a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words Merriam Webster Dictionary ID: 760747
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Slide2Slide3Definition of phrasal verbs
a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or adverb or both and that functions as a verb whose meaning is different from the combined meanings of the individual words
(Merriam Webster Dictionary)
the same phrasal verb can have several, very different meanings
prevalent in Germanic languages
Slide4Meaning of phrasal verbs
LITERAL
Examples
: look up = pogledati gore
look down = pogledati dolje
pick up = pokupiti
take off = maknuti, odstraniti
IDIOMATIC
Examples
: look up = potražiti informaciju u
look down on = gledati s visoka (podcjenjivati)
pick up = naučiti (brzo), poboljšati
take off = odletjeti
Slide5STRUCTURE OF PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb consists of the following:
VERB + PARTICLE(S),
a second or third word
Example: I eat (verb) + up (particle)
I fell (verb) + off (particle)
I put (verb) + on (particle)
- t
he ‘
PARTICLE
’
is the MOST important word
- it affects / changes the
meaning of the base verb
Slide6Types of phrasal verbs
1. VERB + ADVERB take off, look out, fall out, go on Example: The plane took off at noon. Look out! The car is going to hit you. they don’t take an object INTRANSITIVE
Slide7SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS HAVE AN OBJECT
2. VERB + ADVERB + OBJECT take sth off, look sth up, pick sth up Example: Take your shoes off = Take off your shoes. BUT: Take them off. NOT: Take off them.Separable phrasal verbs have an object TRANSITIVESOME TWO WORD VERBS WITH OBJECT ARE NOT SEPARABLECorrect: I am looking for my keys.Incorrect: I am looking my keys for.
Slide83. VERB + PREPOSITION + OBJECT
look after sb/sth., come across sb/ sth., look for sb/ sth.
Example:
I will you
look after
the baby
.
/ her.
Slide94. VERB + ADVERB + PREPOSITION + OBJECT
look forward to sth,put up with sb/ sth, look up to sb.,
look down on sb
Example:
I really
look forward to
going on holidays.
I look forward to meeting Tim.
/
him
.
these phrasal verbs are always
INSEPARABLE
Slide10Telephone phrasal verbs PHRASAL VERBS FOR PHONE CALLS
Slide11List of phrasal verbs for phone calls
To call back
– to telephone someone (again) later
We can also say
to ring back
or
to phone back
.
Example: I am sorry, but this number is engaged. Would you like to
call back
later?
To call up
– to telephone someone
We can also say
to ring up
or
to phone up
.
Example: I
rang up
to cancel my gym membership.
I
called up
the clinic yesterday to make an appointment with my doctor.
To cut off
– to lose a telephone connection. We can also use it in passive form –
to be cut off
,
to get cut off
Example:
Sorry, I ran out of credit, and we got
cut off
.
If you don’t pay your phone bill on time, the phone company will
cu
t you
off.
Slide12To get back to someone
– to telephone someone later
Example: Sorry, I am in the meeting right now, can I
get back to you
in twenty minutes?
To get through
– to get a telephone connection with someone
Example: I can’t
get through
to Dad, he doesn’t answer his phone.
To hang up
– end a telephone conversation (often abruptly).
Example: I am not sure what happened, Jane just
hung up
in the middle of the conversation!
To hang up on -
it means that the other person was frustrated or upset.
Example: He
hung up on
me.
I can’t believe she
hung up on
me!
Slide13To put someone through
– to connect someone on the phone
Example: Could you
put me through
to Mr. White, please, on extension 316?
To hold on
– wait (for a short time). Generally we use it in imperative form.
Example: Please
hold on
the line, I’ll put you through.
To pick up
– to answer a phone call
Example: I tried calling her last night but she didn’t
pick up
.
To get off
(the phone) – to finish talking on the phone
Example: I should
get off
the phone, I have so much to do.
I just
got off
the phone with Mum, she is keeping well.
Slide14To switch off / to turn off
– to disconnect using the power button
Example: You should
switch off
your mobile during take-off and landing.
To switch on
/ to turn on
– to connect using the power button
Example: You shouldn’t
switch on
your mobile phone after landing until you are in the terminal building.
To speak up
– to speak louder
Example: I’m afraid I didn’t hear you very well, the line is very bad. Could you
speak up
a little please?
Learn 10 telephone phrasal verbs
Slide15To break up
– the line is quite bad and you can’t hear a person on a call clearly (usually when talking on a mobile)
Example: Sorry, you are
breaking up
, I didn’t hear that very well. Could you repeat, please?
To ring off
– to finish a telephone conversation
Example: I have to
ring off
now, but I’ll give you a call tomorrow.
To put down
(the phone) – to end a telephone conversation
Example:
Put
your phone
down
and do your homework!
To pass on
(a message) – to communicate (to convey) a message to someone else
Example: I’m sorry, John is not at his desk at the moment. I’ll
pass
the message
on
as soon as he comes back.
Slide16.....HAVING FUN WITH PHRASAL VERBS!!!