today we are going to practice two daily
conversations to help you improve your
fluency hello and welcome everyone this
is minoo at anglo-link as we often use
phrasal verbs in our daily conversations
I have included quite a few of these
verbs for you in these two dialogues
just to remind you a phrasal verb is a
verb that consists of two parts the
first part is always a short verb like
give go come get etcetera and the second
part is a preposition like in on up/down
that's it
now each phrasal verb usually has a non
phrase of synonym for example you can
give up smoking oh you can quit smoking
you can fill in a phone or you can
complete a phone so really in terms of
speaking you don't need phrasal verbs to
express yourself however as native
speakers use them quite a lot in their
daily conversations you need to be
familiar with them now the best way to
learn these phrasal verbs is in context
in dialogues in conversation please
don't waste your time memorizing phrasal
verbs from a list now in the two
dialogues that we are going to practice
I have constructed each sentence first
without a phrasal verb and then with the
phrasal verb and I'd like you to listen
to and repeat both versions carefully
several times until you have got a
really good grasp of the meaning and the
way we use these verbs so when you're
ready we can be phrasal verbs in daily
dialogues before we practice the
dialogues there are a few points I'd
like to mention to you about phrasal
verbs first of all some phrasal verbs
have two different meanings for example
tank up means begin a new activity for
example I took up horse riding last year
but it also means accept an offer or
invitation for example she took up the
drop of her
let's look at another phrasal verb with
two meanings turn down one meaning is
reduce volume please turn down the radio
another meaning is reject she turned
down our invitation
and one more example is turn up one
meaning is increased volume please turn
up the radio and the second meaning is
appear he turned up at the party without
invitation
the second point about phrasal verbs is
that most phrasal verbs that take an
object can be separated by the object
for example you should give up this job
or you should give this job up
another example let's pick up the boxes
Oh
let's pick the boxes up if you replace
the object by a pronoun you must put the
pronoun between the two parts
should I give up this job
yes you should give it up not give up it
shall we pick up the children
yes let's pick them up
not pick up them
the third point I'd like to mention
about
verbs is that there are a few phrasal
verbs that cannot be separated by the
object
one example is come across for example I
came across the book by chance you
cannot say I came the book across by
chance even if you use a pronoun you
must not separate the two parts I came
across it by chance
not I came it across by chance
and of course there is nothing to worry
about
when the verb is intransitive which
means it doesn't take an object
my TV has broken down I stayed up all
night and the final point about phrasal
verbs is that a few phrasal verbs take a
second preposition for example I am
behind with my emails I must catch up on
them
or another example we want to compensate
for this mistake how can we make up for
it and the third example this noise is
intolerable I cannot put up with it
right then it's time to practice our
dialogues listen and repeat these
dialogues after me repeat both the
sentence without the phrasal verb and
the sentence with the phrasal verb
dialogue 1 could you increase the volume
of the television please
could you turn up the television please
okay is it loud enough
now that's too loud please decrease its
volume
please turn it down
[Music]
will you make a decision do you want it
loud or quiet
will you make up your mind do you want
it loud or quiet
you
what's the matter with you why are you
so stressed
why are you so wound up
I'm sorry I'm tired I didn't go to bed
last night
I stayed up last night
why did you stay up
I had to do my unfinished work
I had to catch up on my work
I thought you'd quit your job
I thought you'd given up your job
yes I have this is just a temporary job
I've accepted
this is just a temporary job I've taken
up
what can we do to reduce your stress
what can we do to calm you down
you
I think I need some fresh air do you
feel like a short walk
are you up for a short walk
sure and we can buy something for dinner
on the way back
sure and we can pick up something for
dinner on the way back
dialogue to
I don't know why Joe hasn't arrived yet
I don't know why Joe hasn't turned up
yet
I hope his car hasn't stopped working
I hope his car hasn't broken down
[Music]
Joe is not coming he refused my
invitation
he turned down my invitation
really that's not like Joe
I know he said his new job was occupying
all his time
he said his new job was taking up all
his time
you seem a bit disappointed
you seem a bit letdown
yes I am I think he was fabricating an
excuse
I think he was making up an excuse
I doubt that I'm sure he will compensate
for it somehow
I'm sure he will make up for it somehow
I hope so would you like a cigarette
no thanks I'm reducing the number of
cigarettes I smoke
I'm cutting down on cigarettes
I'm not in the mood anymore let's end
this party
let's wind down this party
oh come on it's your birthday party
please make yourself happy now
please cheer up now right that's the end
of the dialogues
let's now finish with a gap-filling
exercise so you can see how many of
these verbs you can remember
number one is she still angry no she has
now
she has calmed down now
number two I smoking two years ago I
haven't touched a cigarette since then
I gave up smoking - Yessica
number three I'm really behind with my
studies I must on them
I must catch up on them
number four he drinks too much he should
really on alcohol
he should really cut down on alcohol
number five the hotel was terrible
we were really by it
we were really let down by it
number six I see your offer
yes he has accepted it
has he taken up your offer
number seven could you the music it's
too loud
could you turn down the music number a
don't be upset try and
try and cheer up
number nine that was a very bad mistake
I don't know how to for it
I don't know how to make up for it
number 10 more than 500 people to watch
the show last night
more than 500 people turned up to watch
the show last night
alright that's the end of this lesson I
hope you enjoyed it as you know you can
now go to our website anglo-link comm
for more explanations and exercises
thank you for watching I look forward to
seeing you in our next video bye now