+Verb + preposition / adverb ( put on, turn off, look for, take over ……) + Special meaning, can’t be figured out by the meaning of each word + same verb with a different preposition/adve[r]
Trang 1PREPOSITIONS / PHRASAL VERBS
I Prepositions
+ Prepositions of time: in, on, at, for, after, before, between, up to, till, until …
We use:
at for a PRECISE TIME
on for DAYS and DATES
in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
at
times: at 8pm, at midnight, at 6:30
holiday periods: at Christmas, at Easter
at night/noon
at the weekend
at lunchtime, at dinnertime, at breakfast time
on
days: on Monday, on my birthday, on Christmas Day
days + morning / afternoon / evening / night: on Tuesday
morning
dates: on the 20th of June
in
years: in 1992, in 2006
months: in December, in June
decades: in the sixties, in the 1790s
centuries: in the 19th century
seasons: in the winter/summer
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
+ Prepositions of place: in, on, at, above, below, behind, beside, in front of, between …
In general, we use:
at for a POINT
Trang 2 in for an ENCLOSED SPACE
on for a SURFACE
at
at the corner in the garden on the wall
at the bus stop in London on the ceiling
at the top of the page in a box on the cover
at the end of the road in my pocket on the floor
at the entrance in my wallet on the carpet
at the crossroads in a building on the menu
at the front desk in a car on a page
PRACTICE: FILL IN BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITIONS
1/ The bus collected us ……… 5 o’clock early ……… the morning
2/ ……… Tuesday morning, there is a meeting ……… 11a.m and 1p.m
Trang 33/ The small bamboos … the entrance of the village make it pictures.
4/ You are standing ………… my foot
5/ The shop is ………… the end of the street
6/ The was a “ no smoking” sign ……… the wall
7/ I live …… the 7th floor… 21 Oxford street ……… London
8/ Jane went home ……… lunchtime
9/ Where will you be ……… New Year’s Day?
10/ We usually have lunch ……… noon
II Phrasal verbs
+Verb + preposition / adverb ( put on, turn off, look for, take over ……)
+ Special meaning, can’t be figured out by the meaning of each word + same verb with a different preposition/adverb → the meaning changes Example: turn + on = to start the flow of electricity, water…by moving a switch, button
turn + off = to stop the flow of electricity, water…by moving
a switch, button
+ Some phrasal verbs have more than one meaning
Example: take off = to remove sth
take off = to leave the ground and begin to fly
PRACTICE
I EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS:
1/ look for:
Trang 42/ look after:
3/ look up:
4/ turn on
5/ turn off
6/ turn up
7/ turn down
8/ take after
9/ take over
10/ break down
11/ break into
12/ run out of
13/ run after
14/ go on
15/ go off
II.CHOOSE THE CORRECT PARTICLE:
1/ You can look ……… (up/over) the doctor’s number in the phone book
2/ Turn ………… ( up / down) the music It’s too loud!
3/ Who do you take ………… ( over / after) the most, your father or your mother? 4/ You should turn ……… (in / off) your mobile when you are on a plane
5/ He kept ……… (on / out) dancing although he was tired
6/ Hoa came ……… ( about / across ) an old friend on a social networking site the other day
7/ The police ran ……… (away with / after) the thieves, but couldn’t catch them 8/ The survivors had run ………… ( down / out of) water and were very thirsty 9/ The car broke ………….( away / down) on the way to the gallery
Trang 510/ They caught the robbers who broke …………( down / into) the art gallery.
III.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PHRASAL VERBS IN THE BOX
1/
Who is going to ……… the children when you are away?
2/ Don’t forget to ……… the lights before going out
3/ Jane is ……… her glasses She can’t find them
4/ I can’t hear the radio Could you ……… it ……… little?
5/ I was late for school this morning because my alarm clock didn’t ………
6/ I ……… the radio and listened to the six o’clock news
7/ Could you please ……… the volume a bit? I’m on the phone
8/ He was late because his car ………
9/ If we ……… wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades
10/ My shoes are dirty I’d better ……… them ……… before I come in
IV.REWRITE THE SENTENCES BY USING THE MOST SUITABLE
PHRASAL VERBS
1/ She looks like her mother very much
2/ They continued doing their homework despite their tiredness
turn off look for turn down take off
break down go off turn up turn on
look after go on
Trang 63/ She is very pleased to going away on holiday soon.
4/ Do they have to look after the school garden every Saturday?
5/ She’s responsible for looking after her younger sister