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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Enjoy English Talks, where every conversation helps you learn.
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I'm Judy.
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Hello, Judy.
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Hello, everyone.
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I'm Jake.
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How are you today, Judy?
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I am great, thank you.
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I had a very productive day.
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Productive means I did a lot of good work.
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And you, Jake?
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I am good, but I am a little tired.
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I had a very long day at the office.
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Many emails, many meetings.
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Oh, that sounds like a busy day.
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It was, but I like my job.
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I like being creative.
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I like making designs.
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That is nice.
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And speaking of work, that is actually our topic today.
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Oh, work.
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That is a great topic.
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Many people use English at work.
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Yes, exactly.
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Today we are going to learn phrasal verbs for the office.
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Phrasal verbs?
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Some people call them two-word verbs.
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We talked about them before, right?
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That's right.
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A phrasal verb is verb plus a small word like up, on, in, or out.
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Together, they make a new meaning.
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Like turn on or sit down.
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Perfect.
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Today we are going to learn 12 phrasal verbs.
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12. All for the office.
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For your job.
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12. That is a lot.
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Don't worry.
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We will learn them in three groups, and we will follow one full day at work, from morning to evening.
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Oh, I like that idea.
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Let's do it.
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Okay.
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Now let's start.
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So, group one, the morning.
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When you arrive at your office, at your workplace, you do many things every morning, and many of those things are phrasal verbs.
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Really?
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I never thought about that.
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Yes.
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Our first phrasal verb is come in.
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Come in.
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Come in.
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Come in means to enter a place.
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You open the door and you come in.
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In the morning, you come in to the office.
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My boss always says, good morning, Jake.
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Come in.
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Exactly.
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It is very friendly.
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Please come in.
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You can also say, what time did you come in today?
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That means, what time did you arrive?
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Ah, I see.
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So my co-worker can ask me, what time did you come in?
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And I say, I came in at 9.
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Perfect.
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A co-worker is someone you work with, the people at your office.
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Now, the next phrasal verb, turn on.
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Turn on?
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I know this one.
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Turn on the light, turn on the computer.
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Yes.
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When you arrive at work, what is the first thing you do?
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Um, I turn on my computer, and then I make coffee. Of course.
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Coffee first for Jake.
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Always.
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But yes, I turn on my computer every single morning.
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Good.
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Turn on means to start a machine.
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You press the button and it starts.
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You turn on the computer, you turn on the light, you turn on the printer.
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You can also turn on the air conditioning when the office is very hot in summer.
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That's right.
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And the other way is turn off.
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Turn on means start.
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Turn off means stop.
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At the end of the day, you turn off your computer.
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Now, number three, log in.
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Log in?
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What does that mean?
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Log in.
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L-O-G-I-N.
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Log in.
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When you turn on your computer, you need to log in.
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You type your name and your password, and then you can use the computer.
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Ah, I do this every day.
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I log into my email, I log into the design program.
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Exactly.
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You log into your email, you log into the system, you log in with your password.
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Sometimes I forget my password and I have to ask for help.
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My face gets red.
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It happens to everyone, don't worry.
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And our last phrasal verb in group one is write down.
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Write down?
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That means to write something on paper, right?
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Yes.
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Write down means to write something so you don't forget it.
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You write it on paper or on your phone.
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You write down notes.
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You write down important things.
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In meetings, I always write down the important points.
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My boss talks very fast, so I write everything down.
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That is very smart, Jake.
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You can write down your tasks for the day.
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You can write down ideas.
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You can write down the deadline.
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A deadline is the last day you have to finish something.
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Oh, yes.
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My boss says the deadline is Friday, and I write it down in my notebook.
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Good.
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So, let's review group one, four phrasal verbs for the morning.
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Come in, turn on, log in, and write down.
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These are things you do every morning when you start work.
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Jake, can you use all four in a short story?
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Um, let me try.
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Every morning, I come into the office at nine.
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I say hello to everyone.
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Then I turn on my computer.
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I wait a few seconds.
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Then I log into my email.
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I check my messages.
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If something is important, I write it down in my notebook.
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That was wonderful, Jake.
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You used all four phrasal verbs perfectly.
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Very, very natural.
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Thank you, Judy.
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This is fun.
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What is group two?
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Group two is about working with people.
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Meetings, conversations, teamwork.
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The middle of your day.
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Okay.
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I am ready.
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First, work on.
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Work on.
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I think I know this one.
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Like, I am working on a project?
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Exactly.
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Work on means to spend time doing something, to give your time and effort to a task.
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I am working on a new design.
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She is working on the report.
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Right now at my job, I am working on a big design for a new company.
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It is a lot of work.
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That sounds exciting.
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And work on is very useful when your boss asks you a question.
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If your boss asks, is the report ready?
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And it isn't ready yet?
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What do you say?
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I say, I am working on it.
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Perfect.
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I am working on it means I am not finished, but I am doing it right now.
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I say that a lot at work.
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I am working on it.
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I am working on it.
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Now, our next one is speak up.
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Speak up?
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Like talk louder?
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Yes, that is one meaning.
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If someone talks very quietly, you can say, Can you speak up, please?
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I can't hear you.
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My co-worker Tom speaks very quietly in meetings.
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We always say, Tom, please speak up.
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But speak up has another meaning, too.
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Speak up also means to share your idea, to say what you think, to be brave and talk.
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In a meeting, your boss might say, does anyone have an idea?
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Don't be shy.
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Please speak up.
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Ah, so it means to be brave and say your thoughts, even if you are nervous.
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Exactly.
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Don't be afraid.
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Speak up.
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Share your ideas.
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Your ideas are important.
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I like that.
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Sometimes at work, people are quiet because they are scared, but it is important to speak up.
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Very true.
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The next phrasal verb is bring up.
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bring up like carry something up no no no in the
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office bring up means to start talking about a topic to
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say hey I want to talk about this for example I want to bring up a problem
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that means I want to talk about a problem So if I have a question in a meeting, I bring it up?
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Yes.
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You can say, can I bring something up?
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That means, can I talk about something?
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Or, I want to bring up the deadline.
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I think we need more time.
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My boss always says that at the end of meetings.
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Does anyone want to bring up anything else?
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That is a perfect example.
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She's asking, is there anything else you want to talk about?
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Now, our last one in group two, figure out.
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Figure out.
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I think this means to find the answer.
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Yes, you got it.
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Figure out means to understand something or to find the answer to a problem.
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I can't figure out this problem.
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That means I don't know how to fix this problem.
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At work, I figure out problems every day.
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Like, why doesn't this design look right?
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I need to figure it out.
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Exactly.
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Let me figure out the best color.
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We need to figure out the answer.
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It's about thinking and finding the answer.
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My co-worker Lisa is very smart.
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She always figures out the hard problems.
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She is very good at that.
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That is wonderful.
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So, group two review.
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Four phrasal verbs for the middle of your day.
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Work on.
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Speak up.
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Bring up.
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And figure out.
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Jake, let's practice.
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I'll be your boss in a meeting.
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Ready?
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Okay, I'm ready.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Thank you for coming.
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Jake, can you give us an update on the project?
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Yes.
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I am working on the new design right now.
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It is almost finished, but I can't figure out the right colors.
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The customer wants something bright, but I'm not sure what color.
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Okay, that is fine.
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Does anyone want to speak up?
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Any ideas for Jake?
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Actually, I want to bring up something else.
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I think we need more time.
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Can we change the deadline to next Wednesday?
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That is a good point.
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Let me think about it.
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Okay, meeting over.
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Wow, that felt like a real meeting in my office.
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It was, and you used four phrasal verbs perfectly.
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Now, let's move to group three, the end of the day.
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My favorite part, going home.
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First, get back to.
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get back to that's three words yes some freezel verbs have
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three words get back to means to reply to someone later
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if someone calls you
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and you are busy you say I will get back to
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you ah I use this with emails all the time someone
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sends me a question I don't know the answer yet
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so I write let me get back to you perfect I
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will get back to you this afternoon let me get back to you tomorrow It is very kind and friendly.
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It means, I didn't forget you, I will answer you later.
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Yes, it is a promise.
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I will get back to you.
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Good.
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Now, hand in.
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Hand in?
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Like, give something to someone?
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Yes.
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Hand in means to give your finished work to someone, usually to your boss or your teacher.
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You finish a report and you hand it in.
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So I can say, I handed in my design yesterday.
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Very good.
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Students hand in homework.
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Workers hand in reports.
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You finish your work and then you hand it in.
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My boss always says, please hand in your reports by Friday.
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By Friday means before Friday or on Friday.
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Now wrap up.
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Wrap up.
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I'm not sure about this one.
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Wrap up means to finish, to end something.
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At the end of a meeting, someone says, It's let's wrap up.
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That means let's finish the meeting.
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Oh, that is very useful.
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Let's wrap up this meeting means let's end this meeting.
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Yes.
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You can also say, I need to wrap up my work before I go home.
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That means you need to finish everything.
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My boss says this every Friday.
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Let's wrap up everything before the weekend.
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Exactly.
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And our last phrasal verb for today is head out.
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Head out.
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Head out means to leave, to go somewhere.
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At the end of your workday, you head out.
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I am heading out now.
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See you tomorrow.
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I like this one.
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It sounds very natural.
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Bye, everyone.
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I'm heading out.
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Yes.
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It's 5 o'clock.
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I am going to head out.
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Very common in the office.
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Very friendly.
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I love heading out at 5 o'clock.
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That is the best moment of the day.
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So, group 3 review.
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Four phrasal verbs for the end of your day get back to, hand in, wrap up, and head out.
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Now, Jake, let's do one big practice, a full conversation at the office.
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You and I, I will be your co-worker.
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We will try to use all 12 phrasal verbs.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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Let's do it.
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Good.
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Good morning, Jake.
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Come in.
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How are you today?
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Good morning.
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I'm good, thanks.
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Let me turn on my computer first.
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Sure.
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Did you see the email from our boss?
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Not yet.
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Let me log in.
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Um, okay.
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Yes, I see it.
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She wants a meeting at 10 o'clock.
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Right.
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She wants to bring up the new project.
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I think it is about the website design.
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Okay.
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Let me write that down.
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Meeting at 10, new project, website.
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In the meeting, don't forget to speak up.
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She wants everyone's ideas.
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I will.
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I've been working on some new ideas for the website.
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Great.
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Oh, and did you get back to the customer about the logo?
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Not yet.
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I couldn't figure out the best option, but I'll get back to them today.
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I promise.
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Good.
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And don't forget to hand in your weekly report before 5.
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I will.
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I just need to wrap up a few things first, then I'll hand it in.
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Perfect.
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And after that?
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After that, I'm heading out.
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It's Friday.
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Have a good weekend, Jake.
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You too.
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See?
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That was a full conversation at work, and we used all 12 phrasal verbs.
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That was amazing.
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I didn't even think about them.
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They just came out naturally.
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And that's the goal.
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When you practice, the words come naturally.
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You don't think, you just speak.
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I want our listeners to try this too.
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Practice with a friend at work or at school.
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That's a great idea.
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Okay, let's review.
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Yes, let's see what we learned.
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Today, we talked about phrasal verbs for work, two-word verbs for the office.
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Yes.
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Group one was the morning, come in, turn on, log in, and write down.
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Good.
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And group two was about working with people, work on, speak up, bring up, and figure out.
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And group three was the end of the day, get back to, hand in, wrap up, and head out.
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Perfect.
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You remembered everything.
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I learned a lot today.
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And I think our listeners learned a lot, too.
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Now, we have a question for you today.
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Yes, please leave a comment below.
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Tell us, which phrasal verb will you use at work this week?
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Come in, speak up, wrap up, tell us your favorite one.
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We would love to read your answers.
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See you next time.
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Keep practicing your English.
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