Hello and welcome to this lesson. Today you're
going to add the top 10 phrasal verbs to your vocabulary. So first I'll explain what the phrasal
verb means, give you some example sentences of that phrasal verb, and then at the end of this
video, you're going to test your knowledge. You're going to complete a quiz. So make sure you
stay right to the end to complete that quiz. Of course, I'm Jennifer from JForrestEnglish.com
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lesson. Now let's dive in with this lesson. Are you ready to add the top 10
phrasal verbs to your vocabulary? Well, let's get started with number one. To
phase something in. When you phase something in, it means that you introduce something
new, but you introduce it gradually, which means little by little. And generally
what we're introducing is a new law, a new rule, a new regulation, or a new policy. So let's say
that your company has a new policy, and they're introducing a dress code. A dress code will tell
you what you can and cannot wear to work. Now, let's say they announced the new dress code,
but they say we're phasing in the new dress code over the next two months. Now why would they want
to introduce it little by little? Well, maybe it's because we want to give you time to prepare.
You might have to go out and buy new clothing for example. So you might have to save money to
do that and get comfortable doing that as well. So maybe the first week they introduced
the new shirts that they want you to wear and then the next week it's the new shoes and the
following week it's the new pants. And little by little they phase in the new dress code. Number
two, to block off. Now the thing about phrasal verbs is they're always used in a very specific
context. So in this context of blocked off, we're talking specifically about time in your calendar
or on your schedule, so you're blocking off time. So what does that mean? It means that you
reserve that time for a specific task or activity, and you reserve that time so no one else can
schedule a meeting with you or no one else can assign you a task during those specific
blocks of time because you block them off. So let's say you're preparing for the aisles and
you might block off Monday, Wednesday, Friday from seven to nine in your calendar, and that is
the time you're going to spend studying for aisles or if you have an important deadline at
work, you might block off the entire day. So you might block off Monday and just focus on
that task so you can meet the deadline. So this is probably something you do every single
day anyway for time. management purposes. And now you know how to explain that naturally in
English. Number three, to clear out. And again, remember phrasal verbs are used in a very specific
context. And in this context, we're talking about clearing out of a location, like a restaurant
or even a conference and office or mall. Any location that has a lot of people in
it generally. And when people clear out of a location, it means they simply leave the
location but that location then becomes empty. So the majority or all of the people leave
a location. That's when you clear out of a location. So let's say you go to lunch at
a restaurant around 1:30 And it's really busy. You get the last available table and you're
eating your lunch or talking to your coworker and then around 2:30 You look around and you
notice that you're the only table left in the restaurant. And remember the restaurant was
full when you got there. So you can turn to your coworker and say, Wow, it really clear out which
means everybody left the restaurant number four, to do without something. This is a really useful
one because it's a fact of life, you're going to have to do without certain things as certain times
in your life. So when you do without something, it means you manage despite the lack of and it's
the lack of the something that you do without. So let me give you an example. Maybe finances
are a little tight. You didn't get that bonus you were hoping for so you might say we'll have
to do without a cleaner for the next few months. Do without a cleaner. So a cleaner is someone
who cleans your house, a house cleaner. Now previously, a lot of people call this a maid.
I know many people in certain countries still call it a maid in North America. It's considered
outdated and even a little politically incorrect to call someone a maid. We now call them house
cleaners. So just so you can know it's more politically correct to use house cleaner so you
have to manage manage your day to day manage your house. Despite the lack of a house cleaner.
We have to do without a house cleaner, because I didn't get the bonus. So you can use this in
a personal context like I just gave you or you can use this in a work context as well. Maybe your
assistant quit, and you're having trouble finding a new assistant. So you might say well, I guess
I'll have to do without an assistant for the next month, which means you have to manage all your
work without an assistant do without something it's a very useful phrasal verb because we all
have to do without certain things at certain points in our life. Our next phrasal verb, to
force out. This is a very useful business phrasal verb you're going to hear it in the media and
newspapers all the time. When someone is forced out. It means that they are asked to leave their
position but it wasn't their decision to do so. Notice the sentence structure I used I put this
in the passive to be forced out. For example, the CEO was forced out after the scandal. So
there's a scandal obviously, it didn't look good for the CEO. So the company wanted him to leave.
The CEO himself did not want to leave, but the company wanted him to leave. So the CEO was forced
out. Now if you use it in the active sentence, you'll be talking about who forced out the CEO.
So you might say the Board of Directors forced the CEO out after the scandal. So you can absolutely
use this in the active but it's very commonly used in the passive. Our next phrasal verb number
six, to sink in. When something sinks in, it becomes clear in your mind and the something
that sinking in is information news and events. For example, it took him a while before his
mother's death sunk in. So his mother died. But that fact that event didn't sink in for some
time. It didn't become clear. So he didn't process it. He didn't fully understand it. He didn't
fully accept it as a fact as a reality for some time. So the event his mother's death didn't sink
in. So we do use this a lot for tragic events. Well, we can also use this with difficult
or complicated information. For example, let's say your coworker is explaining a new
accounting software, and it's pretty technical. So your coworker is explaining it, explaining it
explaining it quite quickly. And you might say give me a minute. To let that sink in. So that is
the information the information your coworker was just explaining. And for that the information to
sink in. It means for you to fully understand it to fully process it, so we can use it for tragic
events. But we can also use this for complicated information. Number seven, to bail out. This is
another must know business phrasal verb but you can also use it in your personal life as well.
When you bail someone out, it means that you rescue them and you rescue them from a financially
difficult situation. So remember that CEO that was forced out and our previous example. Well, maybe
he had a sister that bailed him out. His sister bailed him out, which means his sister helped him
financially. So maybe she gave him a place to stay because he couldn't afford his rent. She gave him
food because it couldn't afford groceries. And she gave him money because he didn't have any.
His sister bailed him out. So we can use it in a personal context. But this is commonly used in
business context, in the sense of the government bailing out companies because they're about to
go bankrupt. And why would the government do that? Well, because that company is important for
the economy. For example, in the US, the company Chrysler, which is an automobile company, they've
been bailed out by the government multiple times. Chrysler as a company has almost gone bankrupt
multiple times. And the government has come in and bailed the company out. They bailed Chrysler
out. Number eight, to leave something behind. This is a very useful one in your everyday
vocabulary when you leave something behind. It simply means that you forget something at a
specific location. So we do this all the time, right? We go to a restaurant, a cafe, we put
our phone on the counter, we get our coffee, and we go and oh no, I left my phone. Behind.
I think I left my phone behind at the cafe. So it's just the same as saying I think I forgot
my phone at the cafe. You can use this with any object you can leave behind your keys, your
sweater, your jacket, your computer. Whatever you want. So this is a very useful one. So what about
you? Have you ever left something important behind maybe you left your cell phone behind or your
laptop behind or important family photo is behind? Have you ever left something behind? Let us know
in the comments. Number nine, to miss out on something. To miss out on something. And this
is when you miss an important opportunity or an experience that shouldn't have been missed.
So let's say that you work for Tesla and Elon Musk was making an appearance at your office that
day, and you were going to get to meet Elon Musk, but your bus was late and you didn't get to work
on time and you didn't get to meet Elon Musk. You my friend just missed out on an opportunity of a
lifetime. You missed out on meeting Elon Musk. So you can say I can't believe I missed out. You can
just end it there. I can't believe I missed out if you want to continue. You can say I can't believe
I missed out on meeting Elon Musk. And finally, number 10, to show up. To show up has a very
simple definition it means to appear or arrive. Native speakers don't really use appear
or arrive we used to show up. For example, what time did you show up to the party? I
would never say What time did you arrive to the party? I wouldn't say that that sounds
unnatural, outdated, too formal I would say what time did you show up? What time did you show up to
the party? What time did you show up last night? Now let's say you got to work late one day and
your boss is standing at your desk as you're walking to your desk and you're 45 minutes late
and your boss might look at you and say Oh how nice of you to finally show up. That's obviously
sarcastic. But this happens a lot if you get to a party really late or even if you're
just having dinner at home with your your husband or your wife. But dinner is normally
at seven and you don't get home till 730 And your husband or your wife has been waiting and waiting
and waiting. When you get home. They might say Oh how nice of you to finally show up. So we use this
a lot in a sarcastic way when someone is late. But we also use it just to talk about getting
somewhere Oh I showed up at and then you say the time. So now you have the top 10 phrasal verbs
added to your vocabulary is fine to test your knowledge. So here's what we're going to do.
I'm going to show you a quiz that will have 10 questions and you have to decide which phrasal
verb best completes the sentence. Now I'll only show the quiz for about 10 seconds. Obviously that
isn't long enough. So just hit pause, complete the quiz, and then I'll show you the answers. Again,
I'll show you the answers for about 10 seconds. So again, hit pause compare your answers and
then let us know how did you do let us know in the comments after you complete the
quiz. So let's start your quiz now. So how did you do with that quiz? Put your
mark in the comments and the ones you got wrong take some time and write out some practice
sentences with those new phrasal verbs. So you really get that practice and repetition
and add them to your permanent memory. And if you found this video helpful, please hit
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