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quarta-feira, 27 de abril de 2011

Phrasal verbs - Turn

And we are back to work!
We will begin by studying Phrasal verbs with the TURN.
So, we have:

Turn back - stop and go back
Example:
"It's raining cats and dogs, we must turn back home!"

Turn on - make something work
Example:
"Turn the lights on, please."

Turn into - change into something different
Example:
"He was so nice, but he turned into a very angry man."

Turn out - have a different result
Example:
"It happened that the study visit turned out to be really interesting."

Turn up - arrive
Example:
"What time did you turn up yesterday?"

terça-feira, 15 de fevereiro de 2011

Phrasal verbs: Put

As you know the main verb, in this case PUT, when written all by itself means one thing, but when you add a preposition its meaning changes completely.

How do you know their meaning? Well, you really have to memorize them.

This time we've got 5 more phrasal verbs! Let's check them out!

Put away - tidy
Put on - get dressed
Put through - get connected
Put out - stop, finish
Put off - postpone


Try to complete these sentences and send them to me as comment:

1. Chidren it's raining! You have to _____________ your raincoats.
2. Kim, you really need to ____________ your things. Your room is in a terrible state!!
3. Fortunately the teachers were able to ____________ the fight.
4. Reception? Can you _________me _________ the manager, please?
5. The opening of the exhibition had to be _____________ for the next weekend.