WORK - some phrasal verbs

12 PHRASAL VERBS YOU CAN USE

AT WORK: AN ENGLISH LESSON

BOB THE CANADIAN
YouTube Channel
Aug. 29, 2023

Welcome to this English class about phrasal verbs that you can use at work. We use phrasal verbs in English all the time, and we use them a lot during the work day when we are doing our jobs. According to Bob, all of the phrasal verbs in this lesson are quite common, and we use them all the time. Even if you don’t use them in your own English conversations, you’ll want to know their meanings if you read them or hear them.
In this English lesson, you’ll learn phrasal verbs like: to follow through, to slack off, to deal with something, to look after something, to wrap up, to reach out to, to fill in for, to run something by someone, to fall behind, to catch up and more!
No matter what job you do, hope you enjoy this English lesson about phrasal verbs you can use at work! 😉

⌛ Remember: Always watch the video three times. Twice today with English subtitles on, and once tomorrow with the English subtitles off. This will reinforce the English you have learned!

Phrasal verbs metioned in the video

• TO RUN SOMETHING BY SOMEONE: to tell someone about something to get their opinion or permission – to explain a new idea or a change you want to make to seek their permission.
• TO LOOK AFTER SOMETHING: to be the person that does a job from the start to finish – that’s the person who does the actual work, someone who’s going to do a specific job.
• TO FILL IN FOR SOMEONE: to do someone else’s work for them because they cannot – it means you’re doing someone’s job for them because they can’t make it to work for some reason.
• TO REACH OUT TO SOMEONE: to contact someone via phone, text, or e-mail, especially when the person works at a company that has offices in different parts of the world, for example.
• TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING: to solve something, to fix something – it means you’re going to be the person who solves the problem or fixes it.
• TO TAKE ON: to agree to do a task or job.
• TO FALL BEHIND: to fail to do a job fast enough – it means you’re not getting enough work done (for example, you realize you need more time to finish a work); when you fall behind, it means a job isn’t going as fast as you wanted it to, and you probably won’t get it done on time.
• TO CATCH UP: to work harder and longer to finish a task when behind – it means to work longer hours or to work faster to get a job done; in other words, to work harder so that you do get something done on time.
• TO WRAP UP: if you’re talking about work, wrapping up means to finish a job or a task.
• TO SLACK OFF: to relax when you are supposed to be working – it means you’re not working hard, or you’re not working at all.
• TO FOLLOW THROUGH: to make sure a job gets done well right up until it is finished – it means you do something from start to end, you are very diligent, you are hardworking, and you do a good job from the beginning to the end.
• TO POINT OUT: to say something or mention something in a conversation or meeting.

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