“Phrasal verbs DO make sense!”
Welcome to episode #013 of The Broughton English Show!
Today I show you the secret to learning and mastering phrasal verbs, a pain point for many English learners. I recently interviewed Juan Antonio Pérez from www.phrasalverbdemon.com, which you can listen to here. In the interview we talk about phrasal verbs, learning phrasal verbs and common mistakes that English learners make when trying to learn them.
If you haven’t listened to that interview yet, check it out!
After that episode, I received a load of emails from people wanting more information about how phrasal verbs work and study tips. So today’s episode is all about phrasal verbs, how they work and how you should learn them.
I hope you enjoy today’s episode and I hope you are able to understand a little better the way phrasal verbs work.
Happy listening!
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Show Notes
- I go over some common misconceptions surrounding phrasal verbs.
- I talk about why it is that English learners have problems learning phrasal verbs, particularly speakers of languages that have Latin origin.
- I explain the similarity between phrasal verbs and Latin prefixes and how that similarity can help you learn phrasal verbs.
- I cover the importance of the prepositions in phrasal verbs and how learning the meanings of prepositions is key to understanding phrasal verbs.
- I explain and go over the four idiomatic meanings of the preposition ‘up’: something from nothing / suddenly, completely, increase, and to emphasise the verb.
- I explain the literal, metaphorical and idiomatic meanings of phrasal verbs.
- I give some meanings and explanations of phrasal verbs with up and the logic behind them.
- I cover the literal meanings of some common prepositions.
- I give a brief explanation of literal phrasal verbs and how you can use them.
Hi Adam,
Very good show!!!. It is the first time in my all live that I understood how the phrase verbs work. Right now, as consequence of your explanation, I going to see the phrase verbs under a total different perspective.
Good job, and thanks to teach us with this high quality.
Best,
Very happy you found it useful Javier! Thanks for the kind words