I'm Jenna and this is Learn Academic English where I teach intermediate and advanced level English
lessons today I'm continuing my series about phrasal verbs and I'mgoing to present 14 phrasal
verbs with the verb get the reason that I'mdoing this series of videos about phrasal verbs is that
phrasal verbs are a nightmare to learn I know that they are just torture and the reason that they are
so hard is that there are so many of them they are super common we use them all the time sometimes
they have a specific meaning that we don't have another way to express so in order to express
that meaning you have to know the phrasal verb and there's a lot of grammar that you have to remember
is the phrasal verb separable or inseparable what word comes after it so phrasal verbs are very
difficult but if you take it step by step and try to learn a few at a time you can do it now there
are many videos about phrasal verbs on youtube but I hope that my videos will help you to understand
exactly how to use them and will help you focus on the most important or the most common ones
before we get started i'd like to remind you to please give this video a like leave a comment and
subscribe if you want more lessons like this one so first let's run through very quickly a few tips
for learning phrasal verbs number one use a good online dictionary to help you learn the meaning
and see examples I love to use the longman dictionary online and I'll leave a link to that in
the description box below but there are many other online dictionaries that you can use but make sure
that it's an esl dictionary because that's going to have clear definitions and really good examples
number two make sure that you learn exactly what the structure is of that phrasal verb and I'll
show you some examples today but you want to know what comes after that phrasal verb or can you put
something in between the verb and the particle so again we'll talk about that today but that's super
important next don't forget that we always stress the second word in the phrasal verb for example
get over get over we don't say get over we say get over that's a particular rule for phrasal verbs
that we stress the particle or the second word and finally make sure that you know if you're learning
American or British English and then focus on phrasal verbs that are American or British there
are some phrasal verbs that are different and I'll give you an example later today but try not to
learn both because it might get confusing okay so let's start with the first one get over something
get over something get over something means to recover from something and we use this to talk
about recovering from an illness or to recover from a really difficult situation and the way
that you can remember this is that it's like to overcome get over something think about like the
problem like a mountain and you have to get over that problem for example I'mgetting over a cold
this is something that we use if we have been sick and then as we are recovering we say I'mgetting
over a cold or I'mjust getting over covid or for example after they broke up he never got over it
you can finally get over what does this mean this means that he and his girlfriend broke up
but he was never able to get over that situation he was never able to move on
he never got over it got over now remember with the pronunciation that you're going to stress the
particle but also another really important thing that I forgot to mention before is that if the
second word starts with the vowel you have to link those words together got over got over so with the
phrasal verb get over you can get over something so you can get over a cold get over an illness or
if we already know what we're talking about then we can replace it with the pronoun it get over it
okay second get it over with so this one you have to remember all four words they all go together
and to get it over with means to do something that you don't want to do get it over with for example
I don't want to go to the doctor but I may as well get it over with get it over with
get it over with again that means that you have to do something that you really don't like
but it's important and you need to do it next to get up now you know this one this is a common one
but we can't forget it we have to include it because it is so common so to get up means to
stand up like if you're sitting down you can say get up get up or to get out of bed for example
what time do you usually get up I could say I usually wake up around 6:30 but I get up at 7:00.
and second everyone get up and find a partner so that again would mean stand up get out of
your seat next to get on with something to get on with something is to continue
for example we had a problem with our project but now let's get on with it get on with it
here again we know what we're talking about but we could also replace this it with a noun
we could say we're running late let's get on with our project
okay let's look at the next ones get out get out can mean to be dismissed or to leave
so let's look at the first meaning what time does your class get out or what time does school
get out that means what time are you dismissed what time are you allowed to leave
in the second meaning to leave we often use this if there's been an argument or if you want to talk
strongly to someone for example I don't want to talk to you anymore you need to get out get out
so that means you need to leave but get out would mean you know to leave but in
a way that I don't want you here anymore next to get down get down is something that we use
in a pretty specific situation we use this like to dance or to party for example we might say
it's time to get down meaning it's time to start dancing it's time to have fun get down tonight
and to get someone down is different to get someone down means to make
someone feel bad or to make someone sad his lack of friends is starting to get him down
this one also has the idiom get down to business and that would mean to focus we
could say for example oh we've been relaxing enough now it's time to get down to business
next to get into something to get into something has two meanings
first to get accepted to a program or a school a university so this means that you have to apply
for a program or a school and if they accept you then we say I got into the place
for example I applied to Harvard and Yale, but I didn't get into Yale in the second meaning
it means to be interested or to feel absorbed in something for example I'mgetting into this class
I'mgetting into this class means I'm starting to feel interested in it I feel excited and absorbed
in the information next we have another super common phrasal verb to get along
or to get along with someone to get along means to have a good relationship for example I'mlucky
because I get along with my boss my boss and I have a good relationship notice that get along
is the phrasal verb and then we can get along with someone next my co-workers and I get along well
so here we're not going to say with who because we already know my co-workers
and I but sometimes we will add a word like well to show how we get along we get along well
next to get at to get at means to hint or imply and we often use this as a question
when we're wondering like what is this person trying to say what is this person implying so
when we're listening to someone we might ask them what are you getting at what are you getting at
now this is something that we would not use in formal situations or with people whom we don't
know well this is more something that we would use if we're talking to someone we're very close with
because it's a little bit confrontational it means like I feel like you're beating around the bush
you're not talking to me directly what are you getting at next to get by and we can also use the
prepositions on or with something this is a super common phrasal verb that means to have just enough
money you can get by on your salary for example my spanish isn't good but it's enough to get by
it's enough for me to do basic things or I can't get by on
minimum wage this means that I can't survive I can't live on such a small amount of money
so again to get by means to have just enough and here in the negative we often use it to
talk about money I can't get by on minimum wage I can't get by on ten dollars an hour
okay then the next one is to get away and you know this this means to escape
or also to not be punished for example we can say the thief got away
the thief escaped or how about the second one to not be punished watch out for bill he'll cheat if
he thinks he can get away with it get away with it he will never get away with this get away with
what and for the last ones first to get around to something to get around to something means
to finally do something that you've been avoiding or postponing coming along I'll get around to it
for example I haven't had time to clean my house but I hope to get around to it tomorrow
now if we don't know what we're talking about we could replace this with a noun or with a gerund
like I need to get around to cleaning my house
next to get back to get back is to return and this you should be able to remember
because you know that back means to return for example what time did you get back last night
and what time did you get back home what time did you come home what time did you return
or to get back at someone to get back at someone is to get revenge or to do something to hurt
someone who did something bad to you just to get back at me for running for example after I broke
up with him he tried to date my friend just to get back at me to get back at someone to get revenge
okay so let's practice these phrasal verbs that we learned today I'mgoing to show you a few sentences
and you're going to try to put the correct phrasal verb into the sentences and don't forget to get
the handout that I linked in the description box below that has all the meanings and example
sentences to help you let's practice the phrasal verbs that we learned today by taking this short
quiz I'mgoing to show you five sentences and hopefully you have that handout or you made a list
of the phrasal verbs that we learned today and you're going to try to fill in the sentence with
the correct phrasal verb I'll ask you to pause the video after we look at them and then we'll
come back and check our answers together number one when students take online classes they can
a lot more than they can in class so for example they can maybe take a nap or look at their phones
if they're taking an online class number two I can't believe Janice said that about me
she's probably trying to for what happened last month
number three I applied to three colleges but only two of them
number four he thinks he can hide but he's not gonna
someone will eventually find out number five I'm so upset at him I don't know if I'll
now remember for some of these you have to add a pronoun to complete the sentence like this
one you're going to need to add the phrasal verb plus a pronoun for it to make sense okay pause the
video fill in the sentences and then we'll check our answers so let's check our answers number
one when students take online classes they can get away with a lot more than they can in class
number two I can't believe Janice said that about me she's probably trying to get back at me for
what happened last month number three I applied to three colleges but got into only two of them
number four he thinks he can hide but he's not gonna get away with it
someone will find out eventually
number five I'm so upset at him I don't know if I'll get over it so I hope that today's lesson
of phrasal verbs with the verb get helped you learn these common phrasal verbs don't
forget to get the handout I left a link in the description box below you can keep that
to study at home and please don't forget to give this video a like leave a comment and subscribe
if you want more lessons like this one I'll be back soon with another video about phrasal verbs
in the meantime don't hesitate to ask if you have questions and I'll see you soon!