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  • hello and welcome to this

  • hello and welcome to this month's grammar focus lesson

  • month's grammar focus lesson

  • month's grammar focus lesson this month will be covering

  • this month will be covering

  • this month will be covering phrasal verbs one of the most

  • phrasal verbs one of the most

  • phrasal verbs one of the most important parts of native spoken

  • important parts of native spoken

  • important parts of native spoken english phrasal verbs are made

  • english phrasal verbs are made

  • english phrasal verbs are made of two or more words usually a

  • of two or more words usually a

  • of two or more words usually a verb and a preposition and are

  • verb and a preposition and are

  • verb and a preposition and are often used to make a more

  • often used to make a more

  • often used to make a more advanced verb easier to

  • advanced verb easier to

  • advanced verb easier to understand formal and more

  • understand formal and more

  • understand formal and more advanced he dismounted the horse

  • advanced he dismounted the horse

  • advanced he dismounted the horse more conversational phrasal verb

  • more conversational phrasal verb

  • more conversational phrasal verb he got off the horse to keep

  • he got off the horse to keep

  • he got off the horse to keep phrasal verbs simple just

  • phrasal verbs simple just

  • phrasal verbs simple just remember these four keys

  • remember these four keys

  • remember these four keys 1like mediums it's often hard to

  • 1like mediums it's often hard to

  • 1like mediums it's often hard to understand the meaning of a

  • understand the meaning of a

  • understand the meaning of a phrasal verb by looking at the

  • phrasal verb by looking at the

  • phrasal verb by looking at the words comprising it

  • words comprising it

  • words comprising it phrasal verb I'm down with that

  • phrasal verb I'm down with that

  • phrasal verb I'm down with that plan

  • plan

  • plan meaning i agree with and support

  • meaning i agree with and support

  • meaning i agree with and support that plan to depending on the

  • that plan to depending on the

  • that plan to depending on the situation

  • situation

  • situation a phrasal verb can have

  • a phrasal verb can have

  • a phrasal verb can have different meanings

  • different meanings

  • different meanings he put down the worm he placed

  • he put down the worm he placed

  • he put down the worm he placed the worm on some surface

  • the worm on some surface

  • the worm on some surface he put down the worm he

  • he put down the worm he

  • he put down the worm he mercifully killed the worm as it

  • mercifully killed the worm as it

  • mercifully killed the worm as it was in pain three some phrasal

  • was in pain three some phrasal

  • was in pain three some phrasal verbs can be separated they want

  • verbs can be separated they want

  • verbs can be separated they want to break up the company they

  • to break up the company they

  • to break up the company they want to break the company up

  • want to break the company up

  • want to break the company up for phrasal verbs often make

  • for phrasal verbs often make

  • for phrasal verbs often make regular verbs more

  • regular verbs more

  • regular verbs more conversational without really

  • conversational without really

  • conversational without really changing their meanings basic

  • changing their meanings basic

  • changing their meanings basic sentence

  • sentence

  • sentence I cleaned the table more

  • I cleaned the table more

  • I cleaned the table more conversational I cleaned up the

  • conversational I cleaned up the

  • conversational I cleaned up the table

  • table

  • table ultimately it's best just to

  • ultimately it's best just to

  • ultimately it's best just to master phrasal verbs by seeing

  • master phrasal verbs by seeing

  • master phrasal verbs by seeing them in context

  • them in context

  • them in context so that's exactly what we'll be

  • so that's exactly what we'll be

  • so that's exactly what we'll be doing in this video lesson

  • doing in this video lesson

  • doing in this video lesson the phrasal verbs you'll meet

  • the phrasal verbs you'll meet

  • the phrasal verbs you'll meet are grouped in families

  • are grouped in families

  • are grouped in families listen for the similarities in

  • listen for the similarities in

  • listen for the similarities in contrast within each family and

  • contrast within each family and

  • contrast within each family and you'll remember the individual

  • you'll remember the individual

  • you'll remember the individual phrasal verbs much faster as you

  • phrasal verbs much faster as you

  • phrasal verbs much faster as you watch listen for how the words

  • watch listen for how the words

  • watch listen for how the words of each phrasal verb blend

  • of each phrasal verb blend

  • of each phrasal verb blend together and be ready to answer

  • together and be ready to answer

  • together and be ready to answer my questions

  • my questions

  • my questions here we go on think of being

  • here we go on think of being

  • here we go on think of being physically on connected with or

  • physically on connected with or

  • physically on connected with or touching the surface of

  • touching the surface of

  • touching the surface of something work on

  • something work on

  • something work on I've been working on this paper

  • I've been working on this paper

  • I've been working on this paper airplane for two hours

  • airplane for two hours

  • airplane for two hours I've been creating this paper

  • I've been creating this paper

  • I've been creating this paper airplane for two hours be in on

  • airplane for two hours be in on

  • airplane for two hours be in on I was in on the plan to steal

  • I was in on the plan to steal

  • I was in on the plan to steal the bear i was involved in the

  • the bear i was involved in the

  • the bear i was involved in the plan to steal the bear

  • plan to steal the bear

  • plan to steal the bear go on about he's always going on

  • go on about he's always going on

  • go on about he's always going on about his favorite pen

  • about his favorite pen

  • about his favorite pen he's always talking too much

  • he's always talking too much

  • he's always talking too much about his favorite pan grow on

  • about his favorite pan grow on

  • about his favorite pan grow on I didn't like this color before

  • I didn't like this color before

  • I didn't like this color before but it's really grown on me

  • but it's really grown on me

  • but it's really grown on me I didn't like this color before

  • I didn't like this color before

  • I didn't like this color before but I've developed positive

  • but I've developed positive

  • but I've developed positive feelings for it

  • feelings for it

  • feelings for it load up on I load up on snacks

  • load up on I load up on snacks

  • load up on I load up on snacks when I go fishing

  • when I go fishing

  • when I go fishing I by bring or pack a lot of

  • I by bring or pack a lot of

  • I by bring or pack a lot of snacks when I go fishing

  • snacks when I go fishing

  • snacks when I go fishing pick up on

  • pick up on

  • pick up on if you listen closely you can

  • if you listen closely you can

  • if you listen closely you can pick up on the meanings of

  • pick up on the meanings of

  • pick up on the meanings of phrasal verbs if you listen

  • phrasal verbs if you listen

  • phrasal verbs if you listen closely you can naturally notice

  • closely you can naturally notice

  • closely you can naturally notice the meanings of phrasal verbs if

  • the meanings of phrasal verbs if

  • the meanings of phrasal verbs if you work on mastering phrasal

  • you work on mastering phrasal

  • you work on mastering phrasal verbs

  • verbs

  • verbs will you build your fluency nice

  • will you build your fluency nice

  • will you build your fluency nice I hope you're picking up on the

  • I hope you're picking up on the

  • I hope you're picking up on the importance of phrasal verbs off

  • importance of phrasal verbs off

  • importance of phrasal verbs off think of separating moving away

  • think of separating moving away

  • think of separating moving away from or leaving something

  • from or leaving something

  • from or leaving something take off my teaching career has

  • take off my teaching career has

  • take off my teaching career has taken off since i began making

  • taken off since i began making

  • taken off since i began making videos my teaching career has

  • videos my teaching career has

  • videos my teaching career has progressed well since i began

  • progressed well since i began

  • progressed well since i began making videos last off the roll

  • making videos last off the roll

  • making videos last off the roll of toilet paper blasted off for

  • of toilet paper blasted off for

  • of toilet paper blasted off for the moon

  • the moon

  • the moon the roll of toilet paper left

  • the roll of toilet paper left

  • the roll of toilet paper left the ground quickly for the moon

  • the ground quickly for the moon

  • the ground quickly for the moon break off I broke off a piece of

  • break off I broke off a piece of

  • break off I broke off a piece of chocolate to eat

  • chocolate to eat

  • chocolate to eat I quickly separated a piece of

  • I quickly separated a piece of

  • I quickly separated a piece of chocolate to eat

  • chocolate to eat

  • chocolate to eat call off my vacation was called

  • call off my vacation was called

  • call off my vacation was called off because of bad weather

  • off because of bad weather

  • off because of bad weather my vacation was cancelled

  • my vacation was cancelled

  • my vacation was cancelled because of bad weather

  • because of bad weather

  • because of bad weather polish off I polished off the

  • polish off I polished off the

  • polish off I polished off the chocolate

  • chocolate

  • chocolate so my wife might be angry i

  • so my wife might be angry i

  • so my wife might be angry i finished the chocolate

  • finished the chocolate

  • finished the chocolate so my wife might be angry scare

  • so my wife might be angry scare

  • so my wife might be angry scare off

  • off

  • off sometimes I opened my window

  • sometimes I opened my window

  • sometimes I opened my window quickly to scare off the crows

  • quickly to scare off the crows

  • quickly to scare off the crows sometimes I opened my window

  • sometimes I opened my window

  • sometimes I opened my window quickly to frighten the crows

  • quickly to frighten the crows

  • quickly to frighten the crows and make them leave

  • and make them leave

  • and make them leave if you break off a relationship

  • if you break off a relationship

  • if you break off a relationship with someone did it and we'll

  • with someone did it and we'll

  • with someone did it and we'll know it probably didn't

  • know it probably didn't

  • know it probably didn't what would you say about an

  • what would you say about an

  • what would you say about an athlete if his career is going

  • athlete if his career is going

  • athlete if his career is going well

  • well

  • well his career is taking off

  • his career is taking off

  • his career is taking off great into think of entering or

  • great into think of entering or

  • great into think of entering or joining something

  • joining something

  • joining something look into he's been looking into

  • look into he's been looking into

  • look into he's been looking into what's wrong with his stomach

  • what's wrong with his stomach

  • what's wrong with his stomach all day he's been investigating

  • all day he's been investigating

  • all day he's been investigating and researching what's wrong

  • and researching what's wrong

  • and researching what's wrong with his stomach all day be in

  • with his stomach all day be in

  • with his stomach all day be in two I've been in two air guitar

  • two I've been in two air guitar

  • two I've been in two air guitar for many years I've been

  • for many years I've been

  • for many years I've been interested in air guitar for

  • interested in air guitar for

  • interested in air guitar for many years

  • many years

  • many years hack into these tried to hack

  • hack into these tried to hack

  • hack into these tried to hack into my online bank account

  • into my online bank account

  • into my online bank account thieves tried to access my

  • thieves tried to access my

  • thieves tried to access my online bank account without

  • online bank account without

  • online bank account without permission

  • permission

  • permission rope into I was roped into doing

  • rope into I was roped into doing

  • rope into I was roped into doing my friends math homework though

  • my friends math homework though

  • my friends math homework though I didn't want to i was convinced

  • I didn't want to i was convinced

  • I didn't want to i was convinced to do my friends math homework

  • to do my friends math homework

  • to do my friends math homework run into the bear ran into the

  • run into the bear ran into the

  • run into the bear ran into the word on the street

  • word on the street

  • word on the street the bear accidentally met the

  • the bear accidentally met the

  • the bear accidentally met the worm on the street

  • worm on the street

  • worm on the street rush into you shouldn't rush

  • rush into you shouldn't rush

  • rush into you shouldn't rush into buying a new home

  • into buying a new home

  • into buying a new home you shouldn't buy a new home

  • you shouldn't buy a new home

  • you shouldn't buy a new home quickly and without thinking

  • quickly and without thinking

  • quickly and without thinking did someone try to rush into my

  • did someone try to rush into my

  • did someone try to rush into my online bank account or hack into

  • online bank account or hack into

  • online bank account or hack into it

  • it

  • it yes they tried to hack into it

  • yes they tried to hack into it

  • yes they tried to hack into it now i'm looking into what

  • now i'm looking into what

  • now i'm looking into what happened out

  • happened out

  • happened out think of something expiring

  • think of something expiring

  • think of something expiring happening or concluding try out

  • happening or concluding try out

  • happening or concluding try out I tried out a new diet but

  • I tried out a new diet but

  • I tried out a new diet but stopped when I got hungry

  • stopped when I got hungry

  • stopped when I got hungry i tested a new diet but stopped

  • i tested a new diet but stopped

  • i tested a new diet but stopped when I got hungry makeout the

  • when I got hungry makeout the

  • when I got hungry makeout the bear and the worm were making

  • bear and the worm were making

  • bear and the worm were making out on the pillow

  • out on the pillow

  • out on the pillow the bear and the word were

  • the bear and the word were

  • the bear and the word were kissing passionately on the

  • kissing passionately on the

  • kissing passionately on the pillow sell out

  • pillow sell out

  • pillow sell out I wanted to buy a new computer

  • I wanted to buy a new computer

  • I wanted to buy a new computer but they were all sold out

  • but they were all sold out

  • but they were all sold out I wanted to buy a new computer

  • I wanted to buy a new computer

  • I wanted to buy a new computer but they had all been sold

  • but they had all been sold

  • but they had all been sold shell out i shelled out twenty

  • shell out i shelled out twenty

  • shell out i shelled out twenty bucks for this piece of paper

  • bucks for this piece of paper

  • bucks for this piece of paper I reluctantly paid twenty

  • I reluctantly paid twenty

  • I reluctantly paid twenty dollars which i think is way too

  • dollars which i think is way too

  • dollars which i think is way too expensive for this piece of

  • expensive for this piece of

  • expensive for this piece of paper tune out

  • paper tune out

  • paper tune out I like to tune out the world

  • I like to tune out the world

  • I like to tune out the world with music when I get stressed I

  • with music when I get stressed I

  • with music when I get stressed I like to ignore or not pay

  • like to ignore or not pay

  • like to ignore or not pay attention to the world with

  • attention to the world with

  • attention to the world with music when I get stressed reach

  • music when I get stressed reach

  • music when I get stressed reach out to I reached out to friends

  • out to I reached out to friends

  • out to I reached out to friends and family

  • and family

  • and family when I needed money I contacted

  • when I needed money I contacted

  • when I needed money I contacted and asked for help from friends

  • and asked for help from friends

  • and asked for help from friends and family when I needed money

  • and family when I needed money

  • and family when I needed money would you like to make out with

  • would you like to make out with

  • would you like to make out with a bear

  • a bear

  • a bear no but they're so cute

  • no but they're so cute

  • no but they're so cute do think about trying it out

  • do think about trying it out

  • do think about trying it out someday up think of increasing

  • someday up think of increasing

  • someday up think of increasing or arriving at something warm up

  • or arriving at something warm up

  • or arriving at something warm up to

  • to

  • to I've been warming up to the idea

  • I've been warming up to the idea

  • I've been warming up to the idea of swimming with sharks

  • of swimming with sharks

  • of swimming with sharks I've been slowly accepting and

  • I've been slowly accepting and

  • I've been slowly accepting and embracing the idea of swimming

  • embracing the idea of swimming

  • embracing the idea of swimming with sharks come up with

  • with sharks come up with

  • with sharks come up with I came up with a solution to the

  • I came up with a solution to the

  • I came up with a solution to the problem

  • problem

  • problem I thought of a solution to the

  • I thought of a solution to the

  • I thought of a solution to the problem

  • problem

  • problem pop up when problems pop up

  • pop up when problems pop up

  • pop up when problems pop up you just need to solve them when

  • you just need to solve them when

  • you just need to solve them when problems appear unexpectedly

  • problems appear unexpectedly

  • problems appear unexpectedly you just need to solve them

  • you just need to solve them

  • you just need to solve them windup

  • windup

  • windup I wound up losing all my money

  • I wound up losing all my money

  • I wound up losing all my money at the casino

  • at the casino

  • at the casino the final result was that I lost

  • the final result was that I lost

  • the final result was that I lost all my money at the casino

  • all my money at the casino

  • all my money at the casino stay up on I like to stay up on

  • stay up on I like to stay up on

  • stay up on I like to stay up on world news

  • world news

  • world news I like to always know the latest

  • I like to always know the latest

  • I like to always know the latest world news wrap-up

  • world news wrap-up

  • world news wrap-up it's time to wrap up this

  • it's time to wrap up this

  • it's time to wrap up this introduction to phrasal verbs

  • introduction to phrasal verbs

  • introduction to phrasal verbs and see some in a story

  • and see some in a story

  • and see some in a story it's time to conclude this

  • it's time to conclude this

  • it's time to conclude this introduction to phrasal verbs

  • introduction to phrasal verbs

  • introduction to phrasal verbs and see some in a story

  • and see some in a story

  • and see some in a story you can think of an idea or you

  • you can think of an idea or you

  • you can think of an idea or you can what

  • can what

  • can what yes you can come up with an idea

  • yes you can come up with an idea

  • yes you can come up with an idea and when a good idea pops up in

  • and when a good idea pops up in

  • and when a good idea pops up in your mind

  • your mind

  • your mind be sure to write it down now

  • be sure to write it down now

  • be sure to write it down now listen to a short story with

  • listen to a short story with

  • listen to a short story with some more advanced formal

  • some more advanced formal

  • some more advanced formal sounding verbs

  • sounding verbs

  • sounding verbs throughout history people have

  • throughout history people have

  • throughout history people have created an array of interesting

  • created an array of interesting

  • created an array of interesting societies the culture of each

  • societies the culture of each

  • societies the culture of each society is composed of elements

  • society is composed of elements

  • society is composed of elements like religion language and dress

  • like religion language and dress

  • like religion language and dress the foundation of every society

  • the foundation of every society

  • the foundation of every society is its climate and environment

  • is its climate and environment

  • is its climate and environment some groups of people raise

  • some groups of people raise

  • some groups of people raise their children in lush jungles

  • their children in lush jungles

  • their children in lush jungles while others live difficult

  • while others live difficult

  • while others live difficult lives in harsh deserts different

  • lives in harsh deserts different

  • lives in harsh deserts different environments contribute to the

  • environments contribute to the

  • environments contribute to the development of diverse

  • development of diverse

  • development of diverse lifestyles and housing homes

  • lifestyles and housing homes

  • lifestyles and housing homes range from gigantic skyscrapers

  • range from gigantic skyscrapers

  • range from gigantic skyscrapers - portable structures you can

  • - portable structures you can

  • - portable structures you can disassemble in some locations

  • disassemble in some locations

  • disassemble in some locations you can even survive and a

  • you can even survive and a

  • you can even survive and a minimally acceptable level with

  • minimally acceptable level with

  • minimally acceptable level with building materials as simple as

  • building materials as simple as

  • building materials as simple as sticks and leaves beyond

  • sticks and leaves beyond

  • sticks and leaves beyond providing food animals are one

  • providing food animals are one

  • providing food animals are one of the biggest sources of the

  • of the biggest sources of the

  • of the biggest sources of the cultures art clothing and

  • cultures art clothing and

  • cultures art clothing and transportation people have

  • transportation people have

  • transportation people have traveled from place to place in

  • traveled from place to place in

  • traveled from place to place in boats made from animal bones and

  • boats made from animal bones and

  • boats made from animal bones and skins

  • skins

  • skins they also ride animals and use

  • they also ride animals and use

  • they also ride animals and use them to power vehicles

  • them to power vehicles

  • them to power vehicles continued human progress depends

  • continued human progress depends

  • continued human progress depends on the further advancement of

  • on the further advancement of

  • on the further advancement of Technology the basic tools and

  • Technology the basic tools and

  • Technology the basic tools and writing systems of the past have

  • writing systems of the past have

  • writing systems of the past have been replaced by the

  • been replaced by the

  • been replaced by the supercomputers of the present

  • supercomputers of the present

  • supercomputers of the present future generations will surely

  • future generations will surely

  • future generations will surely give even more miraculous

  • give even more miraculous

  • give even more miraculous innovations to subsequent

  • innovations to subsequent

  • innovations to subsequent generations we may look

  • generations we may look

  • generations we may look different and tend to prefer our

  • different and tend to prefer our

  • different and tend to prefer our own comfortable cultures but

  • own comfortable cultures but

  • own comfortable cultures but we're all still human

  • we're all still human

  • we're all still human when we realize just how similar

  • when we realize just how similar

  • when we realize just how similar we are

  • we are

  • we are we will accomplish truly create

  • we will accomplish truly create

  • we will accomplish truly create things now i'll replace the more

  • things now i'll replace the more

  • things now i'll replace the more advanced verbs with phrasal

  • advanced verbs with phrasal

  • advanced verbs with phrasal verbs in this version of the

  • verbs in this version of the

  • verbs in this version of the story

  • story

  • story listen carefully and allow your

  • listen carefully and allow your

  • listen carefully and allow your brain to understand the meanings

  • brain to understand the meanings

  • brain to understand the meanings of each phrasal verb naturally

  • of each phrasal verb naturally

  • of each phrasal verb naturally throughout history people have

  • throughout history people have

  • throughout history people have brought forth an array of

  • brought forth an array of

  • brought forth an array of interesting societies the

  • interesting societies the

  • interesting societies the culture of each society is made

  • culture of each society is made

  • culture of each society is made up of elements like religion

  • up of elements like religion

  • up of elements like religion language and dress the

  • language and dress the

  • language and dress the foundation of every society is

  • foundation of every society is

  • foundation of every society is its climate and environment

  • its climate and environment

  • its climate and environment some groups of people bring up

  • some groups of people bring up

  • some groups of people bring up children in lush jungles while

  • children in lush jungles while

  • children in lush jungles while others

  • others

  • others eek out livings in harsh deserts

  • eek out livings in harsh deserts

  • eek out livings in harsh deserts different environments lead to

  • different environments lead to

  • different environments lead to the development of diverse

  • the development of diverse

  • the development of diverse lifestyles and housing homes

  • lifestyles and housing homes

  • lifestyles and housing homes range from gigantic skyscrapers

  • range from gigantic skyscrapers

  • range from gigantic skyscrapers - portable structures you can

  • - portable structures you can

  • - portable structures you can take apart

  • take apart

  • take apart in some locations you can even

  • in some locations you can even

  • in some locations you can even get by with building materials

  • get by with building materials

  • get by with building materials as simple as sticks and leaves

  • as simple as sticks and leaves

  • as simple as sticks and leaves beyond providing food animals

  • beyond providing food animals

  • beyond providing food animals are one of the biggest sources

  • are one of the biggest sources

  • are one of the biggest sources of the cultures art clothing and

  • of the cultures art clothing and

  • of the cultures art clothing and transportation people have

  • transportation people have

  • transportation people have gotten around in boats made from

  • gotten around in boats made from

  • gotten around in boats made from animal bones and scans

  • animal bones and scans

  • animal bones and scans they also ride animals and use

  • they also ride animals and use

  • they also ride animals and use them to power vehicles continued

  • them to power vehicles continued

  • them to power vehicles continued human progress hinges upon the

  • human progress hinges upon the

  • human progress hinges upon the further advancement of

  • further advancement of

  • further advancement of Technology the basic tools and

  • Technology the basic tools and

  • Technology the basic tools and writing systems of the past have

  • writing systems of the past have

  • writing systems of the past have given way to the supercomputers

  • given way to the supercomputers

  • given way to the supercomputers of the present future

  • of the present future

  • of the present future generations will surely pass

  • generations will surely pass

  • generations will surely pass down even more miraculous

  • down even more miraculous

  • down even more miraculous innovations we may look

  • innovations we may look

  • innovations we may look different and tend to cling to

  • different and tend to cling to

  • different and tend to cling to our own comfortable cultures but

  • our own comfortable cultures but

  • our own comfortable cultures but we're all still human

  • we're all still human

  • we're all still human when we figure out just how

  • when we figure out just how

  • when we figure out just how similar we are

  • similar we are

  • similar we are we will accomplish truly great

  • we will accomplish truly great

  • we will accomplish truly great things listen for these words in

  • things listen for these words in

  • things listen for these words in your daily life

  • your daily life

  • your daily life keep practicing and have a great

  • keep practicing and have a great

  • keep practicing and have a great day

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