Phrasalizing it

One basic rule about phrasal verbs: there is a usually a one-word verb equivalent that resembles Latin-based languages like Spanish or Portuguese. 

Putting theory to the test
carry out a task = execute a task, conduct a task
account for a project = be responsible for a project
go over a proposal = review a proposal, reevaluate a proposal
look forward to achieving a goal = strongly expect to achieve a goal
give out information = divulge information
work out a problem = solve a problem

Another principle regarding phrasal verbs: it is possible to interpret or analyze them based on the particle that accompanies the verb. This word (a preposition or an adverb) expresses an idea that helps to find similarities in these verbs with the same particle. 

Consider the word "off". It expresses removal, lack of contact, deception, aggression, end of relations, exhaustion or excess.

"Make sure to wipe off the grease marks you left on the table"
"Turn off the lights when you leave"
"The shop assistant ripped me off: she had told me the pair of jeans cost 20, but when I got to the cashier to pay, I found it actually was 35"
"Last meeting our department manager spend most of the time telling us off because we didn't meet our targets"
"After the scandal, we decided to cut off all our business relations"     
"We've been racking our brains off trying to find a solution for the technical problem".

The last sentence leads us to the video part of this post. 

Click here to see the video and the accompanying explanation. It may be hard to understand every word they say, but don't listen your ears off trying! 

Unemployed, not unreliable

"A job doesn't define me, what I fight for does"


When you fight for something, you go after it, you defend an idea no matter what

YOU ...

1. put into practice
2. implement
3. carry out
4. delegate
5. inspire
6. contaminate
7. persist
8. rally
9. adapt
10. transform

And all of these things belong to the world of work:

• employee
• unemployed
• employer
• money
• job
• company
• entrepreneur
• vacation
• career
• salary
• payback
• opportunity
• strike
• retirement
• golden parachute
• employable
• unemployed

So, what does the video try to say about how we should consider jobs?

Your name please

Snoop Dogg

Marshall Mathers III - Eminem

Lady Gaga

What do these three artists have in common? They all use pseudonyms


People call me ...
I go by the name of ...
Everybody knows me as ...
I never really paid attention to ...
They always misspell ...
My great great grandfather was named ...
I was named after ... = I have the same name as ...
Giving a child an odd name can ...

Can people be wrongly judged by their name?

Making demands

Today we want to talk about desires.

Desires can be wishes, dreamlike expectations that might never happen and won't chage our lives

Desires can be longings, intense feelings for something that haunt us day and night

Desires can be cravings, unexplainable wants for something sweet, tasty or even unusually acid or bitter.

So then, we can

• want something
• long for something
• yearn for something
• desire something
• crave something

Pregnant women usually have cravings during their phase, and of the strangest things:

chocolate and eggs
bricks with jam
molasses and cheese (which leaves a kind of bittersweet taste)

 

The moral of the story: when a pregnant women has a craving, make sure she gets want she wants.

 

 

When these same women decide they want to have the house remodeled, then all hell breaks loose.

 

There are many types of remodeling: we can talk of

refurbishing

redecoration 

renovation 

reform

redesigning

makeover

What do you notice about most of the verbs?

 

People say there is a thin/fine line between sanity and insanity　 

 

So, where do these people go? It is known as a(n) ....

sanitarium

 

institution for the mentally deranged

 

mental hospital

 

madhouse

 

funny farm or cuckoo farm

 

 

Overcome the obstacle, relish the fame

We are defined by many things, but one that I believe that does this most is our job. What we do is a sum result of our years of hard work and study and getting a high-paying, career-developing, skill-building job is all we care about.


So upon thinking of the word Employ, here is what came to mind:

•  
• employee
• unemployed
• employer
• money
• job
• company
• entrepreneur
• vacation
• career
• salary
• payback
• opportunity
• strike
• retirement
• golden parachute
• employability
• employable
• unemployed

Looking at the Benetton "Unemployee of the Year", what messages can we learn from it?

Taking a closer look at the sentence:
"A job doesn't define me. What I fight for does"

What you fight for is what you believe in, what motivates you, what symbolizes your views about life and people, what is your driving passion.

We only fight for the things that really matters.

We put our ideas into practice
We implement our strategies
We carry out operations
We engage in activities
We pool our energies and ideas

  
Do we all really need something to believe in?

Need a cup or need a friend?

One of the leading beer companies has launched a new kind of cup that allows you to friend someone every time you tip your class to toast.

Are we losing ....

our capacity to meet new people spontaneously?

 

And are we winning  ...

a bulk of technology ?

 

childhood friends

teenage friends

university friends

I don’t have problems/issues/difficulty/trouble meeting people

People are friendly but at the same time it’s not easy to make friends

notwithstanding

nonetheless

Despite the fact people are friendly, it’s not easy to make friends

People are friendly. It’s not easy to make friends, THOUGH/MIND YOU/ACTUALLY

It’s a golden rule ….

non-negotiable

clueless

There’s a common story that …

My brother didn’t get that impression

I get the impression that

When I am with my workmates we usually talk shop

The inexcusable

From the inexcusable (aggression). . .

Biting off more than you can chew

Getting your teeth too deep into it

 

Footballer Luis Suarez took the expressions above too literallly

 

What was probably Ivanovic's reaction to Suarez's behavior?

The act was unthinkable and unacceptable but who could imagine he would do something  

To show that you want a person to stop talking

Hold on, ...!

To say that you're offended by someone's words

I take offence to that

To say that someone has uttered something very rude to you

I think you should take that back

To show that you have a different opinion

I'm sorry, but I am afraid I have to differ from you on that

To say you don't like the way people are talking to you

I'm not going to let you talk to me like that

What's the difference between ; 

a fanatic

a supporter

a fan

a rational or sensible fan X a die-hard fan
a loyal fan

sensationalism

downgrade or relegate
relegation x promotion


Keeping hush or quiet

a muzzle

It's only in the case of self-defence or in the defence of loved ones,

that .m. .