الجمعة، 2 نوفمبر 2018

Verbs starting with over

3. VERBS STARTING WITH 'OVER'
A. Look at the following extract from the text on pages
42-43 and guess what the words in bold mean.
...bo􀁛es o􀁙erflowed with 􀁍ewels and pieces of gold. 􀀬 was so
o􀁙erco􀁐e with emotion 􀀬 could barely speak.


NOTE
Over at the beginning of a verb can mean too
much, e.g. overeat means eat too much. However,
this is not always the case. For example, overtake
means pass a person or vehicle.
􀁬 􀀧oes overflowed mean too full or moving slowly?
􀁬 􀀧oes overcome mean come to the top or affected?

B. Read the sentences below and match the verbs
beginning with over with their meanings a-f.
1. It is important when you start going to the gym not to 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕d􀁒 it.
2. I 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁋􀁈a􀁕d them talking about me when I was standing in the corridor.
3. I 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁐a􀁗􀁈d 􀀧avid's enthusiasm for extreme sports􀀞 he didn't really appreciate my surprise gift of a paragliding training session.
4. Parents usually 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁏􀁒􀁒􀁎 the faults of their children because they love them.
5. I forgot to set my alarm clock last night and as a result I 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁏􀁈􀁓􀁗 this morning.
6. The lorry was 􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁑􀁈d during the accident.

a. to not notice or ignore a problem
b. to turn upside down or on the side
c. to think that something is more than it actually is
d. to sleep longer than you should
e. to do too much of an activity
f. to unintentionally hear something that someone says when they are not talking to you

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