Give something away
Autor: teacher Jota | Publicado: 2010-09-01T07:00:00-07:00



* Are you ready to learn a new phrasal? Alright, so am I. Let's keep the ball rolling then. Read the sentences and try to figure out the meaning of this phrasal.

* I can't believe Suzana just gave&nbsp; her new T.V. away!
* Emily is giving away her english magazine collection.
* The old tv still works. We can sell it or give it away.
* Over 5 milllon dollars has been given away since the program " Million show" began.
* The federal lottery gave away over 16 million&nbsp; dollars last month.
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What does give something away mean? Whatever it takes It's good to know that you can use it in two ways. You can give something away or give away something. In order to help you to find out the meaning of this phrasal , I've prepared some exercises. let's do it together. Firstly I'd like you to know that when you give something away you are,&nbsp; as a matter of fact,&nbsp; giving something to somebody. 
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1- Use one of the sentences below to&nbsp; complete the meaning of give something away.

A- because something is old and broken.
B- in exchange of something else.
C- as a gift.
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2- I have no doubt that you know the complete meaning of this phrasal...but a student of mine was a little confused when I asked him to write some sentences using "&nbsp; give something away" . He went all out to show me the many ways of using this verb...but unfortunatelly he made a mistake...only one mistake...I wonder if you can find out his mistake.

A- Selma gave her clothes away.
B- She gave away her clothes.
C- She gave them away.
D- She gave away them.
E-&nbsp; They were given away.
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&nbsp;3- Let's practice a little more? Help me to complete these sentences using the correct way of " give something away". Don't forget to use one of the words below:

*her old car&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *all his money &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *everything &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *them &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *the rest

&nbsp;A- Jermane has decided to .................................................J.B.'s foundation.
&nbsp;B-&nbsp; Do you want one of these bananas? They were ..............................free at the market.
&nbsp;C-&nbsp; I had lots of spare tickets , so I sold three of them and ................................................................
&nbsp;D-&nbsp; Jade is very generous. She .............................. when she bought the new one.
&nbsp;E- &nbsp; I don't need this stuff. I've decided to ......................................................................
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