1 HOUR ENGLISH LESSON - TEST Your English Vocabulary | Advanced Grammar TESTS

In this one hour English lesson, you are going to  learn lots of advanced English grammar, vocabulary  

and sentence structure. But you're going to do it  by completing tests. So you're going to complete  

different tests throughout this lesson to test  your knowledge and then improve your knowledge  

at the same time. Because this is a long lesson,  what I've done is I've divided it into five short  

sections. So we will complete one section you'll  test your knowledge you'll learn lots and then  

we'll move on to the next session. And you can  come back and complete these times and review  

the lesson materials at any time. Welcome back to  JForrestEnglish training. Of course I'm Jennifer  

and this is your place to become a fluent,  confident English speaker. Now let's get started.  

Here's how the test is going to work you're  going to see a question and you'll see four  

options you have to decide which option best  completes the sentence. I'll show you the  

question for only five seconds, which isn't  a long time. So feel free to hit pause,  

complete the question and then hit play and I'll  explain the answer. Are you ready? All right,  

let's get started with question one.  To Text Sue. It's her birthday today.  

The correct answer is C. Don't forget to text  Sue. It's her birthday today. The key word in  

this question is to which is the infinitive  to text. Now there's only one possible option  

in the choices below where you can have the  infinitive and then see don't forget to test  

now if this question didn't have to, and it was  just the base verb well, then a B and D would be  

correct and C would be incorrect question  to Mary with jogging today. Of the rain.  

The correct answer is C in spite of the rain  and that's your key word here of in spite of  

and despite have the same meaning but you  don't say despite of you just say despite  

if you want to learn more about this I have  a full lesson explaining this. I'll leave the  

link in the description below. Question three.  I think I'm allergic to your cat. I can't stop.  

The correct answer is B sneezing. Now this is  a tricky one because you can have grammatically  

stop plus infinitive stop to sneeze and you  can help stop plus gerund stop sneezing,  

but the meaning is different. When we're  talking about no longer doing an action,  

we use stop plus Geron and based on the context  of the question. We're talking about no longer  

doing an action so we need the gerund if you want  to learn more about this, I'll leave a link in  

the description below. Question four. If you don't  know the meaning of a word you can in a dictionary  

and the answer is C. You can look it up in  the dictionary. Now this one is a vocabulary  

question because you need to understand what  these expressions mean. To look something up  

is another way to say to search for or to find  that specific information. Now we use this all  

the time because every time you Google,  you're looking up information. So I use  

this expression literally every single day.  Hey, what's up this restaurant closed? Table  

girl? I don't know if you look it up. Oh, we  need to look it up. We shouldn't look that up.  

You'll use this every single day. Question  five. My doctor me I should exercise more  

and the answer is a my doctor told  me I should exercise more. Now this  

is one that students confuse a lot. I hear  students say told to me I told to her. No,  

that doesn't work grammatically. We don't want  to somewhat get rid of that too. I told her I  

told you she told me so that's what we need.  and also I hear students they say me she said  

me to exercise more. No we don't want me after  said she said I should exercise more we want  

applause after said. if you want to learn more  about this I have a full video explaining it.  

you can find the link in the description below.  Questions fit my boss me to her dinner party.  

And the answer is C. invited me to her dinner  party. Now this one is both a vocabulary  

question because the only logical choice is  invite. But it's also because of sentence  

structure. We could change the sentence  structure and make it work. For example,  

my boss suggested that I come to her dinner  party, we could say that but I have to completely  

change the sentence structure. So all the options  could work. If we change the sentence structure,  

the only logical choice with the sentence  structure is the My boss invited me because  

you invite someone to something my boss invited  me to the movies to her house to the restaurant,  

a specific location now if you want to  learn more about suggested because a  

lot of students they suggested me, which is  incorrect. I'll leave a link to a video on  

that topic in the description below. Question  seven. Sorry, I didn't quite what you said.  

And the answer is, hey, sorry, I didn't quite  catch what you said. This is an expression to  

cat. Something in this context is the exact same  as here. I didn't hear what you said. But notice  

option D is in the past four. And that doesn't  work grammatically. So it has the same meaning  

but it's the wrong verb tense. So a cat is  exactly the same. Now this is an expression  

you can use all the time, especially since you've  probably struggled to understand native speakers.  

So when somebody says something to you, and  you don't quite catch it, you can say sorry,  

I didn't catch that. I didn't catch that. I  didn't quite catch that. Wait. It's just a word  

would add to me a little bit. I didn't quite catch  that. So add that to your vocabulary. You'll use  

it all the time. Question Eight. I don't sleep  in now, but I sleep in until noon on weekends.  

And the answer is C I used to I used to sleep  in on weekends. Now notice all the options  

are slightly different sentence structures. And  they're all grammatically correct if you use the  

correct meaning, but for here, we're talking about  an action that used to take place in the past. So  

an action you routinely did in the past, but you  no longer do now. And for that we need youth with  

a D you don't hear it in pronunciation, but it's  there in spelling. I used to work at the bank,  

but now I work at the mall. So I'm routine action  in the past but you will no longer do it now,  

students confuse this sentence structure all the  time. I have a detailed lesson on this. You'll  

find a link in the description below. Question  Nine. I don't need help but thanks. And the answer  

is but thanks for offering thanks for offering  thanks for offering. This is one that I hear a lot  

of mistakes with as well. Now notice here I have  things for after four because four is preposition  

you must use the gerund verb for offering thanks  for and then you can use a gerund verb or you can  

use a noun. Thanks for your help. Thanks for  your offer your offer. Thanks for offering.  

And your final question number 10. The film  sounded interesting but it to be really boring.  

And the answer is C. It turns out to be really  boring. This is a vocabulary question because  

you need to understand what these expressions  mean we use to turn out when we're talking  

about the end result of something. So let's  say you're trying a new recipe and it's for  

chocolate chip cookies. You've never made this  recipe before. Your friend could say how did the  

recipe turn out? How did the cookies turn out?  Your friends is asking about the end result.  

Basically your friends is asking were they  good? Were they bad? How did the recipe turn  

out? And you have a bite? Oh, it was awesome.  They were delicious. The best chocolate chip  

cookies I've ever had. And in this context,  they're talking about the movies end result.  

How did the movie turn out? It was really  boring. It turned out to be really boring.  

So how did you do with the quiz? Put your score  in the comments below. And if you learn some new  

expressions or new sentence structure, make sure  you practice your new expressions or sentence  

structure in the comments below as well so you  get really comfortable and competent with them.  

So here's what the test will work. I'll  show you the question and you'll see the  

multiple options. Now I'll only show  it for a few seconds. So hit pause,  

take as much time as you need and when you're  ready for the answer hit play. I'll share the  

answer and I'll also explain why the answer  is correct. Are you ready? Let's get started  

with question number one. There are about  20 or so people waiting in the office.  

And the answer is so there were about 20 or so  people waiting in the office. Now this is just  

an expression we use or so to me approximately  around there are around 20 People approximately 20  

people but notice the word order there are 20 or  so people compared to there are approximately 20  

people so the sentence structure is a little bit  different. But this is a great casual expression  

to have in your vocabulary. I have 10 or so  emails to reply to. I have approximately 10  

emails to reply to question two there was  a problem with the cell phone but I it now  

I have fixed it now. I fixed it. Now we need  the present perfect verb tense because we're  

talking about a past action that's complete. The  cell phone is fixed right now. So the action is  

complete. But there was a result in the present.  We know about it because of the keyword now but  

I've fixed it now. Now what we're talking about  a past action with a result in the present the  

best choice is the present perfect if you want to  learn more about the past simple and the present  

perfect. I made a video on this. You'll find the  link in the description below. Question three,  

I think going to the post this weekend. Be a good  idea. And the answer is would be a good idea. What  

is the best choice because we're talking about a  hypothetical, it would be a good idea to go to the  

coast. If you change the word order. You can see  that it would be awkward and unnatural to say it  

should be it should be a good idea to go to the  coast may have should with recommendations or  

advice you should go to the polls this weekend.  I'm recommending that to you. I'm advising you,  

but what we're just talking about a hypothetical  would is the best choice question for the thing.  

Once a film gets a bad review,  it's hard for it to do well.  

The thing is, the thing is, this is an expression  we use in English we use it before we introduce  

an idea The thing is I don't think he should  go to the coast this weekend. So it's just  

an expression that we use and based on the  options is is the only possible choice to  

complete this expression. Question five I some  old drawings when I was cleaning out my closet.  

I came across I came across some old drawings.  The phrasal verb to come across something is  

used when you find something accidentally  I wasn't looking for the drawings. I found  

them accidentally oh wow, look at these  drawings. I haven't seen them in years.  

I had no idea they were here. Based  on the context the only expression  

that made sense is came across but number six  she managed to play tennis despite a sore arm  

and the answer is despite how about a  sore arm after despite you need a gerund  

verb because despite is a preposition  despite having a sore arm. Number seven  

longer do we need to file that form? And the  answer is no longer No longer do we need to file  

that form. This is an alternative structure to  saying we don't need to file that form any longer.  

If you use the expression we don't need  to you made the choice any longer because  

we don't use double negatives in English.  So you couldn't say we don't need to file  

that form no longer that doesn't work. But  if we're starting with no longer do we need  

because do we need is a positive you're making  it negative with the choice no. This is simply  

an alternative sentence structure. To be honest,  the more popular or common sentence structure  

is we don't need to file that form any longer.  Number eight, they are to have arrived already.  

And the answer is they are  supposed to have arrived already.  

The expression is to be supposed to they are  supposed to have arrived already. Based on  

the sentence structure the only possible choice  is supposed to a lot of students make mistakes  

with the expression supposed to I made a lesson on  this topic. I'll leave the link in the description  

below. But number nine by the time they at  the concert the tickets were already sold out.  

And the answer is by the time they turned  up at the concert when a person turns out  

at or to a location it means they arrive  at that location. So if you're at a party,  

you could ask someone when's Julie supposed to  turn up when she's supposed to arrive? It's simply  

a phrasal verb and based on the options, this is  the only expression that makes sense. Number 10.  

I was able to get to the top of the mountain  

and the answer is as I am, this is a  useful way to describe yourself or to  

describe a situation beautiful as it was I  didn't take a picture as smart as he is he  

didn't pass the test number 11 I'm 100%  certain that everything okay in the end  

and the answer is I'm 100% certain that everything  will be okay. In the end we use the future symbol  

will be when we're making predictions about  the future. Now even though I say 100% certain  

it's still making a prediction because I don't  control the future the outcome of the future is  

still unknown and I'm making a prediction  of the future number 12 as a cab driver I  

but I'd love a bigger paycheck. And the answer  is I get by I get by but I love a bigger paycheck  

by putting in a paycheck. I know we're talking  about money and the expression that by in terms  

of finances we use that when you're just able to  pay for everything you need, but you don't have  

very much leftover I get by I get by question  13 I don't want to spend the weekend with her.  

And the answer is as much as much as I enjoy  her company. This is an expression and it's  

the only grammatically correct choice and  the best choice based on the options much  

as I enjoy her company. Now notice once I enjoy  her company, that's a positive but then the next  

part of the sentence is a negative. I don't want  to spend the weekend with her. So this is a great  

transition sentence that you can use. Much as  I enjoy studying English. I don't want to spend  

my whole weekend doing it. Number 14 The fact of  the is our company has to increase its revenue.  

And the answer is the fact of the matter  is, this is an expression the fact of the  

matter based on the options this is the best  word choice to complete this expression. The  

fact of the matter is and then you state your  applause The fact of the matter is I need to  

improve my English. And finally question  15 The company has doubled its revenue.  

It still has a lot of problems to overcome.  

And the answer is however it still  has a lot of problems to overcome.  

All of these options are transition words. The  only transition word that's used for a contrast  

is however, and notice this is a contrast  because idea one the company has doubled this  

revenue that's positive but then idea two there  are still problems to overcome. What's negative,  

right so we're dealing with a contrasting  situation. However, if you want to learn  

more about transition words, you can look in the  description for a link I have a separate video  

so how to do on this advanced vocabulary test.  Make sure you share your score in the comments  

below and if you got any wrong, just do some  practice so you feel more comfortable with them.  

Are you ready to see if you know these 50  Confusing English words. So here's how this  

video is going to work. I'm going to show you  a sentence and you're going to have two options  

and you have to define which option correctly  completes the sentence. Now I'll only show the  

sentence for a couple of seconds. So make sure  you hit pause, take your time to read it to  

answer it and then hit play and I'll show you  the answer and I'll explain why the answer is  

correct. Are you ready to go? Number one, there  were people at the party than I had expected.  

The answer is fewer. There were fewer people at  the party than I had expected. And the reason  

is we use fewer with countable nouns. You  can count how many people there are, but we  

use less with uncountable nouns. So I could say  there was less rain you can't count rain. There  

was less rain this year compared to last year.  Number two, I've jumped in the a big project  

and the answer is mixed. Mixed. This is a tricky  one simply because of pronunciation when you hear  

this in spoken English, I'm in the midst of a  big project. It's easy to confuse this with mist.  

And to be in the midst of something is  simply to be in the middle of something.  

So I'm in the middle of a big project number  three Wow not sure it's really your hair.  

And the answer is complement with an E. These two  words sound exactly the same in pronunciation.  

It's spelling that is different, but they have  different meanings complement in this example  

is when one thing your shirt combined really well  with another thing your hair. Compliment with an  

eye is when you say something nice to someone.  I love your shirt. Thanks for the compliment.  

If you want to learn more about compliment and  compliment you can look in the description for  

a link on a video on that topic. Number  four that movie had quite an eye on me.  

The answer is it had quite an effect on me. The  pronunciation is very similar effect effect.  

There's a slight difference. But the spelling is  important because offense is a verb and effect  

is a noun and we need a now you know that because  there's an article in the sentence with the verb  

I can say that movie affected me. If you want to  learn more about effects and effects you can look  

in the description for a link on that. Number  five quizzes are a great way to your skills  

to home more skills. Again similar pronunciation  but the correct choice is home. This is an  

expression to home one skilled this is simply to  improve one's skills. Number six I didn't know  

at the party. I didn't know anybody at the party  didn't is negative. In the English language. We  

do not like double negatives you can only use one  negative in a a clause. And since I already have a  

didn't I can't use the negative Nobody, I have to  use anybody. Number seven. I don't like carrots.  

I don't like carrot either. Now this is the same  as number six because I don't don't is a negative.  

Neither is also a negative so we can't use it.  We want either I don't like carrots either. To  

use neither I could say you don't like carrots.  Neither do I neither do I. If you want to learn  

more about either and Deezer you can look in  the description for a video I created on this.  

And number eight, she has more she needs. She has  more than she needs similar in pronunciation. That  

then but they're two totally different words than  we use in comparisons. More than less than fewer  

than comparison. Then is an adverb. It's used  in time references, first all eat lunch, then  

I'll go for a walk number nine joining Social Club  is for all purposes, the solution to loneliness.  

For all intents and purposes, this is an  expression in English for all intents and  

purposes. This simply means in almost every  situation in virtually every situation,  

but when you say this at a natural pace for all  intensive purposes, for all intents and purposes,  

it sounds like intensive. Intensive is a word that  people are very familiar with intense and is not  

something that people are familiar with, but the  correct expression is intents and purposes. This  

is a very useful business or academic expression  isn't really used in casual conversation too much.  

Number 10. We can discuss this after the  meeting. We can discuss this further after  

the meeting further and further. Both mean more.  We can discuss this more in more detail after the  

meeting we use further when we're talking about  figurative and we use farther when we're talking  

about literal. For example, we need to walk  farther we literally need to walk more we need  

to walk farther to see the waterfall. If you want  to learn more about this look in the description  

for a link on a separate video number 11. You can  down here you can lie down here, lay and lie they  

have the same meaning the lay is transitive it  means an object. For example, lay the baby down  

here lay the blanket down here you lay something.  A lie is intransitive. So there's no object lying  

down here. Lie yourself down here. Lie down  here. Number 12. That sweater is too for you.  

That sweater is to leash for you. This one is  confusing because of the spelling do I need one  

or two? It's easy to forget. Lose with one oh  is the opposite of When did you lose the game?  

Did you win the game? Did you lose the game? Lose  with two O's when we're talking about clothing is  

when it doesn't fit closely to your body. So  this shirt I'm wearing is not loose. It fits  

closely to my body but this sweater for example  is loose number 13. We should worked harder  

we should have worked harder. Now this is  a mistake that many native speakers make  

because in spoken English we take have which is  the grammatically correct choice but we reduce  

it we say it quickly and it sounds like oh  you should have you should have you should  

have worked harder. So sometimes need speakers  forget that it's actually have a knot oh because  

that's what it sounds like in spoken English.  So in spoken English you can absolutely say  

you should have you should have worked harder  but in written English just remember that the  

correct choice is have number 14 I shouldn't have  to the party. I shouldn't have gone to the party.  

Our verb here is dope. The past simple is wimps  and the past participle is gone. This structure  

requires the past participle the third form  of the verb. Yesterday I went to the party.  

I've gone to three parties this month. And  finally number 15 Do you trust the most?  

Do you trust the most? Who at home it can be very  tricky for students and native speakers to know  

the difference. Just ask yourself do you need  she or her? Do you mean a subject or an object?  

she or her he or him? I trust her the most we  need an object not a subject. So you use home  

who is your friend? She is my friend.  In this case. We need a subject so we  

use who so how to deal with this quiz.  Share your score in the comments below.  

So here's how this question will work. I'll show  you a question and there'll be a blank and you  

have to decide which option which verb tense  best completes the sentence now I'll only show  

the question for a few seconds. So hit pause take  as much time as you need. And when you're ready,  

hit play and I'll share the correct answer  and I'll explain why that answer is correct.  

Are you ready? Let's get started.  Question one, my flight at 9am tomorrow  

and the answer is my client sees at 9am  Tomorrow. Now both B and C are future  

verbs and we need a future verb because  we have the key word tomorrow so I know  

we're in the future. But we use the present  simple in the future on one specific occasion  

and not with timetable events with scheduled  events. So transportation runs on a schedule,  

you get a ticket and it tells you the time. We can  consider that a scheduled event. If you're going  

to a party, a wedding a meeting in the future  and there's a scheduled event you can simply say  

my meeting starts at two o'clock next Tuesday.  Question two she two books so far this year.  

And the answer is she has written two books  so far this year. Your key word here is this  

year. This year is still in progress if  it weren't complete, I'd say last year  

she's written two books so far this  year. So which bird tent Am I using?  

The Present Perfect has written we use the present  perfect for actions that started in the past but  

are still in progress. So the books she has  written those are complete. Those two books  

are sitting on her shelf, but it's possible  for her to write more books because the year  

is still in progress the present perfect  number three, your eyes are red and puffy.  

And the answer is how have you been crying?  Have you been crying? The verb tense here  

is the present perfect continuous. We need a  continuous verb in this context because the  

focus is on that action. The focus is not  on the result. The focus is on the action  

of crying. I want to emphasize the action  crying How do you cry the present perfect.  

That sounds awkward because there's no focus on  the action question for if I were you, I'd quit.  

And the answer is if I were you, if I were  you now having i and we're side by side may  

sound unnatural to you because the past form  of the verb to be with the subject I is was of  

course right. I was tired. I was angry. You  were tired. You were angry. She was tired.  

They were tired. But this isn't in the past  simple. This is in the subjunctive and the  

conjugation for the subjunctive verb is were for  all subjects. I, you, he she, it, we they were.  

Now why does the question need the subjunctive?  Because it's hypothetical. I'm not you. That's a  

hypothetical situation. If I were you, but I'm not  you. I mean, right. If I were younger, if I were  

older, if I were taller, if I were shorter, those  are all hypothetical situations. Number five a day  

at the bank sent 2009.  

And the answer is Dave has been working at the  bank since 2009. Now where are you saying the  

present perfect continuous because the action  started in the past and continues on till now.  

When did they start working at the bank? Dave  started working at the bank in 2009. Where does  

they work now today at the bank, right so actually  that started in the past and continues until now.  

Question sits Carmen has a hair appointment  tomorrow, Carmen, her hair cut tomorrow.  

And the answer is Carmen  getting her hair cut tomorrow.  

Now the first sentence is just to provide  context. So you know there's a scheduled  

event. And that's important because we use the  present continuous, not the future simple. We use  

the present continuous when we're talking about  a scheduled event in the future. Let's say I have  

a plane ticket to go to Australia. In five years,  even though it's five years, a lot of time away is  

still a scheduled event. So I would say I'm going  present continuous. I'm going to Australia in five  

years because it's a scheduled event. Question  seven sound me well, to Paris at least five times?  

And the answer is Samuel how you gone to Paris  at least five times. Now there's no indication  

of time. In this example. There was no past  reference last year last month, and there's  

no future reference either. So I know we're just  talking about in general, and we use the present  

perfect has gone we use the present perfect to  talk about life experience, the things we have  

done or haven't done in our life. And the reason  is because our life is unfinished. Our life is in  

progress. It started in the past and it continues  until now. So while we're alive and still living,  

we use the present perfect to talk about our  life experience. Question Eight, I think Sarah,  

a promotion next year. And the answer is I  think Sarah will get a promotion next year.  

So my keyword here is next year so I know I'm in  the future. And notice the other keyword I think I  

think we use the Future Simple to make predictions  about the future. I think Sarah I don't know this  

100% It's a prediction. I think Sara will get  a promotion next year. Number nine the client.  

By the time I checked my messages.  

The client Hi Paul, by the time I checked my  messages, this is a past perfect. The past perfect  

is used to talk about a past action, a completed  past action that takes place before another past  

action. So on our timeline, we have two past  events. The client called I checked my messages.  

Now we use the past perfect for both the first  pass option which is the older action, and we use  

the past simple for the second pass action, which  is the newer action on our timeline. The client  

had called by the time I checked my messages  and finally questions and I can't believe they  

their baby by the time we get there. And  the answer is, I can't believe they will  

have had their baby by the time we get there.  Which vertex is this? The future perfect. We  

don't use the future. Perfect too often, but it's  still an important verb tense. We use the future  

perfect to talk about a completed action in the  future. So let's say right now it's summer 2022  

And the baby is due in the fall 2022. So right now  in summer, its future action, right. But let's say  

I'm traveling to visit this couple in the winter  of 2022. So I'm going to take my timeline from  

now and I'm going to change the timeline to  winter 2022 and by winter 2022 The baby will  

have been born so that action all go into future  action. Now when I change the timeline to winter  

2022 The action will actually be in the past. So  did you know all of these verb tenses make sure  

you share your score in the comments below and do  some example sentences practicing the verb tenses  

that you found most difficult maybe that future  perfect so you can do that in the comments below.  

Are you ready to add the top 10 phrasal verbs to  your vocabulary? Now make sure you watch right  

until the end because I'm going to sleep with  you to see how well you know how to use these  

phrasal verbs. Phrasal verb number one to add up.  We use this phrasal verb to say that something  

seems reasonable or likely and that something is  usually a story, an explanation or a reason. So  

let's say your coworker took a week off of work  because she had to care for her sick mother.  

But then she comes back to the office a week  later and she's really tanned and it's winter.  

You might say something doesn't add up. Her story  doesn't seem reasonable. Or likely something  

doesn't add up if she was taking care of her sick  mother while fishing habitat. I bet she took the  

week off to go to the beach to go on vacation  to beat down. This is a very simple but useful  

phrasal verb. We use this phrasal verb only with  the sun when the sun is shining very strongly.  

So if you're sitting on a patio, and it's sunny  outside and it's really really hot, you can say  

Wow, it's really beating down it being the sun. If  you say it, you don't have to define the subject  

and now as the sun because we always use this  phrasal verb with the sun so it's not necessary  

and the context of sitting on a patio on a sunny  day is all unique. So it's really meeting down.  

Now you can use an object and say us it's really  beating down on us noticed I have to add an extra  

preposition ON beat down on someone or something.  You can use a something you might say you should  

move your laptop. The sun is really beating down  on it on your laptop. And that's not very good for  

your electronics right so you should put your  laptop in the shade number three to tidy up.  

This is when you organize or arrange things in the  right place. So you can take a bedroom and office  

a kitchen any individual room or you can take an  entire house even and you might say this weekend,  

I need to tidy up or this weekend I need to tidy  my office up. So you're going to go in your office  

and you're going to put all this things the  objects in the right place. So this is a very  

useful phrasal verb number four to talk down to.  When you talk down to someone you talk to them  

in a way that makes them feel less intelligent  than you or less important venue. So this is  

a negative phrasal verb. This often happens with  adults and children, adults and teenagers parents  

and teenagers, a teenager might complain or a  young adult might complain that their parents  

always talk down to them. They talk to them in a  way that makes them feel less intelligent or less  

important. This often happens in the workplace,  especially with someone in a higher position and  

someone in a lower position that someone in a  higher position might talk down to that person  

even though that person has a lot more experience  than them. And there's no reason to do that. So  

this is used in a negative way but they commonly  happen so you'll hear this phrasal verb a lot  

when people are complaining about other people.  Number five to sum up this means to summarize the  

main points. We commonly use this phrasal verb  when you're ending a presentation or a speech  

in your conclusion when you want to summarize so  at the end of your presentation, you might say  

to sum up if we want to increase our profits, we  need to diversify our product line so that's the  

main point of your presentation you elaborated on  that main point and now you're saying to sum up  

to summarize so this is an excellent phrasal verb  to add to your business vocabulary to sound very  

advanced, professional and natural numbers fix  to joke around when you joke around it means what  

you're saying shouldn't be taken seriously. You're  just joking. You're just being light hearted.  

You're just having fun. But we commonly use this  to reassure someone. So you might say, Oh, don't  

get mad. I was just joking around. So maybe you're  making comments about someone in a light hearted  

way, but they took it seriously and you reassure  them Don't get mad. I was just joking around.  

Now sometimes you might tell someone you shouldn't  joke around about job loss. So maybe somebody is  

making comments about other people losing their  jobs and they're not taking it very seriously. But  

you want that person to note that's inappropriate.  That's a serious topic you shouldn't joke around  

about job loss is affected many people number  seven to eat out. This simply means to eat in  

a restaurant. So rather than saying last  night I went to a restaurant for dinner,  

we just simply say last night I ate out last  night I ate out which means I ate in a restaurant  

this morning. I ate out before work. So because  it's morning obviously we're talking about  

breakfast so you can use it for any meal of the  day. So you might suggest to your friends if you  

want to save money, you should stop eating out you  should stop eating out all the time. So you should  

stop eating in restaurants because of course  it's more expensive. So this is an excellent  

phrasal verb to add to your daily vocabulary to  sound like a native English speaker number eight  

to drum up. Now when you drum something up,  it means you increase support or interest in  

someone or something. So let's say your company  introduced a new product, but sales are lower  

than expected. Your boss might suggest everybody  needs to brainstorm ways to drum up interest so to  

increase interest to drum up sales to increase  sales. So if you put drum up before the noun,  

it just means increase. Let's drum up  support increase support drum up enthusiasm,  

increase enthusiasm. Number nine to speak  up. When you speak up. It means you speak  

more loudly. So right now I'm talking at this  volume. But maybe you could say, Jennifer,  

I'm having a hard time hearing you. Can you speak  up? Can you increase the volume of your voice? And  

I'll say sure I can speak up and then I'll speak  more loudly. So this is an excellent phrasal  

verb for a language learner because often you  don't understand someone the first time and part  

of the problem might be that they're speaking  too quietly. So you can say Can you speak up?  

Can you please speak up? Or do you mind speaking  up and then the other person will speak more  

loudly. Number 10. To work out a problem or a  situation this means that the problem or situation  

becomes better it improves. So let's say you're  having a conflict with your boss, your coworker  

might say don't worry, I'm sure you'll work it  out. Work it out. The it being the situation,  

the problem the complex, I'm sure you'll work it  out. I'm sure it will improve. I'm sure it will  

become better. We also use this with problems in  general not specific to complex. So let's say you  

lost a lot of money in the stock market. That's a  problem. But your friend can say oh, don't worry,  

I'm sure it will work out. So in this situation  that you lost a lot of money. I'm sure it will  

all work out in the end. So that is a very  common expression that native speakers use  

to reassure someone that a situation or problem  or complex will improve I'm sure it will all  

work out in the end. Now you have 10 new phrasal  verbs added to your vocabulary to sound fluids  

advanced and natural English. Awesome. John, are  you ready for your quiz? Here are your questions  

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