5 Phrasal verbs you need in the office next week

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5 phrasal verbs you’ll need in the office next week

If you’re like most English leaners, you’ll probably hate phrasal verbs. It’s ok, I understand, they can be confusing and difficult to remember.

But today let me give you 5 phrasal verbs that are really commonly needed in the office.

Watch the video below and complete the activities - the answers are at the bottom of the email 👀 

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A. All right now let’s check you’ve understood. Can you match the phrasal verb to its correct definition?

1. Set up

2. Pencil in

3. Bring forward

4. Put off

5. Block out

Definitions:
A. To tentatively schedule something.
B. To reserve time in your calendar.
C. To delay something to a later time.
D. To reschedule something to an earlier time.
E. To arrange or schedule a meeting or event.

B. Great! Now which phrasal verb do you need to complete the sentences below? You might need to change the form of the verb (e.g. past tense)

1. We need to _________ the client meeting to next Monday because the original date clashes with another event.

2. I’ve _________ some time in my calendar tomorrow afternoon to work on the budget proposal.

3. Let’s _________ a follow-up call with the suppliers to ensure everything is on track.

4. The presentation was initially scheduled for Friday, but we had to _________ it to Wednesday to accommodate the board members.

5. Can we _________ the team meeting? There’s a last-minute issue that needs to be resolved urgently.

The answers are at the bottom of this email 😎 

Something to read

I found a great article this week about a guy from New Zealand who’s just won the French and Spanish Scrabble World Championships (yeah, that exists), but there’s something quite unusual about the story.

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Answers:

Activity A: 1 - E, 2 - A, 3 - D, 4 - C, 5 - B

Activity B: 

1. Put off

2. Blocked out

3. Set up

4. Bring forward

5. Pencil in

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