Did you dive into your work today? Did you finish up everything or have
you put something off? Once you put everything together and then have it all
wrapped up, let me know and I'll follow up with you. Today's English
lesson and conversation is all about these phrasel verbs for business. Let's study together.
Welcome to another Happy English podcast coming to you from New York City.
And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you, Johann
and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak
English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode six seventy two,
Business English phrasel Verbs. I really love helping you learn fasal verbs. But
I think you knew that right. Not only are phrasal verbs useful for your
everyday English conversations, but they always appear in business conversations and on exams like
the TOEK exam. For today's English lesson, we're going to look at six
different phrasal verbs that you can use in the workplace. Let's check them out
now. Listen to a conversation between two office workers. Good morning, Sarah.
Did you manage to dive into the project analysis we discussed? Oh?
Hi, Mark, Yes, I did. I'll be finishing it up today.
So far the data looks promising. That's great to hear. We should
put off presenting it to senior management until we have all the necessary information.
Agreed, I'll put together the rest of the data and wrap up the report
by the end of the day. Perfect, and don't forget to follow up
with the team members who provided the initial data. Absolutely, I'll reach out
to them today. The first one is dive into. In the conversation,
Mark asks Sarah if she managed to dive into the project analysis. Dive into
means to begin doing something, especially with enthusiasm or eagerness. Dive into is
not separable. Here are some examples. Jerry was excited to dive into the
new project and contribute his ideas. Elaine and George need to dive into the
market research to understand customers preferences. The team, including Cramer, was ready
to dive into the task and achieve their goals. Next, Sarah told Mark
that she will be finishing it up today. Finish up means to complete or
finish doing something. Often the final tasks remaining work. Finish up is separable.
For example, let's finish up the report and send it to mister Peterman
by the end of the day. Susan said she needs to finish up the
presentation slides before the meeting starts. After finishing up the project, Newman celebrated
the success with the team. Next, Mark suggested putting off presenting it to
senior management. Put Off means to delay or postpone doing something until a later
date or time. Put Off is separable. Here are some examples. Mister
Pitt notified us that the meeting has been put off until next week due to
scheduling conflicts. Don't put off completing your assignments until the last minute. About
the new product launch, we had to put it off due to an issue
in the factory. Sarah told Mark that she will put together the rest of
the data. Put together. Put together means to compile or combine information in
order to present it in an organized way. Put together is separable. For
example, Morty told me that we need to put together a comprehensive marketing strategy
for the new product. The team put together an impressive presentation for the client
meeting. Can you help mister Bookman put the budget report together for the annual
review. Next, Sarah's plan is to wrap up the report by the end
of the day. Wrap Up means to complete or finish doing something, often
in a final or conclusive manner. Wrap Up is separable. Here are some
examples. Let's wrap up the meeting by summarizing the key decisions and action items.
I need to wrap up this project before I can move on to the
next one. After wrapping up the negotiation, we celebrated with dinner at the
steakhouse, and finally, Mark reminded Sarah to follow up with the team members.
Follow Up means to communicate with someone in order to provide them with updated
information or to continue a previous conversation or action. Follow Up is separable,
and you can follow something up or follow up with someone. For example,
I will follow up with the client regarding their feedback on our proposal. This
Al's team followed up with potential customers to address their questions. It's important to
follow up after a job interview to show that you are interested in the job.
Now listen to the conversation again while listening for the phrasal verbs from this
lesson. Good morning, Sarah, did you manage to dive into the project
analysis we discussed? Oh? Hi, Mark, Yes, I did.
I'll be finishing it up today. So far the data looks promising. That's
great to hear. We should put off presenting it to senior management until we
have all the necessary information. Agreed, I'll put together the rest of the
data and wrap up the report by the end of the day. Perfect,
And don't forget to follow up with the team members who provided the initial data.
Absolutely, I'll reach out to them today. Keep in mind, the
best way to remember this and any vocabulary is to take the word or phrase,
write it in a sentence that's true for you or true in your world,
and then memorize your sentences. Well, that's it for today's lesson and
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