OUT 11. AROUNDCHART A1-4

6. out 11. aroundCHART A1-4: PHRASAL VERBS: A REFERENCE LIST• This chart provides a list of the phrasal verbs used throughout Appendix 1. It’s designed as aquick and easy reference for students. The principal criterion used in selecting which phrasalverbs to present in the text was their frequency of use.

Appendix 2: PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS

ORDER OF CHAPTER CHARTS EXERCISES WORKBOOKIntroduction A2-1Preview Ex. 1Preposition combinationsGroups A →G Ex. 2 →12 Pr. 1 →14Reference list of preposition combinations A2-2Cumulative review Pr. 15 →16General Notes on Appendix 2• Prepositions can be humorously defined as “small words that cause second languagelearners a lot of trouble.” Most students will smile at that definition. Students often askhow they can learn prepositions. Lots of practice and long-term experience with thelanguage are the essentials.General definitions of individual prepositions can be attempted, but overall there isusually no easy, logical explanation for why one preposition and not another is used incombination with a particular verb or adjective. To give students some sense of how variedand complex prepositions are, have them look up ator inin a dictionary: the listings arevoluminous.• The purpose of this Appendix is to give the students small chunks of prepositioncombinations to deal with at a time, manageable units to memorize (if that’s their strategy),to practice, to review, and to practice again. The Workbookoffers additional self-studypractice.• TERMINOLOGY: The text does not define prepositionbecause it is very difficult todefine, especially for the purposes of second language learners. Perhaps teachers who havefound a definition of a preposition that works for their students could share it with the restof us on the Azar Web site:https://traloihay.net.CHART A2-1: PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS: INTRODUCTION• This chart introduces the content of this appendix: combinations of prepositions withadjectives and verbs. Sometimes preposition combinations correspond to those in a students’native language, but often they do not. Sometimes correct prepositions can be guessed, but oftennot. Sometimes English uses a preposition where another language does not, and vice versa.The approach in this textbook is for the students to learn only a few at a time, then move on toanother group and learn those.

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EXERCISE 1, p. 453. Preview: preposition combinations. (Chart A2 - 2)Ask the students to complete this exercise in their seats, then discuss the correct answers.The main purpose of this exercise is to make sure the students know what the term“preposition” refers to.ANSWERS: