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10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think makes a phrasal verb “advanced” rather than basic?
Which phrasal verbs do you already know that are useful for discussions, work, or study?
Why do you think advanced English exams often include phrasal verbs?

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10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

Introduction: learning phrasal verbs and the speaker’s approach (00:00 – 02:03)

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1. What is the main goal of the video?

To test listening skills only
To compare British and American English
To explain grammar tenses
To teach 10 advanced phrasal verbs

2. What does the proverb about giving and teaching a man to fish illustrate in this video?

The difference between giving answers and teaching how to learn
Why exams are unfair
Why fishing vocabulary is important
How to memorize quotes

3. What does the speaker say his previous two videos focused on?

How to pass speaking exams
How to pronounce silent letters
How to write formal essays
How to use context and logic to learn phrasal verbs

10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

Phrasal verbs 1–6: ramp up, stem from, clamp down on, lay off, iron out, weigh in (02:03 – 08:18)

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1. What does “ramp up” mean?

To copy exactly
To examine carefully
To increase significantly
To reduce slowly

2. According to the example, many problems young people face nowadays stem from what?

Too much homework
Lack of exercise
Bad weather
Excessive use of social media

3. What does “lay off” mean in the video?

To punish workers for bad behavior
To promote workers quickly
To make employees redundant
To train new staff

10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

Phrasal verbs 7–10 and final advice (08:18 – 13:14)

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1. Why does the speaker say “get rid of” is especially useful?

Because it has only one exact meaning
Because it is common and general in many situations
Because it is only used in writing
Because it is very formal

2. In the example given, what turns out to be true about Justin Bieber?

He is Canadian
He is British
He is Australian
He is American

3. What does “put up with” mean?

To invent an excuse
To save money
To decorate something
To tolerate something unpleasant

10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

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1. Which phrasal verb from the video is most closely connected with strict action by an authority?

weigh in
turn out
clamp down on
come across

2. Which phrasal verb best fits this meaning: “to resolve disagreements so people can continue”?

stem from
ramp up
iron out
get rid of

3. Which phrasal verb is used when someone joins a discussion and gives an opinion?

lay off
weigh in
put up with
come across

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

10 VERY USEFUL Advanced Phrasal Verbs for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency CAE & CPE

Which of the 10 phrasal verbs do you think is the most useful in daily life, and why?
Can you think of a real situation where a school, company, or government might need to clamp down on something?
Do you agree that writing your own examples helps vocabulary stay in your memory better? Why or why not?
Choose two phrasal verbs from the video and use them to describe experiences from your own life.

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