hi I'm Daniel welcome to Oxford online
English in this lesson you can find out
about English phrasal verbs are you
looking for a lesson which helps you to
understand and use English phrasal verbs
we'll go through several useful tips in
this lesson before we go on let's think
about why phrasal verbs are so important
in English in spoken English people use
phrasal verbs all the time in fact
you've already come across five phrasal
verbs in this video
did you notice them go back to the start
and try to find them if you want let's
start with some basic information about
English phrasal verbs
hi Maria glad you could come along sorry
for turning up so late I got on the
wrong bus
and then I was wandering around for ages
looking for your street don't worry
about it
should I take my shoes off if you don't
mind would you like something to drink
before we head off to coffee I'm dying
for a cup of coffee no we've run out of
coffee I'll pop out to the shop and pick
up some don't be silly we can stop by
the cafe on the way out and I'll get a
cup to go good idea let's go now then
give me a second to put my shoes back on
there were many phrasal verbs from the
dialog in fact there were 13 how many
did you hear could you write them down
do you know what they mean if you want
to practice more go back and listen
again try to write down all 13 phrasal
verbs the phrasal verbs you heard were
come along turn up get on wander around
look for take off head off be dying for
run out of pop out pick up stop by put
on did you get them all next what makes
these verbs phrasal verbs can you
explain what phrasal verbs are phrasal
verbs have two or more parts a verb like
come turn get or pop and one or more
particles like along up on or around
some phrasal verbs exist as set phrases
like be die for you could argue that it
isn't really a phrasal verb but it
behaves like one so we've included it
here most importantly
a phrasal verb has one meaning the verb
and particle don't have independent
meanings for example in the verb turn up
the words turn and up don't have
separate meanings the verb has two parts
but one meaning what does turn up mean
by the way it means to arrive or appear
it's a very common verb you could use in
your spoken English also the meaning of
a phrasal verb can be totally different
from the meaning of the words which it's
made from for example turn up has no
connection with the basic meaning of
turn finally many phrasal verbs have
more than one meaning often the two or
sometimes three meanings are completely
separate with turn up you can also turn
up the radio to TV or the volume on this
video if you want to make it louder so
now you know some basic information
about phrasal verbs but what makes
phrasal verbs different from normal
verbs
many English phrasal verbs have the same
meaning as another normal one-word verb
for example turn up arrived head off
leave pick up by or connect other
phrasal verbs have a unique meaning for
example run out of stop by or pop out
can't be replaced with just one verb
with the exact same meaning let's
practice
here are five phrasal verbs and six
one-word verbs can you match the phrasal
verbs to the one-word verbs with the
same meanings be careful because there's
one extra verb which you don't need
we'll give you the answers in a few
seconds for now pause the video if you
want more time to think about it ready
here are the answers even here you need
to be careful first the phrasal verb and
the one-word verb might not be exactly
the same for example what does install
mean what things can you install you can
install household goods like washing
machines or air conditioners you can
also install software on your computer
or on your phone the phrasal verb put in
only has the first idea you can put in a
new washing machine but you can't put in
a new app or put in a new operating
system secondly the phrasal verb and the
one-word verb often have different
registers what does that mean it means
they're used in very different
situations let's see why this matters hi
Maria
glad you could attend sorry for
appearing so late I boarded the wrong
bus and then I was wandering for ages
seeking your street don't worry about it
should I remove my shoes if you don't
mind would you like something to drink
before we depart tea coffee that was
part of the same dialogue you heard
before how was it different did it sound
natural to you this time we used one
word verbs instead of phrasal verbs in
many places I hope you heard that the
dialogue sounded very strange and
unnatural for example a native speaker
would almost never say sentences like
these the one-word verbs are too formal
and they aren't used in simple spoken
English like this you need to use the
phrasal verbs
even when phrasal verbs and one-word
verbs have the same meaning you can't
always use them in the same way look for
and seek have the same meaning but seek
is much more formal and literary you
wouldn't use it often in conversational
English so in spoken English you often
need to use phrasal verbs to sound
natural on the other hand because many
phrasal verbs are more informal they
aren't appropriate in formal writing
that said many English learners think
that all phrasal verbs are informal that
isn't true phrasal verbs can be more
formal or informal like any other words
for example pop out is very informal you
probably wouldn't use that in written
English look for has a neutral tone
meaning you can use it in any situation
some phrasal verbs like draw upon even
sound quite formal however when do you
have a phrasal verb at a one-word verb
with the same meaning like turn up and
arrive the one-word verb is generally
more formal than the phrasal verb now
you should know what phrasal verbs are
how they're different from normal verbs
and when you should use phrasal verbs
next let's turn to a very important
question how can you remember phrasal
verbs
we said before that the meaning of a
phrasal verb often has no connection to
the words which it's made from for
example if you look up a new word in the
dictionary there's no direct connection
to the meaning of up
however prepositions and phrasal verbs
aren't totally random
often the same preposition in different
phrasal verbs has a similar meaning look
at three verbs go down cut down turn
down the preposition down has a similar
meaning in these three verbs do you know
what connects them perhaps it'll be
clearer if you see them in full
sentences sales went down by 15% last
year I'm trying to cut down on how much
coffee I drink can you turn the tv down
it's too loud can you see the connection
now in these phrasal verbs down has the
idea of something decreasing let's look
at another example
here are three sentences he sent out
hundreds of job applications they handed
out immigration forms before we landed
the teacher gave out the worksheets
these sentences contain phrasal verbs
with the preposition out can you see
what connects them these three phrasal
verbs send out handout and give out all
have the idea of too many people at one
time if he sent out hundreds of job
applications then he sent many job
applications to many different people or
at one time if the teacher gave out the
worksheets then she gave out many
worksheets to many students at one time
again you can see how one Preppers
can have a similar meaning in different
phrasal verbs learning more about
prepositions and how they're used in
phrasal verbs can help you to make
connections like these and remember
phrasal verbs more easily let's see one
more practical tip to help you learn and
remember English phrasal verbs
so far you've seen that the meaning of a
phrasal verb often has no connection to
the meaning of the words which it's made
of phrasal verbs can have more than one
meaning and using phrasal verbs
correctly depends heavily on register'
not just on meaning why are these things
important for remembering phrasal verbs
they're important because it's very hard
to learn and remember phrasal verbs
without context for example if you learn
vocabulary by writing down the
translation in your language and then
trying to memorize the translation
you'll have big problems remembering and
using phrasal verbs actually this is
true for all vocabulary learning but
it's especially true with phrasal verbs
you'll end up with a list of verbs that
look very similar to you look up and
look up to look down on look through
look around look after it's too hard so
practice good vocabulary learning habits
with phrasal verbs make sure you learn
phrasal verbs in full sentences if
possible the sentences should mean
something to you try to take example
sentences from things you read or curd
which were interesting for you you could
even take examples from conversations
you had in English so long as you're
confident you can remember the sentences
correctly let's practice here are three
phrasal verbs from this lesson
come along head off pop out can you make
an exam
full sentence with each verb try to make
something relevant to you and your life
do it now pause the video and write down
your three sentences ready here are some
suggestions of course your sentences
will be different that's fine however if
you're not sure that your sentences are
correct it's important to check ask a
friend or a teacher
otherwise you'll learn the words wrong
here are our suggested sentences do you
want to come along to the cinema tonight
it's getting late so I think I'll head
off
I think she's popped out to get
something for lunch now you have your
example sentences and hopefully you've
checked that they're correct what next
use the digital flashcard apps such as
Quizlet or Anki put your sentences in as
questions with the phrasal verbs
replaced with gaps for example you can
make the questions easier or more
difficult by removing fewer or more
letters if you haven't used Quizlet and
you're anything like that before then we
recommend checking them out there are
links below the video also we highly
recommend making more than one card for
each verb for example again you can make
some cards easier and some cards more
difficult review your cards regularly
and you'll find it easy to remember
English phrasal verbs because you'll be
learning them in context remember that
you can find more great free English
lessons
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