10 Useful PHRASAL VERBS for Any Topic in IELTS Speaking

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You are about to discover 10 phrasal verbs that will make your English sound more natural, and that will help you get a higher score in IELTS Speaking. Let's do it
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Topics covered in this video:

00:00:00 Welcome
00:00:28 Introduction
00:01:43 What are phrasal verbs?
00:05:12 #1 Crop Up
00:06:53 #2 Nail Down
00:08:45 #3 Iron Out
00:11:14 #4 Pack In
00:12:40 #5 Ache For
00:14:12 Cambly
00:16:15 #6 Drag On
00:18:39 #7 Do Away With
00:21:33 #8 Set Back
00:23:54 #9 Slip Up
00:25:51 #10 Flick Through

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[carotc]

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1. Look up to SO = to admire and respect someone. - He'd always looked up to his teachers.
2. To crop up = to appear unexpectedly / suddenly
I have to work late today, something cropped up at work.
In my hometown, Chinese restaurants are cropping up everywhere.
3. To nail down = to identify clearly (answer, time, reason)
It’s hard to nail down the reason, but maybe it’s because ….
4. To single out = To choose one from a group
I would single out one main reason, and that is….
5. To iron out ST = to get rid of / to remove (problems, difficulties, misunderstandings)
The best way to iron out the problem is…..
6. To pack in = to stop doing ST
I went to the gym for 3 months but then I packed it in. I just didn’t have enough time to go.
I want to pack in my job. It’s not very rewarding & badly paid.
I took up painting, but then I packed it in, because I didn’t enjoy it very much.
7. To ache for = to long for / to desire strongly
I’m aching for a holiday / a beer /a night out.
8. To drag on = to last longer than necessary
The pandemic has been dragging on for such a long time.
The meeting has dragged on for ever.
9. To do away with ST = to remove, stop, abolish (law, rule, tax, restrictions…)
I wish we could do away with facemasks.
I think the government should do away with this law.
10. To set back = to cost a lot of money
This car set me back a few thousand dollars.
It set me back a fortune.
11. To slip up = to make a mistake (work, relationship, government)
I slipped up at work yesterday, I made a huge mistake, I lost my manager’s presentation.
I slipped up last week, I forgot my wife’s birthday.
12. To flick through = to look through quickly (books, magazines)
I was flicking through the newspaper the other day and I saw an article about healthy eating.

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