1.
clean up
|
tidy, clean
|
Please clean up your
bedroom before you go outside.
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2.
come across
|
find unexpectedly
|
I came across these
old photos when I was tidying the closet.
|
3.
come apart
|
separate
|
The top and bottom come
apart if you pull hard enough.
|
4.
come down with
|
become sick
|
My nephew came down with chicken
pox this weekend.
|
5.
come forward
|
volunteer for a task or to give evidence
|
The woman came forward with
her husband's finger prints.
|
6.
come from
some place
|
originate in
|
The art of origami comes
from Asia.
|
7.
count on
|
rely on
|
I am counting on you
to make dinner while I am out.
|
8.
cross out
|
draw a line through
|
Please cross out your
old address and write your new one.
|
9.
cut back on
|
consume less
|
My doctor wants me to cut
back onsweets and fatty foods.
|
10. cut down
|
make sthg fall to the ground
|
We had to cut the
old tree in our yard down after
the storm.
|
11. cut in
|
interrupt
|
Your father cut in while
I was dancing with your uncle.
|
12. cut in
|
pull in too closely in front of another vehicle
|
The bus driver got angry when that carcut in.
|
13. cut in
|
start operating (of an engine or electrical device)
|
The air conditioner cuts
in when the temperature gets to 22°C.
|
14. cut off
|
remove with sthg
sharp
|
The doctors cut off his
leg because it was severely injured.
|
15.
cut off
|
stop providing
|
The phone company cut off our
phone because we didn't pay the bill.
|
16.
cut off
|
take out of a will
|
My grandparents cut my
father offwhen he
remarried.
|
17.
cut out
|
remove part of sthg (usually with scissors and paper)
|
I cut this ad out of the newspaper.
|
18.
do over
|
beat up, ransack (BrE, informal)
|
He's lucky to be alive. His shop wasdone over by a street gang.
|
19.
do over
|
do again (AmE)
|
My teacher wants me to do my
essayover because she
doesn't like my topic.
|
20.
do away with
|
discard
|
It's time to do away with all
of these old tax records.
|
21.
do up
|
fasten, close
|
Do your coat up before you go outside. It's snowing!
|
22.
dress up
|
wear nice clothing
|
It's a fancy restaurant so we have todress up.
|
23.
drop back
|
move back in a position/group
|
Andrea dropped back to
third place when she fell off her bike.
|
24. drop in/ by/ over
|
come without an
appointment
|
I might drop in/by/over for
tea sometime this week.
|
25.
drop off
|
take sby/ sthg somewhere and leave them/it there
|
I have to drop my
sister off at work
before I come over.
|
26.drop out
|
quit a class, school etc
|
I dropped out of
Science because it was too difficult.
|
27.eat out
|
eat at a restaurant
|
I don't feel like cooking tonight. Let'seat out.
|
28.end up
|
eventually
reach/do/decide
|
We ended up renting
a movie instead of going to the theatre.
|
29.fall apart
|
break into pieces
|
My new dress fell apart in
the washing machine.
|
30. fall down
|
fall to the ground
|
The picture that you hung up last nightfell down this morning.
|
31.fall out
|
separate from an interior
|
The money must have fallen
out of my pocket.
|
32.fall out
|
(of hair, teeth) become loose and unattached
|
His hair started to fall
out when he was only 35.
|
33.figure out
|
understand, find
the answer
|
I need to figure out how
to fit the piano and the bookshelf in this room.
|
34.fill in
|
to write information in blanks, as on a form
|
Please fill in the
form with your name, address, and phone number.
|
35.fill out
|
to write information in blanks, as on a form
|
The form must be filled
out in capital letters.
|
36.fill up
|
fill to the top
|
I always fill the
water jug up when it
is empty.
|
37.find out
|
discover
|
We don't know where he lives. How can we find out?
|
38.find out
|
discover
|
We tried to keep the time of the party a secret, but Samantha found it out.
|
39.get across/ over
|
communicate, make
understandable
|
I tried to get my
point across/overto the
judge but she wouldn't listen.
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jueves, 21 de abril de 2016
PHRASAL VERBS
miércoles, 20 de abril de 2016
viernes, 15 de abril de 2016
REPORTED SPEECH
LET´S PRACTICE
Change the direct speech into reported speech.
"My
teacher worked at Universidad Nacional
|
He said that
|
"We had fun last night"
|
Lina said
|
"I was resting!"
|
Amador said
|
"We've been studying at San José
Norte school for three years”
|
Juan David said
|
"I can't go to the party"
|
Angie said
|
He hadn't eaten breakfast
|
Cubillos said
|
She will help you tomorrow"
|
Diana said
|
You should go to bed early
|
Blanca said
|
We often study English at
school.
|
|
She was doing the maths
exercises
|
Lozano said
|
I have worn my uniform
properly
|
|
The teacher thought
|
|
Johan designed the poster for
the language day
|
The teacher said
|
You are going to study at
University.
|
The teacher said
|
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