Many verbs and adjectives have a fixed partner preposition, and there is often no logic behind the choice. Your own language may use a different partner, so you translate and say "interested about", "it depends of", "listen music" or "I look forward to see you". Each of these sounds wrong to British ears. In this episode: • Adjectives with at, in, on and of • Adjectives with about, with and for • Verbs with on, to, for, at and with • Look forward to, and -ing after partners • Listening lab • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: good at — Sam's really good at maths. bad at — I'm bad at remembering names. interested in — Leo's interested in dinosaurs. keen on — like, be enthusiastic about (British): I'm not keen on mushrooms. fond of — like with warm feelings: Nan's very fond of her garden. proud of — We're so proud of you. afraid of, scared of — She's afraid of dogs. I'm scared of spiders. worried about — I'm worried about Grandad. excited about — The kids are excited about the trip. sorry about — an apology for a situation: Sorry about the mess! fed up with — bored and annoyed: I'm fed up with this rain. fed up of — also very common in British speech, especially casual speech bored with, bored of — both heard in Britain: I'm bored of this game. responsible for — Who's responsible for the bins this week? depend on — It depends on the weather. rely on — trust someone to help: You can always rely on Mrs Patel. listen to — Listen to me, please. wait for — Wait for me! pay for — Who's paying for the pizza? apologise for — He apologised for being late. Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.