Phrasal verbs
WHY do many people who have been studying English for years and reached fluency in speech experience difficulty in listening
comprehension?
There are some strong grounds for supposition that incomprehension or misunderstanding takes place because of phrasal verbs, which are mainly
used in spoken English.
FORMATION
common verbs which, being combined with different
prepositions or adverbs, acquire new meanings, which may be
unguessable.
Phrasal verbs are
The most common kind of phrasal verb is a verb which is followed by an adverb such as about, along, around, away, back, down, over and so on. If
an adverb is a part of a phrasal verb this adverb is called a particle.
For example:
Verb + Particle = Phrasal verb
put + forward = put forward
A phrasal verb can also be followed by a preposition which either changes the meaning of a verb or adds to its meaning.
For example:
He looked round for a chair and, since there wasn’t one, sat on the floor.
I am quite looking forward to seeing you again.
a two-word verb or a three-word verb. The basic combinations of verb, adverbial particle and
A phrasal verb may be
preposition are the following:
Verb + particle
Verb + preposition
Verb + particle + preposition
DO & MAKE
Collocations and phrasal verbs
DO vs. MAKE: collocations
First of all revise collocations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zKr6mjgYoQ (with subtitles)
DO vs. MAKE: phrasal verbs http://www.talkiteasy.org/doandmake.html
LOOK- Choose your mind map:
(1)
(2)
Create a similar or different map for SEE
Study these examples of using the phrasal verbs from diagram 1 (look) in context and their meanings:
1. Does your husband accept that he ought to be looking after the baby?
2. I’d like Doctor Wells to look at my swollen ankle.
3. They are arrogant and aggressive people. They look down on us.
4. Detectives are still looking for the prisoner who escaped a week ago.
5. I looked forward to leaving school.
6. I think I’ll look in on my parents on the way home from work.
7. The causes of these misunderstandings and anxieties should be looked into.
8. His parents looked on with a triumphant smile as he collected his prize.
9. I’ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and determination.
10. We are looking to you to advise us how to proceed.
Exercise 1. Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate preposition from the diagram 1.
1. They looked ____ the government for additional support.
2. Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked ____ in silence.
3. My mother says she is looking __ __ meeting you.
4. He has not been looked ____ at all.
5. The priest has found the book he was looking _____.
6. He looks ___ __ anyone who hasn’t had a college education.
7. Can you look ____ my car. There is a strange noise coming from the front wheel.
8. I promised to look ____ on Dad to see if he is feeling any better.
9. Police are looking ____ the disappearance of two children.
10. The students look ____ ____ you and admire you.
Phrasal verbs: GET
Verbs of movement to introduce… COME & GO
Be more precise:
Phrasal verbs: COME (a map with examples)
EXERCISES
Phrasal verbs with COME:
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/phrasal-verbscome1.html
with GO:
1) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/phrasal-verbs/exercises?17
2)
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/goprep.ht
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A dictionary of English phrasal verbs:
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs
Quiz yourself here (by verb): http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/quizzes-verbs.html
Quiz yourself here (by preposition): http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/quizzes-prepositions.html
Random quiz: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/random-quiz.html
More EXERCISES
http://www.phrasalverbexercises.com/phrasals_menu.html
Practice also here: http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-phrasal-verbs / http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-phrasalverbs.html etc.
Prepositions: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-39763.php
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