- I sent out an email recently.
If you want to join the To Fluency email list,
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and you'll be part of that email list
but I sent an email out recently asking
about what videos you want to see me make next.
And a lot of people said phrasal verbs,
so people want to be able to learn phrasal verbs.
And there is a good reason to learn phrasal verbs
because they are commonly used
in everyday English.
Now, I was meeting with some people today
and sometimes when I meet people,
I analyze the type of language
that they are using and I noticed again,
people use phrasal verbs all the time.
It's very commonplace.
So, in order to express yourself properly
and maybe more importantly,
in order to understand everyday English,
it is a good idea to learn phrasal verbs.
If you're new to the To Fluency channel,
then know that we are interested in effective learning.
Meaning learning high-frequency verbs,
high-frequency phrases
so that you are not wasting your time learning things
you don't need to know
and you can be more efficient in the way
that you learn I recommend that you do this
for phrasal verbs too.
Now, there are two ways to go about, to go about learning
new phrasal verbs.
Firstly, you can look up commonly used phrasal verbs.
So, after this video is finished,
just do a search for the top 100 phrasal verbs in English
or if you want to get specific to your area of English,
the top 25 business English phrasal verbs
and just change business English for whatever area
of English you are learning.
So, that's number one.
That's the first way we can do it,
look up commonly used phrasal verbs.
Number two is to learn phrasal verbs
as you come across them,
to come across,
to just see something, to find something by chance.
You are not purposefully looking
for something but instead
you come across it.
For example, let's say you are reading a new book,
and you love the book
and you come across a new phrasal verb.
You think okay, this is new.
Let's look this up, to look up a phrasal verb
and find out the definition, find out what this means.
And what you're doing here
is you are learning as you go.
You are not focusing specifically on phrasal verbs
but instead learning them as you come across new ones.
So, both of these ways are great.
So, firstly, find the most frequently used ones,
secondly learn them as you come across them.
It's good to know some of the basics
of phrasal verbs,
the basics of grammar
but if you learn phrasal verbs through sentences,
then you will internalize the type of structures
and the way that we use phrasal verbs.
So, for example, some phrasal verbs are separable,
some are inseparable.
Some have two words, two extra words,
some have one extra word after the verb.
So, knowing some of the basics can help you
but in order to be able to use them properly,
what you need to do is to learn them through sentences.
So, going back to method one,
where you get a list of phrasal verbs
and what you can do here
is download the list
and use some type of method,
I advise the To Fluency method
in order to internalize them.
So, take sentences, look up new sentences
and then use the Grammarly app to practice writing
so that it can correct you when you make mistakes.
So, let's say, for example,
you learn the phrasal verb to look up
and you say okay, I'm going to practice a sentence here.
I look up it.
Grammarly will tell you no, no,
I look it up.
So, you learn that the pronoun goes in between look and up.
So, practicing using Grammarly
will give you feedback on the mistakes that you make.
So, this is a great way for you to actually be able
to use phrasal verbs.
Secondly, use them in conversations too.
So, the next time you have a conversation with somebody,
try and use them if possible.
So, obviously you're not just using it
for the sake of it,
but use them if you can
in order to get that practice.
And then if you are learning through sentences,
look up more sentences using the same phrasal verb
so you get a good variety.
Use them in different tenses.
Somebody got in touch with me recently,
somebody sent me an email saying
what I do is I take a sentence
and then I modify it into different tenses.
So, that's what you could do too.
I look it up, I looked it up,
I'm going to look it up later.
I've already looked it up.
And this just gives you more practice
and more flexibility
for when you get to use these phrasal verbs.
Another thing about phrasal verbs
is to treat them just like you would
any other type of vocabulary,
like you would when you're learning different phrases,
maybe idioms, verbs, nouns, et cetera.
It's just another type of vocabulary
that you can use when you're speaking English
and what I want you to do
is to try and notice how often people use phrasal verbs.
So, the next time you're reading a book
or listening to a podcast
or watching a video like this,
notice how often we use phrasal verbs in English.
It is common.
So, like I said before, it's a good idea
to learn more about them.
So, to help you with this,
I'm going to link to a playlist below
where I have I think about 20 lessons
on various phrasal verbs.
There are probably around 50 phrasal verbs in total
because some lessons have two or more in them
and go through these lessons
and write these phrasal verbs down.
And then try to create more sentences
using the phrasal verbs that you have learned
and also, if you a To Fluency Program Member,
then know that I am currently recording a new lesson
and creating fluency phrases and memory cards based
on these lessons.
So, if you're not a member,
go into the description below
to learn more about the To Fluency program
and the method and how you can get access to it.
A few phrasal verbs that we have used in this lesson
are to come across, and to look up.
I just want to give you a quick lesson
on the difference between come across and run into.
You come across something by chance.
I came across this new article the other day
while I was browsing Facebook.
So, you weren't actively searching for it
but you found it online and it caught your attention.
But to run into someone
means that you found somebody or you saw somebody by chance.
You didn't actively want to meet this person
but you ran into them in the supermarket,
or you ran into them while you were downtown.
So, I love it when I run into people
when I'm out shopping
or when my family and I go and do something out in nature.
I love running into people.
It's a great way just to feel part of the community
where you live.
Check out the description
for the phrasal verb lessons
and more information on the program.
And then leave some comments below telling me
your favorite phrasal verbs
or some common phrasal verbs
that some people watching this should learn.
Thank you so much for spending this time with me today
and learning English with me
and if you enjoyed it,
then please like and share this lesson.
Bye bye.
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