Learn English Podcast
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Are you tired of feeling confused by English phrasal verbs? Many English learners struggle with these types of verbs because the meanings can change depending on the situation. These are common in everyday conversation and understanding them is key to sounding more like a native speaker.
In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, we focus on four common phrasal verbs that all use the word “get”—get in, get out, get up, and get down. We go through each phrasal verb one by one, giving clear explanations and example sentences. You’ll hear how native speakers use these expressions in everyday life and in common situations—like talking about travel, school, relationships, or even action movies. By listening to real examples, you’ll better understand how to use these phrases naturally when you speak English.
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📜Credits:
Get In: Mean Girls
Get Out: Get Out
Get Up: The Matrix
Get Down: Kool and the Gang
Get Down: Terminator
📝 Vocabulary list:
get in:
- To enter a particular space, like a car or building.
- To arrive at a particular destination (e.g., “The flight gets in at noon”).
- To be accepted into a university or program after applying.
- To find time to do an activity in a busy schedule (e.g., “get some exercise in”).
get out:
- To leave an enclosed space and go outside.
- To avoid doing a particular task or obligation.
- For information to become known or spread, often without being planned.
- To be unable to speak or say what you want to say.
get up:
- To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
- To get out of bed in the morning.
get up on / get up to date / get up to speed:
- To learn about something or do more research about something in order to become knowledgeable.
get down:
- To move from a standing position to a sitting or lying position.
- To become sad or depressed.
- To party and have a lot of fun (informal).
- To successfully swallow or eat food/drink.
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Hello, I am Dr. C.
Melissa Cartagena, aka Dr. C, is a TESOL certified English teacher from the United States who has been teaching English online to non-native speakers since 2021. She had her own language journey that showed her the value of comprehensible input while learning a language. Dr. C took Spanish in high school, but could barely even introduce herself even though she received “A’s” in her Spanish classes. After a decade of trying and failing to learn Spanish using expensive software and apps, she decided to find the most effective way to learn a language.
Her search led her to theories of Steve Kaufmann and Stephen Krashen, both of whom argue that comprehensible input, such as listening and reading, as the key to fluency. Comprehensible input and hearing a language in context is how we all learn our first language as children. Using their method, she was able to learn more Spanish in two months than she had in the previous decade. Invigorated by her success, she became certified to teach English and started giving classes online to help others who were on their own language journey.
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Are you tired of feeling confused by English phrasal verbs? Many English learners struggle with these types of verbs because the meanings can change depending on the situation. These are common in everyday conversation and understanding them is key to sounding more like a native speaker.
In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, we focus on four common phrasal verbs that all use the word “get”—get in, get out, get up, and get down. We go through each phrasal verb one by one, giving clear explanations and example sentences. You’ll hear how native speakers use these expressions in everyday life and in common situations—like talking about travel, school, relationships, or even action movies. By listening to real examples, you’ll better understand how to use these phrases naturally when you speak English.
🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website:
Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/
Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod
Take lessons with me: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8531387
📚Affiliate link for italki: https://www.italki.com/en/i/ref/GBBdbb
Affiliate link for Lingq: https://www.lingq.com/?referral=msusc
📜Credits:
Get In: Mean Girls
Get Out: Get Out
Get Up: The Matrix
Get Down: Kool and the Gang
Get Down: Terminator
📝 Vocabulary list:
get in:
- To enter a particular space, like a car or building.
- To arrive at a particular destination (e.g., “The flight gets in at noon”).
- To be accepted into a university or program after applying.
- To find time to do an activity in a busy schedule (e.g., “get some exercise in”).
get out:
- To leave an enclosed space and go outside.
- To avoid doing a particular task or obligation.
- For information to become known or spread, often without being planned.
- To be unable to speak or say what you want to say.
get up:
- To move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
- To get out of bed in the morning.
get up on / get up to date / get up to speed:
- To learn about something or do more research about something in order to become knowledgeable.
get down:
- To move from a standing position to a sitting or lying position.
- To become sad or depressed.
- To party and have a lot of fun (informal).
- To successfully swallow or eat food/drink.