![]() In an English-speaking country, I learn the phrasal verb “get up” naturally, in context. But he traveled to Canada – it was the first time he had ever visited an English-speaking country.Īnd when he came back, he told me he had a LOT of difficulty understanding the spoken English in Canada, and it was all because of the phrasal verbs, which are SO common in spoken English. I had a student who was at the upper-intermediate level, and his English was really quite good. Phrasal verbs can make it difficult to understand spoken English… even if you’ve studied for a long time. Informal: To leave (“I’m gonna take off, I’ll see you guys later!”).Make great progress (“sales have really taken off lately”).These are examples of phrasal verbs… and they ALL have different meanings! This can be really frustrating because using the wrong phrasal verb can change the whole sentence.Īnd what’s worse is that each phrasal verb can have multiple definitions. English has more than 3000 phrasal verbs! ![]()
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