Prepositions and Particles_ACNUR

Unit 8

Prepositions & Particles

(Phrasal Verbs)

Following Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

They are very common in English, especially in more informal contexts.They are made up of a verb and a particle or, sometimes, two particles. The particle often changes the meaning of the verb.

List

Example

call = to telephoneI called Jen to see how she was.call off = to cancelThey've called off the meeting. Let's get rid of these old magazines to make more space.

How to use them?

Separable

They've called the meeting off. OR They've called off the meeting.

Non-separable

Who looks after the baby when you're at work?I get up at 7 a.m.

Match

I was raised by my father.I registered at the hotel. I had to take care of an angry customer. I will have to refuse your offer. She was too shy to participate. Anna met May at the supermarket. I arrived late for my appointment.

checked in deal with ran into turn downbrought upshowed upjoin in

Discussion Questions

What do you usually do to get over a big disappointment?

What lies have you told to get out of doing something?

What would you like to get rid of in your house? Why?

Has anyone ever tried to break into your house?

Have you ever brought up a topic that caused a huge argument?

When was the last time you got together with your friends? What did you do?

Combinations

With Prepositional Phrases

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phrasal verbs

You shout it out But I can't hear a word you say I'm talking loud, not saying much I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet Shoot me down, but I get up I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet, you take your aim Fire away, fire away

Practice

Read the following lyrics of a song. Find the meaning in the context and explain the meaning to your classmates.

Practice

Reading

When I set off for work this morning, my car broke down, so I ended up taking the bus. As soon as I got off, I bumped into an old schoolmate, Mark. While we were talking, he brought up something I had already found out from some mutual friends- that he had come into some money and had set up his own business. He told me that there was a lot to sort out, and offered to take me on, but I turned him down straight away. When I clocked in, my boss had a go at me, telling me off in front of everyone. When I got over the initial shock, I told her I’d make up for being late, but it turned out that she had blown up over a deal that had fallen through after a client of mine had pulled out of a contract. She told me that I wouldn’t get away with it, that I’d let everybody down, and just went on and on…. Eventually, I ran out of patience and answered back– I said I was not going to put up with it anymore, and if she wanted to lay me off, she should go ahead. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I stormed out, and phoned Mark’s secretary, who put me through to him. I told Mark I’d like to take him up on his offer. So, in the end, everything worked out perfectly!