Today I have a really cool lesson.
We are talking about phrasal verbs related to clothing.
Before we begin, I just want to make sure that
you really pay attention to these.
Phrasal verbs are both easy and difficult.
What makes them easy is that you just have a verb and a preposition.
And all you have to do is memorize them.
But the problem is that many times we forget which preposition goes with which verb.
And that is when we mess up the meaning.
And this can be actually very confusing.
One of the best ways to learn phrasal verbs is to learn them by category.
And a very important category is clothing
because we use these phrasal verbs very, very often in English.
Whether we are putting clothes on or taking clothes off,
we want to make sure that we are using these phrasal verbs correctly.
Let's learn some phrasal verbs about clothing.
And "to put on" means to start wearing something.
So for example, if I'm cold, I might want to put on a jacket.
Or if I'm going to a nice event I might want to put on a nice dress.
Or I might want to put on my nice boots.
Number two is the opposite of put on and it is TAKE OFF.
And "take off" means to remove clothing.
I've heard many learners of English use this incorrectly.
Please don't mix these up. They're very important.
We use them a lot. We talk about them in our routine.
But then when you get warm, you take it off.
There you go. Now you are masters at this.
Are you ready for the next one.
And this means to wear something new to make it a little bit more comfortable.
We can break in and new clothes or new shoes.
For example, many times when we buy new shoes
they're a little tight here and there, so we want to wear
them so they can kind of fit to our feet.
And "try on" means to put something on if you want
to see how it fits and how it looks.
For example, when we go shopping
many times we will try on some clothes to see how they look.
This will give us an idea whether they look good or maybe not so good.
Many times something looks amazing on the hanger.
And then you try it on and maybe it doesn't look so amazing.
We try them on. We try on the clothes.
Now to "throw on" means to put something on very quickly.
You just put it on very quickly.
Wait...
Is Superman very quick? Who's quick?
Yes. You are putting on an outfit like the Flash.
So you have to be very, very quick about it.
Sometimes, maybe if the alarm rings and you just
keep hitting snooze, and then you eventually wake up.
You might have to throw on some clothes because you have to get to work on time.
Now to "button up" means to fasten something with buttons.
So if you're wearing something that has buttons like a sweater.
No, sweaters don't. Like a cardigan.
Or like a button-up shirt, or anything that has buttons.
When you close those buttons you say you button up.
This verb has two different meanings.
The first one is to put on clothes that are a little bit
more formal than the clothes you usually wear.
For example, we might want to dress up for somebody's wedding.
Or we dress up for a job interview.
Or maybe we'll dress up for some kind of formal event.
The other meaning of dress up is to put on clothes
that make you look like someone else.
For example, many, many children dress up for Halloween.
We like to put on a costume, and we dress up.
Now this is the opposite of dress up.
So if you dress down, you wear clothes that are less formal than the clothes you usually wear.
I hope now that you have a really good understanding of these phrasal verbs.
And I hope that you can use them correctly
when you put your clothes on in the morning.
Now here's how I want you to practice these verbs.
When you get ready in the morning, say what you
are doing using the correct phrasal verb.
Whether you're putting on a shirt, or trying on
some new jeans, or breaking in your new pair of shoes.
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