Sunday, February 10, 2013
Phrasal Verbs #7: He grew up in a small town in...
Part 7: Phrasal Verbs. Fill
in the blanks. Use a two-part verb from the list. Sometimes you will need to
add a pronoun, such as me,
her, him, it, or them. The ˬ sign between
two words means that they must stay together; you cannot put a word between
them.
getˬup
goˬon
growˬup
growˬup
help out
pick up
put back
take off
talk over
throw away
1. He ______________ in a small town in El
Salvador, but when he was 17 he moved to the capital to study
medicine.
2. People can't wear shoes in our house. You must
_______________ and leave them by the front door before you come in.
3. Stop acting* like a child! (*言行举止, comportarse, вести себя) You're 16
now. It's time for you to ___________!
4. We finished Exercise 3. Then we
____________ to Exercise 4.
5. a. What
time do you ________? b. At 5:20 a.m., but on weekends I sleep in
until 8:00.
6. a. Thanks
for giving me a ride.
b. Sure.
Have a nice time shopping. When do you want me to _____________?
b. At
3:00, in front of the main entrance to the hotel.
7. a. I
wonder if you could _____________? I
need to clean everything up before I leave, but I only have half an hour.
b. Sure.
What would you like me to do?
8. (A
5-year-old child speaking to his mother at the supermarket) a.
Mommy, let's get some of this!
b. No.
Now _____________ on the shelf.
9. Investing (投 资,
invertir, инвестировать) your money
in that stock (股 票,
acciones, ценные бумаги, фо́ндовая) is very risky (有
风 险 的,
arriesgado, рискованный). Before you
decide to do it, why don't you _______________ with your accountant?
10. Don't ___________ the receipt!
You may need it in case you don't like the gift and you want to return it.
1. grew up
2. take them off
3. grow up
4. went on
5. get up
6. pick you up
7. help me out
8. put it back
9. talk it over
10. throw away
The Superlative: Of the three foods, skinless chicken is the leanest.
Practice the superlative, using the adjectives in
parentheses.
1. regular
hamburger / skinless chicken / bacon (lean) 瘦 的 , magro, sin grasa, постный
>
Of the three
foods, skinless
chicken is the
leanest.
2. lite* yogurt (酸乳酪) / ice cream / nonfat milk (high in fat) *Lite means
low in fat or calories.
> Of the three foods, is
the in fat.
3. pastry / rice / beans (fattening 使人发胖的, que
engorda mucho, калори́йный)
>
Of the three
foods,
4. fried chicken / broiled chicken / rice (difficult
to digest 消化,
digerir, перева́ривать)
>
Of the three
foods,
5. fresh fruit / dried fruit / eggs (sweet)
>
Of the three
foods,
6. regular gum / sugarless gum / toffee (=a kind of sticky candy, 太妃糖, caramelos semiblandos, ириска) (bad for your teeth)
>
Of the three
foods,
7. crackers / potato chips / bread (salty)
>
Of the three
foods,
8. crab / pork chops / hamburger (expensive)
>
9. Chinese food / American food / Russian food (healthy)
> Of _________________________________________________________________
because it
__________________________________________
Answers
1. Of the 3
foods, skinless chicken is the leanest.
2. Of the 3
foods, ice cream is the
highest in fat.
3. Of the 3
foods, pastry is the
most fattening.
4. Of the 3
foods, fried chicken is the
most difficult to digest.
5. Of the 3
foods, dried fruit is the
sweetest.
6. Of the 3
foods, toffee is the
worst for your teeth.
7. Of the 3
foods, potato chips are the
saltiest.
8. Of the 3
foods, crab is the
most expensive.
9. Of the 3
foods, (your opinion) is the healthiest.
The Superlative
The
Superlative
Use the superlative to rank
(把…分等,classificar/poner en..lugar, классифици́ровать, يصنف حسب المرتبة) a person or thing at the top or bottom of a group of
three or more things. Here are the rules for forming it:
1.
If the base form of the adjective has one
syllable, use the ____-est + noun.
lean
/ leaner / the leanest cuts
of meat
2. If the base
form of the adjective has two syllables and ends in y, use the ____-est + noun.
hungry / hungrier / the hungriest man
3. If the base
form of the adjective has two or more syllables and doesn’t end in y,
use the most _____ + noun.
difficult / more
difficult / the most difficult food to digest*
*消化, digerir, перева́ривать, هضم
4. Irregular
forms: bad worse the
worst
good better
the best
far farther
the farthest (for physical distance)
far further the
furthest (for time or thought)
Another
way to remember:
— If
the comparative uses -er, the superlative uses the …est.
bigger → the biggest
— If
the comparative uses
more, the superlative uses the most…
more
fattening → the most fattening
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