Lesson XXII: Vocabulary in Context

Exercise: 1.4.1. Practice Phrasal Actions Use the correct phrasal action to answer the question. For example: What did John do with his cigarette ? HE PUT IT OUT . 1. What did John do to the radio? 2. What did Mrs. Smith do with the GPS? 3. Who wanted to call off the party? 4. What should Mrs. Smith do with the job application before she submits it? 5. What can Mrs. Smith do with the last two pages? 6. When it got dark, what did she say to John? 1.5. TAKE OUT, etc. TAKE OUT means borrow . MAKE UP (ONES) MIND means decide . REFER TO means stand for CHECK OUT means inspect . Situation: John is at the city library. John: I can’t decide which books to TAKE OUT. Librarian: Please, may I help you MAKE UP your mind? John: Do you have any paperbacks on the changing climate on Earth? Librarian: Yes, we have several. This one is a good source of information about the overload of CO 2 in Earth’s atmosphere. Yet, the authors of those REFER TO the management of fresh water resources. Keep in mind all of them are available in digital form. John: Thank you. I prefer paperbacks when I’m at home. I’d like to CHECK OUT both of them. Exercise: 1.5.1. Practice Phrasal Actions Express the same idea with the fragments given. For example: He couldn't decide which books were the best . - make up his mind - HE COULDN'T MAKE UP HIS MIND WHICH BOOKS WERE THE BEST . John wanted to borrow some library books . - take out - JOHN WANTED TO TAKE OUT SOME LIBRARY BOOKS . 1. One author wrote some words about computers. -refer to- 2. Some books tell about the effects of global warming. -be related to- 3. John left the library with three books. -check out- 4. Several authors mentioned the problems of the population pressure. -refer to- 5. Mary decided to go to Florida. -make up her mind about- 6. Mrs. Jones can't decide how many oranges to buy. -make up her mind-