Lesson XXVII: Vocabulary in Context

1. Phrasal Actions 1.1. GET UP, DIE DOWN, etc. DIE DOWN means decrease , get less . GO OUT means leave , quit . GO ON means continue . Situation: John and his father are camping in the mountains. It’s late evening. They have been sitting around the campfire and talking. John: Should I GET UP and put some wood on the campfire? It seems to be DYING DOWN. Mr. Smith: Yes. We don’t want the fire to GO OUT yet. (John STANDS UP, gets some wood, and puts it on the fire. Then he SITS DOWN again.) John: How long do you think the fire will GO ON burning? Mr. Smith: It’ll probably burn a couple of hours. Be sure to HANG your coat UP near your bad tonight. Exercise: 1.1.1. Practice GET UP, DIE DOWN, GO ON, GO OUT, etc. Use the suggested phrasal actions to complete statements related to the past. For example: While they were talking , the fire … - die down - WHILE THEY WERE TALKING, THE FIRE DIED DOWN . They didn't want the fire to … - go out - THEY DIDN'T WANT THE FIRE TO GO OUT . 1. He … and put some wood on the fire. -stand up- 2. After he put the wood on the fire, he … -sit down- 3. The fire began … so he put some wood on it. –die down- 4. His pipe … so he lit it again. -go out- 5. The second time he lit his pipe, it … burning. -go on- 6. He … in a chair. -sit down- 7. The phone rang, so he … to answer it. -stand up- 8. After he finished talking on the phone, he … -sit down- 9. All of the lights … during the storm. -go out-