A1 Expression خنثی 1 دقیقه مطالعه

It's important.

It has great value.

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use 'It's important' to highlight that something requires attention or holds significant value in a conversation.

  • Means: Something holds weight, significance, or requires immediate attention.
  • Used in: Professional settings, serious personal talks, or when giving instructions.
  • Don't confuse: 'It's important' (significance) with 'It's urgent' (time-sensitive).
Exclamation mark (!) + Serious face (😐) = Clear priority

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Use this to say something is a big deal. It helps people know what to listen to.
This phrase highlights that a specific action or fact has value. It is a common way to give advice or instructions to others.
It functions as a discourse marker to signal priority. By using it, the speaker ensures the listener pays attention to the following clause, which often contains essential information or a necessary action.
This expression serves to establish the gravity of a statement. It is frequently employed in professional and academic contexts to distinguish between peripheral details and core requirements, thereby managing the listener's cognitive load.
Syntactically, 'It's important' functions as an impersonal construction that introduces a predicate of significance. It is a pragmatic tool used to negotiate the relevance of information within a communicative exchange, often serving to mitigate potential misunderstandings by explicitly framing the subsequent proposition as high-value.
The phrase acts as an evaluative stance marker. In discourse analysis, it functions to foreground specific propositions, effectively shifting the listener's focus toward information deemed salient by the speaker. Its usage reflects a strategic deployment of modality to influence the interlocutor's perception of the communicative hierarchy.

معنی

Something of great value or significance.

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بانک تمرین

1 تمرین‌ها
Complete the sentence. جای خالی A1

It's _____ to eat vegetables.

✓ درسته! ✗ نه دقیقاً. پاسخ صحیح: important

We need an adjective after 'It's'.

🎉 امتیاز: /1

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💡

Giving Advice

Friend: I'm tired.

You: It's important to get more sleep.

neutral
💼

Work Meeting

Boss: Any final thoughts?

You: Yes, it's important that we finish by Friday.

formal

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روش یادسپاری

Think of a 'Big Star' (Important) next to your 'To-Do' list.

تداعی تصویری

Imagine a bright red highlighter pen drawing a line under a sentence. That is what 'It's important' does to your words.

Rhyme

It's important, don't be dormant!

Story

Sarah was nervous about her first day. Her mentor told her, 'It's important to smile.' Sarah smiled. Then her mentor said, 'It's important to listen.' Sarah listened. She had a great day.

In Other Languages

Most languages have a direct equivalent for 'important', but English uses the 'It is' structure more frequently than synthetic languages.

شبکه واژگان

significantcrucialvitalessentialprioritymatterweighty

چالش

Say 'It's important to...' followed by three things you need to do today.

Review in 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, and 1 month.

تلفظ

تکیه im-POR-tant

Stress the second syllable.

طیف رسمیت

رسمی
It is of paramount importance that we proceed.

It is of paramount importance that we proceed. (Starting a project)

خنثی
It's important that we proceed.

It's important that we proceed. (Starting a project)

غیر رسمی
It's important we get going.

It's important we get going. (Starting a project)

عامیانه
This matters, yo.

This matters, yo. (Starting a project)

From Latin 'importare', meaning 'to bring in'.

14th Century:

نکته جالب

The word originally referred to goods being brought into a country (imports).

نکات فرهنگی

Americans value directness. Using 'It's important' is a polite way to be direct.

“It's important to be on time for your interview.”

The British often soften this with 'It's quite important' to avoid sounding too pushy.

“It's quite important that we check the tea supply.”

شروع‌کننده‌های مکالمه

“

What is one thing that is important to you?

اشتباهات رایج

✗

It is importance.

✓

It is important.

wrong conjugation
Use the adjective 'important', not the noun 'importance'.

L1 Interference

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In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Es importante

English requires the dummy subject 'It'.

French Very Similar

C'est important

French 'C'est' is slightly more flexible in casual contexts.

German Very Similar

Es ist wichtig

German 'wichtig' is more versatile as an adverb.

Japanese moderate

Daiji desu

Japanese omits the subject; English requires 'It'.

Arabic moderate

Muhim

Arabic does not require a dummy subject like 'It'.

Spotted in the Real World

🎬

(2006)

“It's important to have a dream.”

Giving advice to his son.

🎤

(2005)

“It's important to find what you love.”

Giving career advice.

📱

(2023)

“It's important to stay hydrated today!”

General health reminder.

به‌راحتی اشتباه گرفته می‌شود

It's important. در مقابل It's urgent

Learners mix up 'important' (value) with 'urgent' (time).

Important = value; Urgent = time.

سوالات متداول (1)

No, 'importance' is a noun. Use the adjective 'important'.

grammar mechanics

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