Lesson 41: Unit 98 - Verbs+Prepositions. Words+Prepositions 2.
The lesson consolidates the use of verbs and adjectives with their required prepositions – from, on, with, to, for, of – through examples, exercises and questions about the words in bold.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to correctly link verbs and adjectives with the prepositions they must go with. We will look at pairs such as 'agree with', 'explain to', 'look for', 'spend on', 'absent from', 'popular for' and many others taken from real sentences. We will understand why words with similar meanings share the same preposition – for example 'look for / search for / seek for'. Through gap-filling, questions about the words in bold and speaking tasks you will consolidate these important combinations and avoid common mistakes.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use verbs with prepositions correctly: agree with, explain to, invite to, look for, look after, stay at, stay with, spend on, welcome to
- Use adjectives and nouns with prepositions correctly: absent from, angry with, disappointed with, ill with, pleased with, popular for, afraid of, rude to, taste of
- Understand why words with similar meanings go with the same preposition (look for / search for / seek for; popular for / famous for / known for)
- Ask questions about the word after the preposition in direct and indirect speech
- Distinguish between the use of 'stay at' (for a place) and 'stay with' (for people)
Lesson vocabulary
- agree with (someone about something) She agreed with me about the plans for the summer holiday.
- explain (something) to (someone) Can you explain this to me again?
- invite (someone) to (something) Her boss has invited her to dinner.
- look for Are you looking for anything? Yes, I've lost my glasses.
- look after Who's looking after your cats while you're away?
- play the (instrument) My daughter has played the piano for five years.
- speak to (someone) about (something) I was speaking to them about the new policy of the company.
- stay at When we were in Paris, we stayed at the Ritz.
- stay with When I was in Lisbon, I stayed with friends.
- spend (money) on Sally spends a lot of money on clothes.
- absent from How long have you been absent from work?
- angry with Why are you so angry with me?
- disappointed with I'm disappointed with your exam results.
- popular for This band is popular for their songs among the teenagers.
- taste of It tastes of salt.
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