hello amazing awesome English learners
welcome back to go natural English it's
me Gabi your American English teacher
here today with something special for
you part 2 of the top 10 phrasal verbs
that you need to know for English
fluency and stick around to the end of
this video because I'm going to give you
a quiz to test your understanding so
let's see how you do now just a few days
ago I was sitting on the beach having
fun with some friends and my Brazilian
friend stopped and got really serious
and he looked at me and he asked Gabi is
it true that phrasal verbs are important
and I had to stop and laugh because he
was so serious but you know it's true
phrasal verbs are very serious it is no
laughing matter but that doesn't mean
that we can't enjoy our study of phrasal
verbs and have a little fun as we do
that so today I'm going to introduce 10
more phrasal verbs that I did not
mention in the previous video if you
have not seen that part one of the top
10 phrasal verbs then you can click up
there and see it now phrasal verbs are
key to understanding everyday life with
native English speakers we use phrasal
verbs every single day I don't know of a
single day in my life when I have not
used a phrasal verb when I'm speaking
with other native English speakers and a
lot of people ask me Gaby why is it that
I can understand your English so clearly
when I'm travelling I'm able to speak
much more clearly with non-native
English speakers than my friends who are
also native English speakers but who
might not be so accustomed to speaking
with English learners and its really in
big part because of phrasal verbs it's
also because of clear pronunciation but
that's another topic for another video
and I'll tell you a really quick story
about how important phrasal verbs are
but first what is a phrasal verb well a
phrasal verb
is a regular verb with a preposition
added to it so then that combination
creates a new meaning that is different
from the base verb alone that you would
see in a dictionary most of the time you
can probably guess the general meaning
of the phrasal verb if you know the
general meaning of the preposition for
example the phrasal verb to turn on
means something similar to two stars for
example turn on the subtitles in English
yes you can actually turn on the
subtitles in English here on this video
to help you with your English learning
so we know that on is like to start and
so we can guess or assume that turn on
means to begin or starts or to power up
a device okay
back to that story when a native English
speaker friend of mine and I traveled
together to Spain we wanted to enjoy the
Spanish food and so we went out to eat a
lot and we went to a lot of restaurants
where the the waiters spoke English and
so my friend would order in English and
so would I but when my friend spoke the
waiters couldn't understand her because
she was using phrasal verbs like could
we top off our meal with some dessert
and coffee or this Spanish wine has
really grown on me or could you leave
out the olives and so these are all
examples of phrasal verbs top off grow
on and leave out whereas when I would
speak to the waiter
I knew the English was not his first
language so I would avoid those phrasal
verbs just to have more clear
communication so I saw that the waiter
didn't understand and I had to actually
translate my friends native English into
classroom English that would be
generally understood by English learners
without phrasal verbs so I would say
could we complete our meal with dessert
and coffee she is enjoying the wine and
could you
remove the olives for my friend and my
friend thought it was pretty crazy that
I had to translate from native English
to classroom English but that is exactly
why I am here to help you to bridge your
knowledge of English from the classroom
to real-world native English excellent
so let's jump into the top 10 phrasal
verbs that you need to know for fluent
English part two number one to pick out
means to select or choose I really like
to pick out different earrings to wear
in these videos with you how about we
pick out a color to paint the wall too
to get around to doing something this
means to make time for something that
may not be a super high priority for you
for example when I have time I'll get
around to painting this wall when I have
time I'll get around to organizing all
of my receipts it's also very common
when you ask someone when they will have
time to do something for example when
could you get around to helping me to
paint my wall 3 to make up for something
means to replace or to do something that
you should have done before so for
example I'm so sorry I forgot about your
birthday I promise I'll make it up to
you so because I didn't show up which is
another phrasal verbs see how common
they are or because I forgot something
you know I feel like I owe you something
so to make up for something is when you
add something to someone and you didn't
give it to them and so you want to
replace that thing or that action I hope
that makes sense I can't make it to
lunch with you today but I promise I'll
make it up to you tomorrow number 4 to
put down actually has a couple of
different
definitions can mean to make a
disparaging comments or it could mean to
put a deposit down on an investment for
example to put money down on a property
or a home to put someone down means to
say something bad about them to speak
ill of someone hey
don't gossip it's not good manners to
put other people down how much money
would you like to put down on your new
home five to break up to break up can
mean to divide tasks or an item into
smaller pieces it can also mean to end a
relationship Oh breaking up it's hard to
do and just to distinguish between break
up and break down it can be quite
confusing but we usually say break down
for information or goals however we say
break up for items like a loaf of bread
for example let's break up this loaf of
bread into many different pieces or
break up tasks or activities the way you
can remember this is if you can divide
an item or divide a list of things to do
then it would be break up but if you are
actually making information more simple
or easier to understand than it is to
break down six is to grow up so to grow
up is only used with people with humans
and it means to mature or to grow older
so for example your child is growing up
so quickly we do not use to grow up with
anything else we don't use it with hair
we don't use it with animals we don't
use it with your English skills and
these examples are all mistakes that
I've seen English learners make so avoid
using grow up for anything besides human
beings another phrasal verb that I see a
lot of people making mistakes with
number seven to catch up so to catch up
means to do your work faster to speed up
or to reach a point that you believe you
should have already reached so to do
tasks or work that should have already
been done earlier and this could be to
catch up on to catch up on work for
example oh I'm so busy I really need to
catch up on my work or I'm so tired I
really need to catch up on my sleep
oh why haven't you responded to my email
oh I'm sorry I really need to catch up
on my email INBOX
eight to kick off has two different
meanings it could mean to begin or start
like let's kick off this meeting or to
remove someone for example this team
member is just not pulling his weight
he's not doing his work let's kick him
off the team nine to go on can mean to
continue it could mean to encourage
someone to continue or it could mean
that someone is talking a little too
much it depends on the sentence that
you're using for example if I say go on
you can do it of course I'm encouraging
you if I say oh that person just is
going on and on and on that means that
they're talking too much so if someone
is talking too much you would say going
on and on or that person goes on and on
so it's not just one on it's two ons
on and on and finally number ten to cave
in I like the sound of this one it just
sounds fun because when you want to do
something and you hold yourself to a
high standard but then you decide to
cave in and do something else for
example I'm on a diet but I caved in
and I ate some ice cream or I really
wanted to do all my homework today but I
caved in and watched a new series on
Netflix so I have to do my homework
tomorrow so to cave in is very common so
all ten of these phrasal verbs that I'm
sharing with you are very common that's
why I'm sharing them with you because
they are very useful for you and I don't
believe that you're going to learn all
of these commonly in a traditional
classroom so it's a great thing that you
are here now let's test your knowledge
to see how well you can remember all
these phrasal verbs and just before the
quiz if you are feeling overwhelmed or
panicked about how to learn all of the
phrasal verbs that there are don't worry
relax just start from where you are
today and see if you can add one new
phrasal verb each day to your English
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okay let's take this quiz number one now
fill in the blank with the phrasal verb
that would replace the regular verb that
I have over there let's a new
professional outfit for your interview -
I'm so busy I really need to work three
on a reality TV show called Survivor
they would people the islands when can
you helping me paint my house I am so
sorry I forgot about your work
anniversary I promise you I'll to you
sometimes you're watching a video on
YouTube and the presenter just about
nothing when you're on a diet you have
good intentions but sometimes
you just and eat something that's not
really on the diet if you plan on
purchasing a property in the United
States it is common to 20% let's our
work in two things we want to do before
lunch and after lunch your child is so
quickly all right let's see how you did
number one let's pick out a new
professional outfit for you for your
interview
- I'm so busy I really need to catch up
on work three on a reality TV show
called survivor they would kick people
off the island when can you get around
to helping me paint my house
I'm so sorry I forgot your work
anniversary I'll make it up to you I
promise
sometimes you're watching a video on
YouTube and the presenter goes on and on
without really saying anything when
you're on a diet you have good
intentions but sometimes you cave in and
eat something that wasn't on your diet
if you want to buy a property in the
United States it's normal to put down
20% let's break up our tasks into things
we do before lunch and after lunch your
child is growing up so quickly so how
did you do now if you want to challenge
yourself I highly recommend making your
own examples in the comments below that
is a great way for you to start using
these new phrasal verbs thanks so much
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