Grow Up, Set Up, Turn Out ✨ Most Common Phrasal Verbs (10-12)

Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English with  Jennifer. You may know that I'm a mother of  

two. My son and daughter are teenagers now, so  if you first saw them when they were toddlers,  

you'd be surprised to see how big they are.  

Kids truly grow up fast. My children  got older and, well, so did I!

"Grow up" is intransitive, and it means to become  older, but it's more than age. It's also about  

becoming more mature. So, when someone behaves  immaturely, you may hear the criticism, "Grow up!"

Do you know as my children grew up, they began  to learn things even faster than me. This is  

true about technology. They can set up a new phone  or a new tablet quite easily. In contrast, I tend  

to have a frustrating experience when I set up  a new computer. It's hard to arrange everything.

We can use "set up" for putting things in order  or getting some piece of technology ready for use.  

This is a transitive phrasal verb, and  it's separable. Set up a computer. Set  

it up. An administrative assistant can set up a  meeting. When you first start on social media,  

you have to set up an account. You have to  create it and get all the details in order.  

Guess one more meaning. Before I film a  new video, I have to set up my equipment.

The answer is C - install. It's like getting  things ready for use, but we're talking about  

something physical. Set up equipment. Set up  a tripod. Set up folding chairs and tables.  

Do you know that my kids were on Instagram  before I was? They had to help me set up my  

account and make my first post. They turned  out to be a good source of information.  

They proved to have the knowledge  I needed to get started.

"Turn out" is intransitive, and it's used in  both spoken and written English. It means that  

someone or something proves to be a certain  way or a situation happens a certain way.

They turned out to be helpful.  Things turned out well.  

It turned out that they could  give me all the help I needed.

Can you think of a situation that turned  out differently from what you expected?  

Was it a pleasant or unpleasant surprise?  

Sometimes we set things up carefully, thinking  we've prepared for every possibility, but still  

something ruins our plans. In that case, we just  have to handle the situation as best we can.  

A child may cry over a ruined party, but a  grown-up knows how to handle difficulties.

Let me point out how we sometimes form compound  nouns and modifiers from phrasal verbs.

Can you complete these sentences  with the correct compound words?  

I'll go back and use some of the  phrasal verbs from earlier lessons.

1. When children grow up, they become grown-ups.

2. If you need help setting up  software, then you need help with setup.

3. Airports allow you to pick someone up  

right outside the terminal.  That's why they have pickup zones.

4. Parents who hear about weird things going on in  

a classroom would likely complain to  the principal about unusual goings-on.

5. If you want to transport a  couch or a bed to a new home,  

it helps if you know someone with a pickup.

6. At 15, Maddie was ready for a grown-up  conversation with her parents about her future.

We've now covered the 12 most  common phrasal verbs in English.  

Have you found out anything new? Are you picking  up the meanings as well as the grammar? Remember  

to learn both the definitions and the uses of  each phrasal verb. We'll end here. Please like  

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