2019-07-18
14 分钟Hi there, I'm Harry from www.englishlessonviaskype.com and welcome to my English learning podcast where I help you improve your English speaking, listening, pronunciation and grammar.In this episode of Speak Better English with Harry you will learn English Phrasal Verbs with the preposition DOWN. Firstly, we will revise what a phrasal verb is. Then you will learn 10 Phrasal Verbs using the preposition DOWN. Meanings are explained in context as this is the easiest way to learn and re...
Hi there, and welcome to our english course.
We're now going to look at some aspects about phrasal verbs.
So they're going to be quite a few, but the next four sections are going to cover different phrasal verbs.
Phrasal verbs are made up by a normal verb, usually quite a simple verb like take or look come, followed by a preposition or even two prepositions.
So when they are two prepositions, they're called multiverb phrases.
So we have one preposition, a phrasal verb, and more than one preposition, a multi phrasal verb.
Okay, so we have, these are used in English a lot.
They're something that you need to be aware of and how to use them, particularly in your speaking English and also in your written English.
If you're doing exams, ielts, or the first certificate, there will be a requirement that you know phrasal verbs, you know how to use them, and you know where to or not to include them.
Often it's advised that phrasal verbs are informal language.
Of course they are.
And any phrasal verb can be replaced by a more formal verb quite easily.
But it would be wrong to think that phrasal verbs can only be used in an informal capacity.
Often when I read business letters or business reports, they will include from time to time phrasal verbs.
So you can use them if it is appropriate to use them in the correct and right context.
They will appear more frequently in informal books and writings and of course, letters and now emails as people's preferred choice of communication.
Emails in themselves are much more informal now.
And therefore the language that you see both in personal use and business use is of a more formal nature anyway.
So phrasal verbs come to the fore.
I wouldn't get too hung up about them.