Aubry if you were put away in jail um do you think you could break out successfully oh that's
a terrible question no absolutely not whenever I watch Like a prison break show I'm like that's
not no that's not happening or whatever they do I'm like I wouldn't be able to do that so we are
talking about those two phrasal verbs we have a lot of amazing vocab to talk about today guys that
will increase your IELTS score because phrasal verbs especially the ones today I would call
most of these definitions um as being idiomatic honestly like these are some really high level
phrases today but um the number one break out of jail movie Shawshank Redemption right so good best
movie but that same thing right he's like digging a huge tunnel uh like the logistics of something
like that I know it happens but I don't think any of them are like realistic you know right all
right so guys let's get into this we had a very interesting comment on one of our YouTube videos
um it was high scoring housework IELTS speaking answers so we gave you sample
answers about housework um and that was episode 1174. definitely check that out on YouTube guys
um but a subscriber on YouTube beauty passion ask this question which kind of confused me
and interested me at the same time and ended up inspiring a whole episode about phrasal verbs so
um Aubrey can you read the comment yes so hello I have a question if I want to
separate my clothes or change them depending on the season what is the word that I can use use
so we're thinking sorry go ahead I was just gonna say like there might be a word for this in other
languages but there isn't like one word or phrase for this in English you know no right yeah we we
some people I don't do this because it's kind of the same weather here year round but some
people sort of transition their Autumn wardrobe to a winter wardrobe but yeah there isn't really
vocabulary for that yeah the the only way I could understand this was to think about how
um like I have to do this right because our seasons are crazy extreme in both directions
so I do have to like in late spring I have to put away all of my like sweaters and hoodies
that I've been living in for months and break out all of the tank tops and shorts that have been
um wasting away in the corner of my closet so I I do have to switch it out you know there's
another another phrasal verb switch out I do have to switch out my clothes depending on the season
um but the two phrasal verbs that this made me use when I was trying to describe this action
um put away like put stuff in storage and then break out meaning take stuff out of storage but
then we realized these two phrasal verbs have so many different meanings and they are so useful on
IELTS for a lot of different topics yes absolutely and it's like you were just saying you have to get
that idiomatic language you guys and phrasal verbs are a great way to do that most phrasal verbs are
idiomatic right it's pretty rare sometimes there is one that like you know start out just means the
same as start basically that's really idiomatic but most of them are like you can't really tell
the meaning of it from the words right they have all these crazy meanings I mean something else
so we're going to share several today that are going to help you get that seven or higher for
vocabulary totally um but as a side note you said start out I just thought of the perfect antonym
for phrasal verb finish up it means the same as finish why do we have these extra prepositions on
there um but just some bonus bonus vocabulary for you guys so okay let's start with some definitions
and ideas for where they go on IELTS for the phrasal verb put away so as we mentioned the first
definition is to put something in storage or to put something in a container where it belongs like
if I'm describing you know house chores um if I asked James to do something I'm like James can you
please put away the clean dishes or put away the stuff that's in the dishwasher right put the stuff
where it belongs I'm sure as a parent we say this to our kids all the time put away your clothes put
away your toys absolutely and I can imagine like a part two question asking you to describe a tour
a chore describe some housework you're definitely going to want this verb because a lot of what we
do during the day is putting away sheets putting away clean laundry putting away you know your
kids toys that are out so this will be a great phrasal verb for that type of question you yeah
and there are part one questions about um like what are your responsibilities at home did you
have to do chores when you were a child or even in speaking part three what if you are describing
um gender roles and relationships right like that could be an amazing speaking part three
topic or writing task two topic you could be like you know traditionally the woman has to put away
all of the clothes and toys and dishes but luckily um my partner believes that he should also have to
put stuff away nice I would love that on a part three answer that's awesome but there are more
meanings to this phrasal verb right so the next one we use this to mean eat a lot right if you're
starving you could say I could really put away a lot of food right now just means I could eat a lot
um this is so perfect guys to describe any person that eats a lot um and I know that this is very
high scoring because it is very rare for a student to use this phrasal verb guys in this way um
I would describe my son as he yep if I described him in speaking part two I'd be like you know what
right now he is 11 years old going on 12. there's some good vocab he's almost 12. 11 years old going
on 12 and he really puts away the food he oh my gosh when I make pasta oh okay I made pasta
a couple nights ago he put away almost an entire pot of pasta I am not even making that up I am so
shocked by how much a growing adolescent boy eats this reminds me when my when we were younger my
brother when he was like a teenager my mom would always have a big Tupperware of spaghetti in the
fridge she's like you can eat that at any time if you're starving don't eat all of this other stuff
that like I'm planning on using to make a meal I'm gonna have start doing that so um anyway guys
you describe people a lot on IELTS maybe General training task one letters but definitely speaking
part one and part two so any person you're describing if they eat a lot you could be
like you know I can't even tell you how much this person eats he or she can really put it away or be
specific he can really put away so much pasta nice awesome so good all right this next one is a is
about sports when we score a goal we say we put it away right so like for example if you're talking
about a time you scored a goal playing soccer or whatever sport you could say everyone was so
stoked when I put it away that means you kicked the ball into the net you scored a goal totally
um so again useful in speaking part one talking about exercise sports physical activity when
you're um if you're talking about a sport you play I do think this is no I was gonna say it's
specific to soccer but it's not because I just was watching basketball the other day and they
were like he put away three three pointers so yeah this is applicable to All Sports when you
are scoring points yep exactly and the next one is when someone is put in jail or prison this is how
Jessica used it at the at the top of the episode asking me very weird yes we say they are put away
for a long time if they're going to jail for a while yeah so speaking part three writing task two
um you could be asked about Crime and Punishment right weird topic for some reason comment on IELTS
uh but if you say you know like for um felonies that involve harming other people I think they
should be put away for longer periods of time for example all right let's move on
to our next phrasal verb here break out I love that there are some parallels here in
um it being an antonym to put away so um the first meeting of put away was to put something in
storage that is the antonym for breaking out right to bring something out of storage so um going back
to that subscriber question I said we put away cold clothes and break out the warm ones so they
are easy to remember in pairs like this that's why I think these two really complement each other I
used this just this week we my daughter wanted to try rollerblading rollerblading so I had to break
out my daughter's skates that I packed away like eight years ago because now the younger ones have
grown into it right so we always use this phrasal verb if something's been put away for quite a
while then we're going to get it out we say we break it out yeah but that's a good point um it
is you usually used to describe something that has been put away for a while it's not just like
a normal thing like oh I'm gonna break out this pen I use every day like that wouldn't make sense
um if you're describing like throwing a party and speaking part two you could say like I want
to break out the fancy China the fancy dinnerware we have we almost never use it but I'm gonna break
it out for this special occasion yes awesome and then the next meaning is when something starts
suddenly like a fight or a war we say it breaks out if there's some kind of skirmish battle it
comes sort of out of nowhere that's when we would use this and say something broke out
I love that you said Skirmish what a fantastic uh synonym for fight I love that word Skirmish that's
so high level yes absolutely you guys should use this If Ever I can imagine on part two being asked
to describe a time maybe that you argued with a friend right and it's even a skirmish or like a
fight that would break out is not always physical right it can be an argument it could be just a
time you weren't getting along with someone that's true that's true um I do think we usually use it
for like physical sort of fights though but you're right no you definitely could use it if it's just
a verbal argument for sure for sure um okay now we have two more definitions for you guys
um if you are asked to describe celebrities or talking about famous people this comes up on
the test right speaking part three discussing um you know the Privacy rights of famous people or
celebrities for example um to describe the famous person itself himself herself you could say like
they were a breakout star in 1992. to describe the time when they first became Super Famous
um we say like they really broke out in the early 2000s or they were the breakout star
of last year so it's really this idea of like when you suddenly become famous
yes and you can use it to describe for example imagine this sentence if you're like I thought
this actor was a breakout star this year and then I found out he's been acting since he was a child
this happened for there was an actor in everything everywhere all at once that a lot of people
thought was a breakout star and turns out he was data in Goonies oh he's been acting a long time
oh my gosh I just want to take a moment to just show my appreciation for him he is so wonderful
his acceptance speech was so lovely and his whole message guys you should watch this on YouTube
um his whole message was just like I've been working so hard for so long and I thank you for
welcoming me back into you know Hollywood and keep following your dreams and I just I love them it's
so motivating yes yes go listen to that speech to like motivate yourself about your own dreams for
sure watch that movie everything everywhere all at once it is so weird it is totally like uh for
Aubry and I this is our jam it is so good so good and we are so happy awesome wept the awards it's
amazing it doesn't well deserved okay anyway one last definition for you guys so here is another
parallel as an opposite to put away so we said um somebody can be put away in prison right to
be put in jail well if they escape they break out so if they escape from jail or prison they break
out of jail or prison and honestly I can't see this being super useful on IELTS unless you're
describing a movie or TV show that you watched maybe a relative a relative who broke out of
prison maybe we've all got one we've all got that one this is very applicable to most people but
no judgment if it is oh yeah I mean whatever I go for it um describe that crazy uncle who
broke out of jail in Kentucky I don't know I don't know why I thought Kentucky
um but anyway so that's the last definition guys probably the least useful on IELTS but
it's good to remember them in pairs so you remember more vocabulary um all right guys
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