Growing again after loss
Hair, leaves and grass can return after being cut or lost. Practise an everyday expression for this new growth.
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English: Phrasal verbs in real situations
English: Learn how particles change verb meanings, where objects belong and when a phrasal verb fits the situation.
Adventure journal
English: Phrasal verbs in real situations
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Returning an item to its owner
A purchase or borrowed object may need to go back. Practise the everyday expression for returning it to a shop or owner.
Read and practiseTrying clothes for fit
A coat or pair of shoes may look good on a hanger. Discover how to talk about putting clothes on to check their fit.
Read and practiseLowering sound and heat
A noisy radio or a boiling pan may need adjusting. Practise asking someone to reduce volume or heat in everyday English.
Read and practiseIntroducing a subject in conversation
A difficult question or a fresh idea can enter a conversation when someone mentions it for the first time.
Read and practiseCancelling a planned event
A storm or a change of plans can stop an event from happening: say what was cancelled and place the object correctly.
Read and practiseDry up: disappearing water and British dish drying
Follow dry up from a pond losing its water to the British chore of drying dishes. Practise dried, drying and dry them up in context.
Read and practiseContinuing after an interruption
An interruption need not stop an activity: explore how to continue with a task or keep doing something in everyday conversation.
Read and practiseCatching up after falling behind
A missed lesson or a runner ahead can leave you behind. Explore how to reach the same point and use the right preposition.
Read and practiseFinding something by chance
An unexpected discovery or meeting calls for a useful expression; explore its past form and where its object belongs.
Read and practiseDo up: fastening clothes and renovating a home
A jacket zip and a renovated kitchen illustrate do up. Learn its British fastening use, object positions and the forms did and done.
Read and practiseThinking of an idea or solution
A problem needs a fresh answer: describe how someone thinks of a plan, idea or solution, and place its object correctly.
Read and practiseReducing how much you consume
Coffee, sugar or plastic cups: express a decision to consume less and practise the complete three-part verb with nouns and pronouns.
Read and practiseCool down: lower temperature and less anger
Follow cool down from a hot kitchen to an argument that has ended. Practise cool it down, cooled and the difference between temperature and emotion.
Read and practiseHandling a problem or situation
A complaint or a broken heater needs attention. Practise describing how someone handles a problem and where its object belongs.
Read and practiseCompleting a form
A registration form has empty spaces for details. Practise entering information and placing a noun or pronoun with this everyday verb.
Read and practiseSet off: starting a journey and triggering an alarm
A departure and a sounding alarm reveal two meanings of set off. Practise set, setting and set it off, and identify whether there is an object.
Read and practiseGetting along with other people
A friendly relationship can begin at work or at home. Describe how people relate to one another and practise the preposition and past form.
Read and practiseRecovering from illness or disappointment
After a cold or a setback, recovery can take time. Describe getting better and putting a painful experience behind you.
Read and practiseCheck out: hotel departure and looking into a place
Separate check out of a hotel from check out a museum. Practise of and check it out, and recognise the informal meaning of looking into something.
Read and practiseFinishing a task or reaching someone by phone
A difficult report takes effort, while a busy line takes patience. Describe finishing work and making telephone contact.
Read and practiseGiving something to someone for free
Spare chairs, seeds or books can find a new home. Explain a free gift and place its object naturally in the sentence.
Read and practiseDrop off: taking people or parcels to a destination
Give someone a lift or deliver a parcel with drop off. Practise drop me off and dropped, and distinguish collection from leaving someone at their destination.
Read and practiseExamining things carefully one by one
A stack of receipts or a list of answers deserves a careful look. Describe checking each part and using the object correctly.
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