Wednesday, February 24

Verb Phrases versus Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Verbs with a preposition,advers or toher particles that together change the meaning of the main verb.

Look                        look out (tener cuidado)
(Mira)                      look up to (admirar)

Turn                        turn out (apagar)                       
(Girar)

 Verbs
       Transitives = Take after
                              He takes after his mother.

                You can separate: Verb + Noun
                                              Particle

                                  Verb + Pron + Particle
                You can't separate: Direct Object
                                                + After Verb

         Intransitives = Turn up (No D.O.)
                                 I was waiting for him but he didn't turn up.
                                 Lo estuve esperando pero no apareció.
Examples
  Break away = escaparse
  Break up = romper (con alguien)


Verb Phrases 

The meaning of the verb doesn't change.
  Look at = mirar a algo/alguien


Saturday, April 18

ExeLearning

My former professor Barry Pennock-Speck made this exercise with ExeLearning.

ExeLearning is a free app that can be used to create online close activities. A close activity is another name for a "fill in the gap" activity. It can also be used to upload a SCORM zip file to your Moodle. Here is an example of a close with audio for my phonology class:



https://www.uv.es/anglotic/phonology/vowels/Vowels_1_minimal_pairs/

Thanks Barry

Saturday, March 28

Onomatopeia


"water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill
whoosh, passing breeze
flags flutter and flap
frog croaks, bird whistles
babbling bubbles from tap"

A poem by Australian poet Lee Emmett


"Onomatopeia" a song by Todd Rundgren