Phrasal Verbs

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Phrasal verbs

Use of English

What is a phrasal verb?
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What are phrasal verbs?

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a preposition or adverb. 

This changes the meaning of the verb. Important: these two always belong together in the sentence. You don't "pull them apart".

For example:

I am looking at my book. (My eyes are looking at the book.)

I am looking up information on the internet. (I need to find information and I am on the internet to find it.)

I look out for cars when I cross the street. ( I make sure there's no cars when I cross the street).

What are the meanings?

The teacher handed out the test. 

That watch was handed down from my grandfather to my father. 

The thief had to hand over the stolen goods.

put

Pick one of the phrasal verbs related to put and make a sentence with it.

turn

Pick one of the phrasal verbs related to turn and make a sentence with it.

For the next few questions: write down how many phrasal verbs the sentence has. 

I sent off the order last week but the goods haven't turned up yet.

I came across an interesting book in the library. I took down the title. Here it is.

We asked some friends around to watch a film, but the video was playing up and it eventually broke down.

Rewrite the incorrect sentence:

She looked the children after when their mother was in hospital.

It was a beautiful summer evening so I asked my friend away for a drink.

Sometimes phrasal verbs are followed by a particular preposition to make three-part verbs. 

 Look at these examples of three part verbs, then try and complete the sentences on the next slides with a preposition from the box. 

Examples: 

I'm looking forward to the weekend.

She's been going out with him for six months now.

8.She seems to look down _______ people who are less intelligent than her.

1. in
2. on
3. at
4. with

9. The school decided to do away ____
the paper dictionaries as no one was using them.

1. against
2. on
3. of
4. with

10.I came up ______ a serious problem when I tried to upload my assignment to Google Classroom

1. against
2. with
3. on
4. about

11.How can some students get away _____ doing no work and yet pass the tests.

1. with
2. against
3. at
4. on

12. Her son is so horrible, I don't know how she puts up _____ him

1. about
2. with
3. on
4. against

List of the most common phrasal verbs:

pass: down, over, round

point: out

push: about, around, over

put: across, away, down, forward, off, on, out, through, together, up

read: out

set: apart, aside, back, down

shut: away, in, off, out

take: apart, away, back, down, in, on, up, over

think: over, through, up

bring: about, along, back, forward, in, off, out, round, up

buy: out, up

call: off, up

carry: off, out

cut: back, down, off, out, up

give: away, back, off

hand: back, down, in, on out, over, round

knock: down, out, over

leave: behind, out

let: down, in, off, out

pass: down, over, round

point: out

push: about, around, over

put: across, away, down, forward, off, on, out, through, together, up

read: out

set: apart, aside, back, down

shut: away, in, off, out

take: apart, away, back, down, in, on, up, over

think: over, through, up

Now what?

Exercises on hand-out. You have fifteen minutes to complete them. Ask questions if you still have doubts.

Done? Homework page 39, ex. 4,5,6