21. Phrasal Verbs Perfect for Formal Situations!! | Ideal for IELTS, TOEFL, Business, University and much more! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>On today’s episode I want to introduce a few phrasal verbs that are suitable for formal English! Phrasal verbs can be confusing; are they formal or informal? How do we use them? When do we use them? Hopefully by the end of this episode you’ll be able to use seven phrasal verbs that are perfect for business, IELTS or TOEFL exams, and other formal situations!</strong></p> <p><strong>Transcript - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2020/11/15/21-phrasal-verbs-perfect-for-formal-situations-ideal-for-ielts-toefl-business-university-and-much-more-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></p> <p><strong>Contact Us!!!</strong></p> <p><strong>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)</strong></p> <p><strong>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</strong></p> <p><strong>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</strong></p> <p><strong>Gmail - [email protected]</strong></p> <p><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></p> <p><strong>To distinguish (v) - to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another</strong></p> <p><em>It is important to distinguish between business and pleasure</em></p> <p><strong>To specify (v) - to explain or describe something clearly and exactly</strong></p> <p><em>He said we should meet but didn’t specify a time</em></p> <p><strong>indirect (adj) - happening in addition to an intended result, often in a way that is complicated or not obvious</strong></p> <p><em>Indirect effects of the war include disease and food shortages</em></p> <p><strong>Boastful (adj) - praising yourself and what you have done</strong></p> <p><em>He was confident, not boastful</em></p> <p><strong>jet lag (n) - the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left</strong></p> <p><em>Every time i fly to the USA, I get really bad jet lag</em></p> <p><strong>Venture (n) - new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty</strong></p> <p><em>She advised us to look abroad for more lucrative business ventures</em></p> <p><strong>To reduce (v) - to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc</strong></p> <p><em>Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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