PHRASAL VERBS 1: HOW TO USE THEM

Have a look at these pictures and try to guess the meaning of the phrasal verbs. Then write them down on your notebook.

Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs

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Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "multi-word verbs". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English. A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs. The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs".
The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. Look at these examples. You can see that there are three types of multi-word verb:

single-word verb		look	direct your eyes in a certain direction	You must look before you leap.
multi-word verbs	phrasal verb	look up	search for and find information in a reference book	You can look up my number in the telephone directory.
	prepositional verb	look after	take care of	Who is looking after the baby?
	phrasal-prepositional verb	look forward to	anticipate with pleasure	I look forward to meeting you.

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

1. Who do you ask when you need help?

 2. Find the words that rhyme

alone - away - day - light - mine - own - sight - time

3. Complete the blanks with these words.

4. Finally, put the verbs into the correct tense.
 
Which version do you prefer...?

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

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Accidents in the Home

Gerard Counihan
profesorSs [at] blabla.es
Bla Bla & Company (Guipuzkoa, Spain)

The expression "domestic accidents" does not normally evoke feelings of fear or tragedy, since most people only think about the concept on a superficial level: a slip here; a slight burn there; a fall from a ladder which may even provoke a moment of mirth for the onlooking partner, etc. Millions of such banal-sounding mishaps occur every year, however, and the majority involve children and old folk.

1. Advance Organiser

Relate an incident which has happened to you in the home.

              I once...

2. What You Would do in the Event of ...

• ...a pan on fire.
• ...an open tap flooding the bathroom.
• ...a child drinking a chemical product.
• ...cutting your finger while preparing a vegetable stew.

3. Focal Points of Danger in the Home

• • Pan
  • Iron
  • Bath
  • Bunk bed
  • Medicines
  • Gas on, no flame
  • Small carpet on polished floor
  • TV
  • Knife
  • Hairdrier
  • Balcony
  • Window

Real Life Stories

(From my students here in the Basque country.)

"My mother was speaking on the phone while a piece of meat was cooking on a pan in the kitchen. As my mother spoke the meat got hotter and hotter, until it caught fire-while my mother spoke. She spoke, and spoke and the flames coming from the meat got taller and taller. A neighbour who happened to look out his window saw the flames and ran to the door of my mother's flat-my mother was still on the phone. The neighbour banged on the door and alerted the son of the speaking mother-he had been watching TV. It must have been a very interesting programme because the son had not smelled anything or seen any smoke; only the neighbour. Anyway, the son filled a bucket with water and ... yes!, threw it on the burning mass!! The whole kitchen was black; the mother shocked and crying; the TV deserted; the person at the end of the line ...?

Another incident occurred in Zarautz, Basque country, on the morning of the 6th of January, the day of the kings-the three wise men. This pupil was slowly waking up, at about 9am. She and her family were opening their presents amid much joy, love and affection. As the paper crackled and the eyes shone brightly, shouts of what seemed to be happiness floated through the air from distant houses. The atmosphere was great, everyone was concentrated on their work. Then the shouts of happiness became sharper, a tone of panic pervaded the cries: it appeared that the people making these noises were not so happy after all-an argument, perhaps?

Our pupil looked out a window and immediately saw why the shouts of happiness had in fact turned into screams of anguish-a house opposite was on fire. Its occupants were running and screaming, the neighbours too. Our pupil called the firemen/women, who told her to tell the victims to get out of their house. The latter ran into the burning abode and took money and other valuables-the presents too, I think-and came out again. Their faces were black, their house burnt down; the neighbours panicked-our pupil too.

TRANSFORMATIONS. PAST SIMPLE-PRESENT PERFECT

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/grammar/present-perfect-or-past-simple.htm
Sentence Transformation
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.
1. I started my English course 3 weeks ago.
........................................ on this English course for three weeks.

2. I haven't seen John since Friday.
The last time ........................................ John was Friday.

3. The last time Claire went on holiday was five years ago.
Claire ......................................... on holiday for five years.

4. Marie has been married for seven months.
Marie ........................................ seven months ago.

5. Do you know what score you got in the test?
........................................ had the result of your test?

6. I watched one film this morning and one this afternoon.
I ........................................ 2 films so far today.


7. When Kelly started school, she bought a new school bag.
Kelly has had a new school bag........................................

8.The boys joined the same football team last year.
The boys ................................................... for one year. 

9. He last went to a theme park when when was a teenager. 
He ............................................................... since he was a teenager.

10. I haven't seen my uncle for two years.
I last ........................................................... years ago.

Present perfect / Past simple

Present perfect or past simple. Exercise 1  Exercise 2
Present perfect or present perfect continuous. Exercise 3



1.COMPLETE THE PASSAGE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.
Anyone who 1 ……………………….. (ever /look) for information on the Internet 2 ………………………..(know) the name Google. Every day, more than three million Google users 3 ……………………….. (find) the information they 4 ……………………….. (need) amongst the enormous mass of data on the Internet. It's the world's biggest search engine. Google 5 ……………………….. (come) a long way since the time it was just a university research project. Its creators, Larry Page and Sergey Brin 6 ……………………….. (study) computer science at Stanford University when they first 7 ……………………….. (meet). In 1996, they 8 ……………………….. (start) working on their new search engine which 9 ……………………….. (attract) a lot of attention and by 1998, their project 10 ……………………….. (become) a business company with a popular website. Now, Google 11 ……………………….. (think) about plans for e-mail on the moon. It sounds like a dream, but with their success record, Google 12 ………………………..probably ……………………….. (succeed) in making it happen.

2. TENSE REVIEW. Complete the text with any suitable tense form of the verbs in brackets.

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She (1)…………………………. (make) clothes ever since she (2)…………………………. (be) a young girl. She (3)…………………………. (get) her first job in a clothes factory when she was sixteen. She (4)…………………………. (sew) buttons onto a shirt one day when she (5)…………………………. (have) a brilliant idea for a design. After (6) …………………………. (speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and she (7)…………………………. (open) her own little workshop. Now she (8)…………………………. (make) lots of money. Next year she (9)…………………………. (open) a shop which will sell all her own designs. She (10)…………………………. (sell) clothes to a lot of famous people, including film stars and singers, and she (11)…………………………. (think) she will be very rich soon.

REPHRASING
Present Perfect and Past Simple:

1. I haven’t seen Alice for ages = It’s ages since I last saw Alice ( SINCE + PAST SIMPLE)
2. 2.       She started to teach 13 years ago = She has taught for 13 years
3. 3.       We last visited Rome three years ago = We haven’t visited Rome for three years
4. It’s 3 months since she last phoned me = The last time she phoned me was three months ago ( LAST TIME + PAST SIMPLE)
5. Peter has never heard classical music before = It’s the first time Peter has heard classical music (FIRST TIME + PRESENT PERFECT)
6. 6.       This is the silliest joke I have ever heard = I have never heard such a silly joke before
7. 7.       I arrived in London last week and I’m still here = I have been in London for a week.
8. 8.       When did you meet Antonio? = How long have you known Antonio?

Practice rephrasing with the present perfect:

1. When did you meet Antonio? = How long…
2. I arrived in London last week and I’m still here = I have…
3. This is the most ridiculous idea I’ve heard = I haven
4. Rocío has dinner at eight o’clock, and it’s 9 o’clock now = Rocío…
5. I started teaching twenty years ago = I have…
6. Virginia was at the party two minutes ago, but she is no longer here = Virginia has…
7. My baby hasn’t learnt to tell the time, and he is already six = My baby, six, hasn’t…
8. My baby has learnt to tell the time, and he is only four = My baby, four, has…
9. I haven’t seen a worst film before = This is…
10. Gasol’s romance with basketball began at the age of five = Gasol has loved basketball …
11. Frank lost his job three months ago = Frank has been…
12. The man who murdered JFK is still free = The Police haven’t..
13. This is my second visit to Hungary = This is the second time…
14. Mary started learning French five years ago = Mary has…
15. After I arrived here, I started to feel better = I have…
16. It’s over twenty years since we got married = We have…
17. The last time they saw each other was in 1994 = They haven’t …
18. The last time I ice-skated was ten years ago = I haven’t …
19. I haven’t seen a worst film before = This is …
20. It’s a long time since I last went to a football match = I haven’t …
21. She started writing this book two years ago = She has …
22. They last wrote me 20 years ago = They haven’t …
23. She  bought this car 2 months ago = She has …
24. She hasn’t worked for 3 years = It’s …
25. Mary hasn’t swum for years = It’s …
26. Peter hasn’t shown me his house for 15 years = It’s …
27. They haven’t visited us for ages = It’s …
28. It’s three years since I last ran a marathon = I haven’t …
29. It’s ages since she last won an Oscar = She hasn’t …
30. It’s years since they swept the house for the last time = They haven’t …
31. It’s 15 years since he lit his last cigarette = He hasn’t …
32. It’s 14 years since she lent me her car for the last time = She hasn’t …
33. It’s years since I last took a holiday = The last time …
34. I haven’t seen Peter for a long time = The last time …
35. He has never behaved like this before = It’s the first time …
36. I haven’t talked to George for 4 days = It’s …
37. I have never seen a more beautiful girl = She is …