Unit 23: Phrasal verbs
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- 16Wish
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- 18Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19Passive reporting structures
- 20The subjunctive
- 21When and if
- 22Inversion
- 23Phrasal verbs
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- 26Narrative tenses
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- 29Used to - review
- 30Linking words of contrast
Session 4
Tim's a master linguist! Listen to him speak French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese... and even English. Why is he speaking all these languages? To help you learn about phrasal verbs, of course.
Activity 1
Stop Saying!
More phrasals
Do you avoid using phrasal verbs?
We know they can be tricky... Do they take an object? Do they separate? And what exactly do they mean?
Especially if you're a speaker of a Latin (or Romance) language like French, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese, you might prefer to use what we call a cognate - a word in English which comes from the same root as the word in your language.
But before you do that, do watch Tim and see if he can help.
Watch the video and complete the activity
Summary
Compare these words:
Spanish abandonar
French abandoner
Italian abbandonare
Portuguese abandonar
They are all related to:
English abandon
This is quite a formal word in English. It's good for writing academic essays or formal reports, but not so good for everyday speech.
Instead, we often use to give up, which is a phrasal verb that means something very similar.
Here are a few more:
tolerate = put up with
blow up = detonate
put off = postpone
throw up = vomit
leave out = omit
speed up = accelerate
To do
Try our quiz to test your knowledge of cognates.
Phrasal power
4 Questions
Have a look at these sentences. Each one contains a Latin cognate. Try to replace it with the right phrasal verb. This will test your knowledge of phrasal verbs and how to use them.
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Activity
Have a look at these sentences. Each one contains a Latin cognate. Try to replace it with the right phrasal verb. This will test your knowledge of phrasal verbs and how to use them.
Hint
The phrasal verb you need has three parts.Question 1 of 4
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Activity
Have a look at these sentences. Each one contains a Latin cognate. Try to replace it with the right phrasal verb. This will test your knowledge of phrasal verbs and how to use them.
Hint
This phrasal verb has two parts. It can be used as a separable verb.Question 2 of 4
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Activity
Have a look at these sentences. Each one contains a Latin cognate. Try to replace it with the right phrasal verb. This will test your knowledge of phrasal verbs and how to use them.
Hint
This phrasal verb has two parts.Question 3 of 4
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Activity
Have a look at these sentences. Each one contains a Latin cognate. Try to replace it with the right phrasal verb. This will test your knowledge of phrasal verbs and how to use them.
Hint
This is the main one from the lesson. It has two parts.Question 4 of 4
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Session Vocabulary
cognate
a word with the same root in two or more languagesgive up
abandonput up with
tolerateblow up
detonateput off
postponevomit
throw upomit
leave outaccelerate
speed up
