down down down

Phrasal verbs with Down

 

I created an exercise for one of my classes inspired by a book I have by James Flower.

My students enjoyed it, I hope yours do too ! 

For review you can play games with these.. memory, or taboo!

 

Complete each group of sentences with one of the verbs below. Use each phrasal verb two times!

Bring down     Go down     Knock down Take down     Come down   Hold down Put down     Turn down     Break down Get down     Lay down     Run down Fall down     Keep down     Let down Wind down

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                           

1.    You can’t ____________________ all the people who are relying on you.

2.    We’ll have to ____________________ that wall.

3.    He might ____________________ if he climbs that tree.

4.    The news didn’t ____________________ very well.

5.    Did your secretary ____________________ everything that was said?

6.    Vets hate having to ______________________ pets – even if they are injured.

7.    We had to ____________________ the door to get in.

8.    If you ____________________ the price. You’ll sell them all.

9.    Could you ____________________ the window and let some air into the car.

10. How could you ___________________ such an offer?

11. I had to ____________________ the dress because it was too short.

12. They’re fighting to ____________________ the government.

13. The houses will ___________________ eventually if they aren’t repaired.

14. You must ____________________ to the country and visit us.

15. She was ____________________ by a car while crossing the road.

16. It’s time to _________________ the Christmas decorations.

17. We had to ____________________ the business and sack some of the staff.

18. He can’t ____________________ a job for very long.

19. Please ____________________ out of that tree immediately?

20. The swelling will ____________________ in a few days.

21. Did the car ____________________ on the motorway?

22. We will, of course. ____________________ any unsuitable applicants.

23. You must ____________________! Someone might see you!

24. He tends to ___________________ who doesn’t agree with him.

25. Why don’t they ____________________ their guns and stop the fighting!

26. We expect them to ____________________ in favor of the proposal.

27. It’s the young who mostly ____________________ their lives for their country.

28. We saw the defender ____________________ their center forward.

29. If the batteries ____________________ the radio won’t work so well.

30. Can you help me to ____________________ the tent?

31. He used a wave of terror to ____________________ the entire population.

32. It took four men to ____________________ such a strong person.

and here are the answers!!

 

 

Answers : phrasal verb with down

1.    Let down

2.    Knock down

3.    Fall down

4.    Go down

5.    Get down

6.    Put down

7.    Break down

8.    Knock down

9.    Wind down

10. Turn down

11. Let down

12. Bring down

13. Fall down

14. Come down

15. Run down

16. Take down

17. Wind down

18. Hold down

19. Get down

20. Go down

21. Break down

22. Turn down

23. Keep down

24. Put down

25. Lay down

26. Come down

27. Lay down

28. Bring down

29. Run down

30. Take down

31. Keep down

32. Hold down



The Passive Voice

I was creating some lesson plans and found some amazing websites for helping me do this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here they are in no particular order :

 

Some amazing tips and ideas: http://www.onestopenglish.com/grammar/grammar-reference/verbs-and-tenses/the-passive-in-english-tips-and-activities/152839.article

 

 

 

Teaching Passive by being Active: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson280/grammatically_vignette.html

 

 

A complete lesson plan for Beginners! : http://ltprofessionals.com/journalpdfs/2008/teaching%20the%20passive%20voice.pdf

 

 

How to do a News / Radio activity: http://teach-this.com/Passive_Voice/News%20using%20the%20Passive.pdf

 

 

This entire page is awesome, gives level and time and a pdf attachment : http://teach-this.com/Passive_Voice.html

 

 

If you are lucky to use internet in class : http://www.engvid.com/easy-introduction-to-passive/

 

 



Verbal Analogies

A Vocabulary lesson for mid - high Intermediate 

It's funny to hear children talk naively about age. "He's a nice guy," one will say, "but he's old." "Oh, how old is he?" "I don't know. Forty, I guess. Your age."
In the year 1200, forty may have been old, but it isn't any longer. For well-understood reasons, life expectancy has increased significantly in the last century. People are eating healthier, smoking less, and better understand the benefits of exercise. Thanks to advances in medicine and public health, are well on their way to addressing chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease.
The result is mind-blowing. In 1900, an American could anticipate a life span of 48 years, whereas in 2000, the average life span climbed to 75!
Naturally, this leads us to speculate, "What is the limit? How old is old?" According to records believed to be authentic, a man in Japan lived to the age of 120.
Scientists agree that the answer lies in these three factors: genetics, environment and lifestle. It may not be easy, but people can change their environments and their lifestyles. However, for a long time, most experts felt that little could be done about the first, genetics. Now, with recent scientific advances, there's reason to wonder whether that is true. For example, Helen Brau of Stanford University was able to modify the genetic make-up of muscle mass, where they would produce human growth hormone. (Human growth hormone, a synthetic version of the hormone produced by the pituitary gland, has been shown to reverse the effects of aging.)
Skeptics say that it's silly to want to add more and more years to one's life. What matters, they assert, is the quality of that life. Enjoy yourself, they say, and let the end come when it will.
Either way, we now have reason to wonder whether Ponce de Leon's "Fountain of Youth" is more than just a myth. We seem to be closer than ever to shattering our previous conceptions of the average human life span.

Read each sentence to decide if the underlined word is used correctly in context.

1. Sandra had a naive view of the world: she was suspicious of everyone.
2. In trying to determine which patients to treat first, the doctors had to figure out which injuries were significant and which were slight.
3. Whether Matt earns on A on the science exam is a matter of great public interest, as he discusses his test scores only with his best friend.
4. Terri's rash had all the makings of a chronic condition: it appeared that one time...and never again.
5. The three-game series was completely sold out, and the announcers correctly concluded that the fans eagerly anticipated these important games.

Use the correct forms of the following words to complete this paragraph:
speculate, authentic, modify, altered, mass

No one can deny how beautiful diamonds can be, but an untrained observer might not be able to tell whether a stone is even ______________. Have you ever seen a brilliantly shinin diamond on a woman's finger? It's hard to realize that once it was simply a _____________. Tons and tons of pressure have so dramatically ______________its appearance. A non-expert can only _______________ about the steps a gem cutter must take in order to _______________ the stone to its final shape.

Select the word closest in meaning to the given form of the list of word.

1. __________ synthetic
a. unbelievable     b. lengthy     c. nearby     d. manmade

2. __________ skeptic
a. disbeliever     b. infant     c. student     d. expert

3. __________ assert
a. manage     b. create     c. claim     d. obliterate

4. __________ myth
a. legend     b. athlete     c. wizard     d. hero

5. __________ conception
a. attempt     b. victory     c. idea     d. simplicity

Verbal Analogies
One way to test your knowledge of words is a task known as a verbal analogy.
example:

temperature: thermometer:: weight : scale

An analogy consists of two pairs of words, with each pair domonstrating the same relationship. In this case, you realized that temperature is measured by a thermometer, just as weight is measured by a scale.

 

Try these:

 

1. wizardry : magician :: diagnosis : _____

a. realtor   b. doctor  c. printer  d. athlete

2. cliche : overused :: miser : _____
a. generous  b. skimpy  c. old  d. cheap

3. agile : awkward :: immune : _____
a. vulnerable  b. treated  c. sticky  d. painful

4. naive : sophisticated :: public : ____
a. assertive  b. authentic  c. private  d. significant

 

At first glance, the thought of living a long life is a very attractive one. If we look at the amazing difference in life spans from 1900 to 2000, it's hard to find any negatives at all!

What if life could be extended even more? By a lot! A significant number of problems would result. Write at paragraph using as many words from this lesson describing some possible negative outcomes of longer life spans. 

 

 



Commonly Confused Words

 

 

economic/economical

“Economic” and “economical” are two adjectives that are frequently used interchangeably. They are clearly related but they have, strictly speaking, quite distinct meanings.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of economic is

Relating to economics or the economy.

Economical, however, means

Giving good value or return in relation to the resources used or money spent; sparing in the use of resources or money.

So, government policies to do with finance would be economic but fuel-efficient cars would be described as more economical.

the adverb for both words is the same: economically

announcements/advertisements    An announcement is an unpaid ad. An advertisement or ad is paid by the .

journey/voyage Journey is countable. It means one piece of travelling. We wish you a happy journey. (NOT We wish you a happy travel.) The word voyage refers to a long sea journey. “Voyage” refers to a long journey mainly to a distant place or foreign place especially by the sea. The word “voyage” is not often used in modern times but historically. Voyages were very significant        sensible/sensitive SENSIBLE - having an awareness or understanding of a situation Examples: It wasn’t very sensible to leave the car unlocked. SENSITIVE - easily influenced, changed or damaged, especially by a physical activity or effect; easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed or angry Examples: Some people's teeth are highly sensitive to cold.

Connectives

Connectives that express Cause and Effect, Contrast and Condition

 

{Chapter 19 of the blue Azar}

 

 

 

Practice

Circle the words or phrases that can complete the sentences correctly. More than one can be correct in some sentences!

 

1. We delayed our trip (because / because of / due to) dad was sick with the flu.

 

2. Sue's eyes were red (due to / because of / because ) she had been crying.

 

3. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink (because / due to / because of ) pollution.

 

4. Some people think Harry succeeded in business (due to / because of / because ) his charming personality.

 

5. It's unsafe to travel in that country (because of / due to / because of ) the ongoing civil war.

 

 

Practice

 

Combine the two sentences in italics in four different ways.

 

1. The store didn't have orange juice. I bought lemonade instead.

 

a) __________ because the store __________.

b) Because __________ , __________.

c) __________. Therefore, __________.

d) __________ , so __________.

 

 

2. There had been no rain for several months. The crops died.

 

a) Because __________ , __________.

b) __________. Consequently, __________.

c) __________. _________ , therefore, __________.

d) __________ , so __________.

 

You can even have students create their own two sentences ( Cause and effect ) and then have them combine both sentences.

 



 

 

 

Practice

Make logical completions by completing the sentences with is or isn't.

 

1. It's the middle of the summer, but the weather _____ very cold.

2. The weather _____ warm today even though it's the middle of summer.

3. Even though it's the middle of summer, the weather _____ very cold today.

4. Despite the fact that it is the middle of summer, the weather _____ very cold today.

5. It's the middle of summer, yet the weather _____ very warm today.

6. Despite the cold weather, it _____ the middle of summer.

 

 

Reading: Potatoes

Read the passage about the history of potatoes. 

Potatoes are so commonplace in most parts of the world today that we take them for granted. In spite of the fact that potatoes seem to be native everywhere, in the majority of places they have been around for only about three hundred years.

The history of the potato began high in the Andes Mountains of South America. The early people in the area discovered and cultivated the potato about 7,000 years ago. The climate conditions were bad and the soil was poor, yet the strong, durable potato grew well there. It thrived despite the very thin air at the top of the Andes, where it is almost impossible for vegetation to grow. Those early farmers appreciated the potato because of its heartiness as well as its excellent nutrition.

No other people came into contact with the potato until the 1500s, when the Spanish arrived in South America in search of gold. Although the potato was easy to grow and very strong, the Spanish did not like the plant very much. Nevertheless, they brought the potato back to Europe with them.

In Europe, the potato was not popular at first, and was eaten only by the very poor. Because potatoes are part of the Nightshade family, people did not want to eat them. (Nightshade is a class of plants which include some that are poisonous.) However, eventually people realized that potatoes are not poisonous; they also discovered how easy it was to grow them. Potatoes became a staple crop, particularly in Ireland. Among the first to appreciate potatoes as food were the English sailors, who consumed them on their long ocean voyages. That is how the potato reached India, China, and Japan early in the 1600s.

In due course, the potato returned to the New World, brought to the North American English colonies by the Irish immigrants. Here, as elsewhere, its popularity grew.  While at first considered a food for ordinary people, it had been elevated to a much higher status by the French. Now the potato is grown from China to the United States, from Russia to Kenya, from Argentina to Canada, and to 100 more countries.

The United Nations officially designated the year 2008 as the International Year of the Potato so that the benefits of potatoes could be promoted world wide. Since a lot of potatoes can grow on very little land, it is an efficient crop. The United Nations predicts that the world’s population will increase by hundreds of millions in the next decades; therefore, efficiency in the use of land is necessary.

Nutritionally, too, potatoes are valuable. They are an excellent source of energy due to their high carbohydrate and protein content. They also have a lot of potassium and Vitamin C, the ingredient that kept sailors’ gums healthy on those long-ago ocean voyages.

Potatoes are now the world’s fourth largest crop, after rice, wheat, and maize. If the United Nations succeeds in its promotion of potatoes, they will become an even larger crop, and consequently, more easily provide food for more people.  

 

SO versus TOO

 

 These two sentences have almost the same meaning. The grammar pattern is different.

 

                  I am so tired that I can’t move. I am too tired to move.

 

Here are more examples.

 

                  This coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. This coffee is too hot (for me) to drink.

 

The suitcase was so heavy that I couldn’t lift it.  The suitcase was too heavy

                                                                              (for me) to lift.

1.               That car is so expensive that I can’t buy it.

 

                  ___________________________________________

 

2.               It is so dark in here that I can’t see.

                  ___________________________________________

 

3.               This music is so loud that we can’t talk.               (“for  us”)

                  ___________________________________________

 

Change the following sentences to the “so” pattern.

1.               I was too excited to sleep.

                  ___________________________________________

 

2.               This movie is too boring to watch.

                  ___________________________________________

 

3.               His story was too strange for me to believe.

                  ___________________________________________