack at once. Or The General commanded the regiment to attack at once. Dr. Young commands a great deal of respect as a surgeon. 2. get/ have a good command of English=to get/have a good mastery of English.
request: 1. vt. to ask for something politely or formally request that (should) + v/ request sb. to do sth.: The staff requested that he reconsider his decision. All club members are requested to attend the annual meeting. 2. n. a polite demand for
something: They have made a urgent request for international aid.
recognize: vt. 1. to know who someone is or what something is, because you have ever seen them or it before: Susan came home so thin and weak that her own children hardly recognized her. 2. to accept that an organization has legal or official authority: British medical qualifications are recognized in Canada. 3. be recognized as= to be thought of as being very good by a lot of people: Jules Verne?s novel was recognized as a work of genius.