Monday 20 April 2020

2A VOCABULARY : VERBS + PREPOSITIONS AND PHRASAL VERBS

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations on doing so great in your 5th week of lockdown!! You are doing a terrific work!Keep up!
 Let's prepare for our vocabulary test on Wednesday 22nd. Remember? . We are going to expand and reinforce our knowledge of verbs + prepositions and Phrasal verbs. In order to boost functional learning  we are selecting two important semantic fields ( everyday routines and jobs). You already practised a selection of Phrasal verbs  last week,  which are also included in this lesson.
So far, the phrasal verbs included in the previous exercise were:
(click on the verb to see definitions )
get through, call back, take on, wash up, pick up ( 2 meanings), carry on, call by, put off, come in, hang up, work out


WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW👇 and take notes of the vocabulary in red.


EXERCISE:
There are over 50 different phrasal verbs and verbs plus prepositions  in the video. They are highlighted in red. Check the meaning of the verbs below. Study the context they are used in the video.
Sleep in                pick out                       get around                 stick to            pay off
Weigh down         catch up                      fill in                          try out             move in 
take up                 work out (2)                sign for                      plan on

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO POST?
Check the meaning on an english-english dictionary and , as a practice, write a meaningful sentence with ten of them ( of your choice). Post your ten sentences as a comment on the blog BY TODAY.
REMEMBER THIS IS A TEST PREPARATION. Take this vocab into account for Wednesday's test.
I hope you enjoy today's practice.





19 comments:

  1. - I always sleep in on weekends.
    - If you eat an entire chicken you are going to feel weigh down.
    - My sister take up in a private hospital.
    - Javier pick out his best friend over his boyfriend.
    - I am going to catch up my friends next sunday.
    - I have an intense work out.
    - My dad can't get around his best friend depression.
    - The students of EALO have to fill in online exams due the situation.
    - Marta always sign for weird activities.
    - Militaries usually stick to a stristic routine.
    - Kids can try out with simple items like sticks or rocks.
    - They are planning on a trip to Manila on next summer.
    - My effort on studying hard will pay off with a good career of my choose.
    - When I was eight I moved in from Isla Cristina to Huelva.

    JOSE RIEGO 2ºA

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  2. -I could do without all these problems.
    -He works out at the local gym every month.
    -All those weeks of study will pay off when you buy the house.
    -Maria had made an effort to dress up for the wedding.
    -I can squeeze the wedding for monday.
    -The shirt blue makes her easier to pick out in the concert.
    -Alcohol really messed her up.
    -It's time for us to cut down on food a bit.
    -We hope her success will reflect well on the school.
    -Thanks for pointing out where the square was.

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    1. Thanks Rocío!
      Well done!
      Check the adjective+noun order in sentence #6. I don't quite understand the sentence. Could you rephrase it?

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    2. Have you pick out a T-shirt for the wedding?.
      Better expressed?

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  3. Hi Jose! Nice work! Watch out the third person singular with subjects such as Javier, Marta, My sister...
    Also, check the preposition before "weekend". Could you aldo check the context of "fill in", in the semantic field of Jobs and Work , it has a different meaning.
    Thanks a lot for posting,
    Arantxa

    https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/fill-in_1

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  4. 1. My best friend invited me over his house.
    2. I sit down in bench from the park.
    3. I don´t want getting on with him, is a bad person.
    4. I don´t care not fit in. I have so much thing that to do.
    5. My residence is Huelva. I was born and grew up here.
    6. I prefer hang out with mylselft that go out with my friends.
    7. I usually to wake up, 7 o´clock from the morning.
    8. I alway pick out a pencil for drawing.
    9. I can´t live, if i don't put on my comfortable clothes.
    10. I took up to draw, with 15 year. Now, i draw so good.

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  5. Hi Carmelo!
    Thanks for posting. Please check the following sentences
    #1 Invited me over ( ya se supone que es a su casa)
    #2 in a bench
    # want + to inf
    #4 don't care + ing
    #6 prefer + ing
    #7 I usually wake up
    #9, I don't quite understand the sentence
    #10 I took up drawing at the age of....
    Could you correct the mistakes?
    Thanks a lot

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  6. -Although I consider myself a whole chameleon socially speaking, it's really hard for me to fit in with anyone.
    -A lot of times I've thought about cutting down sugar but it was never a success.
    -During this quaranteen I've tried to work out several times but the huge amount of work does not allow me to.
    -It's really important to warm up your cords before singing for a contest or just to take care of your throat.
    -Every time an idea that I consider is good crosses my mind I try to write it down so that maybe later I can get something out of it.
    -I always like to stick to a plan since I can't stand being unaware of a situation I'm in.
    -It's really hard for me to pick out a color as my favourite since I like them all.
    -I usually get weighed down easily by very sweet foods.
    -I love trying out new things since I consider myself a very curious person.
    Joaquín Gutiérrez Montaño

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  7. Hi Joaquin!
    Well done!You did a good job with your example sentences. Please check the mistakes on the ones below.Keep up!
    #2 cutting down on sugar
    #5 Everytime a good idea cross my mind...

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  8. 1-Told me to sit down.
    2- My parents moved in when I was born.
    3- I started planning ahead for their return.
    4- I wake up early.
    5- The pointing up salute to the plane.
    6- When I grew up all change.
    7- My neighbors cut down all the trees.
    8- I've caught up on homework.
    9- Had to give up on you.
    10- Had to pick out between a telephone or a tablet.

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  9. -If you take the bus, you can catch up with them easily -Fill in the text with the words below. -Lets try out this new gadget and if it work we can sell it -We were going to move in a new house, but i think we're going to wait all this end.
    -These days I sleep in everyday.
    -I have to pick out a design for my walls. -I used to get around a lot, but theses days i cant go anywhere.
    -Could you please stick to the plan?!
    -Studying daily will pay off in your grades, believe me.
    -Everyday they took up their discussion, they'll never change.

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  10. -I never get around to save enough money during the year to afford a travel to Uganda

    -All my work to land my business project will finally pay off, that's what I would say if at least I'd worked a single day

    -I know I'm not yet a half-coach man due to quarantine, but I'm working on it

    -I've taken up a job as a travel assitant, but it's seems April 2020 is not the best time for it

    -Could you just stick to the plan? It's difficult to supervise the heist while you dance The Macarena with the hostages

    -I want to sign for german lessons, that'd help me to understand people in Mallorca

    -Since I cut down on fats I feel more active and less exhausted when I go out jogging

    -I watched I few episodes of The Office without my boyfriend, I don't know if after this our relationship will work out

    -Well, y'all probably want to catch up about this mess, the good thing is that now we can eat carne mechá

    -Just fill in your ID in the list, it's needed to check if such a beatiful person does really exist

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  11. Catch up: I need to catch up on homework before I go to bed.
    Fill in: I forgot to fill in the name space on my test.
    Stick to: Stick to the status quo.
    Move in: How long did you wait to move in to your new place?
    Pick out: The teacher never picked her out so she was confused.
    Sleep in: She used to wake up when the alarm went off but now she sleeps in.
    Get around: My mom got around to go to the supermarket.
    Plan on: I’m planning on dying my hair soon.
    Pay off: My brother spent all night studying so I hope his effort pays off.
    Try out: Maybe you should try out some activities like piano lessons.

    Lola Pedraza

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  12. 1- My dog always sleeps in after bathing.
    2- When I play sports for a week I end up weighed down.
    3- I take up reading graphic novels.
    4- My sister had filled in some papers for the job.
    5- My family had planned on a trip to Bilbao this summer.
    6- My mom is trying out some cooking classes.
    7- You never sign for the basketball team.
    8- We can get around to win this match.
    9- They stick to play chess every day.
    10- I usually draw everyday so my effort pays off.

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  13. 1- My mother said me that she would take up the problem.
    2- My sister does not know what dress to pick out for christmas dinner.
    3. I'm trying out to make some new cooking recipes.
    4- They stick to their teacher because they love them
    5- Your little brother should sleep in a different bed.
    6- The writer is signing for his fans.
    7- I must catch up on homework of fundaments.
    8- I put the images in the work to fill in.
    9- Next year we will move in Granada.
    10- I've been planning on my travell to Japan since I was 15 years old

    By: Paula López

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  14. RITA FLORES GONZÁLEZ

    1. I'm looking forward to the quarantine
    2. Get up with joy every morning and start your day
    3. I'm going to catch up to take my course
    4. We need to calm down, being angry will make it worse
    5. I had to fill in the job form
    6. The teacher is giving out the copies for the class
    7. She is moving in to Sevilla on Saturday
    8. Do you still have energy to play on?
    9. Put on the pink jeans!
    10. There wasn’t enough space for the closet, the bedroom was taken up by a big bed

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  15. 1. I works out at my home everyday.
    2. Would you come over for lunch?
    3. I don't sleep in on school periods.
    4. Sundely, all the people in the building had to go out.
    5. You don't have to give up!!
    6. She picked out the cheapest trousers.
    7. I don't wake up early on weekends.
    8. My cousin will need help to get through the bridge.
    9. She runs over the rabbit with her car.
    10. I cut back the chocolate yesterday.
    I'm sorry, I didn't see your post yesterday.

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