curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-numbers-with-a-coworker/684842d1cc61a565303fba4f.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
I'll BLANK update you regularly and adjust our allocations BLANK based on our progress.
make sure to
These three words mean to take care to do something or not forget to do it.
as needed
This two-word phrase means when necessary or only if the situation requires it.
Make sure to is used to express responsibility or promise which means the speaker will definitely do something. For example:
Make sure to save your work before closing. — Don't forget to save before you shut the program.
As needed means doing something only when it becomes necessary. For example:
We can add more team members as needed. — They'll add people only if it becomes necessary.
In Alice's sentence, she's saying she'll regularly inform David and change the budget plan if the project's progress requires it.
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