I GOT CUT OFF OVER THE PHONE.
Objectives
(oblléctivs)
To use compound verbs in calls, messages or notes.
To see differences between some British and
American words.
Vocabulary
1. Above (prep):
/əˈbʌv/ Encima de
At a higher level than something over it.
Example:
We live in the room above the store.
2. Below (prep):
/bɪˈloʊ/ Abajo de
In a lower place or position.
Example:
Someone was having a party in the apartment below.
3. Beneath (prep):
/bɪˈniθ/ Por debajo de
Mainly literary directly under something.
Example:
They slept outside beneath the tree.
4. Beyond (prep):
/bɪˈɑnd/ Más allá de
Past a place or outside an area.
Example:
He could see a beautiful landscape beyond the mountains.
5. Carry over (phr):
/ˈkæri/ /ˈoʊvə/ Llevar
It has the same effect in the new situation as it had in the old one.
Example:
Stress at work can be often carried over in your home life.
6. Cut off (phr):
/kʌt/ /ɔf/ Cortar
Same as cut.
Example:
The government has threatened to cut off our funding.