Good day and welcome to Series English!
Antonia Romaker is here, presenting the topic
learning phrasal verbs.
To tell you the truth
phrasal verbs have long been a stumbling block
for many students of mine.
And that's why I've decided, hmm
It's high time I made a video about learning phrasal verbs.
I have quite many videos devoted to phrasal verbs.
But today I want to talk about some techniques
and methods which will help you
study these tricky words
and actually word combinations, expressions.
So I'm going to give you some tricks,
and tell you about different ways
you can use to study phrasal verbs.
So firstly you should understand that context
is extremely important.
So memorizing phrasal verbs using different lists
is not a very good idea to tell you the truth.
So this is a lazy approach.
When you just have a list and you memorize it.
When you watch a video and see these phrasal verbs,
Well, when there are examples at least, it is good.
So you should have some context.
Examples are OK, but it will be even better
if you find phrasal verbs yourself.
in different texts, in different speeches,
and things like that.
So that's why I highly recommend reading,
watching and listening, as simple as that.
Also you might try memorizing phrasal verbs
within some topics. An example:
airport, there are a lot of phrasal verbs,
connected with this topic,
for example, to check in -
You should check in before you get into the plane.
Take off - the plane usually takes off according to the schedule.
Look after - you are supposed to look after your luggage.
Pull up - your taxi pulls up in front of the airport, by the airport.
You can create such, well, kind of lists
but which has some topic, which unites them.
Choose a topic and try to find as many phrasal verbs as possible,
which can be used here.
Also memorizing phrasal verbs
when you use one verbs and different prepositions,
is not as effective as trying to memorize
the same preposition with different verbs.
So at least if you use lists,
try to apply a more complex approach,
a more thorough approach.
So try to memorize phrasal verbs
with the same preposition but different verbs -
Look up, pull up, make up, set up and so on -
because here you will have more logic involved,
as the verbs change and verbs do give a tiny little hint
now and then as to what the meaning of the phrasal verb is.
Not always unfortunately but sometimes they do.
And it is easier, it will be more logical.
Anyway, context!
Also news, you will see a lot of phrasal verbs in news.
Newspapers, television and things like that.
They're used a lot there.
In addition when you remember, when you memorize phrasal verbs,
always try to notice,
whether they are transitive or intransitive,
and whether they are separable of inseparable.
I will talk about these kinds later,
in a separate video.
But I hope you know what this means,
if you don't write a comment, I will explain.
And I have one more thing here to add
about listening.
You can learn phrasal verbs using songs.
It is extremely useful and effective,
if you are a music person.
And almost everyone is a music person.
Everyone likes music, this kind or that kind.
So try finding phrasal verbs
in your favorite songs.
Or simply when you study a phrasal verb,
put into the search box
the phrasal verb, for example pull up and then the word lyrics.
And you will probably find some songs
where within the lyrics there is this phrasal verb.
Anyway, moving on, number two:
the meaning of the preposition, sometimes it helps.
So the second part of the phrasal verb. For example, pull up,
here we have up, look after, here after.
Most of the time here we deal with prepositions.
So and the meaning of the preposition sometimes helps.
An example, up usually
when we deal with phrasal verbs which include up,
we talk about something being finished or completed.
Eat up - when you finish eating, drink up - well, close, settle up.
Or you can also talk about creation here.
For example, make up - make up a story, create a new story;
set up, dream up.
Well and there are some other prepositions
which have specific meanings.
But there are exceptions unfortunately
And not all prepositions are that logical.
So here you should be careful.
However to some extent it might help.
And three more tips. Stories.
If I'm not mistakes I have already talked about this technique
when I told how we should study new vocabulary
and memorize it actually.
Creating stories using the vocabulary you study
is extremely effective,
since you put these phrasal verbs into your own context.
And it is very good!
Thus you introduce phrasal verbs into your active vocabulary.
Create stories and insert
as many phrasal verbs as possible into your speech.
You can do it orally or in a written form, it's up to you.
I realized that we were running late
so I asked the taxi driver to speed up.
Our taxi pulled up by the airport
I got out of the taxi as fast as I could
and I ran to the register. Then I checked in
and got on the plane! Thanks God!
The plane took off and I was on it! Yay!
The story can be funny, stupid a little bit,
but you inset these phrasal verbs into the context of yours.
As simple as that.
Fourthly use, reuse and recycle.
So here the advice is very simple.
You need to use the phrasal verbs as much as possible.
Because if you want to introduce these words into your active vocabulary
you need to use them over and over again.
Because sooner or later these words might vanish from your memory.
But if you use them constantly, now and then at least,
they'll stay there forever.
And finally number five - test yourself.
You can use different tests, there are millions of them,
especially designed to practice phrasal verbs.
For example you can use FCE Organizer.
There are some tests devoted to phrasal verbs there.
There are special books devoted to phrasal verbs.
There are tests there too.
When you do these tests, your brain works hard.
And different phrasal verbs pop up like mushrooms
inside your head.
Also use all the tricks I've given you
as to studying new vocabulary, any vocabulary,
not just phrasal verbs.
I have too classes devoted to studying new words
and I highly recommend watching them.
But that's it for today.
That's it about studying phrasal verbs.
I have given you several tips,
I hope that they will be useful for you.
If you have any questions, go there, down there
and write a comment.
I will be glad to get some feedback.
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Happy English and Russian practice!