Friday, 4 March 2022

EF56 19 class- phrasal verbs, quoting " "

 

English Foundations 5/6

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30

 

Al Haley ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue with phrasal verbs

·      Go over quotation practice from homework

·      LAST 30 minutes-         midterm check-in- how things are going for

you in the class, written, anonymous

 

Monday

·      Begin noun clauses

·      Begin “Roses Sing on New Snow”

 

Tuesday

·      Continue with noun clauses

·      Continue with “Roses Sing on New Snow”

 

 

Phrasal Verbs (continued from yesterday)

 

Phrasal verbs are two or three-word verbs usually consisting of a verb plus a preposition or two. 

 

verb + preposition

 

Phrasal verbs are the heart of English. The more you know phrasal verbs, the more natural your spoken and written English will sound.

 

Adding a preposition to a verb can completely change the meaning of the verb.  For example, “speak to” and “speak for” have very different meanings.  So too do “look up to” and “look down on”.  The meanings of phrasal verbs are idiomatic, which means their meaning is in the culture not in the dictionary.

 

One verb: look (v)

look + prep

look at

look for

look after

look up

look up to – respect somebody, admire  Scott really looks up to his math teacher, Ms Chen.

look forward to – anticipate, waiting with a good feeling, being filled with expectation (positive)   I look forward to seeing you.

look down on – think poorly of someone, do not respect them  My mother usually looked down on my friends.

 

 

- common verb “talk”

talk to

talk with

talk over  She always talks over me. I don’t like being interrupted all the time. Sorry for talking over you.

talk for/speak for

talk about- gossip, tattler- cannot keep a secret

talk out – discuss somethin fully, especially to resolve a conflcit between two people    The husband and wife had to sit down and talk out their differences.

 

 

Here are some URLs for webpages that have lists of hundreds of phrasal verbs.  You probably know many of them already:

 

-200 phrasal verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

 

-Several hundred phrasal verbs

https://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.html

-500 phrasal verbs

https://www.espressoenglish.net/learn-500-phrasal-verbs-the-most-natural-way/

 

These are excellent resources for self-directed study.

Cornerstone characteristics of a good adult learner:

1.self-motivated- the drive/impulse to learn comes from inside

2.self-directed-  you decide what you’re going to focus on, your spotlight

3.self-evaluating- being positive but critical of your own work

4.self-correcting- making the changes that you know that you should make

 

This kind of learning takes maturity and some wisdom.

 

Make a plan. Pick a small amount of material to focus on for a week/ two weeks. Just focus on that.

e.g. mandolin – tune “Red-Haired Boy”

guitar – 50s style rock and roll

pedal steel – focussing on major and minor pentatonic scales

 

Phrasal verbs

Many of these you will know already. There are hundreds more to learn. Don’t feel overwhelmed- just learn a few new ones each day/week. Use them in your talking and writing.

Building up your familiarity with phrasal verbs will help your English sound natural and authentic.

It is worth the time that put into it.

Passive vocabulary vs active vocabulary

passive vocab – words you understand

active vocab – words you use

Good use od out time: growing our active vocabulary.- focus on phrasal verbs

e.g.

I am going to Surrey.  ok, sounds fine

I am heading for Surrey. ten times as natural sounding, really authentic

Ossie is heading home now.

We should head home soon.

home / downtown  no preposition

Maria went to Burnaby. Maria went home. Maria went downtown.

Maria went to home. XXX small error

 

*prepositions are tricky because there are very few rules about usage

prepositon usage is mostly idiomatic, idioms

 

PHRASAL VERB head for – going in a direction

 

There are a lot of them. Good news: you know a lot of them already.

Use them! Start using them!

 

Passive and active vocabulary-

We always can understand more than we can say.

Our passive vocabulary can be quite large.

Our active vocabulary is much smaller. Our challenge is to make it

 

overhand (prep) – throw a ball, arm over the height of your shoulder

underhand (prep)- throw a ball, arm under the height of your shoulder

underhanded(adj) – dishonest, cheating

He is an underhanded businessman.

 

under the table- earned money, don’t pay tax

Half of Mariko’s income is under the table. She gets tips from serving.

 

over the table aboveboard(adj) – honest, trustworthy

 

Anki- app for flashcards

 

 

 

Your examples from homework:

 

1.    After I read about Rose Parks, I know “non-violent protest” started from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

-short, 3 words

-incorporated – put inside your sentence

 

2.    " This is our challenge and our overwhelming responsibility. "

- don’t quote whole sentences

-don’t drop a sentence into your writing

Dr. Martin Luther King and his thousands of black listeners decided  they will not be oppressed anymore. " This is our challenge and overwhelming responsibility. " There may be challenges and obstracles, but it is every person’s responsibility to get rid of racism. XXX

 

There may be challenges and obstacles, but it is every person’s “overhwelming responsibility” to fight against racism.

 

 

 

3.    During racial segregation, the Black people were treated "like a second class".

"like a second class" – correct words from the text?

“treated like second-class citizens” correct quotation

During racial segregation, the Black people were “treated like second-class citizens”.

During racial segregation, the Black people were considered “second-class citizens”. SHORT IS GOOD for “ “

 

 

 

1.    Rose Park was tired, and she didn’t hand over her seat to a white man, so it sparked a new civil rights movement, and her community is grateful. Also, they are thankful that Rose Park “lighting the fuss.” NOT GOOD STYLE

 

2.    Rose Park was tired. Therefore, she didn’t hand over her seat to a white man. This sparked a new civil rights movement. Her community was grateful. Also, they were thankful for Rosa Parks “lighting the fuse.”

spelling

 

He has a short fuse. He has a short temper. He gets angry easily.

She has a long fuse. She is patient and doesn’ get angry. It takes a lot to bother her.

 

3.    Considering that everyone has the same civil rights, the protestors were demanding that the "bus company hired black drivers".

 

4.    There are many people who are seriously traumatized after being bullied. It's a high chance to ruin the rest of their lives; however, -- -some people believe that "bullying is just part of growing up".

- some people believe that this behaviour is a normal "part of growing up". SHORT IS GOOD!

 

 

 

Rosa and her community were preparing for the “civil rights movement” after her release from a night in prison.

 

Her community was angry about segregation, so they decided to “boycott the buses”.

 

Many people were sympathetic for her; therefore, they were ready to  “protest her arrest”.

 

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