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Môn học: Đọc Viết 2 – Reading and Writing 2

BÀI 2: Philosophy

Chủ đề 2.1: Reading skill and Vocabulary skill

Phần 2: Vocabulary skill: Phrasal verbs

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1 Greetings from E-learning center. Welcome you all to the Vocabulary skill of
Unit 6 about phrasal verbs. Have you heard about this term before? What are
phrasal verbs? Let’s get started.

2 At the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize phrasal verbs and use
some of common phrasal verbs about the topic of altruism correctly.

3 So what is a phrasal verb? How is a phrasal verb different from a verb?

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and a particle.

A particle is usually a preposition such as up, on, in, down, and over.

Ex: end up, watch out, stumble over, …

When a preposition is combined with a verb, it can change the meaning of the
verb. Let’s look at some examples below.

4 Alright, here is a pair of sentences with the same verb of “end”.

1. The scientist was finished with her research, so she ended the
experiments.

2. He tried to help the old man find the address, but he ended up taking him
home.

In the first example, “end” means “finish”, while the phrasal verb “end up” in
the second example refers to “to be in a situation after a series of events”.

Now, let’s compare the next pair of sentences.

3. Bob and Al like to watch ice hockey on the weekends.

 4. Watch out for that rock! It looks as if it’s going to fall!

Watch = to look carefully or with interest at something

Watch out = to be careful about something

5 So far, we’ve got some general overview of what makes up a phrasal verb,
right?,but be careful about verb phrases and phrasal verbs. Let’s look at this
example.

• Look at somebody/something (verb phrase)

Ex: She looks at me and smiles.

• Look at somebody/something (phrasal verb)

Ex: Look at the machine quite carefully before you buy it.

So, please be noted that some combination of a verb and a preposition is a verb
phrase, not a phrasal verb. The tip is that we ought to check it in the dictionary
again. If the combination of a verb and a preposition is labeled “phrasal verb”,
it definitely has a different meaning from the base verb.

6 Now, match each phrasal verb with its definition below. Look back at Reading
1 and Reading 2 or use your dictionary to help you. You have about 3 minutes
to complete this exercise.

1. set up (Reading 1, para. 4)

2. call out (Reading 1, para. 4)
3. figure out (Reading 1, para. 4)
4. help out (Reading 1, para. 6)
5. point out (Reading 2, para. 5)
6. grow out of (Reading 2, para. 7)
a. to tell or show something that people didn’t know or think about.
b. To develop from
c. To find an answer
d. To prepare something
e. To assist somebody
f. To say something loudly or shout in order to attract attention.
7 (After 3 minutes) Let’s check answer.

1. “set up” means to prepare something

2. “call out” means to shout something loudly or shout in order to attract
attention.
3. “figure out” means to find an answer to something or to understand.
4. “help out” means to assist somebody
5. “point out” means to tell or show something that people didn’t know or
think about.
6. “grow out of” means to develop from.

8 Let’s move on to the next exercise.

Complete this short article with phrasal verbs from Exercise 1. You have about
2 minutes to complete this exercise.

9 (After 2 minutes) Have you got answers? Let’s check.

1. Set up
2. Figure out
 3. Point out
4. Call out
5. Grow out of
6. Help out

10 OK, let’s get back to Reading 2 and find more examples of phrasal verbs. You
have about 3 minutes.

(After 3 minutes) Here are some phrasal verbs used in Reading 2: Bring about,
pick up, light up (lit up), point out, grow out of, rely on…

Now look back at the context where the phrasal verbs appear and guess their
meaning.

1. How, then, can mirror neurons bring about altruistic behavior?

Does “bring about” mean “make something happen”? It does.

2. However, when the same subjects saw someone “accidentally” drop a pencil,
nearly all the children picked it up in the first ten seconds.

Does “pick something up” mean “collect something from a place”? Yes, it
does.

3. When most subjects donated money to a charity, their pleasure centers lit up
on the brain scan.

“lit up” here mean “became bright”

11 4. The scientist point out that this was “the first neural evidence for … pure
altruism,” meaning that altruism may indeed have a biological connection.

“Point out” means “mention something in order to give somebody information

about it”

5. Larger social groups also rely on our help, such as when we pay taxes or
donate money to charities.

“Rely on” means “need or depend on someone/something”

6. Many questions have grown out of these initial studies.

 Does “grow out of” mean “develop from”? It does.

12 Now go to iqonline to have more practice with phrasal verbs.