Learning the phrasal verbs that native English speakers use on a regular basis is a super important thing to focus on for all ESL students. It’s pointless to look through lists of phrasal verbs or phrasal verb dictionaries when there are much more efficient ways to learn English phrasal verbs. Here are some much better methods.
1. Watch American movies and download the subtitles. You can easily find them on Google. Read through the movie script and underline the phrasal verbs that you don’t understand. Look up these phrasal verbs online.
2. Listen to two Canadian brothers do the best ESL podcast at www.china232.com. Sign up for the VIP section and read the full transcript of each show. The show is really enjoyable, modern, and super useful on many different levels. It is probably the best way to understand native spoken English in the shortest amount of time.
3. Make your own list of phrasal verbs that you find interesting from using these two methods. Make the list on the computer so that you don’t lose it and keep adding to it. Every time you come across an English phrasal verb that you find interesting, write it down along with some examples of when you could use it in real life. Practice using them when talking on msn, at work, or in person with native speakers.
4. Sign up for this free email course on English phrasal verbs below. You’ll learn some slang and other cool stuff.
It’s 2010 and it’s time to take advantage of these useful study methods which are far better than what is going on at expensive English schools or the public school system for teaching English as a second language.