22. April 202022. April 2020Miscellaneous GYG Day 67. SLN 8. 22 phrasal verbs for the phone. Here’s a telephone conversation between a P.A. (personal assistant) and a very irate customer. If the conversation seems slightly odd, then that’s […]
21. April 202020. April 2020Miscellaneous GYG Day 66. SLN 7 Tuesday Teaser. Phrasal verbs for your meetings. Natives often use phrasal verbs instead of more common verbs, which can be tricky for non-natives. A phrasal verb is (verb + […]
17. April 202016. April 2020Miscellaneous GYG Day 64. Fun on Friday. Five phrasal verb pairs. Like phrasal verbs are less formal synonyms of English verbs, e.g. postpone (put off). There are phrasal verbs, which are synonyms of […]
16. April 202015. April 2020Miscellaneous GYG Day 63 SLN 5. Deep dive into the grammar of phrasal verbs 3. Rip-off (Abzocke), (to have a) lie-in (ausschlafen), mix-up (Verwechslung= confusion), cover-up, (Vertuschung), pile-up (Auffahrunfall), handout (Informationsblatt), crackdown (Durchgreifen), cutback (Kürzung), outset (Anfang), […]
14. April 202013. April 2020Miscellaneous GYG Day 61. SLN 3 Deep dive into the grammar of phrasal verbs. On day 58, I introduced the Secret Language of the Natives (phrasal verbs) and talked about the basics of using them. What […]