PHRASAL VERBS - CLOTHES

PHRASAL VERBS

Continuamos revisando phrasal verbs (o verbos frasales) desde un punto de vista temático lo cual lo hace más entretenido. Reiteramos la importancia de que practiques estos verbos, muy utilizados tanto en el inglés. escrito como en el conversacional.  Al pie del texto un glosario bilingüe te ayudará a interpretarlo mejor. CLOTHES When you have put on weight (engordar, aumentar de peso), you suddenly discover that your clothes burst out (estallar, explotar) at the seams, so you have to let them out (aflojar, agrandar). Yet if you lose weight, your clothes look as if they were hand-me-downs from your plump sister; then you have to take them in (achicar), at the waist, for instance. If your jeans are too long, you can always turn them up (doblar el ruedo hacia arriba) without cutting them. A mother really knows how to protect her children. She buckles up (abrochar una hebilla) her daughter's shoes or she buttons up (abotonar) his son's cardigan before he leaves. And if it is very cold outside, she also zips their jackets up (subir el cierre de una prenda). Some kids are very neat. Every night they hung up (colgar la ropa) their clothes and after taking off (quitarse) their shoes they put them under the bed. But that's not always so; many children kick off their shoes (quitarse los zapatos con los pies) and fly them away (tirar una prenda por el aire) as soon as he got home. It's amazing how fast children grow!! You buy them new clothes, and before they have had time to wear them out (gastar la ropa), they grow out of them (la ropa queda pequeña). They always find the time to wear out (desgastar el calzado) their shoes, though. Women like to be elegant, so they enjoy dressing up (vestirse elegante) to go to a theatre. And most men like to put on (ponerse ropa) a new suit for a special event. And, of course, if they buy new shoes, they always try them on (probarse ropa) before buying. Many years ago, miniskirts came into fashion (ponerse de moda). The women who could not afford to buy new fashionable skirts quickly took up (subir el ruedo de una prenda) the hems of their skirts and dresses; naturally, when miniskirts went out (no estar de moda)., they let them down (alargar, soltar el ruedo).again!! Fashions trends are hard to follow, aren't they? GLOSSARY: seams: costuras; hand-me-downs: ropa usada; plump: gordita, regordeta; neat: prolijos; how fast: con qué rapidez; though: asimismo, de todos modos; event: acontecimiento;  miniskirts: minifaldas; afford: afrontar un gasto; hems: ruedos; fashion trends: las tendencias de la moda; hard to: difíciles de. Y ahora comprueba tu comprensión seleccionando de cada menú la alternatva correcta para completar estas oraciones. Verifica al final cómo te ha ido: 1.  As I'm very slim now, the tailor will ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up my suits at the waist.2.  It is snowing outside, so ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up  a scarf and ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up your jacket.3.  Kids ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up their clothes quickly. They even ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up  their shoes.4.  Miniskirts are no longer fashionable. ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up your skirts. 5.  I never ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up. I usually wear a T-shirt and I ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up my jeans.6.   ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up these orange shoes. They will soon ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up fashion.7.  I'm so fat!! My clothes ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up. I'll have to ― burst out come into dress up kick off let down let out put on take in try on turn up wear out zip up all my dresses.

SI DESEAS AMPLIAR TUS CONOCIMIENTOS VISITA NUESTRO TUTORIAL CON MAS DE 1000 VERBOS FRASALES Y ACTIVIDADES. PULSA AQUÍ

ANSWERS:
1.  As I'm very slim now, the tailor will take in my suits at the waist.2.  It is snowing outside, so put on  a scarf and zip up your jacket.3.  Kids wear out their clothes quickly. They even kick off  their shoes.4.  Miniskirts are no longer fashionable. let down your skirts. 5.  I never dress up. I usually wear a T-shirt and I turn up my jeans.6.   try on these orange shoes. They will soon come into fashion.7.  I'm so fat!! My clothes burst out. I'll have to let out all my dresses.