I look forward to it (PV 1-5)

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1️⃣ GIVE UP

➡️ To stop trying to do something before you have finished, usually because it is too difficult or you no longer want to continue

➡️ to stop doing a habit or activity permanently

➡️ to surrender or yield to someone/something.

🌞 Never give up. - Nunca te rindas.

🌞 I gave up trying to fix the printer after it jammed for the fourth time. (preposition + verb-ing)

→ Dejé de intentar arreglar la impresora después de que se atascara por cuarta vez.

🌞 She gave up her career to take care of her family. - Abandonó su carrera para cuidar de su familia.

🌞 He gave up his seat for the elderly passenger.

→ Cedió su asiento a la pasajera mayor

🌞 I’m not going to give up on you.

→ No voy a rendirme contigo / perder la fe en ti.

🌞 Please don’t give up hope — things will get better.

→ Por favor, no pierdas la esperanza — las cosas mejorarán.

🌞 Don't give up the day job - Used humorously to tell someone they are not very good at something and should not try to make a career out of it.

Your singing isn’t bad, but… don’t give up the day job.

→ Tu canto no está mal, pero… no intentes ganarte la vida con eso.

⚡Write some example sentences of your own and or answer any of the following questions:

1️⃣ What is something you would never give up?

2️⃣ Have you ever given up a hobby or sport? Why?

3️⃣ When was the last time you gave up trying to do something?

4️⃣ Is it always bad to give up? Why or why not?

5️⃣ Have you ever given up on a person or a project? What happened?

6️⃣ What is one habit you would like to give up?

7️⃣ Do you think people give up too easily nowadays?

8️⃣ If you were in a very difficult challenge, how would you motivate yourself not to give up?


Juanmi: Yep! Here are some answers to the questions 

🔹1. I will never give up learning new things.

🔹2. Yes, I used to play the guitar but I gave it up when I released that’s not easy.

🔹3. The last time that I gave up trying to do anything it was yesterday. I wanted to give up beer.

🔹4. No, giving up it’s not always bad. Give up can open doors and create new opportunities.

🔹5. Yes, I gave up a project at work before it went wrong.

🔹6. The habit I would like to give up is think before speak.

🔹7. Yes, I think people give up easily nowadays because they don’t have patience.

🔹8. I should motivate myself by the thought that is something that will be finish soon and I could learn something.

Graham: Good man.

🔴1. I find that I'm losing tonnes of knowledge - things I used to know. I suppose it's due to age.

🔴2. ... I gave it up when I realised that it wasn't so easy. I used  to play the piano. I gave it up when my school friends made fun of me and I had lost interest after 4 years of lessons. I was a lazy teenager. Now I regret giving up.

🔴3. The last time (that) I gave up trying to do something was yesterday. (❗No double subject ❗) I should try to give up alcohol. I've been drinking way too much over the summer.

🔴4. Giving up is not always bad. (❗No double subject❗) Giving up can open doors ... (❗Verb-ing when verb is subject❗)

🔴5. ... before it (all) went  wrong.

🔴6. ... is thinking before speaking.Really? Or not thinking before speaking? I'm great for putting my foot in it.

🔴7. ... because they don't have (any) patience.

🔴8.  I would motivate myself with the thought that it'll finish soon and I'll be able to learn something.

Juanmi: Arghhh 🫣, all sentences with mistakes, I have to improve, and I will not give up

Graham: You didn't do badly. Don't worry - I won't give up on you.


Augusto: I would like to give up watching TV until four o'clock in the morning. 😍

Graham: It's no wonder that you are tired in the morning if you've been watching telly all night.



Graham: 🕺What's the missing word❓ 

🎶 Never gonna give you up, never gonna __ you down

Never gonna run around and desert you 🎶

Helena: Let

Graham: 

Source: You Tube (The Crazy Loop Guy)  Key Words: Never Gonna Give You Up


2️⃣ LET (sb) DOWN

➡️ to disappoint someone by failing to do what they expected or hoped you would do.

➡️  It can be used in personal, professional, or emotional contexts.

🌞I promised to help her, but I let her down.

→ Prometí ayudarla, pero la decepcioné.

🌞 Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.

→ No te preocupes, no te fallaré.

🌞 He let down his parents by failing the exam.

→ Defraudó a sus padres al reprobar el examen.

🌞 I feel terrible because I let my best friend down when she needed me most.

→ Me siento fatal porque fallé a mi mejor amiga cuando más me necesitaba.

🌞 If you don’t finish the project on time, you’ll let the whole team down.

→ Si no terminas el proyecto a tiempo, quedarás mal con todo el equipo.

The movie completely let me down; I expected it to be much better.

→ La película me decepcionó por completo; esperaba que fuera mucho mejor.

⚡ Send audio of / Write some example sentences of your own  and/or answer any of the following questions:

1️⃣ Tell us about a time you let someone down. What happened?

2️⃣ Has anyone ever let you down? How did you feel?

3️⃣ What should you do if a teammate lets you down during a group project?

4️⃣ Can you think of a time when a company or brand let you down?

5️⃣ How do you react when someone close to you lets you down?

6️⃣ Do you believe it’s possible to forgive someone after they let you down?


Su:  



I always laugh about this song being the inverse/reverse one of one of my favourite songs:


                                                                                                 

Graham: 

Source: YouTube (magicalbritt) Key Words: Nine Inch Nails Hurt Lyrics

What a depressing song! It's the first time I've heard it. Give me Rick any day. 😍

Su: I can do Rick in the morning and Trent at nights 😉


Graham: give up, let down ... The third phrasal will have to be a positive one haha


Augusto:: The boy let his father down when he saw his school grades.

Graham: The boy let his father down when he (the boy) showed him his school grades.


3️⃣ BE UP TO (SOMETHING)

➡️ to be doing something, often secretive, mischievous, or suspicious.

🌞 The kids are too quiet. I think they’re up to something.

→ Los niños están demasiado callados. Creo que están tramando algo.

🌞 What are you up to this weekend?

→ ¿Qué vas a hacer este fin de semana?

🌞 He looks suspicious. I wonder what he’s up to.

→ Se ve sospechoso. Me pregunto qué estará tramando.

Don’t trust him! He’s definitely up to something shady.

→ ¡No confíes en él! Seguro que está tramando algo turbio.

1️⃣ What are you up to right now?

2️⃣ What are you usually up to at weekends? / What do you usually get up to at weekends?

3️⃣ Do you think your colleagues are up to something when they whisper?

4️⃣ When you were a kid, were you often up to something mischievous?

5️⃣ If your best friend is very quiet, do you usually think they’re up to something?

6️⃣ Can you guess what I’ve been up to today?


Helena: Is she really up to her second wedding??

Graham: Not sure what you mean here. Use up to mainly for asking about what someone is doing now, their plans for the weekend and if someone is.doing something suspicious.


Augusto: I don't know what she is  up to this morning. 👍



Graham: I've stopped off at Landa on my way to France.

4️⃣ STOP OFF (somewhere)

➡️ to make a short visit or pause at a place on the way to another destination. (🇪🇸 hacer una parada en, pasar por)

🌞 We stopped off at a café before heading to the airport.

🌞 Let’s stop off at the supermarket to get some snacks.

🌞 He stopped off at his parents’ to drop off some gifts.

🌞 We stopped off at a petrol station to fill up the car.

Create your own example sentences and/or answer any of the following questions:

1️⃣ Do you usually stop off anywhere on your way home from work?

2️⃣ When was the last time you stopped off somewhere during a trip?

3️⃣ Do you prefer long trips without stopping off or do you like making short stops?

4️⃣ If you could stop off in any city in the world for just one day, where would you choose?


Augusto: When we went hiking, my father liked to stop off frequently to take a photograph. 👍


Helena: The bus stop off before its destination due to the works on the road.

Graham: The bus stopped off before its destination due to the road works.

You stop off for a break on your way somewhere (it's not the end of the journey). So maybe the bus driver in your example needed forty winks before continuing with the journey.

Helena: Can we use stop off for feelings or thoughts?

Graham: I wish we could. It is impossible to switch off my thoughts even for a while.


Augusto: On my way back from work, I stopped off at the fruit shop to get some apples.

Graham: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Su: 


5️⃣ LOOK FORWARD TO (sth) 

➡️ to feel happy or excited about something that will happen in the future (🇪🇸 tener ganas de, esperar con ilusión, estar deseando)

🌞 She's looking forward to starting her new job.

🌞 We're looking forward to getting away this weekend.

🌞 I look forward to your reply. (common in emails)

Create your own example sentences and/or answer any of the following questions:

1️⃣ Are you looking forward to any upcoming holidays or events?

2️⃣ When you were a child, what did you look forward to the most?

3️⃣ Are you looking forward to learning something new?

José: I look forward how contact with "non-existence" where there are our ancestrips and people who will come here in the future.

Graham: I haven't got my boffin hat on today. Let me try to decipher your wise words.

I know. I'll ask our friend Mr. GPT. Let's see what he suggests.

Here it is:

1. Basic Correction (Minimal changes)

I look forward to how I can contact the 'non-existence,' where our ancestors are and where the people of the future will come from.

2. Natural English (More fluent & native-sounding)

I look forward to discovering how to connect with the 'non-existence,' the place where our ancestors dwell and where future generations will emerge."

3. Poetic / Philosophical Style (Deeper and more expressive)

"I long to understand how to reach the realm of 'non-existence,' where the spirits of our ancestors reside and where the souls of those yet to come are waiting."

But remember - you look forward to something that will happen, it is different from a hope.

José: I look forward to speaking with non physical beings, like the human especies.

Graham: This doesn't make sense as humans are physical beings.

Maybe you meant:

I look forward to speaking with non-physical beings, beyond the human species. (i.e. other than humans)

José: I look forward how is a black hole

Graham: I look forward to discovering what a black hole (really) is like.

Graham: But remember - you look forward to sth that will happen, it is different from a hope.

Helena: I don't look forward to.discovering that world you are talking about.... 

Helena: Or I look forward not to discovering that world .... 😡

Graham: I am not looking forward to discovering that world that you are talking about.

I'm with you on this one. José is in a world.of his own. He likes to speak in a cryptic fashion. I've got used to it.

Helena: I have to get the hang of it!!!¡!¡

José: There are two possible situations only: existence and non-esistence, no more, is it clear?

We are in existence, therefore, my ancestors would be in non-existence.

José: I hope to be able to prove you that human especies is a being, an authentic being.

Ancestrips

The human especies

Graham: Crystal clear or as clear as mud - I'm not quite sure.

I can't find any reference to ancestrips. It must be an invention of yours.

The human species

Helena: I can't follow you (José) ...

Graham: Few people can hehe


Augusto: I'm looking forward to receiving my new Rolls Royce.

Graham: Can I be your chauffeur?

Augusto: I'm looking forward to beginning a trip I've already planned to the Red Sea.

Graham: Planned to go to the Red Sea? Are you going scuba diving? I thought the Orkney Islands was at the top of your bucket list.


Graham: Write what you hear. I'll use a phrasal that I've highlighted previously here.

Helena: Not sure about the third one

Graham: The idea is to write them. 🙄

Helena: Valeeee

Graham: Who's going to have a go at writing my sentences? 👆🏻

José:

1. I just want to play the piano I was up never gave up.

2. I'm really looking for together a getaway this weekend.

3. I will be doesn't let stand this time.

4. It's very quite I wonder what is up to.

5. Do we stop of some coffee, don't will?

Graham: This kind of exercise often surprises me. Maybe I don't speak as well as I thought haha 

1. I used to play the piano. I wish I'd never given it up.

2. I'm really looking forward to getting away this weekend.

3. I hope he doesn't let us down this time.

4. He's very quiet. I wonder what he's up to.

5. Can we stop off to buy some cat food on the way home?


Graham: Listen to these two stories that use the 5 Phrasal Verbs from the dictation:

🏃 Story 1: The Marathon Mishap

Mia had always dreamed of running a marathon. For months, she trained every morning, rain or shine. But a week before the big race, her best friend Lily told her to give it up — “You’ve already proved you can do it,” she said.

Mia refused. She was looking forward to crossing that finish line more than anything. On race day, though, disaster struck — Lily overslept and forgot to bring Mia’s energy snacks! Mia was exhausted halfway through and felt Lily had really let her down.

Still, she pushed on. When she finally saw Lily cheering at the finish line with a handmade sign, Mia realised her friend had just been up to something — she’d organised a surprise after-party for her! On the way home, they stopped off at a bakery to buy cupcakes for everyone.

🚗 Story 2: The Road Trip Secret

Jake and Tom decided to take a road trip across the country. Jake promised he wouldn’t give up driving until they reached the coast. Tom was looking forward to relaxing in the passenger seat with snacks and music.

But halfway there, Jake’s car broke down — again. “Man, you’ve really let me down,” Tom sighed. Jake grinned suspiciously. “Maybe... but I’m actually up to something,” he said.

They stopped off at a small-town diner while waiting for help, and to Tom’s surprise, Jake proposed they turn the trip into a food vlog adventure instead. It turned out to be their best trip ever!

José: The problem, Graham, is not your speaking but my ears.

Graham: Some of these little words were difficult to catch.

José: Many thanks Graham. A good teacher has to encourage his "troops".

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