Get your head around it

To get your head around something is to understand it.

Dig in your heels

To dig in your heels is to refuse to change your mind.

Stick to your guns

To stick to your guns is to refuse to compromise.

Pound the pavement

To pound the pavement is to walk the streets looking for a job.

Leave no stone unturned

To leave no stone unturned is to do everything you can to achieve your goals.

Step up your game

To step up your game is to improve your performance.

Pull yourself together

To pull yourself together is to cool down and act normally.

Shape up or ship out

This is an expression used to suggest that one should either perform better or quit.

Go down in flames

To go down in flames is to end suddenly and spectacularly.

Tar someone with the same brush

To tar someone with the same brush is to believe that just because someone belongs to
a particular group, they also have the same bad qualities as others in that group.

Come out swinging

To come out swinging is to be confrontational and defend your case strongly.

Hang in there

To hang in there is to wait and be patient.

Damn someone with faint praise

To damn someone with faint praise is to praise them in such a way that it appears you
are actually criticizing them.

Put a damper on

To put a damper on something is to make it less enjoyable.

In the dark

When you are in the dark, you are in a state of ignorance.

A shot in the dark

A shot in the dark is a wild guess.

Dash something off

To dash a letter off is to write it hurriedly.

Call it a day

To call it a day is to decide to stop doing an activity.

Day in and day out

When something happens day in and day out, it happens continuously or repeatedly
over a long period of time.

Scare the daylights out of someone

To scare the daylights out of someone is to do something that scares them severely.

The dead of night

The dead of night is the darkest and quietest part of the night.

The dead of winter

The dead of winter is the coldest part of winter.

Fall on deaf ears

When something falls on deaf ears, it is ignored.

Turn a deaf ear

To turn a deaf ear is to refuse to listen or respond.

Deal someone a blow

To deal someone a blow is to hit them.

The word play can have several meanings.

Play can mean be cooperative.

She needs a loan, but the banks wont play.

If something comes into play, it becomes active or effective.

Luck came into play.

Make great play of

To make great play of something is to draw attention to it in an exaggerated way.

Play about / Play around

To play about is to behave in an irresponsible way.

Stop playing about. You are a grown up boy now.

Play along

To play along is to pretend to cooperate.

Play it by ear

To play it by ear is to go about doing something without a plan.

Play something down

To play something down is to disguise the importance of something.

Play into someones hands

To play into someones hands is to do something that would give them an advantage
without meaning to do so.

Play someone off against another

Play someone off against another is to create conflict between two people for your own
benefit.

Play on

To play on something is to take advantage of someones weak point.

He played on her emotions.

Play up

To play up is to cause problems.

Play with fire

To play with fire is to take foolish risks.

Break up with

To break up with someone is to cut off all relations with them.

Though she has cheated on him, he does not want to break up with her.

In turn

In turn means as a consequence or in return.

The CEO reprimanded the manager who in turn reprimanded his subordinates.

Make someones day

If something makes your day, it makes you very happy.

The news of my sons appointment as the District Collector made my day.

Heave a sigh of relief

Take a long breath to express relief

Students heaved a sigh of relief when the examination was over.

Be accustomed to

If you are accustomed to something you are used to it.

Somebodys heart sinks

When your heart sinks, you lose all hope.

My heart sank when I heard that I had failed the test.

Be badly shaken

When you are badly shaken, you are very upset.

She was badly shaken when she heard that her mother was suffering from cancer.

Trail along behind

To trail along behind is to walk very slowly.

The old woman was trailing along behind the others.

In a pickle

When you are in a pickle you are in difficulty.

You will land yourself in a pickle if you dont change your bad habits.

Come across
To come across someone or something is to find them by chance.
I came across some old photos of my mother while cleaning up the cabinets.
He came across as a stupid who didnt know what he was doing.
Come forward
When you come forward, you present yourself.
The winners should come forward to receive the prizes.
Count on
To count on someone is to depend on them for help.
I dont think we can count on him.
Cut down on
To cut down on something is to reduce it in size or number.
If you want to lose weight, you need to cut down on the amount of sweets you
eat.
Cut out
To cut something out is to remove it using scissors.
She cut out some photos from the newspaper.
 Cut out can also mean remove or eliminate.
I have cut out all junk food from my diet.
Deal with
To deal with something is to handle it.
You must learn to deal with stress and tension.
Die down
When something dies down, it becomes less strong.
They returned to their homes when the storm died down.
Do without
To do without something is to manage without it.
We cannot do without water.
Drag on
If something drags on, it lasts longer than expected.
The trial dragged on for several years.
Draw up
To draw up a contract is to write it.
He refused to sign the contract we had drawn up.
Abide by
To abide by a rule or custom is to respect or obey it.
Everyone is required to abide by the laws of the land.
Account for
To account for something is to explain it.
I hope you can account for your absence from work.
Add up
When things add up, they make sense.
Your explanations just dont add up.
Advise against
To advise someone against something is to recommend that it should not be done.
I advise against going out alone at night.
Agree with
When you agree with someone you have the same opinion as them.
I agree with your argument that education should be free.
Allow for
To allow for something is to take that into consideration.
We must allow for unexpected expenses along the way.
Appeal to
To appeal to someone is to make a request to them.
He appealed to the court to reject the charges leveled against him.
If something appeals to you, you find it attractive or interesting.
We have designs that appeal to a variety of tastes and needs.
Apply for
To apply for a job is to make a formal request for that.
I suggest you apply for that job
Back away
To back away is to move backwards in fear.
When he saw the snake, he backed away in fear.
Hand in
To hand an essay or an assignment in is to give it to someone in charge.
All students must hand in their work before Friday.
The minister handed in his registration when his involvement in the scam came
under public scrutiny.
As she had received a better job offer she handed in her notice at work.
Hand on
To hand something on to somebody is to give it to them.
These stories were handed on verbally from one generation to the next.
When my sister outgrew her clothes, my mother handed them on to me.
Hand out
To hand something out is to distribute it.
The teacher told the students to hand out the pamphlets.
Hand over
To hand something over to somebody is to give it to them so that they can take control.
He handed over the reins of the company to his son.
Hang about / around
Even after his friends had gone, he hanged around in the street for a little longer.
You shouldnt let your kids hang about in the street after dark.
Hang on
To hang on is to wait.
Hang on a minute; I want to talk to you.
Hang out
To hang out is to spend time somewhere.
I would rather play with my children than hang out at the bar.
Each sentence given below contains an underlined word or phrase. Replace it
with a phrasal verb that expresses the same idea.
1. I have decided to save 100 dollars a month.
2. Because of his hard working nature, he overcame the difficulties.
3. I couldnt understand what was missing.
4. The teacher asked the boy to review the lesson carefully.
5. The dog looked as if it was about to attack me.
6. The charges of corruption caused his fall.
7. I will not tolerate your bad behavior any longer.
8. It is easy to criticize the government, but it is difficult to find practical solutions
to our problems.
9. A high profile committee has been established by the government to analyze
the law and order situation in the country.
Answers
1. I have decided to put by 100 dollars a month.
2. Because of his hard working nature, he got around the difficulties.
 3. I couldnt figure out what was missing.
4. The teacher asked the boy to go through the lesson carefully.
5. The dog looked as if it was about to go for me.
6. The charges of corruption brought about his fall.
7. I will not put up with your bad behavior any longer.
8. It is easy to run the government down, but it is difficult to find practical
solutions to our problems.
9. A high profile committee has been set up by the government to analyze the
law and order situation in the country.
1. c) My remarks were relevant
2. a) They got into trouble with each other
3. a) She no longer has to live in poverty
4. a) She constantly troubled me
5. a) He led them authoritatively
1. back down
Explanation
To back down is to decide not to do something you were planning to do.
To back out is to avoid doing something you had promised to do.
To back up is to support somebody or something.
To pull something down is to demolish it.
To come down is to move to a lower level.
2. break those boots in
Explanation
To break boots in is to use them until they become comfortable.
To break something down is to destroy them.
To break something off is to put an end to it because of some problem.
To break something up is to stop it.
Break out is an inseparable phrasal verb. It is not possible in this sentence.
When a riot breaks out, it appears suddenly.
3. bring it off
Explanation
To bring off is to succeed in doing something.
To bring something out is to make it available in the market.
To bring something about is to make it happen.
To bring somebody in is to call and ask them to help.
If something brings back old memories, it makes you think about events that
happened a long time ago.
Get around / get about
To get around is to travel a lot.
My grandfather used to get around a lot.
When news gets around, it spreads fast.
The word got around that he was a spy.
To get around a problem is to avoid the consequences of it.
 People often use virtual private networks to get around geographical restrictions
imposed on websites.
Get along
When you get along with somebody, you are quite friendly to them.
She does not get along with her neighbor.
Get away
To get away is to leave or escape.
The thieves got away in a stolen car.
The boy tried to catch the dragonfly, but it got away.
Get away with
To get away with something is to avoid getting punished for something wrong you
did.
You cant get away with murder.
Get back
To get back is to come back.
She got back in ten minutes.
To get something back is to recover it.
I have long stopped lending books. I never get them back.
Get by
To get by is to manage to do something with great difficulty.
As he does not earn much, he finds it difficult to get by.
Get in / get into
To get in is to enter a place.
Get into the car. I am taking you to the doctor.
Screw up
When something screws up somebody, it confuses or hurts them.
Scratch out
To scratch out is to make a living with great difficulty.
Seal of
To seal of an area is to block it or prevent access to it.
Set of
To set of is to start a journey.
Shake of
To shake something of is to get rid of it.
Spruce up
To spruce up is to smarten up.
Splash out
To splash out is to spend a lot of money on something
Stick around
To stick around is to stay in the same place for a long time.
Dish out
 To dish out is to give something (usually criticism) in large amounts
Spew out
To spew something out is to produce a lot of it.
Spark of
To spark something of is to make it happen.
Dish out
To dish something out is to give something (usually something bad)
freely and in large amounts.
Shoot of
To shoot of is to leave in a hurry.
Mug up
To mug up is to study hard.
Shake of
To shake something of is to get rid of that.
Stand by (somebody)
To stand by someone is to support them when they need you.
Stand (somebody) up
To stand somebody up is to arrange to meet somebody and not go.
Stand in for
To stand in for somebody is to do their job temporarily.
Stand out
Actually this is an inseparable phrasal verb. When something stands
out, it becomes clearly noticeable.
Stand down
To stand down is to resign
1. She speaks English well, doesnt she?
2. He has left, hasnt he?
3. You will have some tea, wont you?
4. I need not stay long, need I?
5. She loves dancing, doesnt she?
6. You are not joining the strike, are you?
7. He broke the glass, didnt he?
8. He is not late, is he?
9. He used to play cricket when he was young, didnt he?
10. Lets take some rest, shall we?
1. He backed up his friends claim.
2. The police could not produce any evidence that would bear out the charge of
murder.
3. I want to dispose of my old car and buy a new one.
4. During her prolonged battle with illness she often longed for death.
5. Athletes from our district bore away many medals at the national sports meet.
 6. The leader has been able to bear down all opposition.
7. He broke off suddenly in the middle of his story.
8. His folly has brought about his ruin.
9. He found great difficulty in bringing her round to his views.
10. His passion carried him away.

A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and a noun phrase. Examples

are: in the corner, on the roof, under the bed and within seconds.

A prepositional phrase has several uses. For example, it can be used as an adverbial of
time and place.

The work was completed in a few days.

She wrote the essay in twenty minutes.

I went to the market.

There is something under the bed.

The old man sat in a corner.

A prepositional phrase can be a post-modifier in a noun clause.

Her son is that boy in the red shirt.

We are looking for a house with a large garden.

She has bought a new laptop with a 17 inch display.

The prepositional phrase can be used to say who did something.

The farmer was bit by the snake.

The spider was killed by the boy.

She owns a wonderful painting by Picasso.

Prepositional phrases are used with verbs that take two objects. Examples are: give
and get.

He gave some money to the beggar on the corner.

 I have ordered a dress for my sister.

He distributed chocolates among the children.

Prepositional phrases are also used after certain verbs, nouns and adjectives.

The house that we live in belongs to my grandfather.

I had a word with my boss.

I felt sorry for her.

I had an argument with my friend.

An idiom is an expression that comes naturally to native speakers of a

language.

Every language has its collection of idioms. English is no different. There are very
many idioms in English.

Idioms add color to your language. They are very common in informal speech
and writing. However, idioms are not considered appropriate in formal or
academic writing.

Proverbs and idioms

Both proverbs and idioms are sayings peculiar to a language.

Proverbs tend to be longer than idioms. They also express a wide idea.

Here is a list of common idiomatic expressions in English.

A hot potato
A hot potato is a controversial issue or topic that a lot of people are talking about.

A penny for your thoughts

An expression used to suggest that you would like to hear what somebody is
thinking about.
 Actions speak louder than words
You can judge peoples intentions by what they do than by what they say.

Add insult to injury

To add insult to injury is to make a bad situation worse.

An arm and a leg

If something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive.

At the drop of a hat

If something happens at the drop of a hat, it happens instantly.

Back to the drawing board

Used to suggest that you have to start all over again because your attempts have
been unsuccessful

Ball is in your court

When the ball is in your court it is up to you to take the next step.

Barking up the wrong tree

To bark up the wrong tree is to accuse the wrong person.

Be glad to see the back of

When you are happy to see the back of somebody you are happy to see them
leave.

Beat around the bush

To beat around the bush is to avoid the main topic.
Need as an auxiliary verb and an
ordinary verb
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Need is used both as a principal verb and as an auxiliary:

When need is used as a principal verb, it means require.

He needs my help.

We need two more players for the team.

We have got what we need.

He needed some more time to decide the question.

When need is used as an auxiliary verb, its form remains the same whatever be the
number or person of the subject. The auxiliary need is common in questions and
negatives.

He need not ask my permission.

He need not wait any longer.

They need not make such a fuss over it.

You need not mention this to anyone else.

Sometimes it is used with hardly:

I need hardly say that I am very grateful.

We need hardly remind you of your promise to visit us.

I need hardly add that you are always welcome.

It can be used with only:

He need only say what he wants and it will be granted.

You need only sign this form and I shall do the rest.

I need only add that we shall always remain indebted to you for your help.
Need is usually used in questions without not.

Need he wait any longer?

Need I come again?

He need not wait any longer, need he?

If the answer is in the negative, we will say:

No, he / you / they need not.

But if the answer is in the positive, you should say:

Yes, he /she / you must.

The opposite of need not in such a context is not need but must.

Need without not is also used in the following kinds of statements:

You need pay only 20 dollars.

I dont think we need copy all these figures.

There need be no further correspondence on this matter.

When referring to Past time, need is followed by the perfect infinitive:

He need not have lost his temper.

They need not have come all this way.

We need not have waited for his approval.

Well is an adverb. To do something well is to do it in a skillful or effective way.

She sings well.

They played well yesterday.

She speaks English well.

Well can be modified by the expressions very, rather, quite and fairly.

She sings rather well.

 She plays the violin very well for someone of her age.

Well can also mean in a way that is satisfactory. With this meaning, it is mainly used in
negative clauses.

They didnt perform very well. (= Their performance was not satisfactory.)

I dont know him very well.

Pretty well can mean fairly well.

My grandmother is 95, but she can still walk pretty well without support.

Well is an adverb and as such it modifies adjectives. Well goes before the adjective it
modifies.

She was well aware of the happenings.

Kerala is well worth visiting.

The expressions well before and well after are used to emphasize that a period of time
is long.

She had left well before I arrived.

Well behind / well ahead

He is well ahead of his times.

Well and good

Well is often confused with good. Although both words have similar meanings, their
grammatical properties are different.

Good is an adjective. It goes before a noun.

She is a good singer.

Well is an adverb. It is usually used to modify a verb. In this case, well goes after the
verb.

She sings well.

A good singer sings well. (Here the adjective good modifies the noun singer and the
adverb well modifies the verb sings.)
Compound adjectives
Well is used for making several compound adjectives. These adjectives usually appear
with a hyphen. Example: well-known

She is a well-known singer.

When these compound adjectives go in the predicative position (after a verb), they are
usually written without the hyphen.

She is well known for her work in television.

Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition. Here is a list of some common

prepositional phrases. Note that this is not a comprehensive list.

At

At first

At least

At most

At times

At any rate

At last

At the latest

At once

At an advantage / disadvantage

At a profit / loss

At the cinema / at the theatre / at a party / at university

By
By accident
 By far

By all means

By heart

By chance

By mistake

By the way

By the time

By no means

By name

By sight

By now

By car / bus / train / boat / plane / land / sea / air

For
For instance

For example

For sale

For a while

For the moment

For ages

For a change

For better or worse

In
 In the end

In a skirt / shirt / coat / hat etc

In time

On
On time

On the radio

On page

On the phone

On TV

Under
Under no circumstances

Under the influence of

Under consideration

Under discussion

Under suspicion

Exercise
Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences given below.

1. The cat was sleeping under the warm blanket.

2. The old man sat under a tree.

3. She accused me of poisoning her dog.

4. I dont agree with their sales policy.

 5. Do you believe in life after death?

6. I belong to a local athletics club.

7. Peter walked along the busy highway.

Answers
1. Under the warm blanket; 2. Under a tree; 3. Of poisoning her dog; 4. With their
sales policy; 5. In life after death; 6. To a local athletics club; 7. Along the busy
highway

More is a modifier. It is used in a variety of situations.

In comparatives
Adjectives of more one syllable form their comparative forms with more. Examples
are: more beautiful, more intelligent and more careful. Note that longer adjectives
ending in y tend to have comparative forms ending in er. Example: happy -> happier;
merry -> merrier

More is used to express the idea that there is more of a particular quality.

Tokyo is more populous than Beijing.

She is more beautiful than her sister.

Less is the opposite of more. It is used to indicate that there is less of a particular
quality.

Cricket is more popular than tennis in India.

Tennis is less popular than cricket in India.

More as a determiner
As a determiner more serves the same purpose as an adjective: it is used before a
noun.

We need more time to finish the job.

My wife earns more money than I do.

 Could I have some more potatoes?

Note that before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner (e.g. articles, possessives and
demonstratives) we use more of.

She is more of a genius than I thought.

Five more of the missing pilgrims have been found.

He is more of a nuisance that you might think.

After more, we use a plural noun.

More people now access information on the internet.

It is important to include more fruits and vegetables in your diet.

More can also be followed by singular uncountable nouns.

Could I have some more rice?

More without a noun

More can be used alone without a following noun if the meaning is clear. For example,
you are having dinner. The hostess might ask if you need more referring to rice, soup,
fish, water etc. If the meaning is clear from the context, the noun can be dropped in this
case.

Would you like some more, please?

Note the structure number + more + noun + infinitive.

I have three more semesters to go.

She requires six more credits to graduate.

We will need two more weeks to finish the job.

1. Could you pass this brochure around?

2. My grandmother passed away last year.
3. Who was the boy who just passed by the window?
4. He tried to pass it off as an original painting but the curator could easily tell it
was fake.
5. I have got a good job offer and I just dont want to pass it on.
 6. She passed on at the ripe old age of ninety.
7. All that belongs to him will pass to his son when he dies.
8. Im sorry but I think I will have pass up / pass on your invitation.
9. He was furious with the management because they passed him over in favor
of a younger person.
. I passed through Mangalore on my way to Calicut.

Phrasal Meaning
Verb

Get along Have a good relationship with someone

Fall apart Break into pieces

Look Wait for or anticipate something pleasant

forward to

Carry on Continue

Hold on Wait

Do over Do something again from the beginning

Come Fall ill

down with

Hang up End a phone call

Come Return
back
Call of Cancel

Name Give someone a name to remember another person

after

Try on Put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits

Keep Dont allow someone near something

away

Clean up Tidy and clean

Put away Save

Calm Stop being angry or emotionally excited

down

Think over Consider something carefully

Turn down Reject an ofer/invitation/application

Go on Continue

Find out Discover

Turn on Start a machine

Fill up Fill something completely

Pick up Collect

Pass out Faint, lose consciousness

Ache for Want something or someone a lot

Cheer up Be less unhappy

Head out Go out

Fill out Complete a form

Figure out Find the answer to a problem

Look for Try to find

Get up Get out of bed

Sit down Move from a standing position to a sitting position

Look after Take care of a child, a house, a pet

Run after Chase, pursue

Watch out Be careful

Ask out Invite someone for a date

Eat out Eat at a restaurant

Move in Start living in a place

Get Endure or deal with a difficult experience

through

Break up Break into many pieces, Finish a relationship

Hang out Spend time socially

Deal with Take action in order to solve a problem

Run away Leave home because of problems with other family

members or to elope

Go out Leave a place

Give up Surrender, stop trying

Wash up Clean everything used to prepare food and eat it

Make up Invent

Throw Discard something when no longer needed

away

Run out of Have none left

 Pay back Repay money borrowed

As you can see I didnt work with all the diferent meanings that every phrasal verb have.

I think that the most important is:

To internalize as many phrasal verbs as possible. (The most common ones first)
For every phrasal verb to know some of its diferent meanings.

That being said, you dont have to stress if you dont know a lot of phrasal verbs.
Dont worry, you just have to keep working on phrasal verbs on a regular basis.
Its an accumulative process and if you keep learning them you are going to improve sooner than you
think.

What You Have To Do

Its now your turn to use this strategy to learn phrasal verbs.

You can use the same complete list of phrasal verbs I list in this post or you can choose others
phrasal verbs.

What I recommend is to prioritize the most common phrasal verbs first because there are so many
that its almost impossible to know all of them.

I hope that these diferent posts about phrasal verbs are going to inspire you and motivate you to
learn them because they are very common when speaking or writing (informal English).

And Remember
After 30 days learning phrasal verbs I want to share with you an extensive summary of what I did.

I wrote this post to motivate you to do the same and start learning phrasal verbs like me.

You can read more about the strategy I used in my post The most effective strategy to learn
phrasal verbs
As you may know, instead of memorizing an endless list of phrasal verbs, I have used them on a
daily basis because I wanted to internalize them.

I worked on 30 phrasal verbs.

I wrote 465 diferent sentences using this phrasal verbs.
I made some mistakes that helped me to improve my English.

Lets see my work day after day in detail

Day 1
1. My blue ball blew up when I accidentally threw it in the fire.

Day 2
1. My wife and I brought up our children without any help.
2. My head is going to blow up if you dont turn down the radio.

Day 3
1. We have to be careful because we are running out of money.
2. I dont want to talk about Money anymore. You always bring up the same topic.
3. While we were talking a balloon blew up noisily in the street.

Day 4
1. We have to call off our wedding because we dont have money to pay for the feast.
2. Call them right now because we are running out of time.
3. How about to bring up our problem to your parents?
4. The situation is going to blow up in our hands.

Day 5
1. We have to find out who can help us.
2. Please, call off all your meetings because you have to stay at home.
3. I ran out of the building when I saw the fire.
4. The main problem we have is that nowadays its really expensive to bring up a child.
5. My brain is going to blow up before I find out a solution.

Day 6
1. A friend is going to give me back some money that I lent him some time ago.
2. I dont want to lose a friend. Im going to find out another solution.
3. Call off the meeting you have to attend at noon.
4. Lets think together until we run out of ideas.
5. Can you call him right now and bring up the topic?
6. If you throw a battery in the fire it can blow up and harm you.

Day 7
1. You always give away valuable items instead of trying to sell them.
2. You never give back what I lend you!
3. I find out a solution to our economical problems!
4. You call off the dinner because I dont want to see anybody today.
5. Thats good news because I ran out of ideas many days ago.
6. Dont bring up our economical situation in the next family meeting.
7. I think that my mind is going to blow up if we dont stop talking about money.

Day 8
1. Dont make up a story, you are such a liar!
2. Stop giving away our old stuf!
3. Could you give me back my pen?
4. Lets find out who can lend us money.
5. Please call off the doctors appointment. Im feeling better.
6. Go to the food store because we are running out of food.
7. My parents brought up six children!!!
8. If you dont stop doing noise and leave me alone right now, Im going to blow up and start
shouting like a madman!
Day 9
1. You have to put away some money every month to buy a new car.
2. We are going to make up an excuse because we cant go to the party.
3. I gave away a lot of valuable things to my friends some years ago.
4. Now they want to give me back the favor.
5. I want to find out whos stealing my money.
6. I called off the appointment with my doctor.
7. Be careful because we are running out of gas.
8. You always bring up your opinion when its too late.
9. I dont want our economical problems to blow up our marriage.

Day 10
1. Hang up the phone; I dont want you to call of the dinner.
2. Put away this food because its for the weekend trip.
3. Dont make up things, I saw what happened.
4. If we give away our car we are going to need it in the future.
5. Give me back the phone I forgot to tell her something.
6. Im trying to find out how we can win more money.
7. Im calling off the wedding because I dont love you anymore.
8. If we run out of ideas, what are we going to do?
9. The solution is not to always bring up our personal problems in family meetings.
10. A mad man blew up his own house.

Day 11
1. Dont throw away valuable things. You may need them in the future. v
2. Dont hang up the phone. Im not done talking to you.
3. You have to put away some money every month if you want to buy a bicycle.
4. Dont make up stories because I know the true.
5. You have to give away your old bicycle instead of just throwing it away.
6. Give me back my cell phone I have to call a friend of mine.
7. I find out that your wife is cheating on you.
8. I want to call off the meeting because I feel dizzy and I have a headache.
9. Youre running out of motivation in your current job. You need to look for a better one.
10. I, alone, brought up my two daughters.
11. Something just blow up in the kitchen, Im going to check it.

Day 12
1. Hows going to look after our children if we go to eat out tonight?
2. Im going to throw away all my old stuf because I dont have room for all my Christmas gifts.
3. Please dont leave your bag in the couch, remember to hang it up in the closet whenever you
come in.
4. Lets put away some food for this night because all shops are closed until tomorrow.
5. I dont like people who make up stories instead of telling the true.
6. Im giving away my car because I dont need it anymore. Would you like it?
7. Please, give me back my pencil because I dont have anything to write with.
8. I want to find out whos calling me at nights because I can sleep anymore.
9. Ill have to call off all my appointments because I m going abroad for a whole month.
10. If you run out of food, call me because I have plenty in my fridge and I can give you some.
11. I would like to bring up a new topic in this meeting.
12. The balloon is going to blow up if you keep kicking it so hard.

Day 13
1. Read over the instructions before using the washing machine for the first time.
2. You have to look after your belongings in crowded places.
3. Im going to throw away this food that is not edible anymore.
4. Please hang up the phone because you have been talking for more than an hour.
5. Im going to put away some money for the Christmas gifts.
6. I didnt make up the anything. What I told was 100% true.
7. Please dont give away this food because its mine.
8. I you give me back my umbrella Im going to give yours back too.
9. I find out that my friend plays the guitar very well the day he asked me if I would let him play
my guitar.
10. She called off her birthday party because she was ill.
11. I ran out of the garden when a big dog came after me while barking like crazy.
12. I have to bring up my child until hes going to be able to support himself.
13. Im blowing up some balloons for my sons birthday party.
Day 14
1. You have to get over your divorce. You are going to find someone soon!
2. I would like to read over this article because someone told me thats the best one.
3. Im going to look after your dog while you are on vacations.
4. Dont throw away the newspaper because I didnt read it yet.
5. I want you to hang up your coat and you bag in the wardrobe whenever you come home.
6. If you dont put away some money every month, how do you want to provide for your future?
7. The guy made up a story until the police came and then he told the true.
8. Im going to give away all my old clothes that I dont use anymore.
9. Please, give me back my newspaper when you are done reading it.
10. Yesterday I found out that my neighbor is a very popular actor.
11. The judge called off the trial because of the bad weather in the city.
12. Im going to run out of money if I keep going out every night, 7 days a week.
13. Please, can you bring up the reasons why you dont want to work with us anymore?
14. The car engine blew up after driving for 24 hours in a row.

Day 15
1. Take off your jacket because its really hot here.
2. You have to get over your fears because you arent a child anymore.
3. Read over the rules before starting to play the game.
4. Im going to be the only one to look after my children while my wife is abroad.
5. I never throw away stuf that can be useful in the future.
6. In the middle age it was very common to hang up thieves and murderers.
7. Im going to put away some water until they open back the stores.
8. She likes to make up stories because she thinks its funny.
9. Im going to give away to my friends all my belongings the day Ill go to live and work abroad.
10. Children dont like to give back toys when they are playing.
11. Can you find out a solution to our problem instead of criticizing?
12. We are going to call off our trip if the weather doesnt improve soon.
13. Ha ran out of the park when a big dog started to run after him.
14. Can you bring up the reason you want to quit the job?
15. You have to blow up your cars tires before starting a long trip.

Day 16
1. You have to come back home as soon as possible to help me.
2. My son doesnt want to take off his clothes because he hates to go to the bath.
3. You have to get over you illness before going back to work.
4. I like to read over the menu more than once before choosing what Im going to eat.
5. I dont like to look after your children because they dont behave at all!
6. You have to be careful to throw away food when its not edible anymore.
7. Please hang up the phone the performance is going to start right now!
8. Be careful where you put away the food because it has to be in a cold environment.
9. You cant make up your answer in a trial because its illegal.
10. At birthdays they always give away a lot of candies to guests.
11. Give me back my cell phone because you have been talking for more than an hour and I
have to make a call.
12. Who found out that vitamin C can help when you catch a cold?
13. If you call off the family diner your parents are going to be very upset.
14. Dont run out whenever you see a dog. They arent all of them dangerous.
15. You always bring up the same excuse when I ask you to do the dishes.
16. If you blow up a balloon too much, it can blow up right into your face

Day 17
1. Before a heavy fight its very difficult to calm down.
2. As my best friend you can come back to my home whenever you want.
3. In the past you had to take off your hat whenever the king was near you.
4. He never got over his wifes death.
5. I would like to read over a lot of pending documents but I dont have free time to do it.
6. You have to constantly look after young children.
7. If you want a clean house you have to throw away old stuf every now and then.
8. In the past they hanged up people without even a fair trial.
9. Dont put away this food because we dont have any more left.
10. To make up a story is not a solution when you are in a mess.
11. Dont give away this newspaper because its mine I didnt read it yet.
12. Give always back what is not yours.
13. Lets find out how to go to the city center.
14. Im going to call off this meeting because nobodys going to come.
15. You must look for a job before running out of money.
16. Its easier to bring up a dog if you live in the country .
17. I like to blow up a lot of balloons for my sons birthday.
Day 18
1. I want to point out that I dont like at all your behavior.
2. You have to calm down right now because I dont like when you are Angry As my best
friend.
3. After leaving her, he never came back again.
4. Please, take off the mask you are wearing because I dont know who you are.
5. You have to get over your fears and jump into the pool.
6. Im going to read over this short story because its an amazing one.
7. If you look after my house when Im away, I will pay you as much as you want.
8. I throw away the book because it was the worst novel I have ever read.
9. The first thing I do when coming home is to hang up my coat and my hat.
10. Please put away this chocolate box because if not Im going to eat all of them.
11. Children tend to made up stories to reach what they want.
12. Before giving away something you have to think twice because once you give it away you
cant ask it back.
13. If you want whats yours, then first you have to give me back whats mine.
14. I want to find out where I can buy the cheapest piano.
15. Im going to call off my appointment because the weather is not going to improve soon.
16. I ran out of the building when the fire alarm started to sound.
17. Dont bring up your opinion in this meeting because nobody cares about it.
18. Its very dangerous to throw a battery into the fire it can blow up.

Day 19
1. Dont tell me to shut up because Im really angry with you.
2. I want to point out that I dont agree with you.
3. You have to calm down because there is no problem at all.
4. Ill never come back to this restaurant because I dont like how that cook.
5. Please, dont take off your coat because its really cold here.
6. You have to get over your daily problems if you want to be happy.
7. You have to read over the basic rules before taking the exam.
8. Would you like to look after my dog while Im at the dentist?
9. Dont throw away this mushroom because its edible.
10. Im going to hang up the phone if you dont stop shouting to me right now!
11. Im putting away some money to buy a new bicycle before summer.
12. Dont make up things because I know the true.
13. Im going to give away some of my old magazines because I dont have no more room left
for them in my room.
14. Please give me back my umbrella because I have to go and its raining cats and dogs.
15. I just find out who stole my bicycle!
16. They are going to call off the football game because it has been snowing all day long.
17. If you run out of milk you can drink tea instead until the shops open in the morning.
18. I bring up my children in a big house in the mountains.
19. I have been watching the TV all day long and my head is going to blow up.

Day 20
1. Please turn down the radio right now because if not, Im going to throw it away.
2. Shut up right now or leave this room! We are trying to study here.
3. I never point out your weaknesses when Im hungry with you then please do the same with
me.
4. Its easier to calm down when somebody helps you to think clearly.
5. If you dont behave Ill ask you to never come back again.
6. Take off your clothes and put on your bathing suit.
7. Its not easy to get over when you break up with somebody after a lot of years living together.
8. I always read over my children homework before they go to school.
9. Look after your belongings when you are in a very crowded public place.
10. Dont throw away batteries like if they were common garbage. Batteries need a special
treatment when discarded.
11. Its really cruel to hang up someone. A lot of people is against this kind of penalty.
12. Some animals put away a lot of food during the summer season because in the winter its
very difficult to find something to eat.
13. When I was a child I always made up stories when I was in trouble.
14. Before giving away something valuable, you have to think twice about it.
15. If you never give back the money people lend you, you are going to run out of friends soon!
16. I want to find out hows stealing the office furniture.
17. Never call off a meeting the last minute. You always have to call of reunions in advance.
18. If you spend money wisely, you are never going to run out of it.
19. I want to bring up come comments about your son that I think you are not going to like very
much.
20. You are going to blow up if you dont stop eating right now.

Day 21
1. Put on some clothes because its really cold today.
2. Down turn down the TV because I want to watch the News.
3. This is a classroom. Shut up right now or go out and never come again.
4. Usually people dont like when somebody points out when you are doing something wrong.
5. If you dont calm down right now Im going to ask you to leave the classroom right now.
6. Dont come back to his house until you apologize for what you did to him.
7. Dont take off your coat because we have to go back in the street in a minute.
8. I got over my illness the day I decided to start eating healthier and doing some sport
regularly.
9. Always read over the main rules before going to a public place like a swimming pool.
10. I dont want to look after children anymore because they dont behave at all when Im in
charge.
11. Dont throw away any garbage when you are in the middle of a field. You have to put it away
and throw it later when you find a garbage bin.
12. Please come in and hang up you coat before sitting.
13. Ill put away some chocolate cakes because if not we are going to eat all of them and my
wife hasnt arrived to my party yet.
14. When a policeman asked her the true, she didnt make up what really happened anymore
because she knew that you cant lie to a police officer.
15. Im giving away all my books and CDs because Im moving to a new apartment and I want
to carry as less stuf as possible.
16. I wont give you back that purse full of money until Im sure that its really yours.
17. We are never going to find out who really was Jack the Ripper.
18. Instead of calling off meeting every now and then your meetings, you have to schedule them
more wisely because you are getting people into trouble.
19. When you see people running out of a building, you have to run out too.
20. I brought up a cat that I found in the street.
21. Its very important to blow up your cars tires before starting long trips.

Day 22
1. Keep away from the fire because its really hot.
2. Put on your coat right now because we have to go right now!
3. Turn down the radio because its already midnight and its too loud. We dont want to disturb
our neighbors.
4. Im not going to talk anymore until you shut up and show some respect because Im the
boss here!
5. I want to point out that you are wrong.
6. The first step to end a fight is to calm down and then talk to each other in order to find a
solution.
7. The food in this restaurant is so good that I think that Im going to come back very often.
8. The plane took off an hour later than scheduled.
9. I get over my sadness the day I found my current girlfriend.
10. Read over the rules or stop playing this game with us because you arent doing it right.
11. Please, we want you to look after our children while were out.
12. Throw away the insect you are playing with. Its really disgusting!
13. Please hang up the phone because its too late to talk. Its nearly midnight!
14. We have to set up a plan in order to put away as much money as possible.
15. Dont make up the story. Please tell me the true!
16. Im going to give some books away because I already read them more than once
17. You have to give me back the money I borrow you right now because Im in a mess and I
really need it.
18. I find out by coincidence that this guy is really rich!
19. Im very sorry but I have to call off the meeting because I have to go right now.
20. It doesnt matter if we run out of orange juice because we can drink water instead.
21. I want to bring up a very important topic in the next meeting.
22. Be very careful if you play with fire because you can blow up your entire house.

Day 23
1. Remember to write down the answers on the exam paper before leaving the exam room.
2. You have to keep away from problems if you want to avoid stress.
3. Dont put on a coat today because its really hot outside.
4. You have to turn down the air conditioning if you dont want to catch a bad cold.
5. When a child doesnt shut up the last thing you have to do is to punish him. Its better to talk
with him.
6. I just want to point out that I dont like at all the last topic you bring up in the meeting. My
personal things are not a topic to discuss in public.
7. If we both calm down and stop shouting, its going to be easier to solve the problem.
8. Ill never come back to this restaurant because I didnt like the waiter behavior. He was
unfriendly and rude.
9. The airplane is taking off two hours later than usual what is going to carry a lot of problem to
the passengers
10. Please get over our last fight because I already apologized to you and it isnt as important as
you claim.
11. I often read over old articles that I think they are the most interesting ones.
12. I have to look after my dog more closely because hes biting my neighbors stuf and they are
very angry with me.
13. Dont throw away what isnt yours because you dont like when people throw away your stuf
without asking you before.
14. It wasnt unfair to hang up kings that treat the whole citizenship like slaves.
15. Whenever you put away something, try to remember where you leave it because it isnt the
first time you lose something.
16. I like to make up stores about princess and princesses that my daughters enjoy very much.
17. Dont give away your hat because its a really sunny day and you are going to need it sooner
or later.
18. If you give me back my phone Im going to call my girlfriend whos waiting for me.
19. I dont like to find out by chance what you did wrong in the past. Just tell me the true
because I dont want more surprises.
20. I dont want to call off the fest because our friends are eagerly waiting for the big day!
21. If you dont like to run out of food, always think in advance because on weekends all shops
are closed.
22. If you bring up my bad behavior in the family meeting I can also bring up yours that is not
better than mind.
23. One tire of my car blew up because of a big nail that someone throws in the road.

Day 24
1. If I hear a strange noise in my garden I always look out to see whats happening.
2. Write down what Im telling you because if not, you are going to forget it and Im not going to
repeat it.
3. You have to tell children to always keep away from dogs.
4. Put on your gloves and scarf because outside its freezing.
5. Turn down the oven temperature right now if you dont want your cake to taste like charcoal.
6. Im not going to shut up until you give me a solution. Im in this mess because of you.
7. I dont like people who always point out when you do something wrong and say nothing
when you do good things.
8. To slap someone in the face is not the best way to calm down a person.
9. I dont want you to come back until you improve your behavior.
10. Dont take off your helmet because you are in a very dangerous area where stones can fall
at any moment.
11. Its difficult to get over a bad cold during the coldest days of winter.
12. Read over your writing before giving it to your teacher.
13. You have to help me to look after my students while Im out in a very important meeting.
14. You have to throw away your old newspapers because if not you are going to end up with
more than 300 newspapers at the end of the year.
15. You have to hang up your wet clothes until they dry.
16. I cant find some money that I put away some months ago.
17. If you always make up things, people are not going to believe you anymore, even when
youre going to tell the true.
18. When you give away something just be aware that you are losing it forever.
19. Dont ask me to give you back the food you just gave to me because there is none left.
20. I just find out that your name is George. I always thought that your name was John.
21. Before calling off the meeting try to contact all the people that was going to attend the
reunion to be sure that they are not going to come.
22. Dont run out whenever you smell smoke. First check from where the smell is coming and
then call the firemen if needed.
23. Often parents dont think about how important is to bring up their children surrounded by
love.
24. One day your house is going to blow up if you keep leaving lit cigarettes everywhere.

Day 25
1. You always have to try on all the clothes you want to buy.
2. You always have to look out while walking in the streets late at nights.
3. I always like to write down my thoughts because if not I always forget them
4. We tell our children to always keep away from strangers they meet in the street.
5. Im going to put on my gloves because my fingers are as cold as ice.
6. They turn down my project because they dont like my ideas.
7. The children didnt shut up until the teacher started being angry at them.
8. I dont like to point out your defects but these last days you have had a very bad behavior.
9. If you dont calm down right now Im going to ask you to leave the classroom at once.
10. If you dont come back soon to the party theres going to be nothing left to eat.
11. I always take off my shoes when I come home.
12. I cant get over my economical problems. I need to look for a better job.
13. Please read over all the questions before starting the exam.
14. Im going to look after your bicycle while you go into the shop to buy some groceries.
15. Your house is a real mess. If you dont throw away anything, you are going to run out of
space soon.
16. Im going to hang up my coat and hat before sitting in the coach to watch TV.
17. I always put away some money until the end of the month just in case I may need it.
18. I dont like people who make up things even when they know that they can hurt other people.
19. Dont give away this book because its mine and I want to keep it until Im done reading it.
20. If you always give back what people lend you, then you can be sure that people will trust
you.
21. We have to talk to our son and find out why he doesnt want to eat.
22. I dont like at all when you call off our meetings some minutes before they start. You make
me lose my precious time.
23. I dont like when I run out of milk because its what I like to have for breakfast and at this
time all shops are closed
24. My wife doesnt like when in bring up football in our family meeting.
25. I dont like to blow up balloons because sometimes they literally blow up in your face.
Day 26
1. Never turn away when someone is talking to you because its very rude.
2. You can try on this hat before buying it.
3. I dont want you to cry if someone steals your belongings because you arent looking out for
them.
4. Dont waste your time writing down my explanation because at the end of it Im going to give
you the full transcript.
5. You always have to keep away batteries from fire.
6. Children always cry when you put on their clothes.
7. I dont like when somebody turn down my proposals.
8. Shut up because I cant hear the News on the TV and if I turn up the volume you are going
to talk even louder.
9. I want to point out that I disagree with your opinion about the death penalty.
10. Its very difficult to calm down when everybody around you is shouting.
11. I dont want to come back to the dentist anymore because he always hurts me.
12. The plane isnt going to take off because the airport ran out of fuel and no more planes are
going to take of until tomorrow.
13. Youll never go over your health problems if you dont change your daily habits.
14. Read over your exam answers before giving it to your teacher.
15. Please look after my little beloved cat while Im abroad.
16. I never throw away plastic bags because they are always useful.
17. In the book Im currently reading they describe the best way to hang up clothes.
18. I never put away money because I only have enough of it to pay for my daily expenses.
19. I dont like you to make up what happened because its like you were lying.
20. You cant give away what isnt yours.
21. If you give back what you steal to him, hes not going to call the police.
22. I never found out the way to make you happy.
23. They called off the reunion as soon as they knew that you werent coming.
24. I never run out of food because I always buy groceries at least twice a week if not more.
25. I bring up two little cats that I found in the street by feeding them with only milk and meat.
26. My head is going to blow up if you dont calm down right now and stop shouting like a
madman.

Day 27
1. In rainy days, I go out in the garden as soon as the drops of water stop falling
2. When he started to swear, I turned away and went out of the room
3. Ill try on this costume because Im getting fat and I dont know if it fits me anymore.
4. Whenever my wife goes out to work I always look out through the window to wave her
goodbye
5. I like to write down the work I do to keep track of my progression.
6. Im keeping away from you because you are dangerous.
7. Im putting on weight because Im only eating junk food.
8. Please turn down the heater because if not Ill have to take of my clothes before fainting.
9. If you want to be polite, never ask an older person to shut up.
10. I dont like to point out that I dont like you but because of your bad behavior you dont give
me another option.
11. If you shout at him to calm down, I can assure you that hes going to do anything but to calm
down.
12. I always come back to my parents home for Christmas
13. If the plane doesnt take off right now as scheduled we are going to be late for our meeting
for sure.
14. You have to get over these last bad days and start being positive.
15. Im not going to read over your report right now because its too late. Im going to do it later.
16. Its a very hard work to look after children all day long because they are always playing and
dont give you a rest.
17. Throw away this food because by its smell I can assure you that it isnt edible anymore.
18. I never hang up my hat when I arrive at home because I never had one.
19. Im going to put away some cake before you eat all of it because some guests arent still
arrived.
20. They say that you are a liar because you always make up stories when you are caught doing
something bad.
21. Before giving away old stuf you have to check that it still can be used because if not its
better to throw it away.
22. I give you back the book you lend me last week because I already read it.
23. I just find out that tomorrow is a holiday. How lucky Im!
24. Its not very common to call off a football game because it can cause a lot of trouble to a lot
of people.
25. I never worry about running out of gold because I never had any.
26. Before bringing up a new topic in the meeting I would like to summarize the current one.
27. If you keep kicking this balloon so hard I can assure you that its going to blow up soon.

Day 28
1. When its too hot in a room Im always afraid to pass out.
2. When I was younger I liked to go out at nights every weekend.
3. She always turns away when I wave at him. Hes really rude.
4. I have to try on these clothes because they are old and I dont know if they are going to fit
me anymore.
5. You have to look out when coming back home at nights.
6. Im going to write down your phone numbers because if not Im going to forget it for sure.
7. You always have to keep away from the fire.
8. You have to put on gloves, a scarf and a hat if you go to sky this weekend because its going
to be very cold.
9. Dont turn down all the proposals you are receiving because in my opinion they are good
ones.
10. If you dont shut up right now Im going to leave for good.
11. Dont point out other people defects if you dont want them to point out yours.
12. Its very difficult for me to calm down when Im in busy and crowded places.
13. I would like you to come back every weekend because I miss you a lot.
14. Im going to take off my coat because its really hot inside and I dont like to sweat.
15. Im not going to get over you until I find a new girlfriend.
16. I would like to read over your work before giving my opinion.
17. Ill look after you until you recover from your illness.
18. People always like to throw away things and buy new stuf instead. Its not a very
sustainable way of life.
19. Dont hang up the phone until you find out a solution.
20. You have to put away your belongings because here they arent safe.
21. Im going to make up an excuse until we dont have a solution.
22. Dont give away your old motorbike until you buy a new one.
23. Im going to give back all my sons gifts because of his bad behavior.
24. I would like to find out where I can buy the best wine in town.
25. Im going to call off my doctors appointment because Im feeling better.
26. If you run out of meat then just eat something else instead of being angry at me for
forgetting to buy you some.
27. Im not going to bring up my opinion anymore because I know that you dont like to hear it.
28. I have to blow up more than 100 balloons for my sons birthday party. Would you like to help
me?

Day 29
1. We need to set up a new meeting with our partners
2. She passed out when I told her that someone has stolen her car.
3. If you go out every night the next day you are going to feel very tired at work.
4. She turned away crying when we say goodbye to her.
5. You always have to try on the clothes if you dont want to go to the shop more than once.
6. You have to look out because there are a lot of thieves in the subway.
7. I like to write down what I have to buy before going to the grocery shop.
8. Ill keep away you until you promise me that youre going to behave.
9. You have to eat healthy because you are putting on weight.
10. I have to turn down your ofer because I have better ones.
11. You have to shut up and listen to your teacher very carefully.
12. I would like to point out that your car is cheaper than mine.
13. You have to calm down because youre starting to worry me.
14. I would like to come back to see you as soon as you get over your headache.
15. The plane isnt going to take off until they check that everything is OK.
16. Its not easy to get over sadness when your friends are not at your side.
17. Im going to read over the article you write.
18. I would like to look after your students while you are in the meeting.
19. Im going to throw away this water because theres sand in it.
20. I would like to hang up my clothes. Is there any coat stand here?
21. Dont put away this book because Im currently reading it.
22. Dont make up things because its always easy to catch a liar.
23. Please give away your dog because your house is too small and the dog is not happy there.
24. I would like to give you back all the money you lend me before the end of the month.
25. I would like to find out who broke your car but I dont know where to start.
26. Im going to call off my birthday party because anybody is coming.
27. Its very common to run out of food on weekends when all shops are closed.
28. My parents brought me up in a very big and beautiful house.
29. Our heads are going to blow up if we dont turn down the music.

Day 30
1. You have to grow up. You cant cry every time I point out that you are wrong.
2. I want to set up my new business next month.
3. I passed out when I meet a famous actor in the street!
4. Dont go out at night anymore because you are too young.
5. He turned away when he saw us coming.
6. Please try on this T-shirt and if it fits you Ill give it to you.
7. This is a dangerous place and you have to look out if you want to be safe.
8. Im going to write down my idea and send it to you tonight.
9. You have to keep away of this dog because it seems a dangerous one.
10. Im going to put on my coat before going out because its really cold outside.
11. Im going to turn down your proposal because its not a good one.
12. You have to shut up right now because we can listen what theyre saying.
13. I want to point out that you arent playing fair with me.
14. If you calm down you are going to see things more clearly.
15. I would like to come back later if its not too late for you. What do you think about?
16. Im going to take off my t-shirt to show you my new Tattoo.
17. I started to get over my headache the day I stopped to watch TV all day long.
18. Im going to read over these books because they are awesome.
19. Im looking after my children alone until my wife comes home at night.
20. Im going to throw away this food because I dont like its smell.
21. Im going to hang up the phone because I dont like your manners. You dont have to shout
when youre talking to me.
22. I would like to put away my birthday cake until everybody has arrived.
23. Dont make up what really happened because we can ask other people that also saw it.
24. I would like to give away all my books before moving to my new flat.
25. Please give me back my pencil because its the only one I have.
26. I just find out that shes not going to come tomorrow. I miss her a lot!
27. Please talk to your friends and call off this war because at the end everybody is going to
lose.
28. Dont wait to run out of gas if you want to arrive save and sound of your car trip.
29. I would like to bring up a new idea to our project that I Think you are going to like very much.
30. You have to check and blow up your cars tires whenever at least once a month.

Go ahead!!!
Now its you turn to start learning phrasal verbs right now!!!

Are you going to work your phrasal verbs like me?

Do you use a diferent strategy?
All your comments are very welcome!!!

Why Is So Difficult To Learn Phrasal Verbs

There are hundreds of phrasal verbs. To reach a good English level you have to learn at least the
most common ones.
But the problem is that phrasal verbs are not an easy stuf to learn

As an example, you know pretty well the meaning of the verb to run, but do you know what to run
out means?

To runI run five miles every morning.

To run outI have to go to the food store because we ran out of sugar and milk.

As you can see, its not obvious to guess the meaning of To run out even if you know the meaning
of the verb to run.
Summary: Phrasal verbs are so difficult because

1. There are lots of them.

2. Its often difficult to guess its meaning.
3. One given phrasal verbs can have diferent meanings.
4. Some phrasal verbs can be separated (Ill call John back) while some other cant (I run sugar
out > I run out of sugar).
5. There are two words phrasal verbs (Give back), there are also three words phrasal verbs
(Come up with).

Phrasal verbs are not easy to learn and moreover not easy to internalize and use in a natural way.

The Strategy Im Using To Learn Phrasal Verbs

When I decided it was time to learn phrasal verbs, my first idea was to memorize from 3 to 5 news
phrasal verbs every day.
After thinking twice about this strategy I thought it wasnt the best one. Its very difficult to memorize
them because as you learn new ones you forget the older ones.
I thought of a way to internalize phrasal verbs by using them every day.

Lets see the strategy in detail

For 30 days in a row you are going to

1. Pick up a new phrasal verb every day.

2. Check its meaning.
3. Write a sentence using it
4. Write a new sentence for all the phrasal verbs you learned the previous days.

That means that

Day 1 You are going to write one sentence.

Day 2 You are going to write two sentence.
Day3 You are going to write three sentence.
and so on until
Day 30 You are going to write thirty sentences!!!

After 30 days you can stop and then start again from day 1 with new phrasal verbs.
A Practical Example Of The Strategy
Day 1

You Pick up a new To run out

phrasal verb

You check its To have none left or To exit rapidly.

meaning

You Write a sentence I ran out of gas and I had to leave my car in
the side of the road and walk to the nearest
gas station.

Day 2

You pick up a new To get up

phrasal verb

You check its To rise in the morning from sleep or To stand.

meaning

You write a sentence I usually get up at 7 AM.

You write a new When I saw the fire I ran out leaving behind all
sentence for all the my belongings.
previous phrasal
verbs you learnt

Day 3

You pick up a new To keep away

 phrasal verb

You check its To stay at a distance

meaning

You write a sentence Please keep the children away from the pool
because they dont know how to swim yet.

You write a new Whenever I run out of milk I drink tea for
sentence for all the breakfast. Please get up from the sofa and
previous phrasal help me because Im not going to do all the
verbs you learnt household chores.

And so onuntil day 30.

How Are We Going To Learn Phrasal Verbs?

What am I going to do?

I will start using this strategy from today and for 30 days in a row.
If you want to follow my progression, Im going to publish my daily work on phrasal verbs in a daily
basis on:

What are you going to do?

You also have to start using this strategy right now.
You have to commit to work your phrasal verbs for 30 days in a row.
If after 30 days you feel that you are internalizing them, then start again from day 1 with new phrasal
verbs.
Doing all this you are going to learn, and even more important, to use phrasal verbs in a natural way.
And Remember

Are you going to use this strategy?

Is this strategy helping you to learn phrasal verbs?
How do you learn phrasal verbs?
.. All your comments are very welcome!!!
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30 days in a row learning phrasal verbs Second part

I also want to share with you a very brief summary of the 30 phrasal verbs I worked with during 30
days in a row.

Remember that you can find an extensive summary of my Phrasal verbs learning process in the
post 30 days in a row learning phrasal verbs

If you want to know more about the strategy I used, you can also read the next post The most
effective strategy to learn phrasal verbs

How I Worked With Phrasal Verbs

I chose these 30 phrasal verbs at random:

Day Phrasal Meanings

Verb

1 Blow up Explode
Inflate
Lose your temper, become angry

2 Bring up Mention
Raise a child

3 Run out Have none left

Exit rapidly

4 Call of Cancel

5 Find out Discover / learn

6 Give back Return something that someone has
borrowed or lost

7 Give away Give something without asking for anything

in exchange

8 Make up Invent a story

9 Put away Return to the proper place of storage

Save

10 Hang up End a phone call

Suspend clothes on a hanger

11 Throw Discard something when no longer needed

away

12 Look after Take care of a child, a house, a pet

13 Read over Review / Look through

14 Get over Recover from a cold, a disease, an ex-

boyfriend / ex-girlfriend
Solve / Find a solution

15 Take of When a plane or rocket leaves the ground

Remove clothing

16 Come Return
 back

17 Calm Stop being angry or emotionally excited

down

18 Point out Make someone aware of something

Draw attention to

19 Shut up Stop talking or making noise

20 Turn down Reduce volume, temperature

Reject an ofer, invitation, application

21 Put on Get fat

Start wearing a cloth

22 Keep Dont allow someone near something

away Prevent access to, hold back

23 Write Transcribe / Put in writing

down

24 Look out Be careful, pay attention, head a certain

danger

25 Try on Put on to make sure a piece of clothing fits

26 Turn away Avert ones gaze

27 Go out Take part in social activities (usually at night)

 Leave a place

28 Pass out Faint, lose consciousness

29 Set up Establish, found

Assemble

30 Grow up Become adult / Mature

As you can see I didnt work with all the diferent meanings that every phrasal verb have.

I think that the most important is:

To internalize as many phrasal verbs as possible. (The most common ones first)
For every phrasal verb to know some of its diferent meanings.

That being said, you dont have to stress if you dont know a lot of phrasal verbs.
Dont worry, you just have to keep working on phrasal verbs one day after another.
Its an accumulative process and if you keep learning them you are going to improve sooner than you
think.

About Making Mistakes

If you followed my progression while learning phrasal verbs, you could see that I made some
mistakes.
Its ok to make mistakes. You are going to correct some of them afterwards by yourself or because
someone tells you.

Some examples of the mistakes I made

1. As I always write quickly I wrote in some occasions Call of instead of Call off. Its a
mistake that Im not going to make again.
2. I also wrongly used the phrasal verb Hand up instead of just the verb Hang. In the past
they used to hang up thieves. > In the past they used to hang thieves.
I hope that these diferent posts about phrasal verbs are going to inspire you and motivate you to
learn them because they are very common when speaking or writing (informal).

And Remember
Are you going to work your phrasal verbs like me?
Do you use a diferent strategy?
All your comments are very welcome!!!
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How to learn phrasal verbs easily

Ive already written many posts about how to learn phrasal verbs easily.
Many blog readers have also sent me emails about their problems with phrasal verbs. They feel kind
of frustrated and dont know how to learn them.

Phrasal verbs are indeed a big issue among English learners because:
There are lots of them.
Some of them have even diferent meanings.
Its difficult to guess what they mean even if you know every word in it.
Ex: Run out of Have none left.
Then what to do and not to do about phrasal verbs?

English Learners Vs Phrasal Verbs

While reading my blog readers emails something struck me!
I bet that you already know how an English learner feel when you came across a new phrasal verb
You dont like them.
You feel lost whenever you run into a new one.
You really dont know how to learn phrasal verbs easily.

Thats pretty demotivating, isnt?

But
What can you do about it?
How To Learn Phrasal Verbs The Wrong Way?
First Wrong strategy:
Some English learners have told me that they try to learn phrasal verbs like this

Phrasal Verbs With To Come Phrasal Verbs With To Run

-Come out -Run out
-Come along -Run along
-Come down -Run down

My opinion:That kind of phrasal verbs groups dont make any sense and are anything but useful.

Second Wrong strategy:

Some others blog readers told me that they used to make this other kind of groups

Phrasal Verbs With Up Phrasal Verbs With Down

-Speak up -Come down
-Fill up -Look down
-Set up -Set down

My opinion:Once again, this lists arent helping them at all.

If youre also following these kinds of strategies just forget them.

Theyre doing more harm than good to your English improvement.

How To Learn Phrasal Verbs Easily The Right Way?

Its time for you to start again from scratch!
Start over with a brand new mindset about phrasal verbs!

A phrasal verb is just like any other word.

Whats the diference between To come up with and To run?
When you read or listen for the first time the word Run is not a big deal, right?
You dont try to make strange associations with other words, do you?
You dont feel overwhelmed, do you?
Then why following weird strategies while finding a new phrasal verb?

Try to think about phrasal verbs just as if they were common verbs. Because they are!

You have verbs with:

One word Run
Two words run into
Three words Run out of

No matter how many words they have in it, they are still verbs!!!

Steps to follow to learn a new phrasal verb

These are the steps to follow with any new English word you find (Phrasal verb or not):
Look up for its meaning.
Check its pronunciation/accentuation.
Try to use it as much as possible.
If you forget it, dont worry. Next time youll find it, its going to be easier for you to remember it.

Are you going to see phrasal verbs just like regular verbs?
Will you start learning phrasal verbs like any other word?
Share with us your opinions about phrasal verbs!
All your comments are very welcome!!!

The most common phrasal verbs to learn in English

Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn but still very important to master because English natives use
them a lot. If you want to speak English well you have to know and use at least some of the most
common phrasal verbs.

As I told you in my post How to learn phrasal verbs easily, you have to avoid trying to memorize
phrasal verbs using nonsense associations.
That being said, there is a way of making natural associations of phrasal verbs that are going to help
you a lot. And I do say, and mark my words Natural associations.
How To Make Natural Associations Of Phrasal Verbs
Whenever you come across a new phrasal verb, you have to think if there is any other phrasal verbs
than can go with it.

As an example:
The phrasal verb Sit down makes me think about the phrasal verb Stand up.
If ISpeed up in the motorway, chances are that a Police car is going to Pull me over.

As you can see, I to try to connect Phrasal verbs that go together. Phrasal verbs that have something
in common.
These kinds of associations are going to help you to use the most common phrasal verbs naturally in
very specific contexts.

Let me share with you some others examples of natural association of common phrasal verbs that
are helping me a lot

Some Common Phrasal Verbs Groups

Pick up Drop off
I was driving to my job when I saw a friend waiting for the bus. I picked him up right in front of the
bus stop and then dropped him of at her home.

Fill up Spill over

Whenever you let a child to fill up his own glass, you can be pretty sure that hes going to spill it over.

Pass out Come round

The man passed out because the room was too hot. He then came round after someone opened the
windows to let some fresh air into the room.

Come down with Get over

Whenever I come down with a cold, I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables in order to get over as soon as
possible.

Break down Cheer up

The little girl broke down when his father scolded her, but she cheered up when he gave her some
candy.
Speed up Pull over
If you speed up too much when driving dont be surprised if the police pull you over and then fine
you.

Speak up Shut up
If I dont hear you when you speak because theres too much noise around us I would ask you to
speak up. But if you speak too loud and you are really bothering me, Ill be rude and say to you to
Shut up!

Take off Put on

You take of your clothes before having a shower and you then put them on after the shower.

Sit down Stand up

When the judge enters the court everybody has to stand up. Once the judge is on his seat everybody
can sit down.

These are only a few of the associations that I make between common phrasal verbs.
Now its your turn to make and share your own phrasal verbs associations!
And Remember

If you are reading this post, chances are that you are really serious about improving your English.
Before starting to read this post I want you to promise that you are going to take action like Im going
to suggest you.
By only reading the post you are not going to improve your English that much.
But if you follow my advice, I can assure you that you are going to boost your English for good!

As youre going to see, it isnt that difficult to learn English vocabulary

How Im Going To Learn English Vocabulary?
From the next 365 daysyesI said for a WHOLE YEAR Im going to write a daily sentence
using a new word or expression in order to learn English vocabulary.

Once a day Im going to publish a sentence using brand new vocabulary at random including

Expressions
Single words
Phrasal verbs
Idioms

Im going to publish my work once a day, and you are going to be able to check it in

Learn English Like Me on Twitter

Learn English Like Me on Facebook
Learn English Like Me on G+
Learn English Like Me on Pinterest (a summary of my progression every ten days)

My goal is not to memorize and endless list of new vocabulary. What I want is to use on a daily basis
new words and expressions in order to add them to my English knowledge and use them whenever
I speak or write.

Because of using new vocabulary on a regular basis, my very basic English is going to start
sounding more natural, genuine, authentic, lets say more native.

How Youre Going To Learn English Vocabulary?

If you also want to improve your English, its not enough if you read this post. Its even not enough if
you just check every now and then the sentences Im going to publish.

You also have to write a sentence once a day!!!

From today, you are going to

1. Choose a new word or expression every day.

2. Write down a sentence using it.
3. Publish your sentence in any Learn English Like Me page (Twitter, Facebook or G+).
4. Im going to give you my feedback

Making The Whole Thing A Little More Challenging

Apart from using a new word or expression every day, Ill alternate the use of diferent English tenses
in order to improve them too.

When writing my daily sentence, Im going to use the next tenses at random

Present simple
Present continuous
Past simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
Future

A part from leaning new words and expressions Im also going to work the English tenses.

If you want to learn more about how to master the English tenses I recommend you my postThe
English tenses summary to make English easier

What Happens If We Make Mistakes?

Fell totally free to correct me if I make any mistake. Im always very grateful when someone helps me
to improve. Making mistakes and afterwards being aware of them is the sign that you are improving
your English.

If you make any mistake while writing your own sentences, chances are that myself or someone else
is going to help you to correct it.

Go ahead, its time to learn English vocabulary!

And Remember

Are you going to use this strategy?

How do you usually learn new vocabulary?
All your comments are very welcome!!!

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As Im sharing with you in my series of posts The 9 basic pillars to speak English well, if you
want to really improve your English speaking level, you have to work on your pronunciation, your
intonationamong many others things.

But even when you master all that, if you want to reach the next speaking level, you still need
something more

Its time for you to start using words and expressions that are going to make your English to sound
better!

Lets see how you can speak English like a native

To Speak Or Not To Speak English Like A Native

I bet that when you listen to native English speakers youre able to catch words and expressions that
make their English to sound more genuine, more real, more natural, more authentic
These words and expressions are maybe not common in your native language or even dont exist at
all.

To show you what Im talking about, lets first build a basic sentence and then see how you can
dress it in order to go from very basic English to a little more sophisticated English.

1. Basic English
You canceled the weeding and I also think it was the best option. Dont feel bad because
it wasnt your fault!

2. A little more sophisticated English

I totally agree with you about calling off the weeding. Actually you have to keep your chin up
because you are not the one to blame!

As you can see, While both sentences are grammatically correct and can be easily understood, there
is a big diference between them:

1. The first sentence sounds too basic or even a little clumsy.

2. The second one sounds a lot more like a native English speakers sentence.

If you make the efort to add common words and expressions to your English, you are going to make
a giant step toward speaking English like a native.

How You Can Speak English Like A Native

From now on, whenever you listen to an English speaker, you have to

1. Try to catch common words and expressions that you are not currently using.
2. Write them down and keep them in a list.
3. On a regular basis build your own sentences using them.
4. Little by little try to use them whenever you are speaking to someone in English.

At first youre going to feel your speaking unnatural, too fancy or even ridicule because you are not
used to these words and expressions that are uncommon to you. But you have to keep using them
until one day you wont need to think about them anymore because they are going to be part of your
speaking.
Someone Who Speak English Like A Native
I have been looking for a real example to show you how an English learner uses these words and
expressions in a naturally.
I came across a very nice video on YouTube by a Girl called Theresa.

Before going any further, let me congratulate Theresa for her awesome video that radiates deep
passion for learning new languages! She also shares very useful tips about how you can improve
your English.

Coming back to our topic, through Theresas video on YouTube you can see how an English
learner (like her) uses common English words and expressions in her speaking.
I guess that in the past she consciously made the efort to use these words and expressions.
Because of that, nowadays she uses them without even thinking and as a result her English sounds
so natural, so genuine..so awesome!!!

Lets make a brief list of some of the words and expressions that make Theresas English sound so
good!

A bit tricky, A little tricky

Totally
A bunch of
No way to
Kind of
Whatever
Actually
For, you know
Luckily
To be honest
Eventually
To double check
Once a day
First of all
Definitely
The olderthe hardest
You DO need, you DO have
After all
Chances are
Obviously
Here is the good news
Personally
 Suits you the best

She also uses phrasal verbs that are very common in English

To go ahead
To look up
To write down
To get into
To figure out
To look up
To put out
To pick up
To came across

Now, try to picture Theresa making the same speech without using the words and expressions I
listed above It wouldnt be so nice to listen to her, would it?
Those words and expressions make Theresas English to stand out.

I hope that now you totally agree with me that you do need to add this kind of words and
expressions to your English too!!!

Lets finish this post by congratulating both

1. TheresaFor her awesome video and English speaking level!

2. YouBecause from now on, you are going to use new words and expressions in order
to speak English like a native!
And Remember

Are you going to use this strategy?

Do you know any other tips to improve your speaking?
All your comments are very welcome!!!

For native English speakers to stress the correct words in a sentence is not a big deal.They dont
even have to think about it because they do it unconsciously.

I bet that if you ask an English speaker to tell you The basic rules of sentence stress, he or shes
going to answer you Well humsorryI dont know. I just do it!

Its the same for you in your native tongue. You dont plan beforehand how you are going to stress a
given sentence. You dont ask for a minute to prepare your speaking.
You just speak and dont even know the rules you use to stress words in a sentence because its
quite natural for you.
The Most Important Rule About Sentence Stress
We, English learners, didnt have the change to be in contact with the English language since our
childhood.
Then its not obvious for us to know how to stress the correct words in a sentence.

The first rule and the most important one is

Forget about applying the patterns you use in your native tongue into English.
Its the most common mistakes between English learners.

When you speak in English you have to forget about any other language that you speak. You have to
switch your brain, mouth and ears to English mode.

How To Stress Sentences In English

First of all, you need to clearly diferentiate in every sentence between Important
words (content words) and non important words (function words).
Content words are

Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverts
Negative contractions (wont, cant, isnt)

Function words are

Articles
Pronouns
prepositions
Auxiliary verbs

You usually have to stress content words and not stress (or even distress) function words.

The bigger stress is on the last content word of a sentence. This word is also called the focus word.

This is what makes English to sound like it sounds. And because you dont do that your English
maybe doest sound good.

Some easy examples

I LIKE your CAR.

My FRIEND is LIVING in LONDON.
Id LIKE to BUY a COMPUTER.

As you can se as a basic rule you stress important words (nouns, verbs) and you dont stress or
distress non important words (pronouns,prepositions)

Breaking The Rules Of Sentence Stress

When you speak you always want to convey a certain meaning. Sometimes you are going to break
the rules above in order to be able to convey a specific meaning.

Im going to show this with an example.

As you are going to see, even thought I told you that the strees is usually in the last content word of a
sentence, if you want or need to convey a diferent meaning you can stress other words in a sentence
(even function words)

Imagine that you meet a friend (whos a little deaf) and you are talking about his new car

Dialogue Explanation

You: I like your CAR. This is the common stress pattern of

the sentence. You stress the last
focus words of the sentence car

Him: What car do you like?

You: I like YOUR car.
you are stressing a content word but
you do that because you want your
friend to understand that its his car
that you like and not another ones
car.

Him: What do you think about

my new car?

You: I LIKE your car. Here you stress the verb that is a
focus word but not the last one,
because you want to make quite
clear that you LIKE your friends car.

Him: Who do you say that likes

my car?

You: I like your car. This because you want to make

quite clear thats you and not
another one who likes your friends
 car.

3 basic steps to improve your sentence stress

If you follow the next 3 basic steps for a while, you are going to end stressing sentence naturally
almost like native English speakers do.

1) Learn the basic sentence stress rules that are going to help you to stress words correctly in
sentences.
2) Practice and apply consciously these rules into basic sentences.
3) After a lot of work, youre going to forget them because you are going stress sentences correctly.
And Remember

What To Do Next
When speaking in English there is a LOT of linking between words.
Its something that its maybe not common in your native language but if you want to reduce your
accent and improve your English rhythm you have to link words whenever needed.
Listen carefully to a native English speaker.
They dont speak like this
I like it a lot. (word, pause, word, pause, word, pause)

Its something more like this

I likita lot. (there are some words that are linked or blended)

Lets see how you can master connected speech and move your English speaking to the next
level!

Im going to show you the four basic link groups

Linking Consonant To Vowel

Whenever a word ends with a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel you have to
link them and pronounce them as a word.

You have to stop it right now. > You have to stopit right now.
I love it very much. > I lovit very much.
Wake up right now! > Wakup right now!
Some of them live abroad. > Somof them livabroad.
 Im going to explain it in the meeting. > Im going to explainitin the meeting.
We worked on it all day long. > We workonitall day long
Can I have a cup of tea? > Cani hava cupof tea?

Linking Consonant To Consonant

Whenever a word ends with a consonant and the next word starts with the same consonant you have
to link them and only pronounce the consonant once.

Shes wearing a red dress. > Shes wearing a redress.

It was the last time I saw him. > It was the lastime I saw him.
You look cool today! > You lookool today!
My university has a book club. > My university has a booklub.
I Went to Paris many times in the past. > I Wento Paris many times in the past.
What time is it? > Whatime is it?

Linking Vowel To Vowel

Whenever a word ends with a vowel and the next word start with a vowel you have to link them by
adding a /y/ or a /w/.
We add a sound to make the connection with two words easier and more natural

Its the end. > Its the_y_end.

Do it right now! > Do_w_it right now!
Stop talking or go out. > Stop talking or go_w_out.
Who is it? > Who_w_is it
Dont go away because I need you. > Dont go_w_away because I need you.
Its too early to go out.> Its too_w_early to go_w_out.
I am very happy. > I_y_am very happy.

Its easy to know if you have to use a /y/ or a /w/ because when you try to add it, one of them fells
natural while the other sounds awful, unnatural.
Linking Between Words
Theres even linking between words when there are two vowels side by side.

reunion > re_y_union

client > cli_y_ent
diet > di_y_et
cooperate > co_w_operate
graduate > gradu_w_ate
coersion > co_w_ersion
fluent > flu_w_ent
evaluate > evalu_w_ate
quiet > qui_y_et

Master Connected Speech By Using It

At first its not easy to use connected speech. You have to think about it and force yourself to link
words whenever needed.

Start by using easy sentences and repeat them as much as possible. If you keep doing it its going to
be easier and easier for you. At the end you are going to connect speech naturally even without
thinking about it.

Whenever you listen to English materials, try to feel how speakers link words together.
And Remember
All your comments are very welcome!!!

The 9 basic pillars to speak English well

I want to tell you something personal

I have a friend from the US and we send each other emails on a regular basis.
Some time ago, we decided to exchange a voice recording. I first sent him my voice file and when he
answered me back, I was stunned!!!

He first apologized because he wasnt able to understand my English!!!

How was it possible that a native English couldnt understand my very basic English, spoken really
slowly?

Thats when I decided that I needed to answer the next question:

What make the difference between good and bad English speaking?

After some research I want to share with you what I think are the 9 basic pillars that make the
diference if you to speak English well.
Important Notes:

1. This post is the first one of a series. The blueprint you have to keep in mind if you want
to speak English well.
2. Next Im going to write 9 posts about how to master every one of these pillars.

Lets check the 9 ingredients that make English to sound English

1. Pronunciation
The most common mistake between English learners is trying to pronounce English words the way
you pronounce them in your own language. As you already know it doesnt work like that.
Moreover, English pronunciation is not easy at all because with the 26 letters of the English alphabet
you can produce more than 44 diferent sounds.

That means that:

You can forget about one letter = one sound.

You cant guess the pronunciation of a word by its spelling.

2. Syllable Stress
To speak English well you have to stress words correctly. Every word has one and only one syllable
stressed. Its just about stressing in the right place in every word.

If you stress words correctly you are more likely to be understood and to avoid misunderstandings.

3. Word Stress
In every sentence you have to know what words to stress and what words not to stress.

As a rule of thumb
1. You stress important words, the ones that convey the meaning of the sentence or the ones
you want to emphasize.
2. You dont stress or even de-stress words that are not important.

Doing these, the rhythm of your English is going to improve.

4. The Schwa Sound

The Schwa sound is one of the most common sounds of English and also one of the most unknown
between English learners.

English speakers use the Schwa sound instead of the regular sound of certain syllables and words
when theyre de-stressed.

5. Intonation
When you speak you always want to convey a very specific meaning

Are you asking?

Are you giving an order?
Do you have a doubt?
Do you disagree?

You always need to use the right intonation if you want people to understand what you want to
express.

6. Connected Speech
One important characteristic of English is that there is a lot of linking between words.
Connecting words correctly when speaking is going to improve your English rhythm and its also
going to reduce your accent.
7. Reduced Speech
When speaking in English you have to reduce or contract words whenever needed.
If you dont do that your English is not going to sound natural.

8. Thought Groups
In order to speak clearly, you always have to mentally cut long sentences into shorter chunks that are
called Thought groups.

This helps to stress the right words in long sentences and to pause naturally to breath.
Your English rhythm is going to sound more natural.

9. Word Endings
You have to be careful to never drop and pronounce word endings correctly.

Words endings are very important because they tell if a word is singular or plural or show what tense
you are using.
Its very common to be misunderstood when you are not careful pronouncing word endings.

These are the 9 ingredients that when well mixed are going to make you sound like a native
English speaker!!!

And Remember
These are the 9 ingredients that when well mixed are going to make you sound like a native
English speaker!!!
And Remember

What do you think about these 9 pillars?

Did I miss one?
All your comments are very welcome!!!