Grammar and Libraries
2023-07-28
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1Imagine you are at a library - a place where books, movies, and other publications are available to borrow.
2What kinds of terms and structures would you need to know in order to express yourself well at a library?
3In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore one possible answer to that question: phrasal verbs.
4Phrasal verbs are groups of words made up of a verb and another short word or words.
5Together, these groups of words mean something different from what the individual words suggest.
6As a result, you can think of phrasal verbs as kinds of special expressions.
7We will now explore three phrasal verbs that connect to the library: look up, look for, and check out.
8Our first phrasal verb is "look up."
9"Look up" means to search for something in a reference book, publication, or on the internet.
10We often use a noun or noun phrase after "look up." For example, you might say:
11I need to look up an article.
12Or
13I need to look up a news story.
14Or
15I need to look up that word in the dictionary.
16Our second phrasal verb is "look for." "Look for" means to try to find something or to search for something.
17"Look for" is often followed by a noun or noun phrase.
18You might look for general things or specific things.
19For example, if you wanted to find science fiction books at the library, you could say:
20I am looking for science fiction books.
21If you wanted to find an exact book, you might say something like this:
22I am looking for "Dune" by Frank Herbert.
23Our third phrasal verb is "check out." "Check out" means to borrow something from a library.
24So, you might say:
25I went to the library to check out new books.
26Or
27I checked out a book from the library.
28So, we have our three phrasal verbs for the library: look up, look for, and check out.
29We can think of these phrasal verbs as taking place in steps.
30Perhaps look up is step one, look for is step two, and check out is step three.
31For example, you might look up book reviews.
32After you read a book review that covers an interesting book, you might look for the book itself.
33After you find the book, you might check out the book.
34Let's take some time to work with these ideas.
35Imagine you have a book that you want to borrow from the library.
36How can you ask to borrow it? Use the phrasal verb "check out. "
37Pause the audio to consider your answer.
38Here is one answer:
39Can I check out this book?
40In today's report, we explored some useful phrasal verbs for the library.
41There are other phrasal verbs for the library, but the three we explored today are probably the most common ones you will find.
42I'm John Russell.
1Imagine you are at a library - a place where books, movies, and other publications are available to borrow. 2What kinds of terms and structures would you need to know in order to express yourself well at a library? 3In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore one possible answer to that question: phrasal verbs. 4Definition 5Phrasal verbs are groups of words made up of a verb and another short word or words. Together, these groups of words mean something different from what the individual words suggest. As a result, you can think of phrasal verbs as kinds of special expressions. 6We will now explore three phrasal verbs that connect to the library: look up, look for, and check out. 7Look up 8Our first phrasal verb is "look up." "Look up" means to search for something in a reference book, publication, or on the internet. 9We often use a noun or noun phrase after "look up." For example, you might say: 10I need to look up an article. 11Or 12I need to look up a news story. 13Or 14I need to look up that word in the dictionary. 15Look for 16Our second phrasal verb is "look for." "Look for" means to try to find something or to search for something. "Look for" is often followed by a noun or noun phrase. 17You might look for general things or specific things. 18For example, if you wanted to find science fiction books at the library, you could say: 19I am looking for science fiction books. 20If you wanted to find an exact book, you might say something like this: 21I am looking for "Dune" by Frank Herbert. 22Check out 23Our third phrasal verb is "check out." "Check out" means to borrow something from a library. 24So, you might say: 25I went to the library to check out new books. 26Or 27I checked out a book from the library. 28Combine 29So, we have our three phrasal verbs for the library: look up, look for, and check out. 30We can think of these phrasal verbs as taking place in steps. Perhaps look up is step one, look for is step two, and check out is step three. 31For example, you might look up book reviews. After you read a book review that covers an interesting book, you might look for the book itself. After you find the book, you might check out the book. 32Practice 33Let's take some time to work with these ideas. Imagine you have a book that you want to borrow from the library. How can you ask to borrow it? Use the phrasal verb "check out. " 34Pause the audio to consider your answer. 35Here is one answer: 36Can I check out this book? 37Closing thoughts 38In today's report, we explored some useful phrasal verbs for the library. There are other phrasal verbs for the library, but the three we explored today are probably the most common ones you will find. 39I'm John Russell. 40John Russell wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 41_______________________________________ 42Words in This Story 43reference - adj. used to find information about something 44article - n. a piece of writing other than fiction or poetry that forms an independent part of a publication (as a magazine) 45fiction - n. something told or written that is not fact 46dictionary - n. a kind of reference book that has words listed in alphabetical order and that gives information about the words' meanings 47review - n. a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)