Phrasal Verbs - Lesson 2 (TERCEIRÃO)

Multiple Choice

What is a PHRASAL VERB?

• It's a type of subordinate clause that complements the main clause.

• It's a combination of a verb and an adjective to give more emphasis to the emotions of the subject.

• It's a clause whose meaning is different from the literal one.

• It's a combination of a verb and a particle - preposition and/or adverb - that creates a new meaning.

Multiple Choice

SELECT the option that has a phrasal verb.

• After a series of misunderstandings, they decided to break up.

• Your level of attention depends on how important you think the lesson is.

• Nobody understand him, even though he talks slowly.

• I reckon this is not like what we planned at all.

PHRASAL VERBS

Definition

A phrasal verb is a group of words that function as a verb. They are usually made up of a verb + preposition and/or adverb and have a meaning that sometimes does not have anything to do with these words.

Guests cannot check in at this hotel before 4 PM.

CHECK IN - to register someone upon their arrival at a hotel or airport.

Check in

Please, take off your shoes before you get into the house.

TAKE OFF - to remove clothing from one's or another's body.

Take off

​A phrasal verbs can have a different meaning in different situations.

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The couple passed all the barriers and became members of the High School Music Team.

The couple ____ all the barriers and became members of the High School Music Team.

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Jena and Tom have separated after two years seeing each other.

Jena and Tom have ___ after two years seeing each other.

Multiple Choice

Stop wasting money on these tickets. You always win the same amount that you spend.

Stop wasting money on these tickets. You always ___.

• break off

• break down

• break through

• break even

Multiple Choice

Two burglars forced their way into the apartment and took all the money.

• They broke down the apartment.

• They broke into the apartment.

• They broke even the apartment.

• They broke through the apartment.

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Whenever I have an extremely difficult test, I feel like collapsing.

Whenever I have an extremely difficult test, I feel like ___.

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Stop being mean and separate your chocolate bar in half. I'm craving for chocolate.

Stop being mean and ___ your chocolate bar. I'm craving for chocolate.

Multiple Choice

Figure out / Slow down / Look for / Switch on mean, respectively

• trigger / resolve / decelerate / seek

• resolve / trigger / decelerate / seek

• resolve / decelerate / seek / trigger

• seek / decelerate / resolve/ trigger

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Lisa went in to the dark room and ___ the lights. (trigger)

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I couldn't ___ the photograph because I was looking at the worng angle. (understand)

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A jewish proverb says that one should ___ the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family. (seek)

Multiple Choice

(ENEM) Uma campanha pode ter por objetivo conscientizar a população sobre determinada questão social. Na campanha realizada no Reino unido, a frase "A third of the food we buy in the UK ends up being thrown away" foi utilizada para enfatizar o (a)

• desigualdade social

• escassez de plantações

• desperdício de comida

• reeducação alimentar

• custo dos alimentos

Multiple Choice

If you get on with someone it means you...

• annoy them.

• are afraid of them

• are friendly towards them.

• jump on top of them.

Multiple Choice

I want to take you back. This means I want you to ...

• a) try to forget any bad memories.

• b) think about your family members.

• c) think about what you enjoyed about your childhood.

• d) remember something from the past.

Multiple Choice

If someone tells you to stand up for yourself, you should ...

• a) defend what you believe in.

• b) raise your voice and become aggressive.

• c) stand up rather than sit down when you speak.

• d) change your opinion about something.

Multiple Choice

The way someone brings you up is ...

• a) how they pick you up when you hurt yourself.

• b) how they make you feel better when you are feeling sad.

• c) the way they raise you as a child.

• d) the way they shout at you as a child.

Multiple Choice

When you grow up, you ...

• a) remain immature for a long time.

• b) change from being a young child into an older child or adult.

• c) grow tall very quickly.

• d) become overweight due to lack of exercise.

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a phrasal verb you have learnt.