English Phrasal Verbs and Adjective Patterns
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Unit 1: Phrasal Verbs and Adjectives
Common Phrasal Verbs
- Come from
- Find out: descubrir
- Grow up: crecer
- Look after: cuidar
- Look for: buscar
- Look forward to: esperar ansioso
- Pick up: levantar
- Stay up: quedarse
Adjectives: I'm + Adjectives
- Bored
- Excited
- Frightened
- Interested
It's + Adjectives
- Boring
- Exciting
- Frightening
- Interesting
Adjective + Preposition
- Annoyed with
- Bad at
- Bored with
- Fed up with
- Frightened of
- Good at
- Honest about
- Interested in
- Keen on
- Surprised by
- Worried about
Unit 2: Word Formation and Collocations
Word Zones: Suffixes
- -ment: Advertisement, disappointment, embarrassment, entertainment, improvement, punishment
- -tion / -ion: Concentration, discussion, education, examination, explanation, imagination, organisation, revision
Verb Collocations
- Keep: a record of, an eye on
- Make: friends with, sure
- Put: pressure on, your heart into
- Take: care of, part in
Phrasal Verbs and Meanings
- Keep on: continuar
- Keep up with: mantenerse al tanto
- Make for: moverse en una dirección
- Make up: inventar
- Put on: ponerse ropa
- Put up with: soportar
- Take off: sacarse
- Take up: comenzar
- Carry on: continuar
- Burst out: explotar de risa
- Deal with: tratar con
- Fall asleep: quedarse dormido
- Fall down: caerse
- Look after: cuidar
- Make up: inventar
- Take around: llevarlo a pasear
- Turn off: desconectar
- Wake up: levantarse
- Wash up: limpiar profundamente
Unit 3: Adjective Suffixes and Prefixes
Word Zones: Adjective Suffixes
- -able: Affordable, comfortable, enjoyable, noticeable
- -ible: Horrible, possible, reliable, sensible, terrible
- -ous: Dangerous, famous, ambitious
- -ful: Careful, harmful, hopeful, successful, useful
- -y: Messy, moody, scary, sleepy
Negative Prefixes
- Im-: Immature, impatient, impossible, impractical
- In-: Inappropriate, independent, inexpensive, informal, invisible
- Un-: Unable, unacceptable, uncomfortable, unfit
Social Phrasal Verbs
- Catch up: ponerse al día
- Chill out: relajarse
- Clear out: despejar
- Clear up: ordenar
- Come around: visitar
- End up: terminar
Unit 4: Action Phrasal Verbs
- Build up: incrementar
- Join in: hacerse miembro
- Look forward to: esperar ansiosamente
- Put up: armar una carpa
- Set off: partir
- Try out: probar
- Tune up: poner a punto
- Turn into: convertirse en
Unit 5: Prefixes and Verb Prepositions
Negative Prefixes
Dishonest, illegal, illogical, immature, impatient, impossible, independent, insecure, irregular, irresponsible
Verbs Followed by Prepositions
- At: point at, shout at, look at, stare at, laugh at
- By: judge by
- Of: think of
- To: talk to, point to
- With: agree with, argue with