Bài giảng về Phrasal verbs

PART 1 PHRASAL VERBS PHRASAL VERBS  Words consisting of a verb and a particle (preposition or adverb)  Prepositions : in, of, for, into, up, etc.  Adverbs : ahead, away, back, etc.  The meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the meaning of each word if it was considered separately. Ex: The scientists carried out an experiment. vs. I carried out some chairs in the garden. What are Phrasal Verbs? Types of Phrasal Verbs  Intransitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that does not take an object) Ex: We need to be careful and plan ahead.  Transitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that takes an object) a. object can come either before the particle or after it  Separable b. object must come before the particle  Inseparable object must come after the particle Examples  Separable a.  I chewed over the problem for a few days. OR  I chewed the problem over for a few days. But if the object is a pronoun (him, her, etc.), it always comes before the particle.  I chewed it over for a few days. b.  If I miss the meeting, I’ll feel I’ve let everybody down. not let down everybody  Inseparable  I ran into an old friend yesterday. We have Verbs with three parts Verbs with two parts 1 2 Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Cut down on: reduce the amount of Jack has decided to cut down on the time he spends watching television. – Catch up with: reach the same place as They are too far ahead for us to catch up with them. – Come up against: meet We’ve come up against many political crises recently. – Come up with: think of I’ve come up with an answer to the problem. – Drop in on: visit I dropped in on Julie on my way home. Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Face up to: accept / deal with Face up to your failure, be courageous! – Feel up to: feel fit to do I don’t really feel up to going to the party. – Get away with: steal sth and escape with it Jack stole the money and got away with it. – Get along/on with: have good relations with I get along with my sister. – Get on with: continue with Get on with your homework! Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Get out of: avoid a responsibility I managed to get out of working late. – Get round to: find time to do I just can’t get round to buying a gift to my girlfriend. – Get up to: do, often sth wrong What has Bill been getting up to? – Go in for: have sth as a hobby What do you go in for? – Grow out of: become too old for Old Tom has grown out of boxing. Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Keep up with: move / make progress at the same rate as Slow down! I can’t keep up with you. – Look down on: feel superior to The way they look down on everyone makes me feel unpleasant. – Look up to: respect I really look up to my teacher. – Look forward to: expect with pleasure We are looking forward to our holidays. – Make up for: compensate for Please let me make up for the attitude of my staff. Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Put up with: tolerate I can’t put up with the new neighbor. – Run out of: use up sth We’ve run out of gas. – Stand up for: struggle for We must stand up for our benefits. [...].. .Verbs with two parts – Ask after: ask for news of Jim asked after you yesterday – Call for: come and collect I’ll call for you at six – Call on: visit He called on me yesterday – Come across: find by chance Yummy came across that new dress on her way home – Come into: inherit Sue came into a fortune Verbs with two parts – Count on: depend on I count... will get over your illness soon Verbs with two parts – Go over: discuss the details Let’s go over the plan – Join in: contribute to There are many people joining in the campaign – Live on: depend on sth to live She lives on the money she inherited – Look into: investigate The police are looking into the crime – Look round: look at everything Let’s look round the town Verbs with two parts – Make for:... weight – Run into: meet by chance I ran into Steve in the supermarket yesterday – See about: arrange We’ll have to see about getting you an office – See to: take care of Can you see to the dog’s food? Verbs with two parts – Stand for: tolerate / be a candidate I won’t stand for such rudeness Andrew is standing for Parliament – Take after: look like Helen takes after her mother PART 1 . are Phrasal Verbs? Types of Phrasal Verbs  Intransitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that does not take an object) Ex: We need to be careful and plan ahead.  Transitive phrasal verb (phrasal. PART 1 PHRASAL VERBS PHRASAL VERBS  Words consisting of a verb and a particle (preposition or adverb)  Prepositions : in, of, for, into, up, etc.  Adverbs : ahead, away,. everybody  Inseparable  I ran into an old friend yesterday. We have Verbs with three parts Verbs with two parts 1 2 Verbs with three parts Verbs with three parts – Cut down on: reduce the amount of