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How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register
~3 h
English Phrasal Verbs (Extended)
An extended course of English phrasal verbs for B2–C1. The first half is built around the most frequent base verbs (do, make, get, take, give, come, put, run, set, keep, go, turn, bring, see, play, draw, call, hold, lay, bear, let, work, be), the second around particles (up, down, in, out, on, off, over, through, around/about, with, for, to, of, back, away, at, by, into, after, against, together, as). Separate units cover the syntax of phrasal verbs, the language of movement and road vocabulary, and antonym and synonym clusters. The course insists that a particle carries a stable meaning of its own: once you grasp the logic of up/down/out/off, you start inferring what unfamiliar combinations mean instead of memorising them as a list. The syllabus (scope and order of topics) follows Dave Nicholls, «Visual Phrasal Verbs» (2019); all explanations, examples and exercises were written anew for this course.
Path through the course
· 18 unitsthe order is free · the steps below are the order the author suggests, not a conditionView: map · steps
2
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
3
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
4
~3.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
5
~3.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
6
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
7
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
8
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
9
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
10
Movement, Falling and the Road
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
11
The Particle UP and the Particle DOWN
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
12
The Particle IN and the Particle OUT
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
13
The Particle ON and the Particle OFF
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
14
OVER, THROUGH and AROUND / ABOUT
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
15
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
16
~3 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
17
AFTER, AGAINST, TOGETHER and AS
~2.5 h
by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”
18
Antonyms, Synonyms and Clusters: Consolidation
~3 h
by the author’s design, after 12 of these: “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”, “DO and MAKE”, “GET: The Most Productive Verb”, “TAKE, GIVE and PUT”, “COME, GO and RUN”, “SET, KEEP and HOLD”, “TURN, BRING and DRAW”, “SEE, PLAY, CALL and WORK”, “LAY, BEAR, LET and BE”, “Movement, Falling and the Road”, “The Particle UP and the Particle DOWN”, “The Particle IN and the Particle OUT”, “The Particle ON and the Particle OFF”, “OVER, THROUGH and AROUND / ABOUT”, “WITH, FOR, TO and OF”, “BACK, AWAY, AT, BY and INTO”, “AFTER, AGAINST, TOGETHER and AS”
final · in the browser, without the assistant
Exam
closed · enrol on the course
The path in words
- Stage 1 · How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register — ~3 h
- Stage 2 · DO and MAKE — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · GET: The Most Productive Verb — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · TAKE, GIVE and PUT — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3.5 h
- Stage 2 · COME, GO and RUN — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3.5 h
- Stage 2 · SET, KEEP and HOLD — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · TURN, BRING and DRAW — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · SEE, PLAY, CALL and WORK — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · LAY, BEAR, LET and BE — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · Movement, Falling and the Road — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · The Particle UP and the Particle DOWN — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · The Particle IN and the Particle OUT — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · The Particle ON and the Particle OFF — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · OVER, THROUGH and AROUND / ABOUT — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 2 · WITH, FOR, TO and OF — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · BACK, AWAY, AT, BY and INTO — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~3 h
- Stage 2 · AFTER, AGAINST, TOGETHER and AS — by the author’s design, after “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”; ~2.5 h
- Stage 3 · Antonyms, Synonyms and Clusters: Consolidation — by the author’s design, after 12 of these: “How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register”, “DO and MAKE”, “GET: The Most Productive Verb”, “TAKE, GIVE and PUT”, “COME, GO and RUN”, “SET, KEEP and HOLD”, “TURN, BRING and DRAW”, “SEE, PLAY, CALL and WORK”, “LAY, BEAR, LET and BE”, “Movement, Falling and the Road”, “The Particle UP and the Particle DOWN”, “The Particle IN and the Particle OUT”, “The Particle ON and the Particle OFF”, “OVER, THROUGH and AROUND / ABOUT”, “WITH, FOR, TO and OF”, “BACK, AWAY, AT, BY and INTO”, “AFTER, AGAINST, TOGETHER and AS”; ~3 h
Programme · 18 units
| 1 | How Phrasal Verbs Work: Syntax, Separability, Register Отличать фразовый глагол от глагола с обычным предлогом | ~3 h |
| 2 | DO and MAKE Употреблять основные значения do up, do over, do in, do without, do away with, do sb down, do sb out of | ~2.5 h |
| 3 | GET: The Most Productive Verb Употреблять get across, get at, get away (with), get back (at / to), get into, get on with, get over, get through, get round to, get down to, get out of | ~3 h |
| 4 | TAKE, GIVE and PUT Употреблять take after, take in, take on, take off, take over, take up, take back, take to | ~3.5 h |
| 5 | COME, GO and RUN Употреблять come across, come up with, come up against, come round, come off, come out, come down to | ~3.5 h |
| 6 | SET, KEEP and HOLD Употреблять set off, set out, set up, set about, set aside, set back, set in | ~3 h |
| 7 | TURN, BRING and DRAW Употреблять turn up, turn down, turn into, turn out, turn over, turn against, turn to | ~3 h |
| 8 | SEE, PLAY, CALL and WORK Употреблять see about, see off, see through, see to, see out | ~3 h |
