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Are you an intermediate English learner? You NEED to learn phrasal verbs – and I can help you do it! In this clear English lesson, you will learn 23 intransitive phrasal verbs that are good for your level, including *“calm down,” “look around,” “stand out,” “stick around,” “warm up,”* and more. You will also LISTEN and REPEAT to make your English stronger. Finally, if you love this English lesson and you want to support me (and your English learning!), get a copy of my book, 100 Practical English Phrasal Verbs: englishalex.com/product-page/100-practical-english-phrasal-verbs 📘 Keep learning and keep practicing! Take the quiz here: engvid.com/23-intransitive-english-phrasal-verbs
Learn even more intransitive phrasal verbs: youtu.be/AGsLrtjfE_M
In this lesson:
0:00 30 Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
1:01 calm down
1:50 carry on
2:49 drop by
3:54 fall apart
4:45 fall behind
5:44 get away
6:47 go off
7:54 hang around
9:08 hang on
9:50 look around
10:50 loosen up
11:47 move in & move out
13:10 move on
14:51 pass away
15:35 run away
16:17 stand out
17:21 step out
18:16 stick around
19:04 take off
19:36 warm up
20:23 work out
20:57 wrap up
Transcript:
Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this video on 23 intransitive phrasal verbs. What is an intransitive phrasal verb? Good question, Alex. An intransitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that doesn't require an object. Alex, what does that mean? So, for example, I have a phone in my pocket. I took out my phone. This is transitive. Took out? Oh, took out something. So, this is transitive. Intransitive means you don't need an object. You have the subject and the action. All of the phrasal verbs in this video are very appropriate for intermediate English learners, and I will ask you to practice them with me today. Are you ready? Let's go.
So, the first one is calm down. Right? So, this means to relax. You are very high energy at the moment. I need you to relax, calm down. So, calm down. It will be okay. So, if someone is very stressed about a test, "Oh no. Oh no. I'm going to fail." You can say, "Calm down. Breathe. Just breathe. It's going to be okay." Okay? So, repeat after me. Calm down. It will be okay.
Next, we have carry on. So, to carry on means to continue, right, in a specific way. So, we just need to carry on and hope for the best. So, if you are having a difficulty at work with a specific project and the project is not finished, there are people complaining about the progress of the project, and you say to everyone, "Guys, calm down. We just need to carry on. Continue. We just need to carry on and hope for the best." Right? We hope for good news, a positive result. All right? Let's continue. Just say, "We just need to carry on." Very good.
Drop by. Drop by means to make a short visit somewhere. So, you can drop by a place. So, for example, "Ah, after work, I'll drop by." So, I'll drop by your house or your apartment. Your friend says they call you. Ring, ring, ring. "Hello, Alex?" "Yeah?" "Do you have my money?" "Uh, yeah, Frank. I have your money. I'll drop by after work. Bye. I owe Frank some money. I'll drop by after work." Okay. So, repeat after me. "I'll drop by after work." Good. If you want more phrases like drop by, I have another video that is attached to this video.
Next, fall apart. If something falls apart, it breaks into many pieces. It deteriorates. So, for example, this is an exaggeration, but you can say, "Ah, my shoes are falling apart." Right? My shoes are very old, and maybe they are deteriorating, they are breaking into many pieces. My shoes are falling apart. My car is falling apart. Right? If you have pieces that are falling off or the quality is not as good. So, repeat after me. "My shoes are falling apart." Good job. All right.
Next, fall behind. If you fall behind, you are not at the same level as other people in a process. Okay? So, for example, she's falling behind in math class. So, maybe she was sick for two weeks. "Oh, no. I can't go to school." And she fell behind. She missed a lot of work. So, she fell behind in math class. You can fall behind at work. You can fall behind in a personal project as well. Ready? Repeat after me. We'll just say this. "She's falling behind." Mm-hmm. Yeah, she's falling behind. She's not at the same level as the other students in her math class.
Get away. So, "get away" has multiple meanings. Now, here, "The thief got away." "Get away" can mean escape. So, repeat after me. "The thief got away." All right? He got away. He escaped. Next, "We should get away." So, in this case, "We should get away" means we should go somewhere on vacation. So, we need to get away. We need to go somewhere and relax and enjoy ourselves. Also, if I say, "Get away", this means go away from me. Right? It can mean this as well. Okay, so repeat after me. "We should get away." Yep. It's true. I need... I need to do this, too. Excuse me. All right. […]
Are you an intermediate English learner? You NEED to learn phrasal verbs – and I can help you do it! In this clear English lesson, you will learn 23 intransitive phrasal verbs that are good for your level, including *“calm down,” “look around,” “stand out,” “stick around,” “warm up,”* and more. You will also LISTEN and REPEAT to make your English stronger. Finally, if you love this English lesson and you want to support me (and your English learning!), get a copy of my book, 100 Practical English Phrasal Verbs: englishalex.com/product-page/100-practical-english-phrasal-verbs 📘 Keep learning and keep practicing! Take the quiz here: engvid.com/23-intransitive-english-phrasal-verbs
Learn even more intransitive phrasal verbs: youtu.be/AGsLrtjfE_M
In this lesson:
0:00 30 Intransitive Phrasal Verbs
1:01 calm down
1:50 carry on
2:49 drop by
3:54 fall apart
4:45 fall behind
5:44 get away
6:47 go off
7:54 hang around
9:08 hang on
9:50 look around
10:50 loosen up
11:47 move in & move out
13:10 move on
14:51 pass away
15:35 run away
16:17 stand out
17:21 step out
18:16 stick around
19:04 take off
19:36 warm up
20:23 work out
20:57 wrap up
Transcript:
Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this video on 23 intransitive phrasal verbs. What is an intransitive phrasal verb? Good question, Alex. An intransitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that doesn't require an object. Alex, what does that mean? So, for example, I have a phone in my pocket. I took out my phone. This is transitive. Took out? Oh, took out something. So, this is transitive. Intransitive means you don't need an object. You have the subject and the action. All of the phrasal verbs in this video are very appropriate for intermediate English learners, and I will ask you to practice them with me today. Are you ready? Let's go.
So, the first one is calm down. Right? So, this means to relax. You are very high energy at the moment. I need you to relax, calm down. So, calm down. It will be okay. So, if someone is very stressed about a test, "Oh no. Oh no. I'm going to fail." You can say, "Calm down. Breathe. Just breathe. It's going to be okay." Okay? So, repeat after me. Calm down. It will be okay.
Next, we have carry on. So, to carry on means to continue, right, in a specific way. So, we just need to carry on and hope for the best. So, if you are having a difficulty at work with a specific project and the project is not finished, there are people complaining about the progress of the project, and you say to everyone, "Guys, calm down. We just need to carry on. Continue. We just need to carry on and hope for the best." Right? We hope for good news, a positive result. All right? Let's continue. Just say, "We just need to carry on." Very good.
Drop by. Drop by means to make a short visit somewhere. So, you can drop by a place. So, for example, "Ah, after work, I'll drop by." So, I'll drop by your house or your apartment. Your friend says they call you. Ring, ring, ring. "Hello, Alex?" "Yeah?" "Do you have my money?" "Uh, yeah, Frank. I have your money. I'll drop by after work. Bye. I owe Frank some money. I'll drop by after work." Okay. So, repeat after me. "I'll drop by after work." Good. If you want more phrases like drop by, I have another video that is attached to this video.
Next, fall apart. If something falls apart, it breaks into many pieces. It deteriorates. So, for example, this is an exaggeration, but you can say, "Ah, my shoes are falling apart." Right? My shoes are very old, and maybe they are deteriorating, they are breaking into many pieces. My shoes are falling apart. My car is falling apart. Right? If you have pieces that are falling off or the quality is not as good. So, repeat after me. "My shoes are falling apart." Good job. All right.
Next, fall behind. If you fall behind, you are not at the same level as other people in a process. Okay? So, for example, she's falling behind in math class. So, maybe she was sick for two weeks. "Oh, no. I can't go to school." And she fell behind. She missed a lot of work. So, she fell behind in math class. You can fall behind at work. You can fall behind in a personal project as well. Ready? Repeat after me. We'll just say this. "She's falling behind." Mm-hmm. Yeah, she's falling behind. She's not at the same level as the other students in her math class.
Get away. So, "get away" has multiple meanings. Now, here, "The thief got away." "Get away" can mean escape. So, repeat after me. "The thief got away." All right? He got away. He escaped. Next, "We should get away." So, in this case, "We should get away" means we should go somewhere on vacation. So, we need to get away. We need to go somewhere and relax and enjoy ourselves. Also, if I say, "Get away", this means go away from me. Right? It can mean this as well. Okay, so repeat after me. "We should get away." Yep. It's true. I need... I need to do this, too. Excuse me. All right. […]
