+Verb + preposition / adverb ( put on, turn off, look for, take over ……) + Special meaning, can’t be figured out by the meaning of each word + same verb with a different preposition/adve[r]
(1)PREPOSITIONS / PHRASAL VERBS I. Prepositions
+ Prepositions of time: in, on, at, for, after, before, between, up to, till, until …
We use:
at for a PRECISE TIME on for DAYS and DATES
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
at
times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30 holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter at night/noon
at the weekend
at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
on
days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday morning
dates: on the 20th of June
in
years: in 1992, in 2006
months: in December, in June
decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s centuries: in the 19th century
seasons: in the winter/summer
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
+ Prepositions of place: in, on, at, above, below, behind, beside, in front of, between …
In general, we use:
(2) in for an ENCLOSED SPACE on for a SURFACE
at
POINT inENCLOSED SPACE onSURFACE
at the corner in the garden on the wall
at the bus stop in London on the ceiling
at the door in France on the door
at the top of the page in a box on the cover
at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor
at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet
at the crossroads in a building on the menu
at the front desk in a car on a page
PRACTICE: FILL IN BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITIONS
(3)3/ The small bamboos … the entrance of the village make it pictures 4/ You are standing ………… my foot
5/ The shop is ………… the end of the street 6/ The was a “ no smoking” sign ……… the wall
7/ I live …… the 7th floor… 21 Oxford street ……… London. 8/ Jane went home ……… lunchtime
9/ Where will you be ……… New Year’s Day? 10/ We usually have lunch ……… noon
II. Phrasal verbs
+Verb + preposition / adverb ( put on, turn off, look for, take over ……) + Special meaning, can’t be figured out by the meaning of each word + same verb with a different preposition/adverb → the meaning changes Example: turn + on = to start the flow of electricity, water…by moving a switch, button
turn + off = to stop the flow of electricity, water…by moving a switch, button
+ Some phrasal verbs have more than one meaning Example: take off = to remove sth
take off = to leave the ground and begin to fly PRACTICE
(4)2/ look after: 3/ look up: 4/ turn on 5/ turn off 6/ turn up 7/ turn down 8/ take after 9/ take over 10/ break down 11/ break into 12/ run out of 13/ run after 14/ go on 15/ go off
II.CHOOSE THE CORRECT PARTICLE:
1/ You can look ……… (up/over) the doctor’s number in the phone book 2/ Turn ………… ( up / down) the music It’s too loud!
3/ Who you take ………… ( over / after) the most, your father or your mother? 4/ You should turn ……… (in / off) your mobile when you are on a plane
5/ He kept ……… (on / out) dancing although he was tired
6/ Hoa came ……… ( about / across ) an old friend on a social networking site the other day
(5)10/ They caught the robbers who broke …………( down / into) the art gallery
III.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PHRASAL VERBS IN THE BOX
1/
Who is going to ……… the children when you are away? 2/ Don’t forget to ……… the lights before going out 3/ Jane is ……… her glasses She can’t find them 4/ I can’t hear the radio Could you ……… it ……… little?
5/ I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ……… 6/ I ……… the radio and listened to the six o’clock news
7/ Could you please ……… the volume a bit? I’m on the phone 8/ He was late because his car ………
9/ If we ……… wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades
10/ My shoes are dirty I’d better ……… them ……… before I come in IV.REWRITE THE SENTENCES BY USING THE MOST SUITABLE PHRASAL VERBS
1/ She looks like her mother very much
She takes……… 2/ They continued doing their homework despite their tiredness
They went………
(6)3/ She is very pleased to going away on holiday soon
She is looking ……… 4/ Do they have to look after the school garden every Saturday?
Do they have to take……… 5/ She’s responsible for looking after her younger sister