TEST Your English Level | Do You Know These Phrasal Verbs?

Do you want to start using phrasal verbs in  your speech? So you sound more fluent in advance  

and natural. Well, that's exactly what  you'll do today. Because in this lesson,  

you're going to learn 10, Common phrasal  verbs that you can use every day. Now,  

first, I'm going to quiz you to see how well,  you know, these phrasal verbs. And then after  

the quiz, I'll explain every phrasal verb  in detail. Let's get started. Question 1.

I used to play video games  every day, but eventually I

Now I'll only give you three seconds to answer,  

so if you need more time hit pause  and whenever you're ready, hit play.

Grew out of it question to do. You know  why? Sarah of the meeting earlier today?

Walked out of the meeting question, 3, can  you add mustard to the shopping list? I just

I just used it on question for you. Should  your old books to your community store?

You should give away question 5. The  bridge is because there was an accident.

The bridge is blocked off. Question sinks my  boss said we can with canceling, the contract.

We can go ahead, question. 7, my company  using cell phones during work hours.

My company frowns on question 8. I'm sorry.  I at you during the meeting I overreacted.

Last out. Question 9, can you help me this error?

Sort out question 10. The presentation  was really long so I for a bit.

So I wandered off. So how did you do with that  quiz? Was it easy or was it difficult? Well,  

now I'm going to explain every phrasal  verb in detail. Number one to block off.  

This is when you obstruct an exit to  prevent people from leaving. This is a  

very common phrasal verb because on your  daily commute to work. You may have to

To take a detour, which means take an alternative  route because your regular exit is blocked off. So  

let's say you get to work 15 minutes late, you can  say, sorry, I'm late, Main Street was blocked off  

and most likely that street or exit is blocked  off. Because of construction is also possible

that

there was an accident.

Perhaps, there's something like a parade  or a protest that's preventing people  

from using that exit number two,  to lash out. When you lash out,  

it means you react angrily. You react  with very strong negative emotion. So  

this phrasal verb is negative and its  use in a negative way. So you might

It's a, she lashed out when I  suggested a different approach.  

So you shared an opinion and the  person reacted very negatively,  

very angrily. They lashed out. Now, for  this phrasal verb, it's very common to  

say at someone, she lashed out at me when I  suggested a different approach the answer,

One is optional, you don't need to do it but  it can be very useful to specify who. So,  

if you want to specify the person, then  we use at someone, she lashed out at,  

Jim she lashed out at us, it  could be the entire group,  

she lashed out at the client. And then, you  can explain the reason why she lashed out.

The client because the payment was  late number three to walk out. When you

walk

out, it means you leave a place angrily. So  we have another phrasal verb with angrily.  

You leave a place angrily. So let's say  you're meeting with your boss to discuss  

your performance. Now, maybe  you were expecting a 20%.

He's a raise, is a pay increase, a twenty  percent pay increase but your boss only  

offered you two percent. You might say  after my boss offered me two percent,  

I walked out. So you left the room, you left  the office, the meeting, but you didn't just  

leave you left. Angrily. Angrily. That's the key  here. So combining our last phrasal verb to last

A shout to react angrily. We can say after she  lashed out at me, I walked out number for to sort  

out. This means to resolve a problem. Now, we can  use this with a business, professional problem.  

For example, let's say your payment processor  isn't working and you can accept payments.

Ends. You might say, we need to sort this out  ASAP. We need to resolve this problem. ASAP,  

or who can we call to sort this out? So you can  absolutely use this in a professional business

context.

When there's a problem, we commonly  use this, with personal issues,  

with relationship issues, when you have a  problem with another person. So let's say you

And your sister haven't spoken in months because  of a disagreement maybe your sister lashed out at  

you and then you walked out of her birthday  party and you haven't spoken sense. Well,  

someone might suggest some ways you can sort it  out. You need to sort it out with your sister. You  

need to resolve the problem. And in this case, the  problem is a personal problem. So this is a great

Verb to use for a business context and a personal  context. Number five to use up. This is when you  

finish or consume 100 percent of something. So  all of something and that's very important because  

I could say I used the olive oil so I consumed  the olive oil but when I just say use it doesn't

Tell you how much, how much, olive  oil did I use? I use the olive oil,  

but if I say, I used up the olive oil then, you  know, I used 100% of the olive oil. So there  

is none left for you or for someone else and  you have to get more. So, I could say, I used

all

the olive oil when I say,

All the olive oil, all means 100%. So that  is exactly the same as I used up. The olive  

oil number six to wander off. This is when you  leave a place, when you're not supposed to or you  

leave a place without telling other people.  Now this is commonly used with children. So

Mother might say, I have to watch my daughter  like a hawk or she'll wander off so little kids,  

they might not stay in a room, they might  wander off and go into another room but  

of course that can be dangerous if nobody is  watching that child. So, this is commonly used  

with young children but we can also use  it with adults. So let's say you're on a

Z. Mm tour and you're in a foreign  country on a Museum tour. Now you're  

supposed to stay with the Museum tour.  You're not supposed to wander off and  

just go look at other areas of the museum,  but you might say the tour was boring. So  

I wandered off number 7 to grow out  of. This is when you lose interest.

In something. So to lose interest, you're  no longer interested in something because

you're

older or more mature. For example, a lot of  young kids play video games for hours and  

hours and hours, but as an adult, you might  grow out of it. So you no longer do that,  

you no longer play video games for  hours, and hours and hours. Because

Older you're more mature a number 8 to go  ahead. This means to proceed. This is a  

very useful phrasal verb. We use it commonly  to give someone permission to do something.  

So your coworker might ask you is it  okay? If I send the email to the client,  

and you can say, sure, go ahead,  go ahead. Which means proceed

Proceed with sending the email go ahead. Now,  you can just say go ahead, period? Or you can  

specify what the action is. You can say, go ahead  and send the email or go ahead with and we need a  

gerund. Go ahead with sending the email and send  the email with sending the email so pay attention.

And shown to that sentence structure number  nine to give away. This means to provide for  

free. So this is a great phrasal verb  for me. I could say, I give away my

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let's say you have a lot of items from your kids,

But your kids are grown up now, but you  have a lot of their clothes, their toys,  

even furniture for your kids. You might want  to give that away. So you can provide it to  

another parent or someone else for free. We gave  away all our kids clothes when they moved out.  

So when you want to get rid of something in your  house, you can sell it, or you can give it away.

Provide it for free. And finally number, 10 to  frown on, this means to disapprove of something.  

So you might say, my boss disapproves  of casual clothes so you can say,  

my boss frowns on wearing casual clothes, notice  our sentence structure, frowns on wearing,  

we need our Jaron verb. Now that you  feel more comfortable with these,

Phrasal verbs. How about we do? The  exact same quiz again so you can see  

how much you've improved here.  Are the questions. Hit pause,  

take as much time as you need, and when  you're ready, hit play to see the answers.

Here are the answers. Hit pause. Take as much time  

as you need. Compare your answers  and when you're ready hit play.

So was the quiz easier. The second time, share  your score, in the comments below. And before  

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