Need Better English for Work? This Lesson is For You!

hello it's me again i need your help i'm  starting a new job on monday and i'm not feeling  

confident about my english i'm concerned that i  won't have the right words to say or that if my  

boss or co-workers give me an instruction i won't  understand them how can i fix this oh i remember  

you we previously practiced phrasal verbs for  everyday life well not to worry because today  

we'll look at 15 common phrasal verbs that are  perfect for work situations and remember knowing  

and understanding how to use phrasal verbs will  help you sound natural and soon you'll be feeling  

more confident i'll demonstrate these phrasal  verbs so they're easier for you to remember  

plus to help you remember these phrasal verbs  we've put together something very special for you  

but you'll have to wait until the end of the  lesson to find out what it is and where to find it

hey real lifers so i just got to work and i  was about to start my tasks when i realized  

i haven't signed in yet so to sign in means to  insert a username and password in order to gain  

access to a device such as your computer or your  phone you could also use the word login so sign in  

and log in have the same meaning now that i've  organized my tasks i'm going to start working on  

an urgent project that my boss assigned to me to  work on something means to spend time developing  

producing or improving it so  in my case i'm going to produce  

content but before i can do that i need to  sort out a problem that i had with a client  

and in this case to sort out means to do what  is necessary to successfully resolve the problem  

after i've completed that i'll draw up a proposal  which means to prepare a detailed document okay  

so i'll get started now and you can join me later  before i meet with my boss before we continue if  

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hey guys so right now i'm in my boss's office and  i'm about to run this report by her and what that  

means is that she will check it to make sure that  everything is correct before we submit it to our  

clients i think that you'll be quite happy with  my report because i was able to come up with some  

really innovative ideas which means that i was  able to think of ideas suggestions or plans that  

would really work in the situation so our company  plans to take on new employees next quarter which  

means that we really have to plan well to take on  in this context means to hire or employ new staff  

members oh i think my boss might be on her way let  me just take out a pin to take out in this context  

means to remove something from a bag or pocket  and i know using a pen might be outdated but i  

like to carry one with me in case i need to jot  something down which means that i need to write  

something down before i forget it i usually like  to spend my lunch breaks practicing new english  

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so i'm really happy that i'm on my break  right now because i feel like today is really  

oh it's one of my co-workers i've been meaning  to give him some feedback from one of our clients  

but maybe now is not the best time to bring it up  to bring something up in this situation means to  

mention it or to talk about it he's been  really snowed under with projects recently  

which means that he has so much work to do  that he has a problem dealing with it all  

i think it might be best to put off  talking with him about this until next week  

to put something off in this situation means to  cancel or delay doing something it's almost the  

end of the day so i need to get back to my desk  to finish off some tasks that i need to complete  

finish off in this situation means  to do the last part of something  

it could also mean to add some final details it's  been a long day so i'm really looking forward to  

signing or logging off and heading home before  you continue watching why not pause the video

and let us know down in the comments do you enjoy  learning business vocabulary share your answer  

down in the comments and why not add a kind  message to the rest of the community so today  

we looked at 15 phrasal verbs that you can use in  business situations do you remember all of them  

well don't worry let's do a quick quiz to see how  much you've learned to draw something up means to

prepare a detailed document to sign in means to

connect to a machine such as a  computer or phone by providing  

personal details such as a username and  password to put something off means to

cancel or delay doing something  to come up with something means to

of good ideas suggestions or plans  to jot something down means to

write it down before you forget it great job and  don't worry if you didn't get them all correct  

this time you can always watch this lesson again  until you're able to easily use these phrasal  

verbs i hope you all enjoyed this lesson and that  you learned something that you didn't know before  

oh and to help you continue your learning we've  put together a free downloadable pdf worksheet  

that you can access by clicking on the link in the  description below oh and before you go make sure  

that you like and share this video with a friend  who is also learning english also to continue  

your learning watch this lesson we recently did  this is a fun way to practice new vocabulary as  

well as prepare you for conversations in the  real world remember this is a conversation so  

after saying my line you'll respond by saying  your line out loud as though you're responding  

to me this is the best way to get the most out  of the speaking practice are you ready awesome

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