Hello all!
Today we have some vocabulary and grammar from unit 12, on page 112 in your book. They both deal with the notion of phrasal verbs.
In the English grammar, the phrasal verb is a combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories, a verb and an adverb or a preposition, which then form a new semantic unit on a lexical or syntactic level. This new unit - the phrasal verb - usually has a completely different meaning from the root verb.
TASK 1: Match the phrasal verbs in exercise 1 from the vocabulary section with the definitions given. Then use them in the sentences in exercise 2. Make sure you use them in the correct tense form.
The grammar part focuses on the fact that some phrasal verbs can be separated by an object which comes between its two parts, while others do not allow that.
So, if we fill in the rule rectangle, we get the following:
-With some phrasal verbs, the two parts can't be separated. They have to be together.
(e.g. We look forward to it. NOT: We look it forward to.)
- Other phrasal verbs can be separated, we can put an object between the two parts, or after the second part. (e.g. She blew out the candles, but also: She blew the candles out.)
- When a pronoun is used with a phrasal verb whose parts can be separated, the pronoun must go between the parts of the phrasal verb. (e.g. He broke it down, NOT He broke down it.)
TASK 2: In exercise 2 from the grammar section, put the words into order to make sentences; if there are two possible, write them both. Then use the given phrasal verbs to complete the questions in exercise 3. Make sure you use them in the correct tense form.
That's it! I'll be expecting your homework till Thursday, 28th May, 23:59 pm.
Wishing you good health!
