10 Useful PHRASAL VERBS for Any Topic in IELTS Speaking 

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Thank you so much, Keith! Your lessons are always interesting. 1. Look up to SO = to admire and respect someone. - He'd always looked up to his teachers. 2. To crop up = to appear unexpectedly / suddenly I have to work late today, something cropped up at work. In my hometown, Chinese restaurants are cropping up everywhere. 3. To nail down = to identify clearly (answer, time, reason) It’s hard to nail down the reason, but maybe it’s because …. 4. To single out = To choose one from a group I would single out one main reason, and that is…. 5. To iron out ST = to get rid of / to remove (problems, difficulties, misunderstandings) The best way to iron out the problem is….. 6. To pack in = to stop doing ST I went to the gym for 3 months but then I packed it in. I just didn’t have enough time to go. I want to pack in my job. It’s not very rewarding & badly paid. I took up painting, but then I packed it in, because I didn’t enjoy it very much. 7. To ache for = to long for / to desire strongly I’m aching for a holiday / a beer /a night out. 8. To drag on = to last longer than necessary The pandemic has been dragging on for such a long time. The meeting has dragged on for ever. 9. To do away with ST = to remove, stop, abolish (law, rule, tax, restrictions…) I wish we could do away with facemasks. I think the government should do away with this law. 10. To set back = to cost a lot of money This car set me back a few thousand dollars. It set me back a fortune. 11. To slip up = to make a mistake (work, relationship, government) I slipped up at work yesterday, I made a huge mistake, I lost my manager’s presentation. I slipped up last week, I forgot my wife’s birthday. 12. To flick through = to look through quickly (books, magazines) I was flicking through the newspaper the other day and I saw an article about healthy eating.

10 useful phrasal verbs for any topic in IELTS speaking #1 crop up = to appear unexpectedly/ suddenly #2 nail down = to identify clearly #3 iron out = to get rid of/ to remove #4 pack in = to stop doing sth #5 ache for = to desire strongly/ to long for #6 drag on = to last longer than necessary #7 do away with = to remove, stop, abolish #8 set back = to cost a lot of money #9 slip up = to make a mistake #10 flick through = to look through quickly

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