I get on with girls!

1. Intro warm-up situation

Narration

Do you remember Oscar, Antonio Cortez brother and his girl problem? He
couldnt talk or ask that girl out, but destiny had prepared something for him.
Oscar was looking for a job about two months ago, and finally he got one, but
what a surprise! When he found out that girl Rosy was working at the same
place. Can you believe it?

Oscar and Rosy get on very well, he thought she was very kind and funny. And
she thought he was great, too.
After a while they started to fall in love each other. Oscar was a bit nervous but
one day he summoned up the courage to ask Rosy out and she said yes!

Conversation

Would you like to go to the movies with me?

Er..ok

Narration
So, they went to the movies and after that they became boyfriend and girlfriend.
Oscar was so happy , he couldnt believe he was finally going out with Rosy, the
girl of his dreams.

After a few months they decided to move in together and Rosy started to live at
Oscars apartment. But they started to argue and they often fell out.
One day, things got so bad that they decided to split up. Oscar tried to start his
life without Rosy but he couldnt get over her. He was always thinking about her
and knew there would never be anyone else for him.

One day when he was walking in the park, Oscar bumped into Rosy.They
chatted and went for a coffee. Oscar said that he was sorry too and told her
how much he had missed her. So they decided to make up.

So, Oscar and Rosy decided to get back together and this time they were very
happy and lived happily ever after.

2. Answer the questions

Write the correct answer to the questions:

Questions
Who was looking for a job?
How did Oscar and Rosy met?
Were they boyfriend and girlfriend?
Did they get marry?
Were they happy?
What happens at the end of the
story?

3. Language
Compare

her children.

Answer

ten kilometres every day.

Rosy at the park.

love with you.

the stairs yesterday.

I was finally

He couldnt

the movies.

with Rosy.

her.

He

s a new job.

. / They never

They often
.

They decided to

He

the board by stepping on it.

Identify
Identify in the following examples how a verb like Run can switch to a phrasal
verb meaning in different contexts.
Run across

I was doing the Christmas shopping

when I
an old friend of
mine.

Run after

The police was

somebody suspected of murder.

Run around

The waitress has been

all night, the bar's full.

Jo's always
after
Dan but he doesn't seem to mind.

I saw your sister

with the new kids of the block.

Run away

The news report alerted that a tiger

has
from the zoo.

Run by

Could anyone
what the
journalist has just said?

Run down

You won't be able to use my CD

player, the batteries
.
My boss is always
my work.

Run for
You won't believe it, but Jessica is
Run in

The kid asked his grandfather to help

him
the electric train.

Senator.

Robert is still
his car
he is not confident yet.

Run into

The kids
the house when
they heard the cake was ready.

mum on my way home,

she wants you to phone her.

Pete

a tree when he was

driving, he's in hospital.

Run off

Ben's depressed because his best

friend
with his girlfriend.

Run on
Tony's speech

for more than an hour.

Run out / of on

I can't finish printing the document, I

paper.
Robert
his girlfriend
because she was cheating on him.

Run over

You've poured so much juice into the

glass that it has
.

The driver didn't see the cat and

it.

Run through
We've run through all the food, we should go to the supermarket.
The play's about to be premiered and we're

it all the time.

Run to
The final amount of the bill runs to five hundred pounds.
Run up

The youngest students used to

the flag every morning.
If you go to Harvard you'll run up
against a lot of foreign students.

Learn

Phrasal verbs are idiomatic expressions that are formed by combining verbs
with prepositions or adverbial particles completely after their meaning.
In most cases these verbs are motion go, come, run , move, etc. Or onesyllable verbs in vague sense- do, get, put, give, hold, make, take, etc.
Followed by different prepositions or adverbs: about, down, in, off, on, out.
These verbs are used in written English but above all in spoken English.

We must not confuse phrasal verbs with prepositional verbs, as these are also
formed with a verb and a preposition. The main difference between the two
depends on the meaning of the verb.
1. In the case of a compound verb, the adverbial particle modifies the verb
meaning. Sometimes it brings a slight nuance and the other changes
completely the meaning of the verb.
For example, in the next sentence He gave up, the verb give that usually
means giving - changes completely the meaning and translates the phrase
as the left. Or for example the verb take (take into Spanish) means take
off when followed by off.
Example: Take it!
The plane takes off
2. In the case of a preposition, the prepositional verb does not change the
meaning of the verb, but serves to introduce a complementary meaning.
Example: Look at this cat! (Verb + preposition + complement)
Rarely the particle does not change the meaning of a phrasal verb.
Ex: Ring / Ring up
The main particles are
About, along, around, /round, away, back, down, in off, out, over, through, up.
Each combination verb + particle has its own meaning (found in the dictionary)
however; each particle has a general specific meaning, if not accompanied by
the verb.
Some Phrasal verbs examples:
Sit about
Walk across
Move along
Look round
Turn away
Write back
Cut down
Come in
Take off
Keep on

Sleep out
Lean over
Get through
Stand up

Phrasal Verbs
Particles

General
meaning

Examples

About

En diferentes
direcciones

Sit about:
quedarse sin
hacer nada

Across

A travs de

Walk across:
cruzar
andando

Along

Idea de avanzar
(alrededor de)

Move along:
avanzar

Image

Around /
round

Idea de
circulacin
(alrededor de)

Look round:
mirar
alrededor

Away

Idea de lejana

Turn away:
apartarse

Back

En sentido
inverso
Idea de volver

Write back:
contestar

Down

Movimiento
hacia abajo

Cut down:
reducir

In

Idea de interior

Come in:
entrar

Off

Separacin
Movimiento

Take off:
despegar

On

Movimiento en
superficie,
expresin de
continuidad

Keep on:
continuar

Out

Movimiento al
exterior

Sleep out:
dormir fuera
de casa

Over

Referencia a la
superficie idea
de repeticin

Lean over:
inclinarse

Through

A travs de

Get through:
comunicar

Up

Hacia arriba
Idea de
finalizacin

Stand up:
levantarse

Construction of compound verbs:

1. The particle can never be omitted, while the complement may be present or
not. Unlike prepositional verbs which are always followed by a
complement.
Example: I rely on my friends (verb + preposition + complement).
2. If the verb is followed by a complement, this can be placed between the verb
and the particle or after.
Example: He put on the kettle (verb + particle + complement). He put the
kettle on (verb + complement + particle).
3. In the imperative, to give more strength to the order, the particle is at the end
of the sentence.
Example: Turn the light on!
4. When the particle has an abstract meaning, it is better to leave it near the
verb.
Example: Dont give up the fight!
5. When the complement is a pronoun, it is placed before the particle
necessarily.
Example: He put it on (verb + pronoun + particle)
Idioms are lexical categories marked by culture; therefore, they are difficult to
translate literally, because they contain metaphorical meaning.

Over de moon

Thrilled to bits

Flabbergasted

Fit as a butchers dog

Caught red handed

Every man for himself

Whats the big deal?

Other phrasal verbs

(To be) blown away
Bread and butter
(To be) as thick as two short planks
Make my day!

Get up ones nose

(To be) happy as a sandboy; happy as
Larry; happy as a cloud
Happy as a clam at high water

(To be) as right as rain

Easy peasy
(To be) fit as a fiddle; (to be) fit as a
butchers dog
Chatterbox

To find ones feet

To show (someone) the ropes

Feast today, famine tomorrow

By a whisker

Cry ones eyes out

To call it quits

To get even

To bite the bullet

Die is cast

Werequits; were even

Dont get mad, get even

Buy on apples, sell on cheese

I smell a rat

Youre putting me on

Beat round the bush

Every man for himself

Close to home; close to de bone; near
to the bone
Fancy that!

To take something with a pinch of salt

To hit the nail on the head; spot on

To put ones finger on something

Barking up the wrong tree

I wouldnt know about that

To knock something on the head

Not in a month of Sundays

To put ones thinking cap

To sit on the fence

To not settle for less

Has the cat got your tongue?

To throw the book at somebody

One mans meat is an other mans
poison

In all likelihood

Are you for real?

Whats the big deal?

Acid test

To be a wallflower

A storm in a tea cup (Britanic version);

a tempest in a teapot (North american
version)
All dressed up and nowhere to go

Daylight robbery

Run an errand

To paint the town red

To let the cat out of the bag

To keep something under your hat

Jump of joy

Have a cheek

Mind your own business

To tip the wink

Work your socks off

Fly off the handle

To learn more visit the following link expressions of spain to UK

http://www.fromspaintouk.com/2012/08/02/expresiones-inglesas-que-debesconocer/
Take into account that

Many phrasal verbs have a one-word synonym that is employed in formal

language. Thus, to fill in = to complete, and knockdown= to demolish etc. A
phrasal verb can have different meanings as work out that means to do
physical exercise, function, calculate, etc.

Pronunciation

The sound: /

To view the video click on the following link:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/con
_voiceless_8.mp4
Watch the video and pronounce these words:
Sure
Spoon
Information
Sugar
Centre
Miss
Discussion
Cycle
Shop
Delicious
Machine

4. Exercising

Exercise 1:
Chose the correct answer in each sentence:
1. Sam has to_________his cigarette______ when he enters the non-smoking
area.
a) give away
b) put out
c) pull down
2. You_______all your money _______to a foundation.
a) put in
b) give away
c) take on
3. The detectives are trying to_________the cause of the fire.
a) find out (aqu va en el mismo espacio)
b) look for
c) get in
4. My sister________my grandmother.
a) takes after
b) looks at
c) leaves in
5. The airplane will____________in 30 minutes.
a) take off
b) set up
c) fly away
6. My sister uses my pc and never________it _________.
a) puts back
b) sets up
c) returns up

7. The tv is too loud, _________it ________, please.

a) come down
b) let down
c) turn down
8. ________your jacket please.
a) Take off
b) Take in
c) Take on
9. The burglar________his apartment.
a) broke off
b) broke into
c) broke in
10. He is not my friend anymore. I___________with him.
a) fell out
b) fallen out
c) made out
Exercise 2:
Chose the correct answer in each sentence:
1. ____ your shoes on, it's too cold to walk around the yard.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Up
Down
Look
On
Put
Off

2. I often use google to________up information.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

3. You must get ___ now or you will be late for your appointment.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

4. Sit _______, please. I'll be back in an hour.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

5. You must get___the bus.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
at

6. Who will______after your dog this weekend?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

7. We have to get____the bus and walk.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
at
put
off

8. Did you put____your blue dress?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

9. Could you write this sentence______ for me, please?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

10. Don't give_____singing. You are a very gifted person.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

up
down
look
on
put
off

5. Producing

In this space, you will answer the questions

by writing and recording your voice.
This activity is available at the button
Activities / Learning Activity 4 / Evidence:
Phrasal verbs

6. Test

In this space, you will present a test.

This test is available at the button: Activities /
Learning Activity 4 / Evidence: Test I get on
with girls

References
BBC. (s.f.). Pronunciation tips from bbclearningenglish.com. Consultado el 4
de
noviembre
de
2013,
en
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/pronunciation/mp4/c
on_voiceless_8.mp4
Spain to UK. (2013). Expresiones inglesas que debes conocer. Consultado el
4
de
noviembre
de
2013,
en
http://www.fromspaintouk.com/2012/08/02/expresiones-inglesas-que-debesconocer/

Document control

Author

Name

Charge

Dependence

Date

Andrs Rafael
Flrez Salas

Experto temtico

Centro de Comercio y
Servicios.
Regional Atlntico

November
2013

Andrs Felipe
Velandia Espitia

Guionista - Lnea
de produccin

Centro Agroindustrial.
Regional Quindo

November
2013

Rachman
Bustillo Martnez

Guionista - Lnea
de produccin

Centro Agroindustrial.
Regional Quindo

November
2013

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