Presentación Phrasal Verbs in English for B1+ course

1. ENGLISH B1+
BLOG ACTIVITY
Magdolly Acevedo Mesa Code: 43802643
Course: 900004 Group: 10
Tutor’s name
María Cristina Otalora
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARTS AND HUMANITIES
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA, UNAD
Psychology Program
Medellín, july 2015

2. PHRASAL VERBS
A combination of a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both,
in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the
words considered separately:
"Catch on" is a phrasal verb meaning to understand.
1. 'to check out‘
a) To take a look at something very carefully:
Let’s check out this store
You have to check out this TV. It is fantastic!
a) To leave a hotel after paying the bill : We have to check out of the hotel
before 11

3. 2. 'to put in'
a) To apply for a better position in a Compañy:
I put in for a new position at the company
b) To say something good about somebody:
Please put in a good word for me with the judges
3. 'to put out'
a) To extinguish a fire:
We managed to put out the fire
a) To annoy, upset, or inconvenience someone:
I’m sorry to put you out but I have nowhere else to sleep

4. 4. 'to put up'
a) To raise something to a higher position:
We put up a tent for the night
b) To show or express your feelings about something:
I’m not going to let them build a road here without putting up a fight.
Little Rory always puts up such a fuss around bedtime.

5. 6. 'to put off'
a) To postpone a meeting:
We will have to put off the meeting until next week
a) To stop or prevent someone from doing something:
Don’t be put off by his actions
7. 'to take in'
a) To completely understand the meaning or importance of something:
That was a lot to take in
I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.
a) To deceive or trick someone:
He was taken in by the salesman

6. 8. 'to take out'
a) To remove something:
I haven’t taken out the garbage for 3 days
b) To arrange to get something from a company, bank:
I will have to take out a loan to pay for my education
c) To make someone else suffer or be responsible for your own mistakes,
anger, sadnes:
Don’t take it out on me! It’s not my fault!
9. 'to get over'
a) To believe something:
I can’t get over how fast he cut my hair
a) To return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad
or unusual experience, or an illness:
It’s hard to get over the death of a family member

7. 10. 'to make up'
a) To invent an excuse, a story, etc., often in order to deceive:
They like to make up stories
b) To use as a replacement for something missing, lost, or lacking:
I would like to make up for my bad behavior last night
c) To forgive someone and become friends again after an argument or
disagreement:
After a week of arguing, they finally made up

8. REFERENCES
http://www.ingles-practico.com/intermedio/verbos-con-preposiciones.html
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-americano