Welcome to the DL Method!
You need to know that the DL Method id NOT a ‘conversation
course’. Of course the method aims at developing your ability to
speak English fluently. However, conversation in class is not the
principal means we promote to take you there. Years of experience in
the world of enterprise and industry have led us to establish the
‘English way of thinking’ as the basis for the DL Method. Though
conversing is certainly a useful tool for learning English, it does
little to ensure quality of speech. In business, you need to sound
professional. That’s precisely what the DL Method has been
designed to do: make YOU sound professional.
Your teachers are highly qualified and competent and are duly
assisted by correctors who have your progress at heart. Do make the
best of it.
We wish you a very happy and productive session.
Denise Larose, Les Entreprises DL
Elizabeth Burton, Les Entreprises Linguistiques EB
Jeems von Platen, CBJT Communicators inc.
2-3 Word Verbs / Introduction
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Building
Competency in
Two/Three-Word
Verbs
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Two/Three-Word Verbs
Course Outline and Lesson Plan
1. Characteristics and Objectives of the Course:
1.1. This course is a Higher Intermediate / Advanced level course
1.2. The objective is three-fold:
1.2.1. widening the active vocabulary base (120 / 2-3 word verbs) by
learning to interpret and to apply 2-3 word verbs in everyday language
situations.
1.2.2. correcting written sentence structures.
1.2.3. encouraging the oral application of 2-3 word verbs and correcting
spontaneous expression of the English language.
2. Lesson of Introduction (first hour)
2.1. Communicate the objectives of the course.
2.2. Go over the program material: mention the themes for all twelve units,
including the Alternate Definitions and the Answer Key.
2.3. Read: “To The Student” aloud in class and define what are 2-3 word verbs.
2.4. Explain the general procedure1 to be used in class throughout the session.
2.5. Experiment Unit One. (second hour).
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General Procedure: The teacher and participants go over the vocabulary presented in the
unit making use of the illustrations. The teacher attracts attention to the “separable” and
“inseparable verbs”. Then, students pair up to experiment with the new vocabulary.
Memorization of the 10 new 2/3-word verbs is mandatory.
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To the Student
You probably already know and use some two/three-word verbs. You may also know
how confusing they can be! There are hundreds of two/three-word verbs in English, and
they are used daily in formal and informal situations. A two-word verb consists of a verb
and a preposition that work together to establish a meaning which is different from the
meaning of the verb and the preposition used separately. You may understand the
meaning of the verb and you may understand the meaning of the preposition, but you
may misunderstand the meaning when they are used together.
Example:
Do you know the verb to drop?
Do you know the preposition out?
Then:
What does this sentence mean?
He dropped out because he didn’t like school.
Drop out is a two-word verb, which means, “to quit”. It is used to talk about quitting
school or any type of training.
A three-word verb consists of a verb and two prepositions.
Examples:
catch up with (We will study it at Chapter 3.)
Some two/three-word verbs are separable, which means that you can separate the verb
and its preposition(s) in order to insert the object between them.
Example:
1. John puts on his boots every morning.
2. John puts his boots on every morning.
3. John puts them on every morning.
If you use the object pronoun, as in the third sentence in the preceding examples, you
must insert it between the verb and its preposition(s).
You cannot say: John puts on them every morning.
Of course, some verbs are intransitive; that is, they do not take a direct object. If the
two/three-word verb is intransitive, it is also inseparable. You must learn these through
practice. Inseparable two/three-word verbs cannot be separated. The verb and its
preposition must appear next to each other.
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However, there are transitive verbs which are also inseparable. You must learn these
through practice. Remember: inseparable two/three-word verbs cannot be separated
by an object of the verb. The verb and its preposition must appear next to each
other; occasionally, they are separated by an adverb, but never by an object.
Examples:
1. This hat goes with my suit. (correct)
2. This hat goes well with my suit. (correct)
3. This hat goes with it. (correct)
4. This hat goes my suit with. (incorrect)
5. This hat goes it with. (incorrect)
The verb goes and its preposition with must be next to each other. You cannot put an
object between the verb and its preposition because it is an inseparable two-word verb.
Many three-word verbs become two-word verbs when they are not followed by an object.
These verbs, such as fill in for and back out of usually function as three-word verbs
that are followed by an object; however, the object may be dropped, and as a result,
the second preposition is also dropped.
For example: I am filling in for Mary today.
I am filling in today.
When we dropped the object (Mary), we also dropped the second preposition (for). This
is not possible with all three-word verbs. Wherever these three-word verbs appear in the
text, the second preposition is contained inside parenthesis.
Learning two/three-word verbs is useful and necessary to becoming fluent in English.
We suggest that you read this introduction “To the Student” at least 2 or 3 times.
Memorization is essential to learning and integrating 2/3-word verbs into your
vocabulary. Do make it a point to memorize your definitions weekly: it’s easy when you
study 10 at a time.
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List of Illustrations
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
1-9
1-10
put on
take off
fold up
put away
try on
throw away
give away
wear out
go with
grow out of
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
5-10
bring up
pick on
take after
get along (with)
look after
look up to
grow up
get away with
make up for
split up
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
2-9
2-10
hand in
do over
look up
figure out
point out
talk over
get through (with)
catch on (to)
drop out (of)
come along
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-9
6-10
bring on
clear up
throw up
stick out
break out (in)
cut down (on)
get over
pull through
feel up to
come to
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
run over
find out
pull over
get on
get off
take off
catch up (with)
keep up (with)
watch out (for)
hang around
7-1
7-2
7-3
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8
7-9
7-10
pay back
put aside
mark up/down
pay off
ring up
run up
put down
cut back (on)
get by (on)
live on
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
cut off
jack up
back up
start up
gas up
cut across
let up (on)
run out (of)
pull away
pull up (to)
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
8-5
8-6
8-7
8-8
8-9
8-10
clean out
clog up
fix up
help out (with)
shut off
pitch in (with)
do without
cut out for
call for
get behind in
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9-1
9-2
9-3
9-4
9-5
9-6
9-7
9-8
9-9
9-10
cross out
fill out
leave out
look over
mix up
check off
write down
turn in
put down
go over
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
11-6
11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
carry out
leave up to
stick with
deal with
get ahead
come across
get out of
fill in (for)
go into
hold on to
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-8
10-9
10-10
put off
give up
hear from
look for
think about
show up
follow up (on)
count on
get back to
back out (of)
12-1
12-2
12-3
12-4
12-5
12-6
12-7
12-8
12-9
12-10
bring up
carry on
fill in (on)
kick around
let in on
back up
pop up
break in (on)
come up with
occur to
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