In this first episode, we invite you to think about how life has changed — and how the language we use reflects those changes.
Improve your English speaking skills by mastering essential phrasal verbs in the present tense. This shadowing exercise enhances your fluency, pronunciation, and confidence through practical, everyday English.
Welcome to “Phrasal Verbs Through Time”!
On this page, we’ll explore three essential aspects of daily life—communication, transportation, and fashion—using common phrasal verbs expressed in the present tense.
This content is part of a broader session where we discuss frequently used phrasal verbs related to these topics in different verb tenses. While here you’ll find examples and reflections expressed in the present, we also invite you to explore similar texts set in the past and future tenses.
Imagine someone setting out to travel the world, just like in Jules Verne’s famous novel, “Around the World in Eighty Days.” First, they hop into a taxi heading to the airport, get on a plane, and fly over the ocean in just a few hours. Upon landing in another country, they get off the plane and quickly jump onto the subway to reach their hotel.
Life is movement—every journey shapes who we are and how we see the world.
To visit local sights, they easily get around town by bus, then hop on a boat to reach remote coastal areas. Soon, they’re renting out a car to cross borders comfortably. Later, to save up money, they pick up a bicycle rental, experiencing almost every popular form of modern transportation. Horses and carriages are gradually dying out in big cities today, replaced by more convenient and efficient ways to travel.
Today, transportation constantly adapts to our evolving needs, making distances feel smaller and connections closer. We frequently check in online for flights and effortlessly transfer between different modes of transport. Cities keep up with growing demands by encouraging citizens to cut down on car usage and turn to sustainable alternatives.
As technology moves forward, exploring the world becomes faster, easier, and environmentally friendlier, keeping our adventurous spirit alive and well-connected.
Today, there’s growing concern about the environment, prompting many people to cut back on fuel consumption and actively look for cleaner, greener transportation methods. Communities increasingly rely on collective solutions such as trains, subways, and buses that significantly cut down pollution levels. Electric vehicles, car-sharing, and cycling initiatives help us move towards a more sustainable future, ensuring our journeys don’t negatively impact the world we love exploring.
Even with today’s remarkable advances, there are still many places where transportation falls behind, and access remains challenging. Bridging this gap is essential, as reliable transport helps everyone join in the global community and benefit from greater opportunities, no matter where they live.
Fast transportation links people, shortens distances, and brings worlds together.
On the Move
Because they’re being replaced by more convenient and efficient modern transportation.
By encouraging citizens to cut down on car usage and turn to sustainable alternatives.
Transportation constantly adapts to evolving needs, making distances feel smaller and connections closer.
It signifies how easily we can transfer between different modes of transport due to technology.
Because it shapes who we are and how we see the world, influencing our daily lives profoundly.
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