MUST-KNOW Phrasal verbs about Driving | B2/C1 Phrasal Verbs

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So what are we going to talk about today?

Well, in today's lesson, we're going to focus on phrasal verbs and phrasal verbs relating

to driving.

Okay, so we all love to drive or most of us like to drive.

Most of us have a car and most of us have driven a car at some stage.

Okay, so these are phrasal verbs related to driving.

Now, in most cases, phrasal verbs, as I've often said, have two or three meanings.

So the ones I'm going to use today are specifically related to driving but they do have, in several

cases, other meanings.

So just be careful with that.

So we've got 15 phrasal verbs to look at today.

Number one, to back up.

Number two, to buckle up.

Three to fill something up.

To pull out.

And then to pull in.

And then to pull over.

And finally for the phrasal verbs connected with pull,to pull up.

Then number 12 is to drop off.

Number 13 to drive off.

14 to cut in.

And finally 15 to tick over.

So as I said, I'm going to go through them one by one and give you some examples.

And yeah remember that well that the examples I gave are specifically relating to driving

even though the phrasal verbs could have another meaning.

So to back up.

Well, when we get into a car and we want to go this way.

Yeah, to reverse as we say in English, we will...

can use the phrasal verb to back up.

Yeah, okay.

So if you're trying to get your car into a parking space, or you're trying to get it

into a garage to leave the car, then you will perhaps go in reverse way to back up.

So you put your car into reverse if it's a manual car, or you put it into the the R position

on your automatic car, and then you will back up the car, you will go backwards.

Yes, drive backwards.

You look around or look in your mirror, whatever way you do it and reverse the car.

You... if you see a big truck who's trying to get into a parking place or perhaps they're

delivering some goods, they often we'll have somebody standing behind them.

So yep, come on, back it up, back it up, come on, come on.

So they back or reverse the truck.

So it makes it easier for them to drive out and for them to get access to the back of

the truck to take out the goods that they are delivering.

Okay.

To back up.

Second to buckle up.

Well, to buckle up means to put yourself in the car safely.

So when you get in to the car, you take the seatbelt off, or this direction depending

whether you're driving on the left or the right.

So you take the seatbelt you put the seatbelt in or you buckle up.

So there's always adverts for on the TV to make sure that people do buckle up when they

get into the car because it's a very important safety aspects if you're unfortunately in

a car accident, you have much more chance of survival and avoiding serious injury if

you buckle up.

And particularly with young kids, if you have babies or children under a certain age, you

have them in a car seat.

You want to buckle up or get the kids, the older kids in the back seat to put on their

seatbelts to buckle up.

So before you drive, you're going to put on the safety net.

Okay, so next to fill something up.

Well, when we fill up the car, it means we fill up the petrol tank.

We don't fill the car itself, of course, it would be a little bit stupid, but we fill

something up with petrol or diesel or gasoline depending on which country that you're living

in.

Okay, so we go to the supermarket and there might be a petrol station or a filling station

near the supermarket.

So we fill up.

So now we drive along and say, Oh, here look, look at the the indicator on the dashboard,

we are out of fuel.

Just give me a few minutes, I'll just pull in here to the service station, and I'll fill

up very quickly.

And then we can be on our way.

Or we better fill up before we go on the journey.

It means you won't have to stop on the motorway because the petrol is usually or diesel much

more expensive if you pull into a filling station on the motorway.

So we'll fill up before we go.

Now, with the oncoming of these new electric vehicles, you know, I'm sure people will still

be using the expression to fill up.

But of course, with an electric vehicle, you have to recharge the battery, you're not filling

it up because there's no actual liquid fuel going into the car, but it's the electric

charge for the battery.

So we will be replacing filling up with recharging.

Now of course, we can fill up the boot of the car with luggage if we're not talking

about petrol as such.

So, you know, if you're going on a holiday, then we put all the bags in the boot, so we

fill it up.

And if you've ever travelled with kids, and you've got to bring everything so you've got

to put bags and pockets and spades and whatever else and you fill up the back of the car with

the luggage and then everybody's comfortable.

So to fill the car up with fuel to fill the boot with the luggage.

Okay, now we've got four phrasal verbs using the verb pull, as I said, we've got to pull

out, pull in, pull over and pull up.

So I'll take them one at a time.

First of all, first of all to pull out, okay.

Now, we can do this in a very controlled way.

Or we can do it by accident or without taking due consideration or care when when we are

driving.

So sometimes this can be very dangerous.

So you have to be very careful when you pull out into the traffic, it means you enter the

traffic but you have to look behind you to see that there's no cars coming, where you

might cause an accident.

So if somebody pulls out quickly, then they don't look where they're going.

And there's a possibility that somebody behind them will have to avoid them to steer around

them, or they will put the foot on the brake and or to avoid an accident.

Yeah, but in normal circumstances, when we sit in the car, and we switch on the ignition,

we look in our mirror to see what's coming behind us.

And if it's clear behind, then we'll put on the indicator, and then we'll pull out slowly

and move off in the direction in which we want to go.

Okay, so to pull out means to move from the parked position into the the lane of the traffic

and go ahead.

Okay.

Now, you could be driving along quite nicely, but you see a truck ahead of you, which has

gone very slowly.

So you indicate and you pull out into the faster lane and overtake the truck that's

several cars in front of you.

Okay, that's to, to pull out.

Now to pull in.

This is an easy way, it should be an easy manoeuvre to make in the car.

So if you're driving along and you, you want to jump or run into the supermarket, you will

pull in when you see an appropriate place to park.

So you spot a parking place in the distance.

So you put on your indicator, and then you pull in and park the car so that you're then

able to lock the car, and then walk into the shop at the supermarket.

So you pull in.

So you're sitting in the car and you've got your partner with you somebody in the car

who wants to, to get dropped off at the airport, for example, or the railway station or to

the office, they say, Oh look, just just pull in there, there's a space there, I'll hop

out meaning I'll jump out of the car quickly.

And then you can be on your way and I'll see you later.

So just pull in here and I'll be out and then you can be on your way.

So just pull in here is the very common expression you will hear.

Okay, next is to pull over.

Okay, so pull in and pull over a very, very similar.

Yeah, so you'll be driving along and you know, you suddenly see a parking space, it might

be a little bit away from where you want to be but you pull over very quickly and park

because the rest of the spaces might look as if they are occupied and if you try to

get a little bit closer, you might be out of luck.

And you have to drive around again.

And therefore you're, you're delayed a little bit further.

So just pull over here.

Yeah, okay, pull over when it's safe, you somebody might say to you, Don't pull over

yet because there's some cars behind us or there's a car in front of you just about to

leave their parking space.

So why don't you pull over here, wait for them to leave.

And then you can back your car into that space and there you've got a nice parking space,

and you can be on your way.

So to pull over in a safe way, okay.

So pull in, pull over pull out, as we said, and then finally, to pull up, what when we're

driving along and the city, there's always plenty of traffic lights, that can be quite

annoying the frequency of them.

And usually, just as you get to the traffic lights, you can see the lights going from

green to orange, and then to red.

So you have to pull up as the traffic light means you have to stop.

So you pull up at the traffic lights behind the car in front of you.

And then when the lights go green, you then put your car back into first gear and off

you go.

So you pull up slowly, okay, because it will start to slow down when you come towards the

traffic lights.

And then you will stop and then wait for the lights to turn green in your favour.

And then off you go, okay.

Sometimes you have to pull up very quickly.

And this could be because the car in front of you stops very quickly.

So you have to be very active and watching and focused.

Or something might...

a ball might be coming out onto the road which would indicate that there's some child about

to run on the road as well.

So you have to be prepared to stop quickly.

So you pull up to avoid an accident or could be a dog.

Or if you're driving around this... the country roads of Ireland, it could even be a cow or

a pig.

I've...

I've seen them all.

So you can have to pull up really quickly to avoid an accident or hitting something

that you don't necessarily want to hit.

Okay, so to pull up, okay.

So all the time when we are doing our driving tests, these are the instructions that we'll

get from the driving instructor, the inspector who's examining you.

So they'll say, Okay, I want you to pull in at the next parking space you see and park

the car.

Or I'd like you to pull over and practice the indication.

Or pull up behind that car in front of you and get out or just to pull in when you see

an appropriate space.

And now when you get into the car, I want you to pull out and enter the traffic.

So these are the instructions that the driving instructor will give you.

Okay, good.

Now, what's next?

To drop off by this is a very common phrasal verb.

And it's used all the time when we are taking somebody somewhere.

Yeah, we're taking them to the train station.

We're taking them to school.

We're taking them to the office, we're taking them to the airport, Will you drop me off

on your way to work?

Can you drop the kids off on your way out in the morning?

Can you drop me off at the supermarket and pick me up later on?

Would you mind dropping me off at the station because I'm in a hurry.

And I don't want to be late.

Common type of requests that we would get to drop somebody off here, drop somebody off

there.

Drop the kids off at the football match.

Who's going to drop them off the football match on Sunday?

And who's going to drop them off at your mother's so that she can look after them for the weekend

when we are away.

So drop off, somebody dropped them off somewhere.

To drive off as the next phrasal verb.

So to drive off in a hurry.

So you jump into the car, you're a bit late, foot on the accelerator, vroom, yeah, you

drive off without saying goodbye.

Yeah.

Or you you drive off like a madman because you're really in a hurry to get somewhere.

Or you're a little bit angry or a little bit annoyed because you're late or the... the

somebody held you up so you have to jump in the car.

So I'll talk to you later.

I'm in a hurry.

I've got to drive off now.

So off you go, okay.

Or somebody asks, Where did you see Mike class?

Well, last time I saw him he was driving off in the direction of the city.

I don't know where he's gone exactly, but he looked as if he was in a hurry.

So to drive off, okay.

Now, you could be driving along the motorway and then you want to go to a particular town

so you indicate when you see the road sign ahead that you have to exit the motorway at

the next junction.

So you indicate, you go down the ramp and you go off the main motorway and then you

drive off in the direction of the signpost that will indicate you to go to the centre

of the city or to the parking area or the railway station, wherever you happen to be

heading for.

Okay, so to drive off.

Now it doesn't mean you're going to drive off the edge of a cliff.

It means Do you want to just drive off in the direction of somewhere.

Drive off in the direction of the town, drive off in the direction of the school, or just

drive off quickly, as I said earlier, because you're in a hurry.

Okay, next to cut in, and everybody hates this Yep.

And somebody cuts in ahead of you, when you're driving so that you are sitting nicely enjoying

the music on the radio on the rest driving along, and then suddenly, somebody just cuts

in from another lane, or somebody cuts in from a side road.

And then they cause you to, to have a little bit of a start or a little bit of surprise,

and you put the foot on the brakes.

And so you get a little bit angry and you beep beep beep beep to tell somebody as a

warning that they shouldn't really do that.

So very dangerous to cut in from one lane to another without giving somebody an indication.

Yeah, okay, or you either can point or you can indicate yourself or make some gesture

that shows you the driver that they want to get in to the space in front of you.

It's always nice and polite to allow somebody to cut in, particularly if they're trying

to enter from a side road onto the main road, whether they do it without warning, that of

course it can be dangerous.

And then finally, to tick over, okay, now tick over is very, very informal language

and tick over is when you're sitting in traffic, and you have the, you're the engine on of

course, unless your car automatically cuts out which it can do in the modern cars, whatever

is sitting there, then the engine is just going vroom vroom if you put your foot in

the accelerator, boom, boom, but the engine is ticking over this is the sound that it

makes when the engine is, as we say, idle.

It's just you're sitting in traffic, or you're sitting outside the shop waiting for the kids

to come back into the car, you haven't switched off the engine, so it's just ticking over,

just waiting again.

Occasionally, you put the foot on the accelerator.

Okay.

The modern cars, as I said, have one of these automatic cutouts so that when you stop and

you take your foot off the accelerator, the engine will cut which is one of these fuel

efficiency methods with the have to have to save fuel.

But in the older cars, then you just idle you sit at the side of the road or in the

parking place wherever it might be, and the engine ticks over.

On a cold winter's morning when we're waiting for the car to heat up or the the windows

to defrost, we might sit in a parking place with the engine switched on.

Okay, so you sit there with the engine ticking over and then gradually it will warm up, the

car will heat up and the windows will defrost.

Okay, so hopefully you can get an understanding from all of those individual phrasal verbs

all connected related to driving, let me give them to you one more time.

To back up.

To buckle up - to fasten your seatbelt.

To fill something up with that...

put the nozzle in and fill the car up with petrol or diesel.

To pull out into the traffic.

To pull in to a parking place.

To pull over at the side of the road to let somebody out.

To pull up at the net next set of traffic lights or to pull up in front of the shop

to drop off somebody at school or at the train station.

To drive off in the direction of the city or the school.

To cut in in front of somebody very quickly because you want to get into that line of

traffic.

And then to tick over sit there and let the engine idle.

Okay, so phrasal verbs related to driving, whatever you do, enjoy it, whatever you do

drive carefully.

And if you've enjoyed this, try to put them into practice, try to use them occasionally.

If you have any problems as always come back to me and I'll try to help you to use them

in a different way.

And remember, all of those or most of those phrasal verbs do have another meaning and

for particular purpose.

So why don't you check it out and see yourself another way in which you can use them.

Okay, as always, thanks for listening.

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