Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English with Jennifer. When did you learn to cook?
I'll tell you my cooking story. I loved to bake cakes and cookies at a young age,
but I didn't learn to cook until I was an adult. I think I was one of those people who kind of
looked down on cooking, and I just thought there were more important things to learn,
so I only learned to cook when I absolutely had to. In the 1990s and early 2000s, cooking shows
exploded. On TV, there were many cooks teaching us how to make really good everyday dishes.
I learned a lot by watching. Thanks to TV and now the internet, I bet a lot of people of different
ages have taken up cooking just for fun. You get pleasure from preparing good food and sharing
it with others. So, if you're not eating well because you haven't invested the time to learn,
I think you can turn things around just by watching some cooking shows
or some videos online. It's never too late to learn. Speaking of learning, we're going
to study three common phrasal verbs together: turn around, take up, look down. Let's begin.
"Turn around" can be a transitive or intransitive phrasal verb.
Literally, if you turn around, you face the opposite direction.
If a situation turns around or if someone turns things around, then there's a significant
change for the better. Your life can turn around. The economy can turn around.
Or if the country has a poor economy, then a strong leader can turn it around.
Note how "turn something around" is separable.
We sometimes combine "turn around" with another action, and it means a change in thinking.
Someone decided to do something different, something surprising, and not always good.
Picture this situation. A man made a promise to his business partners. Then he turned around and
betrayed them. He sold company secrets. Sounds like a plot for a movie or a book. Right?
Guess what the compound noun is? Turnaround. It's one word. It refers to a significant
change in someone's performance. Or in the context of business and production,
"turnaround" refers to how quickly someone can produce their service.
For example, I offer editing services through my website. For a short document, turnaround
time can be 24 hours. But for a longer document, turnaround becomes a matter of days, not hours.
Okay. So, let's see if you remember everything so far.
What are two possible meanings of "turn around"?
Change for the better and decide to do something surprising, something different.
And when could we talk about turnaround time? In what kind of situation?
How long it takes to repair a phone.
Here's an expression you can hear and use in conversation:
every time I turn around or every time you turn around.
It refers to something that happens frequently. It's similar to "every time I look."
For example, home ownership isn't easy. Every time I turn around,
there's something to clean or fix, meaning I often face these kinds of tasks.
Or here's another example. Every time you turn around,
social media platforms are making changes. It seems like there are updates every month.
Every time I turn around, Denise is there. Every time I turn around, you're talking
to him. Is there anything that happens often? Maybe too often? Finish my sentence.
"Take up" is transitive and separable.
There are a few different meanings. Can you guess from context? Match the meanings to the sentences.
Here are the answers.
"Take up" can mean "begin." When I took up folk dancing, I began to do it as a hobby. So,
you can take up a new hobby, but you could also take up a new position,
though I think that's a little less common. Personally, I talk about
taking on a new position or taking on new duties, but some people use "take up" in this context.
When take up means "use," we're referring to space or time. Take up space. Take up time.
For example, if cleaning your home takes up too much of your weekend, maybe you should
try doing a little bit throughout the week instead of waiting until Saturday and Sunday.
"Take up" can also mean "discuss or handle." When there's a problem,
you can take it up with someone. Note how we take something up with someone.
Often we use the phrase "take the matter up with someone,"
meaning you discuss a certain matter with someone or you deal with a certain matter.
Answer these questions for practice. Name a hobby that you enjoy. When did you first take it up?
Name something other than work that takes up a lot of your time.
If you had a complaint about something in your town, who would you take it up with?
We learned the expression "take the matter up with someone." Don't confuse that with "take
someone up on something." If you take someone up on something, you accept their offer.
For example, if your friend jokingly offers to help you clean your house,
you may say, "Hey. I just may take you up on that."
Hey! I might take you up on that. Thanks. I might take you up on that. I might take you
up on that one day. "Look down" all by itself doesn't need an object. Literally, to look down
means to lower your eyes. You can look down at the floor. You can look down at your feet. "Look down
on" needs an object. It's transitive. You can look down on something. You can look down on someone.
Do you remember why I didn't learn to cook for a long time? I just felt there were more important
things to learn first. I also had other people to cook for me, and they were really good at it. Now,
of course, I understand it's wrong to look down on cooking. Cooking is a skill and a very good one.
I've really grown to appreciate people who cook well. Some have built careers on their cooking
skills, and they don't just work in restaurants. There are those people who love to teach others
to cook, and they're amazing at it. So, what's another way to say "look down on something"?
Consider unimportant.
If you look down on something, you don't value it.
If you look down on someone, you see them as inferior. You don't respect them.
So, I think at this point, you can understand the expression "to look down your nose at something
or someone." It's the same as simply looking down on someone or something.
I'm sick of you looking down your nose at us. Do you look down on me? Here are a couple of
questions for you to think about. Why do some people look down on others?
Are there groups of people that others tend to look down on?
Feel free to share your thoughts on these questions
or any of my earlier questions in the comments.
We've studied three common phrasal verbs: turn around,
take up, look down. Do you think you remember phrasal verbs from previous lessons?
Let's review a little. I promise it won't take up too much time.
That's all for now. Remember to review as needed, and I'll see you soon for another lesson.
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