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In this episode of 'Learn English with Teachify' Lewis is here to go over 5 commonly used phrasal verbs by giving explanations, synonyms and examples in test format at the end.

1.     To fall for someone – this means to fall in love with someone, usually quickly.  People sometimes speak about love at first sight, well you could definitely use this expression if you start to love someone.  E.G. When I was younger, I fell for a girl when we were at school.  My parents fell for each other straight away, apparently.  Enamorarse de alguien

2.     To come up with – meaning to invent, create or imagine.  It’s very similar to another phrasal verb, make up but also, think of.  Commonly we say, come up with an example, come up with an idea or come up with a plan.  Have you ever come up with an amazing idea?  Are you normally a creative person who comes up with plenty of plans and ideas? Pensar en, crear, imaginar.

3.     To piss someone off – this is quite British / Australian, maybe less common than in America.  It means to make somebody angry or annoyed.  E.G. I think I was quite an annoying kid, so I imagine I pissed my sister off quite a lot.  Do you know anyone who pisses you off?  Sometimes your colleagues, bosses or friends can piss you off.  Enfadar a alguien.  

4.     To stick with something – this is quite commonly used with new year’s resolutions, diets, productivity goals and similar.  Maybe if you’re trying to quit smoking, don’t give up, make sure you stick with it.  E.G. I want to get fit so I’m going to the gym, but it’s quite a hard routine to stick with.  Seguir con. 

5.     Get out of something – this means to free yourself from an obligation, in particular one that you don’t want to do.  E.G. my friend has a presentation which he’s trying to get out of.  I think he’s going to come up with an excuse.  You might have a meeting which you want to get out of.  Librarse de.   

Let’s just recap that and make sure we’ve nailed it. 

1.     Stop doing that please, it’s so annoying, you’re pissing me off.  

2.     I have a friend’s wedding next month but I can’t afford it, I need to get out of it somehow, perhaps using an excuse.  

3.     Can you come up with an example?  If not, come up with a quick story.  

4.     I’ve been on a diet this year but it’s tough, either way I’m determined to stick with it.

5.     The moment I went on my first date with my girlfriend, I knew she was the one for me, I fell for her so quickly.   

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In this episode of Learn English with Teachify Lewis takes you through 5 different English expressions which have been 'taught' on our Instagram account before.  He gives explanations, examples and finishes with a little test.  Given that it's a short one, here you have the transcript, more or less.

1.     The first expression is actually just an adjective, a lovely colloquial one – packed.  Synonyms are busy, full or crowded.  Most beaches in summer are packed, bars in Seville tend to be packed and my agenda is quite packed too.

2.     Next, the second expression is a rule of thumb.  This means a general rule, or a guideline.  Think about English grammar, often there are exceptions but teachers can give you some useful rules of thumb to follow. 

3.     Thirdly, one of my favourites which we use a lot is off the top of my head.  It means without preparation or thought, in class we ask students to give some examples off the top of their heads.  E.G. The best city I’ve visited, hmmm, I’m not sure but off the top of my head I’d have to say that Rome is the best city I’ve visited but maybe just because I’m thinking about eating some carbonara right now. 

4.     Fourthly, bear in mind.  Interestingly, bear as a verb is written exactly the same as the animal, a bear.  However, in this case it means consider, take into account or keep in mind.  E.G.  You need to bear in mind that learning a language is never easy. 

5.     Last but not least, get the gist.  This expression means to understand the main points or a general summary.  If you listen to an audiobook you don’t need to understand everything but you must get the gist at least.  

There we go, 5 lovely expressions all of which were taken from our Instagram account and were posted last year so we’ll continue to pick 5 expressions each month and provide additional examples and explanations.  If you don’t follow us, what are you waiting for? 

A quick recap, what were the five expressions today?  

1.     A common rule of thumb is, the more the better.  

2.     Whenever you want to say take into account, just say bear in mind.  

3.     Can you give us an example off the top of your head?  Quick. 

4.     There are so many people over there, it’s absolutely packed. 

5.     It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand everything, as long as you get the gist.  

Thanks for listening, for any questions please get in touch with: [email protected]

In this episode of Learn English with Teachify Lewis tells you another true story about a time in his life about ten years ago, and as you can tell from the title, it's related to Magaluf!  

To view the transcript, you have to go on Buzzsprout, here's the link.  Other than that, keep listening and listen more than once if possible to really understand all of the vocabulary. 

https://teachify.buzzsprout.com/

Thanks again, any questions: [email protected] 

Hello everyone, in this episode of Learn English with Teachify, Lewis and Will have a Zoom call to speak about a range of common conversation questions and have a catch up.  

Once a month, we have longer episodes including lots of fluent conversation while using certain difficult words and phrases.  Let us know if you like it and make sure to listen more than once to really memorise new vocabulary.  

Any questions or feedback, contact: [email protected]

In this episode of 'Learn English with Teachify' Lewis goes through 5 phrasal verbs taught previously on the Teachify instagram account giving plenty of examples to help you learn them off by heart.

Listen multiple times, take notes and read the transcript to really make the most of the podcast and spread the word about how useful it is!

To view the transcript: https://teachify.buzzsprout.com/925609

Any questions, contact: [email protected] 

Welcome to the second episode of the 'Learn English with Teachify' podcast. 

This week, Lewis goes through five expressions which were explained months ago on our Instagram profile.  Listen carefully to the examples and take some notes to memorise them. 

If you found it difficult, check out the transcript to help you. 

To view the transcript: https://teachify.buzzsprout.com/925609

Any questions, get in touch with [email protected] 

It’s ‘Learn English with Teachify’ time and time for the first episode of the new podcast. 

In this first episode of the podcast Lewis tells you a personal story about when he crashed his car at just 17 years old, well, he actually crashed his mum's car.  Embarrassing, I know. 

Try listening the first time without the transcript before listening the second time while comparing it to the transcript, there may be a couple of words or phrases that differ but that's all. 

To view the transcript: https://teachify.buzzsprout.com/925609

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In this episode Lewis is here to bring you some news...

• This is the last episode of the podcast in its current style and name 
• There will be a new podcast called LEARN ENGLISH WITH TEACHIFY from September 

Let us know if you have any suggestions for the new podcast, follow us on social media for further updates and information and thanks so much for listening to us up until now :)

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In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis has a chat with Jack about super powers, his birthday and superheroes.  Pay attention and try to answer the key questions.

1. What was said about Jack's birthday? 
2. What's he going to do for summer? 
3. What super powers would they have if they could choose? 
4. Are they brave people?  In what way? 
5. Which superheroes did they discuss and what do they think about the popularity of the films?

Thanks so much for listening and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask: [email protected] 

In this episode of The Teachify English Podcast Lewis is joined by Will as they catch up and then have a short conversation about virtual reality, augmented reality and more. 

1. How was the podcast started? 
2. What was said about beaches?
3. What's the difference between AR & VR? 
4. Have they used either of the technologies? 
5. What were the films and series discussed? 

Thanks for listening everybody, any questions, contact: [email protected]