ATTENTION ATTENTION PHRASAL VERBS CLASS PHRASAL VERBS CLASS

SPEAK ENGLISH ONLYSPEAK ENGLISH ONLY

BY: teacher andrés BY: teacher andrés martínezmartínez

We can use the PHRASAL VERBS to We can use the PHRASAL VERBS to express an idea, activity or an action that express an idea, activity or an action that happens in certain moments of life and happens in certain moments of life and with specific purposes .with specific purposes .

Objective: Objective:

To explore some phrasal verbs and its To explore some phrasal verbs and its uses in different situations using them uses in different situations using them with specific purposes. with specific purposes.

PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBS

PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBS

CLASSIFICATION:CLASSIFICATION:

INSEPARABLEINSEPARABLE

THOSE HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING SO THOSE HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING SO WE CAN NOT SEPARE THEM.WE CAN NOT SEPARE THEM.

EG: EG: "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOB? "WHAT'S WRONG WITH BOB? HE'S ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT.“HE'S ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT.“

ACT LIKEACT LIKE  

MEANINGMEANING

BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT'S LIKE A BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT'S LIKE A PERSON.PERSON.

PHRASAL VERBSPHRASAL VERBSCLASSIFICATION:CLASSIFICATION:

SEPARABLE SEPARABLE THOSE MEAN DIFFERENT WHEN SEPARE THEM YOU THOSE MEAN DIFFERENT WHEN SEPARE THEM YOU

SEPARE THEM TO REAFFIRM ITS MEANING.SEPARE THEM TO REAFFIRM ITS MEANING.

EG:EG:“NANCY HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND. PABLO ASKED “NANCY HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND. PABLO ASKED HER OUT LAST NIGHT” HER OUT LAST NIGHT”

ASK OUT ASK OUT

MEANING MEANING PABLO WANDERS WHAT IS NANCY’S SECRETPABLO WANDERS WHAT IS NANCY’S SECRET

UPUP, , OUTOUT, , OFFOFF

LETS CONCENTRATE ON LETS CONCENTRATE ON THESE WORDS; THEY GO THESE WORDS; THEY GO

AT THE END OF AT THE END OF DIFFERENT VERBS, USE DIFFERENT VERBS, USE

THEM IN A SEPARATE THEM IN A SEPARATE AND INSEPARATE WAYAND INSEPARATE WAY

UPUP ACT UPACT UP

: MISBEHAVE IN A PLACE O MOMENT : MISBEHAVE IN A PLACE O MOMENT ““THE CHILDREN ACT UP ALL NIGHT THE CHILDREN ACT UP ALL NIGHT

““

BACK UPBACK UP: MOVE IN REVERSE: MOVE IN REVERSE

““YOU MISSED THE PARKING SPACE. YOU YOU MISSED THE PARKING SPACE. YOU WILL HAVE TO WILL HAVE TO BACK UPBACK UP AND TRY AND TRY AGAIN”AGAIN”

UPUP BLEW UPBLEW UP

: : SUDDENLY BECOME VERY ANGRYSUDDENLY BECOME VERY ANGRY ““WHEN I TOLD JERRY THAT I HAD HAD AN WHEN I TOLD JERRY THAT I HAD HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH HIS CAR, HE ACCIDENT WITH HIS CAR, HE BLEW UPBLEW UP””

CLAM UP CLAM UP : SUDDENLY REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT : SUDDENLY REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT

SOMETHING.SOMETHING.

"LAURA COULD NOT TALK ABOUT THE "LAURA COULD NOT TALK ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. WHEN I ASKED HER WHAT ACCIDENT. WHEN I ASKED HER WHAT

HAPPENED, SHE HAPPENED, SHE CLAMMED UPCLAMMED UP..””

UPUP END UP END UP 

: ARRIVE SOMEWHERE AS A RESULT OR : ARRIVE SOMEWHERE AS A RESULT OR CONSEQUENCE.CONSEQUENCE.

"YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD. IF YOU DO NOT REST, "YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD. IF YOU DO NOT REST, YOU'LL YOU'LL END UPEND UP IN THE HOSPITAL!“ IN THE HOSPITAL!“

GIVE UP GIVE UP : DECIDE NOT TO TRY.: DECIDE NOT TO TRY.

A: "WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL A: "WHAT'S BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER?"OVER?"B: "I B: "I GIVE UPGIVE UP. WHAT?". WHAT?"A: "AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA!"A: "AN EMBARRASSED ZEBRA!"

UPUP ADD UP ADD UP

: FIND THE TOTAL : FIND THE TOTAL

““WHAT IS THE TOTAL OF THE ACCOUNT? WHAT IS THE TOTAL OF THE ACCOUNT? CPULD YOU CPULD YOU ADDADD THEM THEM UP UP AND SEE?”AND SEE?”

BURN UP BURN UP 

: CAUSE SOMEONE TO BECOME: CAUSE SOMEONE TO BECOME

VERY ANGRY.VERY ANGRY.

"DID YOU HEAR HOW RUDELY CARLOS TALKED TO "DID YOU HEAR HOW RUDELY CARLOS TALKED TO ME? THAT REALLYME? THAT REALLY  BURNEDBURNED  ME ME UPUP!"!"

UPUP CHEER UP CHEER UP

: HELP SOMEONE FEEL LESS DEPRESSED : HELP SOMEONE FEEL LESS DEPRESSED OR SAD.OR SAD.

"SUZIE'S BROTHER WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT NOT GETTING A "SUZIE'S BROTHER WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT NOT GETTING A

PROMOTION, SO SHE SENT HIM A FUNNY CARDPROMOTION, SO SHE SENT HIM A FUNNY CARD TO TO CHEER CHEER HIM HIM UPUP.“.“

MADE UP MADE UP : INVENT INFORMATION.: INVENT INFORMATION.

"CLAUDIA'S STORY IS HARD TO BELIEVE. I'M SURE "CLAUDIA'S STORY IS HARD TO BELIEVE. I'M SURE SHE SHE MADEMADE IT IT UPUP."."

OUTOUT CHICKEN OUT CHICKEN OUT : : LOSE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING AT LOSE THE COURAGE TO DO SOMETHING AT

THE LAST MINUTE.THE LAST MINUTE.““PEDRO SAID HE WAS GOING TO ASK PAOLA PEDRO SAID HE WAS GOING TO ASK PAOLA

FOR A DATE, BUT HE FOR A DATE, BUT HE CHICKENED OUTCHICKENED OUT.“.“

FIND OUT FIND OUT : : LEARN / GET INFORMATION.LEARN / GET INFORMATION.

THE TEACHER TOLD US TO THE TEACHER TOLD US TO FIND OUTFIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT SIMON BOLIVAR, INFORMATION ABOUT SIMON BOLIVAR,

BUT WE DID NOT FINDBUT WE DID NOT FIND. .

OUTOUT GET OUTGET OUT

: LEAVE A PLACE AS AN ORDER: LEAVE A PLACE AS AN ORDERPLEASE GO OUT. DID NOT YOU HEAR PLEASE GO OUT. DID NOT YOU HEAR

ME !ME !GET OUTGET OUT¡¡

LUCK OUTLUCK OUT: BE UNEXPECTEDLY LUCKY.: BE UNEXPECTEDLY LUCKY.

"GLORIA WAS WORRIED BECAUSE SHE WASN'T "GLORIA WAS WORRIED BECAUSE SHE WASN'T PREPARED TO GIVE A REPORT AT THE PREPARED TO GIVE A REPORT AT THE

MEETING, BUT SHE MEETING, BUT SHE LUCKED OUTLUCKED OUT BECAUSE  BECAUSE THE MEETING WAS POSTPONED."THE MEETING WAS POSTPONED."

OUTOUT DRAW OUTDRAW OUT  

: PROLONG SOMETHING FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL LIMITS.: PROLONG SOMETHING FAR BEYOND THE NORMAL LIMITS.

"I THOUGHT THAT SPEECH WOULD NEVER END. THE SPEAKER "I THOUGHT THAT SPEECH WOULD NEVER END. THE SPEAKER COULD HAVE SAID EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IN ABOUT FIVE COULD HAVE SAID EVERYTHING IMPORTANT IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, BUT HE MINUTES, BUT HE DREWDREW  THE SPEECH THE SPEECH OUTOUT FOR OVER AN  FOR OVER AN

HOUR HOUR

FIGURE OUTFIGURE OUT  

: LOGICALLY FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM: LOGICALLY FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO A PROBLEM

"FOR A LONG TIME I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAST "FOR A LONG TIME I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE LAST PROBLEM, BUT I FINALLY PROBLEM, BUT I FINALLY FIGUREDFIGURED IT  IT OUTOUT."."

OUTOUT FILL OUTFILL OUT  

: COMPLETE A FORM BY ADDING REQUIRED : COMPLETE A FORM BY ADDING REQUIRED INFORMATION.INFORMATION.

"OF COURSE I COMPLETED MY APPLICATION! "OF COURSE I COMPLETED MY APPLICATION! II  FILLEDFILLED  ITIT  OUTOUT AND SEND IT BY MAIL OVER  AND SEND IT BY MAIL OVER

THREE WEEKS AGO!“THREE WEEKS AGO!“

KICK OUT KICK OUT : FORCE SOMEONE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF HIS/HER : FORCE SOMEONE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF HIS/HER

UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.

““THE BAR’S PERSONNEL THE BAR’S PERSONNEL KICKEDKICKED HIM  HIM OUTOUT  BECAUSE HE DIDN'T PAY FOR BECAUSE HE DIDN'T PAY FOR

THE SERVICETHE SERVICE”. ”.

OFFOFFGOOF OFF GOOF OFF 

: : BE LAZY; DO NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.BE LAZY; DO NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.A: "DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOUR A: "DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL PLANS FOR YOUR VACATION?"VACATION?"B: "NO. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HOME B: "NO. I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HOME ANDAND  GOOF OFF."GOOF OFF."

CALL OFFCALL OFF

: CANCEL SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN : CANCEL SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DECIDEDDECIDED

“ “THE HUSBAND DECIDED TO THE HUSBAND DECIDED TO CALL OFFCALL OFF THE WEDDING.THE WEDDING.

OFFOFFBEG OFFBEG OFF  

: ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM DOING SOMETHING.: ASK TO BE EXCUSED FROM DOING SOMETHING.

AT FIRST SANDRA SAID SHE WOULD GO TE THE AT FIRST SANDRA SAID SHE WOULD GO TE THE PARTY. PARTY. LATER SHE LATER SHE BEGGED OFFBEGGED OFF.“.“

SHOW OFFSHOW OFF

: : ACT EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN PEOPLE WATCH ACT EXTRA SPECIAL WHEN PEOPLE WATCH

““HE ALWAYS HE ALWAYS SHOWS OFFSHOWS OFF ON HIS SOCCER MATCH ON HIS SOCCER MATCH””

OFFOFFTURN OFFTURN OFF

: TO FINISH A CURRENT ACTION.: TO FINISH A CURRENT ACTION.““JUAN JUAN TURNTURN THE LIGHTS THE LIGHTS OFFOFF, , PLEASE”PLEASE”

LAY OFFLAY OFF  

: DISMISS SOMEONE FROM A JOB : DISMISS SOMEONE FROM A JOB

"I FEEL REALLY SORRY PAOLA'S FAMILY. "I FEEL REALLY SORRY PAOLA'S FAMILY. HER FATHER WAS HER FATHER WAS LAIDLAID

OFFOFF YESTERDAY." YESTERDAY."

OFFOFFRIP OFFRIP OFF  

: CHEAT; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.: CHEAT; TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

"DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A CAR "DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BUYING A CAR THERE. THERE. THEY WILL THEY WILL RIPRIP  YOU YOU OFFOFF.“.“

PUTPUT  OFFOFF

::POSTPONEPOSTPONETHE PRESIDENT THE PRESIDENT PUTPUT THE ENGAGEMENT THE ENGAGEMENT

OFFOFF BECAUSE OF PERSONAL ISSUES BECAUSE OF PERSONAL ISSUES

REMEMBER REMEMBER THE MEANING OF THE MEANING OF INSEPARABLE INSEPARABLE

PRHASAL VERBS IS ONLY ONE PRHASAL VERBS IS ONLY ONE AND IS GIVEN AS A AND IS GIVEN AS A CONSEQUENCE. CONSEQUENCE.

AND THE MEANING OF AND THE MEANING OF SEPARABLE SEPARABLE PRHASAL VERBS IS GIVEN WHEN PRHASAL VERBS IS GIVEN WHEN

CONCENTRATE THE INFORMATION CONCENTRATE THE INFORMATION ON THE OBJECT THAT IS ON THE OBJECT THAT IS

MENTIONED.MENTIONED.

GO FORWARD AND ENJOY THE GO FORWARD AND ENJOY THE MEANINGMEANING

REFERENCESREFERENCES

WEHMEIER, Sally. Oxford Advanced WEHMEIER, Sally. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of current Learner’s Dictionary of current English. Oxford University Press, English. Oxford University Press, sixth edition. 2000. sixth edition. 2000.

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