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ealonso |
divendres, 4 de juliol de 2014 | 02:46h
CONTRASTS BETWEEN "ON" AND "OFF" These particles are in contrast for: 1.- opposite directions: jump on; jump off; jump on and off 2.- opposite actions, usually for machines: She switched the radio on, but he switched it off
ealonso |
divendres, 4 de juliol de 2014 | 01:46h
To sweep up:Meaning: to clean and remove dirt, glass, dust, etc from a floor or the ground using a brush USE: completion, metaphorical
ealonso |
dijous, 3 de juliol de 2014 | 02:12h
THE WAVES: page 8 In this page, there are six phrasal verbs: tie down, wander off, slip away, rise up, lie down, and look over. To lie down: meaning: to stop someone from being free to do what they want text: "I am TIED DOWN with words" USE: completion To wander off: meaning: to move away from a place where you are usually. text" But you WANDER OFF" USE: in an outward but an unspecified direction To slip away: meaning: to leave secretly text: "you SLIP AWAY" USE: movement from a given place To rise up: meaning: to move to a higher position text: " you RISE UP higher, with words" USE:basic To lie down: meaning: to be in a position in which your body is flat on a surface text :"It LIES DOWN there ever ..." USE:basic To look over: meaning: to examine something, usually quickly text: "Look over the wall" USE:completion
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dijous, 3 de juliol de 2014 | 01:21h
Turn Out :meaning: assembleUSE: Basic, fulfilment of a definite end
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ealonso |
dimecres, 2 de juliol de 2014 | 03:05h
Today we study the last two "OFF" phrasal verbs from the Top 100 List: To tell off and to turn off: USES EXAMPLES 1. in an outward & downward direction The bus stopped and we got off 2. in a generally outward direction The aeroplane took off 3. in an outward but unspecified direction She went off on her own 4. separation He cut some slices off the sausage 5. delineation, demarcation They marked the place off with white paint 6. termination, elimination They called the meeting off
ealonso |
dimecres, 2 de juliol de 2014 | 01:15h
A Getaway :a short vacation. It comes from the verb "to get away" . It means to go somewhere different where you live to have a short vacation.USE: movement from a given place
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dimarts, 1 de juliol de 2014 | 02:57h
In this post we are seeing another three phrasal verbs with the particle "OFF": These verbs are: put off, set off, take off USES EXAMPLES 1. in an outward & downward direction The bus stopped and we got off 2. in a generally outward direction The aeroplane took off 3. in an outward but unspecified direction She went off on her own 4. separation He cut some slices off the sausage 5. delineation, demarcation They marked the place off with white paint 6. termination, elimination They called the meeting off
ealonso |
dimarts, 1 de juliol de 2014 | 02:29h
to break up:meaning: if something breaks up it endsUSE: completiontheguardian
ealonso |
dilluns, 30 de juny de 2014 | 05:51h
THE WAVES: page 7 In this page, there are fivephrasals verbs: burst out, spread up, screw up, and carry off. To burst out Meaning: suddenly say or shout something Text: " ... to comfort her when she bursts out" USE: Emphasis To spread out: Meaning: put in a wide area Text: " Susan has spread her anguish out" USE: distribution To screw up: Meaning: make something into a smaller shape by squeezing it. Text:" put down your handkerchief screwed" USE: completion To carry off: Meaning: to dial successfully with something difficlut Text: " the beetle too carrying off ..." USE: in a outward but unspecified direction To break up: Meaning: break something into pieced Text:" ...will break up thus knot..." USE: completion
ealonso |
dilluns, 30 de juny de 2014 | 02:25h
To creep up:Meaning: if something creeps up, it happens slowly or gradually so that you do no notice it happening.USE: basic
ealonso |
diumenge, 29 de juny de 2014 | 02:11h
Today we begin to study the use of the particle "OFF" in three phrasal verbs: These verbs are: To cut off, to drop off, to get off USES EXAMPLES 1. in an outward & downward direction The bus stopped and we got off 2. in a generally outward direction The aeroplane took off 3. in an outward but unspecified direction She went off on her own 4. separation He cut some slices off the sausage 5. delineation, demarcation They marked the place off with white paint 6. termination, elimination They called the meeting off
ealonso |
diumenge, 29 de juny de 2014 | 00:59h
Brazil’s Neymar STEPS UP against Chile to keep World Cup dream alive meaning of step up: to increase something USE: upward, completion+ metaphorical theguardian
ealonso |
divendres, 27 de juny de 2014 | 23:09h
World Cup 2014: a colourful carnivalPhrasal verb of the day: KNOCK OUTMeaning: to defeat a teamUSE: Basic , eliminationNote: a knockout is the noun formed from the phrasal veb
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divendres, 27 de juny de 2014 | 03:53h
Following the study of phrasal verbs with the THE PARTICLE "ON",here we have the last three "ON" phrasal verbs from the Top 100 list: PHRASAL VERBS: HOLD ON, PUT ON, TURN ON USE EXAMPLE 1. touching She lifted the box on 2. indefinite continuation She hurried on (without stopping)
ealonso |
divendres, 27 de juny de 2014 | 01:22h
BBC NEWS
A herd of hippopotamuses once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar HAVE BEEN TAKING OVER the countryside near his former ranch - no-one quitre knows waht to do with them To take over: Meaning : to take control of something USE: completion (thoroughness) |
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