Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)
Topic: Clothes
Lesson Notes April 16, 2024 (Vocabulary Building)
I found a morning glory shoot growing in my garden.
A nearby neighbour has an interesting flower called a shrimp flower.
Once a year I give the flower fertilizer.
I fertilize the flower once a year.
I’m a lazy gardener, I don’t repot or fertilize anything.
A Costco reseller shop has opened.
A new shop opened, but I didn’t have time to stand in line.
Vocabulary
Shoot; (noun) when buds or young flower start to grow
Fertilize; (verb) to give fertilizer
Repot; (verb) to transplant a plant from one pot to another pot
Clothes
Section 7
hang up; past tense is “hung up”, not “hanged”
“Hanged” is only used to say “to kill someone with a rope around their neck”
Phrasal Verbs
Part A
Match the phrasal verb to its meaning.
1 I tried on dresses in a few shops
2 We dressed up.
3 You need to hang your coats up.
4 This morning I put on a long-sleeved shirt, and hoodie.
5 Why don’t you turn up the sleeves?
6 I wore my old sneakers out because of walking.
7 you should take off the pink zip-up hoodie.
8 And wrap up before going outside!
A Wear warm clothes to protect against cold weather.
B Get dressed.
C Put clothing on a hook or in a wardrobe.
D When clothes become damaged.
E Remove an item of clothing.
F Wear clothes for a special occasion.
G Shorten clothes to fit better or adapt to the weather.
H See if clothes fir you before buying.
Part B
Which phrasal verbs from Part A are SEPARABLE and NON-Separable?
Grammar Tip
Phrasal verbs have two parts: a main verb and a preposition. Separable phrasal verbs have an object; this can be a pronoun, noun which goes after the preposition or between. Non-separable phrasal verbs don’t have an object.
