American Phrasal Verbs: A Comprehensive Study Guide by Barlow and Burdine, Appunti di Linguistica Inglese

Scarica American Phrasal Verbs: A Comprehensive Study Guide by Barlow and Burdine e più Appunti in PDF di Linguistica Inglese solo su Docsity! 1 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 1 American English Phrasal Verbs and collocations Michael Barlow and Stephanie Burdine 2 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 2 © 2006 Athelstan Publications ISBN: 978-940753-18-1 Revised 1 Athelstan 2476 Bolsover St, Ste 464 Houston TX 77005 USA www.athel.com www.corpuslab.com info@athel.com 5 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 5 CONTENTS Unit 1 LOOK AT 7 Unit 2 DEAL WITH 9 Unit 3 DO WITH 11 Unit 4 GO BACK 13 Unit 5 REVIEW: look at, deal with, do with, go back 15 Unit 6 COME UP 17 Unit 7 GO ON 20 Unit 8 COME BACK 22 Unit 9 WORK ON 24 Unit 10 REVIEW: come up, go on, come back, work on 26 Unit 11 GO THROUGH 27 Unit 12 GET INTO 29 Unit 13 FIND OUT 31 Unit 14 SET UP 33 Unit 15 REVIEW: go through, get into, find out, set up 35 Unit 16 COME OUT 37 Unit 17 FIGURE OUT 39 Unit 18 GO INTO 41 Unit 19 PUT IN 43 Unit 20 REVIEW: come out, figure out, go into, put in 45 Unit 21 GO OUT 47 Unit 22 KNOW ABOUT 49 Unit 23 GO AHEAD 50 Unit 24 MEET WITH 51 Unit 25 REVIEW: go out, know about, go ahead, meet with 52 Unit 26 COME IN 53 Unit 27 PUT ON 55 Unit 28 MOVE ON 57 Unit 29 GET BACK 59 Unit 30 REVIEW: come in, put on, move on, get back 61 Unit 31 GET OUT 63 Unit 32 END UP 65 Unit 33 PICK UP 67 Unit 34 GIVE UP 69 Unit 35 REVIEW: get out, end up, pick up, give up 71 Unit 36 DEPEND ON 72 Unit 37 POINT OUT 73 Unit 38 WORK OUT 74 Unit 39 GO WITH 76 Unit 40 REVIEW: depend on, point out, work with, go with 78 Unit 41 TAKE ON 80 Unit 42 PUT OUT 82 Unit 43 FOLLOW UP 84 Unit 44 MAKE UP 86 Unit 45 REVIEW: take on, put out, follow up, make up 89 6 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 6 Unit 46 GET AT 90 Unit 47 GET ON 91 Unit 48 BELIEVE IN 93 Unit 49 PUT UP 94 Unit 50 REVIEW: get at, get on, believe in, put up 95 Unit 51 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 96 ANSWER KEY 97 INDEX of Phrasal Verbs and Idioms 117 47 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 47 Unit 21: GO OUT STUDY THESE SENTENCES In China, people often go out after dinner. 1 leave my/your house Three months later, she started going out with Craig. 2 have a romantic relationship with The advertising brochures will go out on May 1. 3 a letter, etc. being mailed, sent out They were trapped in the elevator when the power went out. 4 =power supply fails IDIOMS Every year hundreds of farmers go out of business. 5 go out of business; go bankrupt; =close a business The boss went out of his way to thank everyone personally. 6 go out of my way =make a special effort to do something EXERCISES A. Study the following concordance lines. a) Some guys go out and drink after work. b) Many parents are going out and buying new laptop computers. c) He told me I should go out and get myself a new car. d) Candidates have to go out and raise a lot of money. e) We have to go out and play as a team. f) We had to go out and look at new carpets. g) I’ll just go out and buy it, if I find something I really like. 1. What conjunction often follows the phrasal verb go out? 2. What kind of information follows the conjunction? 3. How can you summarize the pattern that you have just observed? 4. Using the pattern illustrated above, complete these sentences using your own words and an appropriate form of go out: a) Last night, I ................................................................................................................................................... . b) Today I plan to ................................................................................................................................................... . c) Some people enjoy ................................................................................................................................................... . abc 50 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 50 Unit 23: GO AHEAD (with) STUDY THESE SENTENCES I told them to go ahead and start the party without me. 1 carry on, start IDIOMS A: Can I ask another question? B: Go ahead, Gail 2 go ahead =an invitation to speak EXERCISES A. Study the following concordance lines. a. I tried to persuade them not to go ahead with the merger b. I went ahead with it because I didn’t want to disappoint my parents c. We are planning to go ahead with the sale d. The mayor will determine whether to go ahead with plans to build a new stadium e. Is he still planning to go ahead with his trip? 1. What preposition follows the phrasal verb go ahead? 2. What kind of information follows the preposition? Make a list. 3. How can you summarize the pattern that you have just observed? B. Complete the sentences with a suitable form of go ahead (e.g., is going ahead) and one of the words from the box. Be sure to use the correct article (e.g. a/the) with the noun where required: lunch plans insisted say agreement 1. Bill, why don’t you ................................... .......................... with what you wanted to ......................................................................? 2. After months of discussions we finally ............................................................. with our .................................................................. . 3. We have .................................................. to ................................................... with the sale. 4. The company .............................................................. on ...................................................... with its plans. 5. It is 12:30, so maybe we should ................................................................... and break for .................................................. . abc 51 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 51 Unit 24: MEET WITH someone/something STUDY THESE SENTENCES Last week the president met with three foreign diplomats. 1 meet (for business or discussions) The mayor is hopeful that the new policies will meet with public approval. 2 =a focus on the reactions to or consequences of something EXERCISES A. For each sentence decide if meet with refers to (1) meeting as a result of planning or (2) reactions or consequences and write the number on the line. 1. The company’s proposal met with harsh criticism. ____ 2. When you have gathered all the information, you are ready to meet with your boss. ____ 3. His efforts met with only limited success. ____ 4. The peace offering has been met with renewed violence. ____ 5. The new bylaws did not meet with public approval. ____ 6. The proposed bills met with major skepticism from some Republicans. ____ 7. Attempts to introduce a set of revised rules met with vigorous opposition. ____ 8. The manager met with the coaches to discuss the problem. ____ 9. His claims were met with utter disbelief. ____ 10. Talk of the merger was met with cautious optimism. ____ B. Using the sentences from A, identify all of the collocations relating to negative reactions about something. The first has been done for you: Noun Collocates with Example criticism harsh The company’s proposal met with harsh criticism. D.Discussion Question 1. Have you ever met with a career guidance counselor? abc 52 Sample: American Phrasal Verbs, 2006. Barlow and Burdine 52 Unit 25: REVIEW GO OUT, KNOW ABOUT, GO AHEAD, MEET WITH A. Using complete sentences, answer these questions about the phrasal verbs examined in units 21-24: 1. If Lindsey is going out with Ryan, does this mean they are dating? 2. Kayla was aware of the return policy before she bought the DVD player. Does this mean she knew about the policy before buying it? 3. The mayor decides not to go ahead with the plan. Does this mean that he is going to proceed with the plan? 4. The university’s admission letters went out on April 1st. Were the letters sent? 5. The client’s proposal was met with disapproval. Was the proposal well received? B. Read the following statements and decide which people are experiencing negative feelings and which are experiencing positive feelings: 1. Ann: “Her parents made a special effort at the wedding and went out of their way to meet everyone.” 2. Caleb: “You don’t know anything about me!” 3. Michelle: “I tried to tell them not to go ahead with it, but they wouldn’t listen.” 4. Alex: “He knows so much stuff about computers.” 5. Chris: “I didn’t want to do it, but I went ahead with it anyway.” C. Replace the underlined word or phrase with the appropriate phrasal verb or idiomatic phrase: 1. We are planning to proceed with the merger. 2. He is aware of the dangers of skydiving. 3. During the recession, many owners of small companies could no longer operate their businesses. 4. They dated for years before he finally proposed marriage. 5. The check was mailed a week ago. D. Correct the errors in these sentences. There is one error in each sentence. 1. The president has went out of his way to maintain good relations with the United Nations. 2. Is she still planning to going ahead with her trip? 3. We so little know about earthquakes. 4. Last week the teacher meets with three new students. 5. Many parents are going out and buy new laptops for their kids.