Prepositions - phrasal verbs - genitive

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Genitive
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Revision: language module
Prepositions
Phrasal verbs
Genitive
Articles

Slide 1 - Slide

Complete with a suitable preposition.

No dogs were harmed ... this photo!
A
in
B
on

Slide 2 - Quiz

Complete with a suitable preposition.

These 8 characteristics are typical ... cats.
A
for
B
of

Slide 3 - Quiz

Complete with a suitable preposition.

He must have a lot of money ... his bank account!
A
in
B
at
C
on
D
with

Slide 4 - Quiz

Complete with a suitable preposition.

I bet you didn't know that Queen Victoria was passionate and prone ... violent outbursts.
A
of
B
to
C
on
D
for

Slide 5 - Quiz

Complete with a suitable preposition.

Just because someone is good ... making music, why should we care about their opinions on foreign policy or the environment?
A
with
B
in
C
at
D
on

Slide 6 - Quiz

What phrasal verb would replace the verb in this sentence?

He's thinking of opening a pub.
A
He's playing around with the idea of ...
B
He's getting down to the idea of...

Slide 7 - Quiz

What phrasal verb would replace the verb in this sentence?

You'll succeed in the end!
A
You'll bring it on!
B
You'll bring it off!

Slide 8 - Quiz

What phrasal verb could you insert?

The thief ... as soon as he heard the owners' car in the driveway.

Slide 9 - Open question

What phrasal verb could you insert?

This new law will definitely ... some unintended consequences.

Slide 10 - Open question

What phrasal verb could you insert?

The party was ... due to Covid-19.

Slide 11 - Open question

Phrasal verbs
The thief made off / took off as soon as he heard the owners' car in the driveway.
This new law will definitely bring on bring on / bring about unintended consequences.
The party was called off due to Covid-19.

Slide 12 - Slide

What noun is meant with these definitions?

- the dangerous dust that falls to the ground after a nuclear explosion
- the unpleasant effects of something that has happened
A
a blackout
B
a fallout

Slide 13 - Quiz

Examples
- Thyroid cancer was one of the results of the radioactive fallout after the explosion in Chernobyl in 1986.
- The fallout from the Asian financial crisis has continued to affect business.

- Several neighborhoods in San Francisco experienced blackouts last night.
- Since the accident, Sharon has suffered from blackouts.
- Mediators have imposed a news blackout on the talks.

Slide 14 - Slide

What noun is meant with this definition?

a situation in which someone has not done what they promised to do or were expected to do by the people who trusted them
A
a walkout
B
a sellout

Slide 15 - Quiz

Examples
- Several groups have decried the peace accord as a sell-out.
- Their London concert was a sellout.

- Students have staged several walkouts in protest of tuition increases.
- MPs from the three main opposition parties in the Duma, the lower house of parliament, staged a walkout in protest.

Slide 16 - Slide

Choose one of these phrasal verbs and use it in a sentence of your own:
see off - wolf down - creep up on - hold off - stick up for - spark off - let (sb.) in on - toady up to - crack down on - zero in on

Slide 17 - Open question

Slide 18 - Slide

Ahmaud Arbery
Genitive?

Slide 19 - Slide

More examples to discuss...
1. The murder, in the neighborhood of Satilla Shores, was initially overlooked by most national media.

2. Lawyers acting for the Arbery family had expressed significant concerns at the trial's outset after a jury of 11 white members and 1 black member was selected.

Slide 20 - Slide

Is the following genitive form correct?

Bridget Jones's Diary
A
correct
B
incorrect

Slide 21 - Quiz

Is the following genitive form correct?

a three-week's holiday
A
correct
B
incorrect

Slide 22 - Quiz

Is the following genitive form correct?

John's wife's name is Maria.
A
correct
B
incorrect

Slide 23 - Quiz


Read this extract and comment on the use of articles:
Last week, I saw 'Cinema Paradiso': it is a interesting film about the world of the cinema and the life. One of the actors plays guitar and sings while walking in the nature.

Slide 24 - Open question