15 Minutes of English Speaking Practice: Phrasal Verbs

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and thank you for learning English with EngVid.

Today, I have a new video format for you.

It is a guided speaking practice, so I will ask you some questions, I will give you the

beginning of an answer, and I want you to finish the answer for me.

In this video, you will improve your vocabulary and practice your speaking.

The topic of this guided speaking is phrasal

verbs, so these are words like wake up, put

on, and the other ones that you can see on the board.

If you would like to learn more phrasal verbs,

because they are everywhere in English, you

can pick up a copy of my book, 100 Practical English Phrasal Verbs.

It has over 900 examples and only high-frequency phrasal verbs.

Check out the link that is attached to the video for more information.

Okay, so the first phrasal verb that I have on the board is grow up.

So, where you grow up is the place where you

spent the majority of your childhood and where

you grew from a child or a baby into a child,

into an adolescent, and perhaps into an adult

as well.

So, my first question for you, and I want you to answer it, where did you grow up?

Okay, so I will answer these questions for

myself as well to give you a model, and then

you can follow me.

So, where did I grow up?

I grew up in two places.

The first part of my life, from zero to seven,

I grew up in Poland, and then from seven until

the rest of my childhood and adolescence, I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Okay, so I grew up in Poland, and I grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

So, one more time.

Where did you grow up?

Okay, good.

Next, we have wake up.

So, wake up is the time when you open your eyes in the morning and start your day.

So, I will ask myself this question first.

What time did you wake up this morning?

Hmm, me?

This morning, I woke up at 5.30, actually.

It was a strange time for me to wake up, but

just my brain said, "You are finished sleeping,

Alex.

Get up.

It's time to start your day."

So, this morning, I woke up, past tense of wake up, I woke up at 5.30.

So, this is the guided speaking practice.

What time did you wake up this morning?

Good.

Next, we have get out of bed.

So, after you wake up, you open your eyes, you are conscious, you have to get out of

bed, right?

What time do you leave your bed in the morning?

So, this question, what time do you usually get out of bed on the weekend?

For me, on the weekend, I usually get out of bed around 8.30 or 9 o'clock.

Around 8.30 or 9.

You can use "at" for a precise time or "around" for an imprecise time, right?

It's a time that's around that region, area, place, sure.

Okay.

So, what time do you usually get out of bed on the weekend?

Okay.

I hope you are speaking out loud after hearing

me and modeling your speaking after me.

Next, we have put on.

So, we use "put on" to place things on our body.

Usually it's your clothes.

You can put on glasses, socks, earrings, rings,

bracelets, necklaces, shirts, anything you

can put or place on your body, we use "put on" for this.

So, let's see.

Question.

What do you usually put on first in the morning?

Your shirt, socks, or pants?

For me...

Let's see.

I have to think about this.

So, usually I put on my...

Yeah, I put on my shirt first.

That's right.

I put on my shirt, then my pants, and then my socks.

So, how about you?

What do you usually put on first in the morning?

Your shirt, socks, or pants?

Okay.

And if you are in England and you're thinking

about British English pants, these are underwear

in England.

In Canada and the U.S., like, these are pants.

I am wearing pants right now.

The outer...

The outer pant, basically.

Okay. All right.

Next, "get on".

So, you can get on a large mode of transportation.

So, you can get on a plane, get on a train, get on a subway, get on a boat.

So, my question...

When was the last time you got on an airplane?

Me?

The last time I got on an airplane was...

One year ago.

So, I got on an airplane in 2023.

So, you can tell when I'm making this video.

So, the last time I got on an airplane was in 2023.

I traveled to Poland with my family.

Next, "how"...

Oh, it's your turn.

I forgot.

When was the last time you got on an airplane?

Okay, good.

"Speak out loud".

Don't be shy, unless you're in public.

All right.

Next question.

"How often do you plug in your phone to charge it?"

Right? So, to plug in.

Put it in the wall.

I am actually charging my phone right now.

My phone is plugged in.

The opposite of "plug in" is to "unplug".

So, "unplug", "plug in".

Okay?

So, how often do you plug in your phone to charge it?

My phone is at 30%.

Usually, I plug in my phone twice a day.

So, my battery is not that great.

So, I plug it in in the middle of the day and before I go to bed.

So, my question to you.

"How often do you plug in your phone to charge it?"

So, here you can say "once a day" or "one time a day".

You can also say "per".

So, "one time per day" or "once a day", if it's just one time.

Next.

"Shut off".

So, "shut off" means to turn the power off completely, right?

So, you can shut off or shut down your phone, your computer, your laptop.

So, my question here.

"Do you shut off your phone before bed or do you put it on silent mode?"

So, for me, I don't shut down my phone.

I don't shut it off.

I just put it on silent mode before I go to bed and I plug it in to charge it.

So, how about you?

"Do you shut off your phone before bed or do you just put it on silent mode?"

Okay, good.

Next one.

"Pick up".

"Pick up" has many meanings, but in the context that I will teach you today,

"pick up" is to get, acquire, or buy.

So, you can pick up things from the store.

So, you can say, "I need to pick up some milk."

"Could you pick up some bread?"

"We need to pick up some toilet paper from the store."

"Get", "acquire", or "buy".

So, my question.

"Do you need to pick up anything from the grocery store this week?"

For me, hmm, yes.

I need to pick up some eggs.

I also need to pick up some vegetables and I need to pick up some fruit,

specifically grapes because we don't have any more grapes and I love grapes.

So, that's it.

All right, your turn.

"Do you need to pick up anything from the grocery store this week?"

Okay, good luck with that.

You can also say, "No, I don't need to pick up anything."

Right?

"I don't need to pick up anything.

I went shopping today."

Or, "I went shopping yesterday."

All right, I hope you are enjoying this interactive English speakengvideo.

Let's continue with some more questions for you.

The next one, "go out" and "stay in".

So, "go out" can just mean go outside.

So, you can go out for some fresh air.

It can also mean to go outside for a pleasant

activity, to go to the movie theater,

to go to the cafe, to spend time with your

friends or your family or another loved one.

"Stay in", it just means to stay inside your home, your apartment.

So, my question, "Do you plan to go out or to stay in this weekend?"

This weekend, I plan to...

I do...

I plan to go out to a restaurant on Sunday with

my friends, and then we will go to their house,

and we will stay in, and we will spend time together.

So, yes, I plan to go out this weekend a little bit, and I also plan to stay in.

I think Saturday I will stay in more than go out.

How about you?

Do you plan to go out or stay in this weekend?

Okay.

Stay safe, whatever you do.

Next, we have "looking forward to", which I

did not underline, so I will do that right now.

So, if you are looking forward to something,

you are anticipating it with pleasure,

you are excited about something in the future.

So, look forward, the direction, to something.

So, what is something you are looking forward to?

Personally, I am looking forward to my next vacation.

So, I'm looking forward to my next vacation.

I believe we will be in the Bahamas for my

next vacation, so I am looking forward to that.

How about you?

What is something you are looking forward to?

Okay.

If you have watched my other videos, remember, look forward to...

If you use a verb, you must use verb + -ing.

So, I'm looking forward to seeing my cousins this weekend, for example.

Next, we have "hang out".

So, when you hang out with someone, you spend time in a casual, relaxed setting.

So, you can hang out with your friends, hang out with your family.

You can hang out by yourself, as well.

It just means you are spending time in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.

So, how often do you hang out with your friends?

For me, I am ashamed by this, I think, because

I hang out with my friends once every...

I don't know, once a month, maybe, or once every two months.

Everyone is busy, so I keep in touch with my friends through texting,

but we only get together once every month or once every two months,

and yeah, I don't get to hang out with my friends very often.

How about you?

This might depend on your age.

If you're, like, 19 years old, you probably

hang out with your friends a lot more than me.

So, how often do you hang out with your friends?

Every day? Really? You're so lucky.

Are you, like, 14? Maybe. Okay.

All right, that's awesome.

All right, I remember those days. I remember those days.

Next, "put away".

So, if you put something away, you put it in the appropriate place,

the place where it belongs.

You also put it in a place where other people can't see it.

So, I have a marker.

If I want to put away my marker, I can put it in my pocket.

The question here, "Who usually puts away the clean dishes in your home?"

Hmm. In my home, usually I put away the clean dishes in my home.

So, this is my main chore in my house.

I am the dish person in my home.

So, I wash the dishes, I put them in the dishwasher,

and then I also put them away after.

So, I put them in the cupboards. Okay?

Did I miss one here?

No, I did not. Okay, good.

Fine. Oh, yes.

So, how about you?

"Who usually puts away the clean dishes in your home?"

Okay.

And the final phrasal verb is to "save up".

You can save up for something, which means you save money for something.

So, this question, "Are you saving up for anything right now?"

Me? Yes, actually.

I am saving up for a new laptop.

My old laptop is over five years old,

and it's starting to have some problems,

and it's starting to slow down.

So, yes, I am saving up for a new laptop.

I hope I can buy one at some point in the next 12 months.

I hope I can buy a new laptop.

Of course, if you're not saving up for anything,

you can just say, "No, I'm not saving up for anything."

So, tell me, are you saving up for anything right now?

All right.

Great job.

I hope you got to practice your English speaking today.

And, again, if you would like to learn more about phrasal verbs,

you can check out 100 Practical English Phrasal Verbs.

It is the book and the link that is attached to this video.

You can also just go to my website, EnglishAlex.com,

to find all of my work, including my videos for engVid,

my books, my posts about grammar and vocabulary

and listening practice.

So, check all of that out at EnglishAlex.com.

And if you want to test your understanding of the phrases

that we learned today to, like, really solidify them,

go and do the quiz on engVid.

I'm looking forward to seeing you there.

Until next time, keep practicing.