Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs (Advanced & Stylistic Use) (C1) - Lesson 3: Using Phrasal Verbs with Style & Precision

Vocabulary C1

my_location

Precision & Style

កិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំកម្រិតខ្ពស់

Phrasal verbs are often informal, but at C1 level, choosing the exact right phrasal verb adds immense style, nuance, and precision to your language.

នៅកម្រិត C1 ការចេះជ្រើសរើសកិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំ (Phrasal verbs) មកប្រើឲ្យត្រូវបរិបទ នឹងធ្វើឲ្យភាសាអង់គ្លេសរបស់អ្នកមានភាពទាក់ទាញ និងច្បាស់លាស់។

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Precision (Nuance) search

ភាពច្បាស់លាស់នៃអត្ថន័យ

iron out To remove problems or find solutions. ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាតូចតាចឲ្យរលូន

boil down to To be the main reason or fundamental point. សរុបសេចក្តីមកគឺ... / ចំណុចសំខាន់បំផុតគឺ...

brush up on To improve your knowledge of something you've partly forgotten. រំលឹកចំណេះដឹងចាស់ឡើងវិញ

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Formal Verbs checkroom

កិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំសម្រាប់ប្រើជាផ្លូវការ

pertain to To relate to or have a connection with something. ទាក់ទងទៅនឹង

set forth To state or describe something clearly (in writing). បង្ហាញយ៉ាងច្បាស់ / រៀបរាប់អធិប្បាយ

hinge on To depend entirely on something. អាស្រ័យទាំងស្រុងលើ

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The Formality Scale linear_scale

កម្រិតនៃភាពផ្លូវការ (Register)

Idea generation

Think of

Informal

⟷

Come up with

C1 Phrasal

⟷

Conceive

Academic

Causing something to happen

Make happen

Informal

⟷

Bring about

C1 Phrasal

⟷

Induce

Academic

warning The Pronoun Trap!

Separable Phrasal Verbs

(ក្បួនប្រើសព្វនាម (Pronoun) ជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំដែលអាចបំបែកបាន។ ប្រសិនបើកម្មវត្ថុជាសព្វនាម វាត្រូវតែនៅកណ្តាល!)

Noun Object (Flexible):

"I need to iron out the details." check "I need to iron the details out." check

Pronoun Object (Strict!):

"I need to iron out them." close

"I need to iron them out." check

Style & Precision movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak discuss how to elevate your English by replacing basic verbs with highly precise, advanced phrasal verbs.

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Knowledge Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង

Nuance

When a complex situation is summarized to its main point, you say it ___ that.

(នៅពេលសរុបចំណុចសំខាន់បំផុតនៃរឿងអ្វីមួយ...)

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Formal Usage

Which phrasal verb means "to depend entirely on"?

(តើកិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំមួយណាមានន័យថា "អាស្រ័យទាំងស្រុងលើ"?)

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You haven't spoken French in years, but you are going to Paris. You need to ___.

(រំលឹកចំណេះដឹងចាស់ឡើងវិញ)

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Formality Spectrum

Which is a highly appropriate C1 phrasal verb to mean "cause"?

(តើកិរិយាសព្ទបន្សំ C1 មួយណាមានន័យថា "បណ្តាលឲ្យកើតមាន"?)

email

Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Professional Email email (Write a short, professional email to your manager explaining that you need a meeting to "iron out" the details of a project.)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Boil it down feed (Read a long English news article today. Write one sentence starting with: "It essentially boils down to...")

local_library

Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Register Check local_library (Find one new phrasal verb in an article. Look it up in an English dictionary to see if it is marked as "informal" or "formal".)

Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Makara 2 hours ago

Teacher, I heard we should NEVER use phrasal verbs in IELTS Academic writing because they are informal. Is that true?

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Teacher Sopheak Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Makara! That is a very common myth! back_hand While *some* phrasal verbs are definitely too informal (like 'hang out' or 'mess up'), many are perfectly acceptable and even expected in C1/IELTS writing. Words like 'bring about' (cause), 'carry out' (conduct), and 'set forth' (state) show excellent vocabulary range. You just need to know the register of the specific verb you are using! school