Hi there, this is Harry. Welcome back to advanced English lessons with Harry, where I try to help
you to get a better understanding of the English language. Help you to introduce expressions,
understand phrasal verbs and how to use them and all sorts of other aspects to improve your
vocabulary. And if you have any particular difficulties or indeed if there's something
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drop me an email, I'd be happy to include it. So in this particular lesson and advanced English
lesson, we're going to look at 20 important phrasal verbs of 20 phrasal verbs that you
can use in your daily conversation, okay, so I'll give you examples for each of them. Alright, and
what I want you to do then at the end, I want you to take some of them, I want you to practice you
know the drill by now I want you to practice them get used to them because there's no point trying
to learn them off unless you know how to use them and where to use them and when to use them.
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Okay, let's get back to today's lesson and advanced English lesson looking
at phrasal verbs 20 in total, so I'll go through them one by one.
Number one, put off . Put off. To put off means to postpone or to delay something. To put off a
meeting, to put off an engagement. To put off to postpone or delay something. So examples I had
to put off my trip to London because of the pandemic I had to put off my trip to London
because of the pandemic. Don't put off doing your homework until the last minute, do it when
you come home. Don't put off doing your homework until the last minute, do it when you come home.
Number two look forward to something. To anticipate something with pleasure or
excitement usually. So to to look forward to something means to anticipate something with
pleasure or excitement. Or I'm really looking forward to the trip to Hawaii next month. I've
never been I'm really looking forward to the trip to Hawaii next month, I've never been.
He's looking forward to starting his new job next week. Okay, so he's looking forward to starting
his new job next week. When we're looking, yeah, just to give you a little bit of a tip here,
when you're using looking forward to the "to" is a preposition and after the preposition,
the verb that follows is always in -ing. So here, he's looking forward to starting
not looking forward to start. He's looking forward to starting his new job next week.
Alright, number three to bring up. To bring up means to introduce a topic into a conversation.
She brought up the issue of climate change. During our meeting she brought up the issue of
climate change during our meeting, he brought up his concerns about the company's finances. At the
board meeting he brought up his concerns about the company's finances at all in the board meeting.
Number four to get along with means to have a good relationship with someone or somebody okay,
I get along with my coworkers very well. I get along with my co-workers very well.
I'm not sure if my dog will get along with yours. Or I'm not sure if my dog will get
along with the new kitten. Yeah, I'm not sure they'll get along meaning they will
not get along with each other they will fight or they'll have an argument. Yeah.
Number five to take after. Take after means to resemble someone in appearance
or perhaps in the personality so often to do with family members. Yeah, okay. So
she takes after her mother in terms of her looks. She takes after her mother in terms of her looks.
He takes after his father in his love of sport. He takes after his father in his love of for sport or
sports, okay. So to take after to resemble someone either in looks or personality or appearance.
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Number six, make up make up. And make up means to reconcile, or to create a story to make up a
story to reconcile when there's been an argument we made up after our argument and apologised to
each other. We made up after our argument and apologise to each other. To make up. She made
up a story why she was late for work. She made up a story why she was late for work.
Number seven set up. And setup means to establish something or to arrange something. Okay,
so we set up a meeting with the client to discuss the project in detail. We set
up a meeting with the client to discuss the project in detail. He set up his own
business after working for the company for many years, okay. He set up his own
business after working for the company for many years. To set up to establish.
Number eight now, number eight run into. To run into.
Run into means to meet somebody unexpectedly. I ran into my old friend from college in the grocery
store. I ran into my old friend in college, from college in or at the grocery store.
We ran into some traffic on our way home and we were delayed we ran into some traffic on
our way home. And we were delayed. Okay, so to run into as to meet someone or something
unexpectedly either person you run into in the grocery shop, or the traffic we ran into some
traffic on our way home or on our way to the airport and we were delayed. They ran
into some problems with the project. They ran into some problems at the project. So if you're trying
to get a project off the ground, and you came across some difficulties in marketing something
they ran into some problems with the project or you ran into meaning you met the your old
boss on the street the other day. So to run into means to meet someone unexpectedly or some thing
Number nine to bring about. To bring about... about means to cause or have
reason to cause something to happen to bring about.
The new policies brought about positive changes in the company. So to bring about change. So
the new policies brought about positive changes in the company. The invention of the smartphone
brought about a revolution in communication, as indeed it did. So the invention of the
smartphone brought about a revolution in communication. So we all use smartphones.
And then number 10. To look into. Look into means either to investigate or to examine
something to investigate or examine something, we need to look into the issue about customer
complaints. So we need to look into the issue of customer complaints. The police are looking
into the matter of the missing person. The police are looking into the matter of the
missing person. So they are investigating, they're looking into it. Whereas we need to
look into the issue of customer complaints, we need to examine that in a little bit of detail.
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Okay, so moving now on to number 11. And just in case you forgot or you need a little bit of
a reminder what we're talking about this is an advanced English lesson looking at some really
important phrasal verbs for everyday use. So number 11 to come across. Come across.
And it means to meet or find or discover something by chance okay.To come across,
it wasn't planned. In other words, I came across an old friend in the supermarket.
I I came across an old friend that I hadn't seen for many, many years. He
came across some interesting information while doing his research. He came across some
interesting information while doing his research. So he found something of interest to come across.
Number 12. Take up, take up. And take up means to start a new hobby, for example,
or a new activity to take up. I've decided to take up tennis, I've decided to take up tennis.
She took up photography as a latest hobby. She took up photography as her latest hobby.
So when you take up something, you start as usually a new hobby, or a new activity. Why
don't you take up something interesting, okay to take up or to start something.
Number 13. To put up with, put up with. And it means to tolerate or to endure something
usually unpleasant or not so nice. So to put up with to tolerate or endure something unpleasant.
I don't know how he puts up with his noisy neighbours. I don't know how he puts up with
his noisy neighbours. I can't put up with this heat anymore, I have to move to another country. I
can't put up with this heat anymore. Okay, so when you put up with something, it means you tolerate.
Or you just simply use the expression, I'm not going to put up with that anymore. So you
often hear that I just refuse, I'm not going to put up with that anymore. I just cannot
tolerate the constant interruptions that constant arguing or fighting.
Number 15. To settle down, to settle down. To settle down means to establish a life but a stable
life just to settle down. He wants to settle down and start a family. He wants to settle down and
start a family. And after years of travelling, she finally settled down in a small town on the coast.
So after years of travelling, she finally settled down in a small town on the coast.
Number 16. To turn down. Turn down means to reject or refuse something. So you can reject
or refuse an offer or a request. Okay, so I had to turn down the job offer. Okay,
so this will be a good opportunity to use it, I had to turn down the job offer because of
the low salary, I had to turn down the job offer because of the low salary.
She turned down the invitation to go out on a date, she turned down the invitation to go
out on a date. So I had to turn down the job offer because the salary was too low. Or she
turned down the invitation to go out on a date because she didn't really fancy the guy. Okay.
All right, let's move on to number 17. Okay, and 17 is break down. Okay,
still using that preposition down. So 17 break down and break down means to something that
stops functioning stops working, or you want to divide something into smaller parts. So let me
give you a couple of examples of that. My car broke down on the way to work and my car broke
down so it stopped functioning, it stopped working, it broke down on the way to work.
Or, if we talk about breaking down into smaller parts, let's break down the problem into smaller
more manageable pieces. Let's break down the problem into smaller more manageable
parts or pieces. So everybody takes a bit of the problem and we resolve it
together. So to break something down into smaller parts. So number 17, break down.
Number 18 is to give up, okay. Give up usually means to stop trying, okay? Or to concede some
ground or to concede defeat, okay. So I refuse to give up on my dreams. So whatever your dream is,
you want to be a professional footballer, or you want to work in the city. So I refuse to give up
on my dreams. I'm not going to stop dreaming or thinking that I can do that or achieve it. And
after two hours of searching, the police gave up looking for the criminals after two hours of
searching. The police gave up looking for the criminals. They stopped the search for that
time not perhaps permanently, but they they conceded that they weren't able to find them
they had disappeared so to give up. To stop searching or to concede defeat, to give in.
Number 19 Carry on carry on and that means to continue doing whatever you
are doing to continue doing something so despite the rain we decided to carry on
with our picnic despite At the rain we decided to carry on with a picnic. The
teacher told the students to carry on with their schoolwork while she stepped out of the
classroom for a minute. So the teacher told them to carry on with the schoolwork while
she stepped out of the room for a minute or a few minutes. Okay, so to carry on.
And number 20. The last one of our 20 phrasal verbs number 20 is to cut off and cut off
means to either disconnect or to end or to stop communication. So the phone cut off in the middle
of our conversation, the phone suddenly cut off in the middle of our conversation, we lost power.
During the storm, the power was cut off and we had no electricity for many hours
during the storm. The power was cut off, and we had no electricity for many hours.
Okay, so there you've got 20 really good phrasal verbs that you can use in any
particular situation. I've given you examples of each of them. So what I want you to do is
practice them but don't just practice the examples that I've given you come up with some of your own
ideas and see do they work. They might not always work but just try to use them. And make sure when
you're using a phrasal verb, that the verb has the same tenses as any ordinary verb and use the
preposition that's appropriate with the particular verb and that will give you your phrasal verb.
Practice them. If you have any problems, come back to me and I'll happily give
you some more suggestions, ideas. And practical, workable examples.
Okay, this is Harry thanking you for watching. Thank you for listening. And as always,
don't forget to come back and join me for the next lesson.