Cụm động từ Break ppt

Cụm động từ BreakJustin and Sarah broke up after 5 years together Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult things to learn in English, because changing the preposition can completely

Cụm động từ Break

Justin and Sarah broke up after 5 years together

Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult things to learn in English, because

changing the preposition can completely change the meaning of the verb

Here are 7 break phrasal verbs:

Break up - to finish/ end a relationship "Justin and Sarah broke up after 5 years

together."

Break out of - to escape from somewhere using force "Ten prisoners broke out of

jail last night."

Break out in - to develop a skin problem "I broke out in a rash after touching

those plants."

Break down - stop working "My car's broken down, so I caught the bus to work." Break through - to pass a barrier "The protesters broke through the police line."

Break into - to enter a building unlawfully "Someone broke in and stole my TV!" Break off - to break a piece from something "He broke me off a bit of his

sandwich."

Here's a test to check your understanding

Do you know any more break phrasal verbs?

• 1 She _ with her boyfriend last week so I'm going to go and take her

some ice cream

Broke in

Broke up

Broke out of

• 2 I've locked myself out! But I can't _ my own house!

Break down

Break up

Break into

• 3 I get so nervous when I talk in public that my skin _ hives

Breaks out in

Breaks through

Breaks down

• 4 He was driving the car so fast that he _ the barrier of the car park

He just wasn't paying attention

Broke through

Broke up

Broke out of

• 5 Please can you _ a square of chocolate for me?

Break into

Break out

Break off

• 6 They _ prison by digging a tunnel out of the cell

Broke out of

Broke into

Broke up