Hello and welcome to this lesson. Today you're going to add the top 10 phrasal verbs to your
vocabulary. So first I'll explain what the phrasal verb means, give you some example sentences
of that phrasal verb, and then at the end of this video, you're going to test your knowledge. You're
going to complete a quiz. So make sure you stay right to the end to complete that quiz.
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Are you ready to add the top 10 phrasal verbs to your vocabulary?
Well, let's get started with number one. To phase something in. When you phase something in,
it means that you introduce something new, but you introduce it gradually,
which means little by little. And generally what we're introducing is a new law, a new rule,
a new regulation, or a new policy. So let's say that your company has a new policy, and they're
introducing a dress code. A dress code will tell you what you can and cannot wear to work. Now,
let's say they announced the new dress code, but they say we're phasing in the new dress code
over the next two months. Now why would they want to introduce it little by little? Well, maybe it's
because we want to give you time to prepare. You might have to go out and buy new clothing
for example. So you might have to save money to do that and get comfortable doing that as well.
So maybe the first week they introduced the new shirts that they want you to wear
and then the next week it's the new shoes and the following week it's the new pants. And little by
little they phase in the new dress code. Number two, to block off. Now the thing about phrasal
verbs is they're always used in a very specific context. So in this context of blocked off, we're
talking specifically about time in your calendar or on your schedule, so you're blocking off
time. So what does that mean? It means that you reserve that time for a specific task or activity,
and you reserve that time so no one else can schedule a meeting with you or no one else
can assign you a task during those specific blocks of time because you block them off.
So let's say you're preparing for the aisles and you might block off Monday, Wednesday, Friday
from seven to nine in your calendar, and that is the time you're going to spend studying for aisles
or if you have an important deadline at work, you might block off the entire day.
So you might block off Monday and just focus on that task so you can meet the deadline. So this
is probably something you do every single day anyway for time. management purposes.
And now you know how to explain that naturally in English. Number three, to clear out. And again,
remember phrasal verbs are used in a very specific context. And in this context, we're talking about
clearing out of a location, like a restaurant or even a conference and office or mall.
Any location that has a lot of people in it generally. And when people clear out
of a location, it means they simply leave the location but that location then becomes empty.
So the majority or all of the people leave a location. That's when you clear out
of a location. So let's say you go to lunch at a restaurant around 1:30 And it's really busy.
You get the last available table and you're eating your lunch or talking to your coworker
and then around 2:30 You look around and you notice that you're the only table left in
the restaurant. And remember the restaurant was full when you got there. So you can turn to your
coworker and say, Wow, it really clear out which means everybody left the restaurant number four,
to do without something. This is a really useful one because it's a fact of life, you're going to
have to do without certain things as certain times in your life. So when you do without something,
it means you manage despite the lack of and it's the lack of the something that you do without.
So let me give you an example. Maybe finances are a little tight. You didn't get that bonus
you were hoping for so you might say we'll have to do without a cleaner for the next few months.
Do without a cleaner. So a cleaner is someone who cleans your house, a house cleaner.
Now previously, a lot of people call this a maid. I know many people in certain countries still
call it a maid in North America. It's considered outdated and even a little politically incorrect
to call someone a maid. We now call them house cleaners. So just so you can know it's more
politically correct to use house cleaner so you have to manage manage your day to day manage
your house. Despite the lack of a house cleaner. We have to do without a house cleaner, because
I didn't get the bonus. So you can use this in a personal context like I just gave you or you
can use this in a work context as well. Maybe your assistant quit, and you're having trouble finding
a new assistant. So you might say well, I guess I'll have to do without an assistant for the next
month, which means you have to manage all your work without an assistant do without something
it's a very useful phrasal verb because we all have to do without certain things at certain
points in our life. Our next phrasal verb, to force out. This is a very useful business phrasal
verb you're going to hear it in the media and newspapers all the time. When someone is forced
out. It means that they are asked to leave their position but it wasn't their decision to do so.
Notice the sentence structure I used I put this in the passive to be forced out. For example,
the CEO was forced out after the scandal. So there's a scandal obviously, it didn't look good
for the CEO. So the company wanted him to leave. The CEO himself did not want to leave, but the
company wanted him to leave. So the CEO was forced out. Now if you use it in the active sentence,
you'll be talking about who forced out the CEO. So you might say the Board of Directors forced the
CEO out after the scandal. So you can absolutely use this in the active but it's very commonly used
in the passive. Our next phrasal verb number six, to sink in. When something sinks in,
it becomes clear in your mind and the something that sinking in is information news and events.
For example, it took him a while before his mother's death sunk in. So his mother died.
But that fact that event didn't sink in for some time. It didn't become clear. So he didn't process
it. He didn't fully understand it. He didn't fully accept it as a fact as a reality for some
time. So the event his mother's death didn't sink in. So we do use this a lot for tragic events.
Well, we can also use this with difficult or complicated information. For example,
let's say your coworker is explaining a new accounting software, and it's pretty technical.
So your coworker is explaining it, explaining it explaining it quite quickly. And you might say
give me a minute. To let that sink in. So that is the information the information your coworker was
just explaining. And for that the information to sink in. It means for you to fully understand it
to fully process it, so we can use it for tragic events. But we can also use this for complicated
information. Number seven, to bail out. This is another must know business phrasal verb but you
can also use it in your personal life as well. When you bail someone out, it means that you
rescue them and you rescue them from a financially difficult situation. So remember that CEO that was
forced out and our previous example. Well, maybe he had a sister that bailed him out. His sister
bailed him out, which means his sister helped him financially. So maybe she gave him a place to stay
because he couldn't afford his rent. She gave him food because it couldn't afford groceries. And
she gave him money because he didn't have any. His sister bailed him out. So we can use it in
a personal context. But this is commonly used in business context, in the sense of the government
bailing out companies because they're about to go bankrupt. And why would the government do
that? Well, because that company is important for the economy. For example, in the US, the company
Chrysler, which is an automobile company, they've been bailed out by the government multiple times.
Chrysler as a company has almost gone bankrupt multiple times. And the government has come in
and bailed the company out. They bailed Chrysler out. Number eight, to leave something behind.
This is a very useful one in your everyday vocabulary when you leave something behind.
It simply means that you forget something at a specific location. So we do this all the time,
right? We go to a restaurant, a cafe, we put our phone on the counter, we get our coffee,
and we go and oh no, I left my phone. Behind. I think I left my phone behind at the cafe.
So it's just the same as saying I think I forgot my phone at the cafe. You can use this with
any object you can leave behind your keys, your sweater, your jacket, your computer. Whatever you
want. So this is a very useful one. So what about you? Have you ever left something important behind
maybe you left your cell phone behind or your laptop behind or important family photo is behind?
Have you ever left something behind? Let us know in the comments. Number nine, to miss out on
something. To miss out on something. And this is when you miss an important opportunity or
an experience that shouldn't have been missed. So let's say that you work for Tesla and Elon
Musk was making an appearance at your office that day, and you were going to get to meet Elon Musk,
but your bus was late and you didn't get to work on time and you didn't get to meet Elon Musk. You
my friend just missed out on an opportunity of a lifetime. You missed out on meeting Elon Musk. So
you can say I can't believe I missed out. You can just end it there. I can't believe I missed out if
you want to continue. You can say I can't believe I missed out on meeting Elon Musk. And finally,
number 10, to show up. To show up has a very simple definition it means to appear or arrive.
Native speakers don't really use appear or arrive we used to show up. For example,
what time did you show up to the party? I would never say What time did you arrive
to the party? I wouldn't say that that sounds unnatural, outdated, too formal I would say what
time did you show up? What time did you show up to the party? What time did you show up last night?
Now let's say you got to work late one day and your boss is standing at your desk as you're
walking to your desk and you're 45 minutes late and your boss might look at you and say Oh how
nice of you to finally show up. That's obviously sarcastic. But this happens a lot if you get to
a party really late or even if you're just having dinner at home with your
your husband or your wife. But dinner is normally at seven and you don't get home till 730 And your
husband or your wife has been waiting and waiting and waiting. When you get home. They might say Oh
how nice of you to finally show up. So we use this a lot in a sarcastic way when someone is late.
But we also use it just to talk about getting somewhere Oh I showed up at and then you say the
time. So now you have the top 10 phrasal verbs added to your vocabulary is fine to test your
knowledge. So here's what we're going to do. I'm going to show you a quiz that will have 10
questions and you have to decide which phrasal verb best completes the sentence. Now I'll only
show the quiz for about 10 seconds. Obviously that isn't long enough. So just hit pause, complete the
quiz, and then I'll show you the answers. Again, I'll show you the answers for about 10 seconds.
So again, hit pause compare your answers and then let us know how did you do let us know
in the comments after you complete the quiz. So let's start your quiz now.
So how did you do with that quiz? Put your mark in the comments and the ones you got wrong
take some time and write out some practice sentences with those new phrasal verbs. So
you really get that practice and repetition and add them to your permanent memory. And
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