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Como hemos visto en los Phrasal Verbs presentados en la lección 1, muchas veces el significado del verbo cambia a un
sentido completamente diferente.
Ej. Look(mirar) + after(después) = cuidarse
Además, un phrasal verb (o multi-word verb) puede tener varios significados.
Ej. Take off
a) The plane took off at 9 o’clock.
El avión despegó a las nueve.
b) I took off my clothes and went swimming.
Me quité la ropa y fui a nadar.
c) This year La Mansión del Inglés has really taken
off. Este año La Mansión del Inglés ha tenido mucho
éxito.
In the above examples there is one literal meaning and two idiomatic meanings.
Which meaning is literal and which two are idiomatic?
En los ejemplos anteriores hay un significado literal y dos significados idiomáticos. ¿Cuál es
el significado literal, y cuáles son los idiomáticos?
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Now continue with the following expressions containing phrasal verbs, and decide if the meaning is literal or idiomatic.
Continúa ahora con las siguientes expresiones correspondientes a
nuevos 'phrasal verbs' y decide si el significado es idiomático o
literal.
1.
To pick up 
a) I'll pick you
up tomorrow morning and take you to the airport.
b) I picked up a girl at a party yesterday, but she wouldn’t give me her phone number.
c) Can you pick up that box for me, it’s very heavy.
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2.
To look up 
a) If you don’t know the meaning,
look up the word in the dictionary.
b) Look up there! It’s a full moon tonight.
c) Now that the war has finished, things are really looking
up.
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3.
To get over 
a) If we can get over this wall, we’ll be free!
b) My girlfriend left me a year ago and I can’t get over it.
c) I tried to get over to Kevin how important it is to study hard, but he didn’t listen.
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4.
To bring up 
a) I was brought up in London by my parents.
b) I brought up the salary increase yesterday, but my boss didn’t say anything.
c) I’m going to bed now, can you bring up the newspaper when you finish reading it?
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5.
To go off 
a) It’s very hot today, put the fish in the fridge or it’ll
go off.
b) I’m really sorry I’m late. My alarm clock didn’t go off this morning.
c) I don’t know where Christine is. She got up really early and went off on her bike.
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Complete the following sentences by choosing the best verb from the following list. Change the form of the verb if necessary.
Elige entre los siguientes verbos el más adecuado para cada una de las
expresiones que figuran a continuación y completa con ellos las frases,
cambiando el tiempo verbal si es necesario.
Ej. It took me a month to
bronchitis.
1. It’s difficult four children on a bus driver’s salary.
2. If it’s raining this afternoon, can you
me from work?
3. If you don’t have his number, why don’t you
it in the phone book?
4. The only reason you go to that horrible bar is to
girls.
5. It was so windy yesterday that my car alarm .
6. Go to bed now if you don’t feel well, and I’ll
you some hot chocolate.
7. Go to your bedroom NOW and
all your dirty clothes!
8. I’ve been given more work and I’m earning more money this month, so things are
really .
9. My parents hate talking about my job at the strip club, so please don’t
it .
10. Our business hasn’t
yet, but it’s only the first year.
11. The government should try harder to
to people the dangers of smoking cigarettes.
12. that stupid hat. You look like an idiot!
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