1. Phrasalverbs 1. A phrasal verb is a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb. Example: I ran intomy teacher at the movies last night. run + into = meet He ran awaywhen he was 15. run + away = leave home
2. 1-VERB + ADVERB / PREPOSITION “Ask for”: Meaning:To provoke a negative reaction Example:You're ASKING FOR trouble. Meaning:Request to have or be given Example:I ASKED FOR the menu. “carryon”: Meaning:continue (a conversation, a game) Example:Please, CARRY ON. I didn't mean to interrupt you
3. “come across”: Meaning:discoverbyaccident Example:They CAME ACROSS some lost Mayan ruins in the jungle “face up to”: Meaning:acknowledge something difficult or embarrassing Example:I'll never be able to FACE UP TO my colleagues after getting so drunk last night at the work party. “feellike”: Meaning:be in the mood for Example:I Feel Like going out.
4. “getover”: Meaning:recover (a cold, a disease, an ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend) Example:Luis still hasn't gotten over his breakup with kathy “goover”: Meaning:review Example:Do you usually go over your notes before class? “holdon”: Meaning:tell someone to wait on the telephone Example:Hold on a minute. I'll get Carol..
5. “keepon”: Meaning:continue Example:He kept on talking after everybody asked him to stop. “look after”: Meaning:take care of (a child, a house, a pet) Example:When my sister goes on vacation, I look after her dog. “takecare of”: Meaning:tend to Example:the nanny was dismissed because she didn`t take care of the child properly
6. “keepon”: Meaning:continue Example:He kept on talking after everybody asked him to stop. “look after”: Meaning:take care of (a child, a house, a pet) Example:When my sister goes on vacation, I look after her dog. “think of”: Meaning:to receive an idea and take it into consideration. Example:I`m thinking of traveling to Europe.
7. “takecare of”: Meaning:be in charge of Example:The nanny was dismissed because she didn`t takecare of the child properly. Thesephrasalverbscan`tbeseparated: Examples: 1-Sara, pleaselook afteryourbrother.(not look yourbrotherafter)incorrect 2-I havetocarryonwith my work.
