In this English lesson, learn about the power of prepositional verbs. This is one of my favorite areas to learn in a foreign language and I'm sure you'll find it useful learning this in English too.The song I mentioned is by Robbie Williams - Feel.Use this to practice your writing (affiliate link):https://www.tofluency.com/grammarly/Here are the lesson notes and phrases from the lesson:BELIEVE IN:It means to have faith in the existence or truth of something. The best examples is:- Do you believe in ghosts?- Do you believe in aliens?It can also mean to have an opinion that something is right or desirable:- I don’t believe in the way things are being censored at the momentDEPEND ON:This is a very good one to know. I use it all the time. For example, if someone says:- Will I become fluent in English this year? - It depends on what you do with your time and how much time you spend learning English- How much TV time you get later will depend on how much you tidy today- Whether we on vacation this year will depend on flight restrictionsLOOK AT:- Look at thisThis is used to bring someone’s attention or gaze to something- Quick, get outside and look at the moon right now- That guy’s looking at me in a weird wayIt can also be used when thinking about something carefully- I’ll take a look at what you sent me and make a decision later- Could you take a quick look at my new lesson plan?4: APOLOGIZE TO:- Can you apologize to your sister?- My boss finally apologized to me for shouting the other day5: AGREE WITH:- I don’t agree with a thing you said- Can you just agree with me for once in your life!- I agree with the Primer Minister - he’s right6: DEAL WITH:- I can’t deal with everything right now- He’s dealing with his new school really well- Yes, I’ll deal with it in the morning - don’t worry boss7: THANK FOR:- Did you thank grandma for the present?- I just want to thank you for being here on this channel. Thank you.8: SUFFER FROM:- I’m suffering from a lack of sleep at the moment- I’m suffering from a little lack of self-esteem right now9: SMELL OF:- This house smells of tuna - people are coming over in 10 minutes!- This car smells of wet dog!10: LAUGH AT:- You’re laughing at me - do I amuse you?- What are you laughing at?- They started laughing at me when I started talking in Spanish11: THINK ABOUT:- I’m contemplating thinking about thinking- Let us think about it for a couple of days and get back to you- What are you thinking about right now?12: FORGET ABOUT:- Did you remember to call Mr Smith? - I forgot about that- Oh, man. I completely forgot about that holiday!- I think Susan’s forgotten about the meeting again

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