Speak Up - Phrasal Verbs

> Let's read carefully the sentences before we studying this new phrasal.

* Waldo realized he was driving too fast and began to slow down.
* They claim they can slow down the ageing process.
* Can't you work any faster? You're slowing the whole class down!
* Don't wait for me - I'm only slowing you down.
* The plant's growth is slowed down by lack of light.

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> Let me see if you found out the meaning of slow down. Could you please tell me the opposite of it? I will give you four options but only one is the correct. here you are:

a) go quickly
b) go more quickly
c) go slowly
d) go more slowly

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> Congratulations for your effort in studying English. Now I want you to help me to identify which of these sentences are gramatically correct.

a) He slowed down
b) He slowed the car down
c) He slowed down the car
d) He slowed it down
e) He slowed down it
f) The car was slowed down

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> Let's learn a new phrasal verb today. But as we used to do , let's first try to understand it by ourselves.

* What Bruno really wanted was to get married and settle down.
* J.B. is going to travel for six months before settling down with his career.
* Alessandra had settled down with her new husband in a small town near Paris.

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> I need your help to understand the meaning of " settle down " . if a person settles down, which of the following might they do? There are more than one correct answers.

a) get married
b) travel a lot
c) start living in one place
d) have a lot of girlfriends or boyfriends
e) start a family

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> Read these sentences very carefully:

* She's always putting her glasses down somewhere and losing them.
* At the end of the exam the teacher told everyone to put down their pens.
* Put me down, Mummy!
* He heard the sound of the phone being put down.

> What would you do if someone you trust too much lets you down? Certainly you will feel disappointed. This is all about confidence. Its very complicated to put your life on somebody's hands or give to somebody the right to act in your name. This person must be reliable. When you vote in a senator and he accepts bribes ...this let's you down ...because you expected other attitude. You failed in voting him...he failed in letting you down.


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* When Neymar missed that penalty, he felt that he'd let the team down.
* I think that Jose serra will let down Lula's project.
* Don't worry - I won't let you down this time, I promise.
* Brazilian electors find it hard to trust anyone - They've been badly let down in the past.
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