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What's going on guys? So I hear learners like you all the time say that phrasal verbs are the
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most difficult part of learning English. And while this is true to some extent, at least with phrasal
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verbs you can replace them with regular one-word verbs. For example, how you can use "examine"
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instead of "look over." Or, you can use "tolerate" instead of "put up with." Now, prepositions you
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either get them right, or you get them wrong. And even the most advanced English speakers that
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I know tend to still have some trouble and make mistakes getting preposition combinations right.
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Now, this won't be just another lesson about prepositions of place like "should I arrive AT" or
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"should I arrive ON," or prepositions of time like "my birthday is IN January" or "ON January." While
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that is definitely a topic that's always been very difficult for English learners to master,
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there's a ton of really great lessons out there including one that we actually made,
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which you can check out after this lesson. But, before we get into today's main topic, I wanted to
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Alright, so to start out we'll have you take a quick diagnostic test just to see if this
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is a problem that you might suffer from. So we'll watch a funny clip from Friends, and
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what I want you to do is think about what should come after "interested" — is it IN, ON or ABOUT.
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That should be easy. Let's do a more difficult one now.
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Let's take one more quiz. Are you "committed TO someone",
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are you "committed IN someone", or do you not even need a preposition with "committed"?
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So, in this lesson, firstly we'll take a look at words that have more than one preposition,
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such as "think about" and "think of," and how the meaning changes.
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Then, after that, we'll look at words, both verbs and adjectives, that learners often get
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the preposition combination wrong with. And then finally we'll give you some tips on how you can
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avoid making mistakes with prepositions altogether [completely]. Are you ready? Let's jump into it.
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And now I want you to tell me which preposition follows each of these verbs.
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We'll see each of them used in context.
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Alright, so now in the comments below, let me know which other advanced techniques
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you find most difficult. Maybe we will make a lesson for you on it. And now,
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it's time to go beyond the classroom, and LIVE your English! Aww Yeah!