unit 24

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

speaking

If you want to practise speaking you can do exercise 1 with a partner. Make sure you speak for one minute.

reading

If you want to improve your reading skills you can do exercises 2 - 5. You will practise scanning and guessing the meaning of words from the context.

grammar extra: rather

- Used as an adverb ( in the same way as quite) 

He worked rather hard today 

He worked quite hard today 

 

- Used with would ( means “prefer”) 

I would rather have some tea. I have already had many cups of coffee today. 

 

- Used as a prepositional phrase to contrast two things or situations 

The teacher spoke to the entire class rather than to a few individuals about the dangers of using drugs. 

 

- Used as an adverb immediately before a verb of thought or feeling, to express an opinion politely 

I rather like your hair not dyed all colours of the rainbow. 

 

the grammar of phrasal verbs

Have a look at page 11 in your book for basic information about phrasal verbs.

Consists of a main verb + particle (= adverb or preposition) 

 

You can use it transitively and intransitively. Transitively means that there is an object and intransitively means that there isn’t an object.  

The man passed the drinks around. 

The man passed out and hit his head on the pavement 

the grammar of phrasal verbs

When you use it intransitively you cannot separate the particle and the main verb.

It turned out that the man had stolen €1m. 

When the particle is an adverb, transitive phrasal verbs can be separated or followed by a noun as object. They are always separated when a pronoun is the object. 

He put down the vase carefully 

He put the vase down carefully 

He put it down carefully 

the grammar of phrasal verbs

When the particle is a preposition, you cannot separate the main verb and the particle. 

The woman shooed away the noisy children who were playing in front of her house. 

When it is a three-part phrasal verb you can also not separate the main verb and the particle. 

They were looking out for a new way to make money. 

Can you separate the phrasal verb in:
I always run into Molly at the mall.

1. yes
2. no

Can you separate the phrasal verb in;
The children write down the correct answers.

1. yes
2. no

Can you separate the phrasal verb in:
Everybody is looking forward to the autumn break.

1. yes
2. no

is this sentence correct?
he put down it on the table.

1. yes
2. no

Find a partner to discuss WHY you can or cannot separate the sentences you just saw.

now do exercises 1-6

three-part phrasal verbs are, for example:

catch up on

come up with

keep up with

live up to

put up with