ESL ALOUD
Guided Practice in Speaking English
Category Phrasal Verbs
Podcast #98 Phrasal Verbs with PUT – Part 2
PUT IN The phrasal verb put in means to install. You put in or install a piece of equipment when you place it where it is supposed to be. It took them two hours to put in our new dishwasher. It took them two hours to put our new dishwasher in. PUT IN FOR [...] Read More
Podcast #97 Phrasal Verbs with PUT – Part 1
PUT ACROSS The separable phrasal verb put across means to effectively communicate or explain an idea. The speaker was not very effective. He was not able to put across his main points. He was not able to put his main points across. TV is a good way to put across anti-tobacco messages. TV [...] Read More
Podcast #75 Phrasal Verbs with GO — Part 2
go by is used to describe the passage of time The years go by so quickly. Time goes by slowly in prison You can also use go by to mean stopping in at someone’s house. We went by Jack’s house to see if he was feeling better. go by can mean to act or think [...] Read More
Podcast #73 Phrasal Verbs with GO – Part 1
go about can mean to follow a procedure. Does she know how to go about exchanging her tickets? How should I go about making the request? go along with can mean to agree with a policy. He didn’t go along with the idea of invading Iraq. go along with can also mean to agree with [...] Read More
Podcast #69 Phrasal Verbs with TALK
talk about: Talk about is not considered to be a true phrasal verb, but it looks like one, so we will start with it. When you talk about something you are verbally sharing your thoughts or observations about a topic. He talked about his childhood. We can talk about that later. Did you talk with [...] Read More
Podcast #61 Phrasal Verbs with LOOK
look after He looks after the children while his wife works. I will look after your garden when you are on vacation. Her husband died and she has no one to look after her. We should all look after our own mental and physical health. look around She looked around the store but did not [...] Read More
Podcast #52 Phrasal Verbs with GET
Powerpoint slides help me to get across my ideas. Powerpoint slides help me to get my ideas across. She got ahead by working long hours. A business will never get ahead if it doesn’t please its customers. My brother and his father-in-law get along very well. Paul doesn’t get along with his supervisor. My friend [...] Read More
Podcast #48 Two-part (Phrasal) Verbs with BLOW
The wind blew away the leaves. The wind blew the leaves away. The leaves blew away. This new model DVD player will blow away the competition. This new model DVD player will blow the competition away. That video on YouTube will blow you away. The song she sang at the audition just blew them away. [...] Read More
Podcast #42 Two-part (Phrasal) Verbs with BRING
bring about He did a lot to bring about change in his school. He did a lot to bring change about in his school. bring along I brought along a friend to the party. I brought a friend along to the party. My weekend guest brought along some work. My weekend guest brought some work [...] Read More
Podcast #38 Two-part (Phrasal) Verbs with TAKE
take after Her behavior is like her mother’s. She takes after her mother. take apart The mechanic disassembled the motor. The mechanic took apart the motor. The mechanic took the motor apart take back I retract what I said about Mr. Foster. I take back what I said about Mr. Foster. Did you return the [...] Read More
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