0:00 Hello and welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real life American English. Today we're going to look at some confusing phrasal verbs. So, let's get started. Today, we're looking at the difference between the verb chew, the phrasal verb chew on, and the phrasal verb chew up. They're all a little different, so let's take a closer look. Example, you should chew your food well before you swallow it. So, the verb chew, you should chew your food before you swallow it. Remember the action swallow? Swallow again. You should chew your food well before you swallow it. Let's practice. Should you chew your food well before you swallow it?
0:48 That's right. You should chew your food well before you swallow it. Now, let's talk about this dog. Is this dog chewing the shoe? We use a phrasal verb for this. We say the dog is chewing on the shoe. Why? It's different. The dog is not eating the shoe. Like when you chew your food before you swallow it, you're eating it, but the dog is not really eating the shoe. So, we use the phrasal verb chew on. The dog likes to chew on the shoe. The dog likes to chew on everything, especially puppies. Puppies like to chew on things. Let's practice. Do puppies like to chew on things? That's right. Puppies like to chew on things. Example, this puppy chew on
1:35 everything. Let's practice. Does this puppy chew on everything? That's right. This puppy chews on everything. And babies, too. When babies are teething, teeth is the verb when their teeth come in. We use a phrasal verb come in when the teeth appear. Keep watching it for a full explanation of this phrasal verb, too. So, when babies are teething, they chew on everything. They don't chew everything because they're not eating it. We use the phrasal verb they chew on everything. Let's practice. When babies are teething, do they chew on everything? That's right. When babies are teething, they chew on everything. Do babies chew on their fingers?
2:24 That's right. Babies chew on their fingers. Do they chew on their toys, too? That's right. They chew on their toys, too. Now, let's talk about the phrasal verb chew up. We use the phrasal verb chew up when the dog chews on something and partly destroys it. Pretty much ruins it. Then we say chew up. Example, the shoe is ruined because the dog chewed up the shoe. The idea, the dog kind of destroyed the shoe. And I can describe the shoe and say the shoe is chewed up. Chew in the past. Chewed. Chewed. Chewed up. Link the sounds. The shoe is chewed up because the dog chewed it up. It's a
3:12 separable phrasal verb, so I had to separate it. Chewed it up. Pronunciation. Chewed it up. The T in it is a fast d. It it up. Chewed it up. The dog chewed it up. So, example, the dog chewed up the shoe. Let's practice. Did the dog chew up the shoe? That's right. The dog chewed up the shoe. Chewed up. Link the sounds. Example, the shoe is all chewed up. Let's practice. Is the shoe all chewed up? That's right. The shoe is all chewed up. Example, the dog chewed it up. Chewed it up. Let's practice. Did the dog chew it
3:59 up? That's right. The dog chewed it up. It's no good anymore. It's all chewed up. So, remember the difference. Chew is your verb. Chew your food before you swallow it. Chew on is a phrasal verb. Like dogs and puppies, they chew on things. And chew up is a phrasal verb when something is destroyed. It's chewed up. Example, the baby is teething. Let's talk about the verb teeth. Compared with a noun teeth, one tooth, more than one teeth, the th makes a sound with no voice, like in thank you and think. Again, teeth. These are my
4:45 teeth. But teeth is a verb. And the th makes the voice sound the like in father and mother. The teeth. So I can say the baby is teething. That's the continuous form. The baby is teething. What does that mean? That means the baby's teeth are coming in or coming out. Well, we use the first one. We say the baby's teeth are coming in. Why in? They're coming out of their head. I don't know, but that's what we say. The baby's teeth are coming in. We use this phrasal verb when the baby is teething. We don't say the teeth are coming out. We say the teeth are coming in. Let's hear some examples of the verb tee. Is she
5:31 teething? >> Teething? >> Hey, um, maybe we need to try something else, you know, with Fred teething. >> Tyler is teething. Poor thing. And it it's terrible, you know, because he's not sleeping. I'm not sleeping. Do you remember when he was teething? >> My sister-in-law's baby was teething. She would let him tee on her pinky and it leave a bruise. >> So, example, the baby is teething. Or I can say the baby's teeth are coming in. Let's practice. Is the baby teething? That's right. The baby is teething. Are the baby's teeth coming in? That's right. The baby's teeth are coming in. Let's hear some examples with the phrasal verb come in, referring to teeth. >> I told you a million times, my teeth are
6:18 coming in. >> Oh, that's just her teeth coming in. In my day, when your big boy teeth came in, your hockey coach would pull them so you wouldn't miss a shift. >> Now, this child is 2 years old. Most of his teeth have already come in, but the back ones called the molers are coming in. Now, when a child is 2 years old, their mers come in and they're teething. We use the same verb. And a 2-year-old can be called a toddler. A toddler is a child from 2 to four years old approximately. So when toddlers are teething, their mers are coming in. Let's practice. When toddlers are teething, are their mers coming in?
7:10 That's right. When toddlers are teething, their mers are coming in. That's their back teeth. And these teeth are called wisdom teeth. and they don't come in until you're 17, 18, 19 years old. When you're a teenager, your wisdom teeth come in. Again, we use the phrasal verb come in. When you're a teenager, your wisdom teeth come in. And why do we call them wisdom teeth? Wisdom is the noun and wise is the adjective. The old man is very wise. You need to respect his wisdom. That's where the word comes from. So, they're called wisdom teeth. So, he's a teenager and his wisdom teeth are coming in. But we don't say he's teething. Teething is for kids, not for
7:56 18-year-olds, not for teenagers. We say their wisdom teeth are coming in. Let's practice. He's a teenager. Are his wisdom teeth coming in? That's right. His wisdom teeth are coming in. So, remember the difference. The noun is teeth. These are my teeth. And the verb is teeth. Babies teeth. And that's what we say when their teeth are coming in. Remember, use come in to talk about teeth. Coming into your mouth or out of your head, however you look at it. We use the phrasal verb come in when talking about teeth in this situation. Keep watching to practice with more confusing phrasal verbs. Today, we're learning this phrasal verb go about. What does it mean? It means to continue
8:42 or to carry on with your activity. Whatever activity it is, I can say go about your business, go about your day, go about your daily life. It means to continue and carry out an activity. Let's hear some examples. >> Well, I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an evening, but if this is how you go about your work, I'd say you'd be lucky to uh get through a whole day. >> Now, go about your business and pray. >> You can go about your business. >> Move along. just go about your daily business. >> So you can just watch it and go about your day. >> So example, as you go about your day, as you go about your daily life, you should think in English. You should try, you
9:28 should try to think in English as you go about your daily life. As you go about your day. Let's practice. As you go about your daily life, what should you do? Should you try to think in English? That's right. As you go about your daily life, you should try to think in English. It really helps. And what if I change it? What if I say go about it or in the past went about it. This is a little different. This is more like do it or how you approach it. How you go about it. For example, you can go about it the right way or you can go about it the wrong way. It means you do it right or you do it wrong. How you approach the
10:13 situation is how you go about it. Let's hear some examples. >> You're trying to get me back in Huntsville, you're going about it the right way. >> If you want to make this place a hell, you're going about it in absolutely the right way. >> If you're trying to get us to not vote for you, you're going about it the wrong way. >> Look, if you want to make this symposium happen, you're going about it the wrong way. >> No, you're going about it the wrong way, TJ. >> Because you're going about it the wrong way. But I went about it the wrong way. >> That's hardly the way to go about it. >> You know, if killing Ronin is truly your sole purpose, I don't think this is the best way to go about it. >> But we both go about it in two very different ways. I understand that you feel like I went about it the wrong way. >> So, example, she's trying to fix the tire. Or maybe she's trying to fix the wheel, but she's going about it the
10:59 wrong way. She's not doing it right. She's going about it the wrong way. Pronunciation. We hear the T and about pronounced as a fast D. going about it about it. She's going about it the wrong way. Or I can change the verb to pass and say went. She did it wrong. Or I can say she went about it. She went about it the wrong way. She didn't go about it the right way. She went about it the wrong way. She did it wrong. That's the idea. Let's practice. Is she going about it the wrong way? That's right. She's going about it the wrong way. Let's practice in past. Did she go about it the wrong way or the right way?
11:44 That's right. She went about it the wrong way. She didn't do it right. So, I say she went about it the wrong way. So, remember, if you hear go about your business or go about your day, go about your daily life, the idea is to carry on and continue with an activity. But if you hear go about it or went about it, it means how they did it, how they approached it, the right way or the wrong way. Thank you for watching and if you like this video, subscribe to our channel. And if you want to become a member, click the join button and we'll see you next time.
