#122 - TO PICK UP ON

#140 POP IN / OUT / OFF / ON / UP (A Phrasal Verb a Day is back) A Phrasal Verb a Day is back. In this episode I'll give you an update about this podcast and teach you phrasal verbs with POP. Episode Transcript Hello everyone, This is Luke Thompson and you’re listening to A Phras ... Show More

= to finish/consume something completely- especially food e.g. I made a pizza for my friends and they polished it off in just a few minutes because they were so hungry. 

to indicate something 1. literally, by indicating something with your finger or a pointer) or 2. saying something that people don't know, or saying something specific that needs to be indicated e.g. "I'd just like to point out that these figures are not adjusted for inflation" or ... Show More

The classic question! Is it do or make? This has come up a lot recently and I want to help you get this right once and for all. This is a really useful topic as well because they come up a lot in business English.  I'm going to break down Do and Make into different categories to ... Show More

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I got a question about adding "UP" to certain verbs and this learner wanted to know more. As I did more research, I was plunged into a rabbit hole of research and it turned out to be much more complicated than I first realised! I decided to try to tackle this topic in a podcast e ... Show More

In this lesson you will learn 3 functions of the TOPIC PARTICLE 은/는: 1.  to mark its noun as the sentence topic 2.  to point up a contrast, or 3.  to mark its noun as old or given or assumed information. https://onlinekoreaned.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/topic-particle-은-는 

Transcripts: https://www.portugueselab.com/plp Start with lesson 1! HOW IT WORKS: 1. First, we’ll listen to a dialogue for beginners. 2. Then we'll break it down into parts for you to listen to and repeat. 3. We’ll introduce some new vocabulary variations to spice things up. 4. F ... Show More

I recently made a huge change in my life and I'm announcing it to everyone in this episode today. I'm going to talk a little bit about this change, why I made it, and some of my feelings about the future. I then talk about change in a more general sense and give you som ... Show More

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Transcripts: https://www.portugueselab.com/plp Start with lesson 1! HOW IT WORKS: 1. First, we’ll listen to a dialogue for beginners. 2. Then we'll break it down into parts for you to listen to and repeat. 3. We’ll introduce some new vocabulary variations to spice things up. 4. F ... Show More