Vocabulary Building Technique

The vocabulary learning technique youre about to do is based on Method 3 as

explained in Master Vocabulary: How to Learn the Vocabulary that Native
Speakers Use.

Heres the link to Master Vocabulary in case you didnt read it

In this cheat sheet most of the work is already done for you. All you need to do
is record yourself reading each one of the sentences below. Each sentence
exemplifies a phrasal verb.
Ive designed this document to be easily viewed on your cell phone. However, it
might be more convenient for you to view this document on your computer and

use your cell phone to record yourself.

I suggest you do one voice recording for every 10 sentences. Each page has 10
sentences so you dont need to count.
The benefit of recording yourself
By reading the sentences out loud you engage in a more active way with the
vocabulary than you do just by reading. Once you finish recording yourself
reading the sentences out loud, youre going to listen to the recordings. In this
way, the vocabulary is going to further consolidate in your brain as youre
employing your auditory memory.
Lets schedule the times youre going to listen to the recordings. Listen to the
audio files the day after you finish recording them. Then, do the same a week

after, and for then a month after. Mark it in your calendar. Its important you
follow through if you want results.

If arent completely sure what the phrasal verb of the sentence youre reading
means, you can translate it at the end of that sentence. This is a easiest and
quickest way to solve that problem. An example below:
They ripped you off at that hotel.
I dont know what rip off means. I read the article, but I cant recall what that PV
means. This is what youll record on your cell phone.
They ripped you off at that hotel. (rip off = estafar) (Spanish)

Another example:
Claudia loaded up on CDs for the road trip. (load up on = llevar un monton de)
You dont need to be too precise with the translation. Look up the PV on the
dictionary and figure out if the translation listed there is appropriate.
Feel free to share your recording in the GO WOW English Community or send it
to me to my email: max.ahu@gmai.com

I took my sweater off when it got warmer.

The plane takes off at 5 pm.
He was showing off how much money he makes.
The game kicks off at 9pm.
All the years of hard work paid off when he got a promotion.
Robert was the only student who was able to pull off a perfect score in the
exam.
They ripped you off at that hotel.
I wouldnt write him off just yet. He still has a chance to win. (descartar)
Her friends cut her off when she got engaged. (dejar de ver a un amigo)
We were supposed to have a coffee, but he blew me off.
Recording 1

They started the meeting off by addressing the most important issues first.
I just need 10 more minutes to finish off this report.
He took a day off from work.
Knock it off, kids! You're going to wake up the baby.
The new 2016 car is going to knock your socks off.
Her phone has been ringing off the hook ever since she was on TV
She was punching a boxing bag to let off some steam.
I have 5 tickets to give away.
This old fridge doesn't work anymore, I'm going to throw it away
Don't go away, stay here til I'm back

Recording 2

The pain went away.

I was blown away by her performance.
Kids, put your toys away before going to bed.
A lot of investors walked away thinking the product wasn't going to succeed.
My girlfriend walked away on me.
I don't want take anything away from their win, but they had a little bit of
luck.
I got carried away by her speech and forgot I had a meeting at 4.
Don't shy away from the camera when I film what we're doing.
Don't shy away from doing what you love.
He got into a fight in the school hall, but because it was the last day of
school, I think he's gonna get away with murder.
Recording 3

The hospital is far away, maybe an hour by car.

The rescue team didn't give up and kept looking for survivors.
Don't give up! Hard work will pay off.
He made up a fake story.
I don't know this word, can you look it up on Google?
I thought this game was going to be boring, but it ended up being pretty
exciting.
We need to set up a meeting immediately.
I need someone to help me set up a website for my business.
I didn't want to get into politics, but he brought it up.
When the world went into a recession, the economy of Canada held up
pretty well.
My mom is a superhero to me. I look up to her.
Recording 4

It's an old car but I think it can still hold up 10 more years.
It's time to wrap up the show.
I said he was going win the race, and he backed it up.
(literally) A little kid just snuck up on me and yelled 'boo! I scared you!'
(figuratively) I wish I would have finished the essay. The deadline snuck up on
me.
I'm not going to keep putting up with this nonsense!
He's so fake. He's always sucking up to the boss.
Im sorry but you cant come. I promise Ill make it up to you somehow.
My friend stuck up for me against the bullies.
Claudia loaded up on CDs for the road trip.
Recording 5

Have you come up with a plan B?

How have you been? We need to catch up with each other
The movie didn't live up to my expectations.
I was willing to do the washing-up but you beat me up to it.
She's so hung up on what other people think about her.
He did badly in the exam and chalked it up to spending to much time playing
video games.
I walked up to me and asked me for directions.
Come on, man! Man up, ask her out!
Did you hook up with that girl last night?
The two families teamed up to organize the wedding.
Recording 6

I didn't got to travel to Europe because I didn't save up enough money.

Open up! I need to get in.
Congrats, you've made great progress. Keep it up!
All right, I'll take you up on that. When do we start the GYM?
Having just lost his job and expecting a kid, he is up shit creek without a
paddle.
Check this series out. You might like it.
I just found out they neighbors are stealing our Wi-Fi.
It took me some time to figure out how to play this video game.
He couldn't figure out what the problem was and neither could I.
Wanna hang out tonight at the big store at the Solaris plaza?
Recording 7

We just hung out.

Security kicked him out of the museum because he got drunk.
No need to call the guy to fix the computer, I sorted out the problem myself.
First, sort the paperwork out by date.
He's been ruled out of the main team due to an injury.
I haven't ruled out the possibility of moving abroad, but I haven't made a
decision yet either.
We'll see how things play out, and when we have more information we'll
take a decision.
The trial played out favorably to him.
This Chevrolet maxes out at about 250 km/h.
I maxed out my credit card on the trip to Las Vegas.
Recording 8

Jake, didnt really graduate from Harvard. Yea! Im calling you out.
She called them out on their lies.
They told me I'm not cut out for being a chef.
I like working and being out of the house. So, you guess, I'm not cut out for
being a housewife.
Being stressed out about money 24/7 is being detrimental for her health.
Wait a second, hear me out. What if we tell them a little white lie and avoid
any problems?
They have everything planned out.
I'm still holding out hope I'll get a call from that company I sent my
application to.
Can you read the introduction out loud?
Sorry, I wasn't talking to you, I was just thinking out loud.
Recording 9

 I just want to get home, kick my feet up and turn on the TV and watch my
favorite show.
Sorry someone called me, go on with what you were saying.
The party actually went on for two more hours.
(2) What's going on over there?
Let's move on to the next topic on the agenda
I have made peace with the fact that she broke up with me, and I've moved
on.
I am going to my grandma's. I want to check on her.
My sister loved picking on me when we were kids.
Mark is hitting on me.
The meeting dragged on more than I was expecting.
Recording 10

 All celebrities are constantly hated on on Twitter.

The robber tried snatching her purse, but she held on to it.
He said I didnt do it, and then he went on to say I know who did it, but
Im not going to tell you.
He just keeps on failing the math exam.
I can't return his call now, I'll do it later on today.
He lived in Europe on and off during his childhood.
She gave in to her kids insistence and let them play outside.
I was determined not to download Pokemon Go, but I ended up giving in
because that's all my friends were doing.
I was the last one to hand in the exam.
Something is wrong with the website, I can't log in.
Recording 11

 I can't log into my Facebook account.

Let's all chip in for a taxi to downtown.
I got a nice pair of Adidas shoes, but I need to break them in before the
triathlon.
What happened in the meeting? Fill me in.
He filled me in on the changes to the plan
When Real Madrid beat Barcelona, he rubbed it in my face every day for a
month.
He was right, and he won't stop rubbing it in.
When the caffeine kicks in I feel much more energized.
The antidepressant take 2 months to kick in.
He's really busy but he always manages to squeeze in some exercise every
day.
Recording 12

Sarah is going to fill in for me while I'm away for a few days.
Is she in on our plan?
I'm going to let you in on a secret.
She weighed in on who she believes should be the next president.
We're going to the movies. You want to join in?
I created a Facebook group for the class. Whoever wants in let me know by
sending me a private message.
I don't have anything personal against them, it's just that I don't fit in with
your friends.
I love working hard and I don't mind putting in the hours, but at the end of
the month I want to get paid well.
Mark just called in sick, he won't work today.
Stop messing around and do your homework.
Recording 13

 I was just messing around with you.

I didn't know where the museum was, so I started to ask people around
about directions.
I you ever come to Moscow, I'll show you around the city.
Don't leave just yet guys, stick around for 30 more minutes.
Let's make sure we arrange everything for the party before hand, so that we
don't need to rush around when it happens.
I spent Sundays lying around and not doing anything.
Ive had this book lying around home for years, but Ive now finally got
around to reading it.
It took me a long time to talk him into not quitting college, and it looks he's
little by little coming around.
It's easy to get around this city because it's quite small.
Recording 14
He was able to turn his life around with sheer willpower

 I finally got around to reading the final chapter of that book.

She knows her way around the kitchen. She's a good chef.
I spent a whole year trying to wrap my head around the music business until
I was able to make some money.
He works around the clock to provide for his family.
Give me a sec, I'll grab a pen to write down the address.
The car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
Let me break down the report into parts.
Turn down the music
Someone offered me a good contract to work abroad but I turned it down
because Im happy with my current job.
He said he was sorry he let down his fans.
Recording 15

 The boxing match went down in front of 20 thousand people.

They just want to lie down on the beach.
Don't water down the message in order to not offend the wrong people. Say
it like it is.
(literally) Water down the orange juice with some water.
They were supposed to get married but he backed down in the last minute.
They kids are incredibly impolite. Today they tried to put down the cleaning
lady.
The lion was too sick, so the zoo staff had to put him down.
To be successful it all comes down to doing what you love and letting other
people love you.
He came down with the flu.
He looked down on her because she's an immigrant.
Recording 16

We've narrowed down the list of candidates to two people.

Their progressed slowed down when the recession hit.
It's really hot today. I'll take a cold shower to cool myself down.
I always get nervous before taking important exams, I need to learn how to
calm down.
The coach laid down the rules, and said that if someone comes in to training
more than 3 times, he's out.
Okay, enough dilly dallying, let's get down to business and get started with
the meeting.
She broke down in tears when she found out her puppy had died.
I need 10 more minutes to go over the speech script.
The new president is going to take over the government next month
Partying and drugs took over his life.
Recording 17

I got a cold last week and I cant get over it yet.

She got run over by a car
The cat knocked the glass over.
It's too late for you to go back home. Don't you want to stay over for the
night?
I'll take some time to think over the idea . I'll call you tomorrow.
They made us pay, but never sent us the product. They screwed us over.
I pulled over to write a message on my phone.
Can we get the class over with? I'm hungry and I want to go home.
I'm heading over to California this fall.
He didn't see the step on the floor and tripped over.
Recording 18

 I overcooked the cake and had to start over.

All these tax regulations are way over my head.
Ive told her the same thing over and over again, but she just wont pay
attention.
He decided to put behind his history with drugs and turn over a new leaf.
He flicked through the magazine to kill some time.
He's trying to be nice because he wants something from you, can't you see
through his intentions?
Let me go through the list of options until I make a final decision.
(2) He went though a lot of hardships in his childhood.
We need to buy some warmer clothes to get us through the winter when we
move to the north.
Recording 19

I need some caffeine in the morning to help me get me through the day.
(2) I called a hundred times but I couldn't get through to him.
We need to follow through with the plan.
He promised the bank he was going to pay his debt but he didn't follow
through on it.
His skills shone through in the final match.
His years of hard work and dedication came through in the most important
moment.
The wire transfer didn't come through.
We were holding out hope we would get to an agreement, but the contract
negotiations fell through.
We have a busy day ahead but we're going to power through it as a team.
Mark walked me through the process.
Recording 20

The trainer took us through all the surgical instruments.

Going back home never passed through his mind.
Her blood pressure was through the roof.
Inflation has gone through the roof in this country.
He lied through his teeth when he said he would follow through on his
promise.
I paid through my nose last night at the restaurant.

Recording 21