martes, 12 de noviembre de 2013

THE PHRASAL VERBS: REALLY SCARY?

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS A ESL STUDENT RUNS INTO IN GRAMMAR, WHEN SHE OR HE LEARNS ENGLISH IS THE PHRASAL VERB.
WHY? THIS IS JUST SUCH A PECULIAR ENGLISH LANGUAGE THING THAT OTHER LANGUAGES DO NOT HAVE, FOR THIS REASON THE ESL STUDENTS FINDS IT DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING IN THEIR LANGUAGES THEY CAN COMPARE IT WITH, BUT WHAT ARE THE PHRASAL VERBS?

THE TERM PHRASAL VERB IS COMMONLY APPLIED TO A TYPE OF DISTINCT  CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH: A VERB AND A PARTICLE (GENERALLY A PREPOSITION). THIS WORD CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD BASED UPON THE MEANING OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTS IN ISOLATION, BUT RATHER IT MUST BE TAKEN AS A WHOLE.


ON THE VIDEO BELOW, THERE IS AN EXPLANATION FOR THE SPANISH-SPEAKERS FROM A TEACHER WORKING FOR LASELVAINGLÉS




FOR THE SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS OTHER VIDEO BY JENNIFER ESL WHERE SHE EXPLAINS HOW THEY WORK VERY THOROUGHLY:




HERE BELOW, YOU CAN SEE A SERIES OF SEVERAL LINKS WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENLARGE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THEM AND DEEPEN INTO THE WORLD OF PHRASAL VERBS EVEN MORE:

ENGLISH CLUB: PHRASAL VERBS
DICTIONARY OF PHRASAL VERBS

WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT IT, COME ON¡¡, ENTER THIS LINK AND DO THIS PHRASAL VERB TEST TO CHECK ALL YOU HAVE LEARNED:

PHRASAL VERBS TEST

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