Phwoar! Those Phrasal verbs eh? So difficult, aren't they? No! They're not difficult! They're just words. Like any
other words in English, you must learn the definitions. When people say phrasal
verbs are difficult what they really mean is boring, but they don't have to be!
My name is Toby, this is SMASH English, and here are the
five most difficult phrasal verbs for FCE. Let's smash it! Number one: "to take in". Definition one" "to
be taken in" - to be lied to and to believe the lie. Inseparable and intransitive.
Roll up, roll up everybody! I've got a great deal for you all today! a 16-inch Macbook pro... Today, for you, only ten euros, my friend! Wow!
Really? I want a Macbook Pro! And it's only ten euros? That's a great deal! Here
have my money! Excellent! And this is yours...
Phwoooooar! Smells great! There you are mate, there you are. Yes! Yes! Maybe I
could start an unboxing channel on YouTube with my you MacBook Pro! Yes! Open
the box... Oh no! This little boy has been taken in
by a terrible man selling a sock! Bruce what are you doing? Remember, someone has
only been taken in if they believe the lie, like this guy here. Yeah, don't be him. I
guess you could say then that your life "socks" right about now! Definition two: "take in" - to
understand and or memorize information. Separable and transitive. I know I said
phrasal verbs aren't difficult, and they're not, but there are a lot of them
so they can be a lot to "take in"... that was good right? So if you want to subscribe
to a new fantastic YouTube channel that will talk about phrasal verbs among
other things related to the First Certificate Cambridge exam, then SMASH
that SUBSCRIBE button. Yeah got it in! I got it in! They're gonna subscribe, they're
gonna subscribe! Number two: "to bring out". Definition one: to make something
noticeable. Separable and Transitive. Wow! Toby you look really good today! We can
use this to talk about someone's appearance. Do you think? Yeah! that shirt
really brings out the blue in your eyes! Yeah yeah... I look good, don't I?
You look great! Or maybe somethings flavor. The alcohol really brings out the taste of the wine! Yeah, great!. Or perhaps their personality Smash
English yeah? Smash? More like Smash stupid... Stupid idiot! Bruce being drunk really brings out the
worst in you. You really should stop drinking. Definition two: to make a
product available to the public. Separable and transitive. Did I mention
that SMASH English will bring out a new video every single week? If you don't hit
subscribe you could miss one! dDefinitely new subscriber! Hello!
Number three: "to put up". Definition 1: to build something vertically. Separable and
Transitive. The council puts up a new building or
maybe you put up a cupboard. Hi! Hi! Hello! Hi, hi. You could put up a tent for
example, like this wonderful woman! Hmm... Definition 2: "to raise". Separable and
transitive. You could put up your hand. You could put your hood up. A shop could
put the price of something up. Or even better you can put your thumb up and
SMASH that like button! Definition 3: to raise something to make
it more visible. Separable and transitive. You could put up a billboard!
Nothing is more visible than a billboard and nothing is more beautiful than a
billboard... with my face on. Or maybe you could put up a picture! A picture of me!
To make me more visible! Great idea! You could put up a post on your facebook
that makes me more visible, share with your friends and help me out!
Definition 4: "to put somebody up" - to let someone sleep at your house for the
evening. This is not in a romantic way, actually it is very neutral. Separable
and transitive. Hello? Bruce can you put me up for the night? Oh no, mate. No I
can't put you up tonight. No, I'm really busy. Bruce, it's
raining cats and dogs here! No I'm sorry I'm really busy I can't put you up, you
know what I mean? Bruce! Come on, I put you in my YouTube video! You're gonna be a
celebrity! Yeah? Toby, mate... SMASH English has got zero subscribers, yeah? I think I was
doing you a favor, actually. Bruce! Bruce! Definition 5: "to put up with something or
someone" - to tolerate. Inseparable and transitive. Do you know what I cannot put
up? With every morning, I wake up, which is difficult for me! Very difficult! I wake
up and I go to the bathroom. What is the first thing I see? This! This! Now, can you
see the problem with this? Where is the lid? Where is it? My girlfriend
never puts the lid on the toothpaste. Never! What are we? Animals!? And now that's
five definitions for the phrasal verb "put up". Phwoar! I cannot "put up" with this
phrasal verb any longer... Yeah. Number 4: "to come across". Definition one - to find
something or someone by accident. Transitive and inseparable. Seriously!?
Toby has just come across the lid off the toothpaste again! I would not want to
be his girlfriend right about now. Actually no, I wouldn't
want to be Toby's girlfriend ever. Definition 2: to talk about your
opinion on how something appears when you see it. Inseparable and transitive. Monica, my name is Bruce! pleased to
meet you! Oh hi Bruce! I'm Monica. I'm 16, I'm from
California and I love shopping, I love going to the park, I love going to the
gym, I love staying in shape. Oh my god! I've got so many hobbies! There's many things
I want to share with you! I really think we're gonna get on great! Hi!
So Bruce, what did you think of Monica? Yeah! She came across alright! She comes across like a nice girl.
Yeah, sure! She talks a little bit too much, you know I mean but
she's a girl, you know! Bruce, you can't say that! What? I can't say that? No of
course you can't say that, Bruce. It's sexist.
But it's true. Before you came on you said you were not going to say things like
that. Monica, What did you think of Bruce? Urm, I don't know like, I don't really like him.
He comes across as a bit of a drunk, like his breath smells really strongly of
alcohol and he comes across a bit like a criminal. Like, I don't trust him so no I
I don't like Bruce. Eww! Bruce! Number 5: "to keep up" Definition 1: to keep
something up - to continue doing something. Separable and transitive. Toby this video really is great keep it
up! Thank you! No problem! Keep up the good work! I will, I will!
Definition 2: "to keep up with someone: - to do something at the same speed as
someone else. Inseparable and intransitive. Toby you're so fast and strong I can't
keep up with you! ah! Definition 3: to "keep someone up" - to stop someone from
sleeping. Separable and transitive. Toby, can I talk to you about something? Why?! What did
I do? Yeah it's just you you kept me up all
night last night... Yeah I mean your guitar playing... you're just...
not very good at it, are you? You just don't understand!
Definition 4: "to keep up with something" - to stay updated on a topic. Inseparable
and transitive. And I am sure that you want to keep up with what's going on at
SMASH English! So if you're enjoying this video, hit subscribe! But no! It is not
time to say goodbye just yet, before you go let's see if you have learned
anything (I hope you have). Test time! Yes! I love tests! Question one: This is the same
exercise as part four of the Cambridge first certificate Use of English exam
paper. Here you must change the second sentence to mean the same as the first
using the word provided. We must write between two to five words. So in this
example we must find another way to write "was not able to learn" using the
word "take" and with between two and five words. Are you ready? You have 30 seconds... The phrasal verb is "take in" which can
mean to learn or understand information. We cannot say "was not able to" here. The
grammar is fine but that would make a six word answer and we need between two
and five so another way to say "was not able to" is "could not". The answer then is
"John could not take in all the information for the test". Question 2: This
is the same exercise as part one of the Cambridge first certificate Use of
English exam paper. Here you must fill in the space with one of the words provided.
You have 20 seconds. The answer is "with". Remember: "to keep up with" can mean to
stay updated on a topic. Here is the same exercise as part two of the Cambridge
first certificate se of English exam paper. Here you must write a single word
that fits in the sentence. Often it can be the verb or particle of a phrasal
verb. Here we already have the verb "come" in the past simple. Can you think of the
correct particle to finish the expression? You have 15 seconds. The answer is "across". "to come across
something" means to find it by accident. Question four, and we have these
difficult part four questions again. Remember you can only use between
two and five words. The answer is "put John up". Remember "to
put someone up" means to give them a place to stay. Question five. You know
what to do now. The answer is "was taken in by". Here we have the passive form of
the phrasal verb "take in". To be taken in by means to be deceived or lied to by
someone. And that is the end of the test! whoo whoo yeah. And now I can say goodbye.
But remember phrasal verbs are not difficult, they're just words.
You need to learn them like any other piece of vocabulary. The problem that
many people have is that they find them really boring. So it's up to your
teachers and you to try and make them interesting. I've done my best here. If
you've liked the video SMASH subscribe, hit the like button leave a comment down
below and I will see you next time on SMASH English. you
