1. Wind and Water Do you think that the furniture and colors in your house affect you? Feng Shui

2. TWO-WORD VERBS: MAIN VERB + a PARTICLE come back Figure out (understand) call in(contact) look into (research) pick up(1. improve; 2. get) putup (erect; build) PHRASAL VERBS

3. Important facts about phrasal verbs: Phrasal verbs are common in everyday English Like other verbs, they often have multiple meanings

4. TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS: These phrasal verbs take object nouns. Most transitive phrasal verbs are separable: Noun objects can go: after the particle (verb + particle + object) orThey tore down the entrance. between the verb and particle (verb + object + particle) They tore the entrance down EXCEPTION: If the direct object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle: The student didn’t know a word, so he looked it up in the dictionary. Note: In a long sentence, a phrasal verb is usually not separated.

5. INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VER: BS DO NOT TAKE AN OBJECT ALWAYS INSEPARAB LE (NOT SEPARABLE): Examples: Catch on (become popular): I wonder if baseball will catch on in China. get ahead (make progress): The harder you work, the more you will get ahead in life. Show up (appear): Her friends showed up late for the party. Sit down (take a seat): When you enter the classroom, please sit down.