In this episode 'Learn English with Teachify' Lewis goes through five of the finest phrasal verbs, tests you on them, gives you synonyms and here you have the transcript, more or less.

1.     To begin let’s start with a phrasal verb which is used with books, in particular when you’re wondering whether to start reading the book or not, it means to quickly look through the pages, the phrasal verb is skim through / (hojear).  E.G. I was skimming through the pages of my magazine but it looked a bit boring.

2.     The next phrasal verb is all about the morning and your alarm clock.  The phrasal verb is to go off, it can be used for many reasons like bombs which go off too, however, let’s focus on your alarm clock.  My alarm clock goes off at 7 or 8 in the morning. (sonar)

3.     The third phrasal verb is to mess around, it means to tell jokes or be silly really.  (hacer tonterias) I used to mess around a lot at school, to be honest in class I mess around quite a bit too, that way I think it’s more fun for the teacher and the student. 

4.     Blend in is our next phrasal verb and to know the meaning I want you to think about being camouflaged.  For example, I try to blend in here living in Spain because I pretend to speak like people here and dress like them so I try to blend in.  (pasar desapercibido)

5.     Given that blend in means to be the same as others, how about the opposite of that phrasal verb for our final one, this is to stand out.  If you stand out you are different to others, easily noticed and eye-catching.  Whenever I wear flip-flops here, I stand out, more so if I wear socks at the same time.  Do you stand out at work? 

Time to review the five phrasal verbs with their quick explanations before we put them back in context.  Let’s do it…

1.     My alarm went off at 8:00 this morning, which is 1 hour later than usual. 

2.     I have two nephews, they’re really naughty and never really do homework or behave well, they’re always messing around. 

3.     If you wear sport’s clothes when you go to the gym, you should blend in.  

4.     I remember when I went to a football match a while ago, everyone was wearing white to support their team, but there was one guy wearing red, he stood out. 

5.     The last time I went to a bookshop, I couldn’t choose a book so I spent over an hour skimming through different books before picking the one I wanted to buy.