CAMBRIDGE English Phrasal Te Use Pon cno vocabulary irocoirsiglecae la] practice Sioa ATITG (ar SSarelo WT eM eT tihg Felicity O'DellEnglish 70 units of vocabulary reference and practice Self-study and classroom use Michael McCarthy Felicity O'Dell CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSThe Piet Building, Trumpington Steet, Cambridge, United Kingdom The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge C82. 2RU, UK 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 477 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia Ruiz de Alereén 13, 28014 Madrid, Spain Dock House, The Warecfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa buspiliwiryccambridge.org (© Cambridge University Press 2004 This book is in copyright. Subject co statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant cllecive licensing agreement, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge Lniversiy Pres Fist published 2004 Third printing 2004 Printed in the United Kingdom atthe University Press, Cambridge ‘Typeface Sabon 1O/2pt. System QuiskXPress® O08] A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library 1smx 0 521 52727 9 paperbackContents Acknowledgements 3 Using this book 4 Learning about phrasal verbs 1 Phrasal vers: the basics 2 Phrasal verbs: what they mean 3 Particles in phrasal verbs 4 Nouns and adjectives based on pheasl verbs 5) Metaphor and regise Key verbs 6 Come 7 Get 8 Go 9 Look 10 Make 11 Put 12 Take Key particles 13 Up 14 Oue 15 Off 16 On and in 17 Down and over 18 Around and about 19 For and wit 20 Through and back 21 Into and away Concepts Time: spending time Timer passing of time 24 Location 25. Cause and effect 26 Change 27 Success and failure 28 Starting and finishing 29 Actions and movement 30 Destroying and reacting ro destruction 31. Communication Functions 32. Describing people and places 33 Describing public evens 34. Describing situations 35 Giving and getting informacion 36 Solving problems Ergo Pro ben Use37 Decisions and plans 38. Disagreeing 39 Persuading 40: Praising and criticising 41 Exclamations and warnings Work, study and finance 42. The classroom and learning 43 Student life: courses and exams 44 Stodent life reading and writing 45. Work: jobs and career 46, Work: being busy 47, Money: salaries, bill, payments 48. Money: buying and selling 49: Business 50 Telephoning Personal life SI Feelings 52 Relationships 53. Relationships: problems 54 Scerets and conversations 55. Stages through life Si Health 5? Sport 58 Homes and daily routines 59. Socialising {60 Food and deinke The world around us 61 Weather 62 Travel 63. Driving 64 Technology 65. Computers 66 News 67 Crime 68 Power and authority 69. American and Australian phrasal verbs 70 New phrasal verbs Key 146 Mini dictionary 183 2 Ena Pra ets in UseAcknowledgements This ook, like all our other books in te Ie Use series isthe result of che work of many people, Cambridge University Press editors, ceviewers designers, marceting staff sales end Publicity staff have all contributed thei advice and expertise, and there are just too many to ‘ame individually here. Particular thanks must, howeves, go to the following two people at Cambridge University Press: Nbiein Bucke, whose expertise and vision have guided ws throughout the writing of thie bool, ané Martine Walsh wha has steered the project from its beginnings ehrough co publication with consistent insight and thoroughness. We are very _grazefil to them both, We also owe a grsat deal to the Cambricge University Press lexicographers who warked withthe Cambridge International Corpus to produce the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. We drew heavily on the database of this dictionary when selecting verbs to include in tie book and when compiling the Mini dietionary at the back of this book ‘We have also received invaluable feedback from both teacher and student reviewers, Their ‘comments have had a gres influence on the Final manuscript and we are very gratefl to them. In particular we would like to thank the following geachers, students and institutions from all ‘over the world who reviewed and pilotel che material throughout its development: Kristi Aleouffe, Bolles, Feance Margarida Busatto, Sao Paulo, Bazil Philippa Dralet, Pats, France Gill Hamilton, Valencia, Spain Olga Vinogradova, Moscow, Russia Mazilyn Woolf, London, UK Kevin Kuthertord, Warsev, Poland Julie Moore, Cambridge, UK | Ellwen David, Munich, Germany Ewa Modrzeewska, Gdynia, Poland ‘Yor: lara, Tokyo, Japan Finally, as always, we would lice to thank aue domestic partnere and loved ones for thee unfailing support while we were taken up with this projec. ‘Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell Development of this publication bas mae use of the Cambridge International Corpus (CIC) ‘The CIC 184 computerised database of contemporary spoken and written English, which currently stands at 600 million words. [sincludes British English, American English and other varieties of English. I also includes the Cambridge Learner Corpus, developed in collaboration swith the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. Cambridge University Press has but 1up the CIC to provide evidence about language use that bels to produce better language reaching materials ‘The publisher has used its best endeavonrs to ensure that the URL for external websites refered to inthis book are correct and active a the time of going to pres. However, the publisher bas no reponsibilty for the websites and can make no guarantee tha ste will remain live or that the content is or willremain appropriate. ngeh Prot in Use 3Using this book Why was this book written? Tewas written to help you improve your knovedge of phrasal vers in English, Phrasal verbs ae verbs which have a main verh am a particle which, sogether, erate one meaning (es. plane takes off from the airport an adult looks after a child), You will ome across a great many phrasal verbs when you listen 10 and read English, and so iis important that you learn about their meanings and about how they are used. You can use this hook ether with a teacher of for selestudy ‘There are more than 5,000 phrasal verbs and related noun and adjective forms in use in English. This book focuses just on those phrasal verbs which you need to know for everyday spoken and written communication ia English, and it aims to provide the information and practice which will help you undersend and vse them corrects How were the phrasal verbs in the book selected? The approximately 1,000 phrasal vets and eelated noun and adjective forms which are presented in this book were all selected from those identified as significant by the CANCODE corpus of spoken English, developed at the University of Nottingham in association with Cambridge Universiy Press and the Cambridge International Coepus of written and spoken English. The phessl vers selected are also to be found in the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs, where addtional example sentences and wsage notes will also be found. You can search this ditionary online by going tothe fllowing ‘website: dictionary.cambeidge.or How is the book organisedt ‘The book has 70 two-page units. The lef-hand page explains the phrasal verbs that are ‘presented in the wit, You will sully find an explanation of the meaning of each phrasal verb, an example of it in use and, where appropriate, any special notes about its usage. Th ght hand page checks that you have understood the information on the left-hand page by siving you a series of exercises that pracrise the material just presented. The exercises pay particular attention to checking undestanding of the phrasal verbs and how they are used, so that you willbe able wo use them aceeraeely and appropriately. The units are organised ino differen sections Fist we stare with importan information about phrasal verbs in general (Units 1: \whar they ar, how theie grammar works, and so on. This is an important training section, snd we recommend you do these unis is, After the introductory unit, there are units on the most common verbs which are used 10 form phrasal verbs (Units 6-12) and units on the most common particle found in phrasal verbs Units 13-21 The rest of the hook teaches you the shrasal verbs which are associated with particular concepts (eg. time), functions (eg. giving and getting information) and topics (ei. business, feelings, student lie ‘The book also has a key coll the exercises so that you can check your answers. At the back of this hook you will ind a useful Mini dictionary. This povides clear definitions of all the ppheasal verbs and relaced noun and aletive forms that appea inthis book, The Mini dictionary also indicates che unit number where you can find a particular phrasal ver 4 Engh Pras ten UseHow should I use this book? | I's strongly recommended that you work through Units 1-5 frst so that you become familie with the way phrasal verbs operate and withthe terminology hat is used inthe rest | fof the book. After that, you may work on the units in any order that suits you What else do I need in order to work with this book? You need a norehook or file in which you can write down the phrasal verbs that you study in this book as well as any others that you come across elsewhere, | You also need to have access to a goed dictionary. We strangly recommend the Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs as this gives exactly the kind of information that | ‘you need to have about phrasal vetbs. Your teacher, however, may also be abe to recommend ‘other dictionaries that you will find eseful. 50, we hope that this book will help vow understand and use new or difficult phrasal verbs that crop up (sce Unit 44 ~ Student if: reading and writing) in your reading and listening in English and that, by che time you finish the units, you'll e saying “English phrasal verbs? Show me a new one and Fl figure ot whar it means in seconds" (see Unit 69 American and Australian phrasal verb). Engh Phrases in Use 5i Phrasal verbs: the basics HEIIA What are phrasal verbs? Phrasal vers are verbs tha consi of verb and pare ve parce | cxomple ireoning Took [up| You can look up ay raw words in your | You an find the mentng of any naw Bet | Ghrough | | vied wo phone her bac couTe Teed phone ber balou se et through + conracson make | ot | liu cre make jn out eal Tus ae understand jin Bobaoue Particles are small words which you already know as prepositions or adverbs. Here are some of the most common phrasal verb particles: about (around at away back down for. in into off on out over through to up HEEEB What do | need to know about phrasal verbs? Fist you need to know the meaning of the whole frail verb asa unit. The Min dtionary in this book will help you. For example, look means to se your eyes and ap means the opposite of down, but the phrasal verb look up can have several diferent meanings Look the word up in the dictionary. look up sarch for information in « hookcomputer| PL Took you up next time Pm in Loadon. look up = visit someone you have not sen for a longtime] Things are looking up [look up = improve] Next you need to know the grammer patterns of phrasal verbs, e.g whether the verb takes an object. The table shows the way the grammar partes are shown inthis book and in many dictionaries. Note that sth means something; sb means someone ronmarpatern [comment example eat out ‘he verb ured witout | We wers foe ted to cook thors ro we decided to an object at out (eatin a restaurand) bring back sth | he verb msc hves | Thi photograph brings back happy memories [malas crbring sth | nontuman obace | ma remember o thn abou someting from hea back Not This phowgraph brings back miter ask out sb o | everbmusthawea | TU love wo ak Sally out [ve Sal go wa pace sek out | human eject, ‘ea cinerea or estar] Novel over ak yp dog Took after sisth | he abject an be ether | Til lok after the baby whe youre cooling hua or rom-humn | Wil yu Took after my bike we Tn wy? ing sb back | he objce moat cone | ring you back ber [phore you sen] before te parice”” | Noel arg tnaeyou Took after sist | the object mat cone | Can you lok after ehe dog whe Fm avy? er he parse Not Can youtokhegar ile ao? ‘drop off sbsth | the object an be bore | | dropped off the package at her house [delveredle] for drop sbisth off] ore the parte | I dropped the package off at her house. {6 Engh Psat In UseExercises 1.1 Undestine the ewelve phrasal verbs in these sentences 1 I sent off che order lst week but the goods haven't tuened up yet. 2. Leame across an interesting book inthe library. I rook down the ile. Here itis 3 We atked some friends arocnd to watch a film, but the video was playing up and ie eventually broke down, 4 brought up this problem at the last meeting. Ie re 5 Twish he'd stop messing us about! He's pur the meeting off three times and now he wants to cll ir off altogether, ly ime to sore out the problem, 1.2. March the ewelve phrasal verbs from sentences 1-5 in exercise 1.1 above with their meanings {rom the box below. cause inconvenience den with sap working fd nico home arrive pose cane wre portpone not work properly enon 1.3 Decide which ofthese sentences contain errors. Explain why they are wrong correct answer. Use the table in B to help you. nd suggest a 1 That song you jus sang brings back memories of my days a college 2 She looked the children ater wher their mother was in hospital 3 promised toring my beother back. He called earlier when I was busy. 4 Weate outa wonderful dinner last night 5 Iewas a beautiful summer evening so 1 asked the at out for @ drink. 1.4 Somesimes phrasal verbs are followee by a particular preposition to make three-part verbs. BT lesen shee prepenions wih he pal eb Lah at de sap of nc pat vets, then complete the sentences bdavr with a preposition from the box. Use a dictionary tor the Mini dictionary atthe back ofthis book if necessary rcasmurs I'm looking forward cathe weekend, She's been going out with him for six months now. with age wh on with 1 She seems to ook down people who ate less ineligent than hex. 2. The school decided to do away the language lab as no-one was using it 3 Leame up ‘serious problem when I tried to save my work onto a disk. 4 How ean some students get away doing no work and yer pass the exams? 5 Her son is sa horrible. I don't know how she puts up him "That not what Treas swhen I said, ‘Can you drop ime off atthe heach, please’! fF Engle Plier in Use 7 Ca — ————=———====ana2 Phrasal verbs: what they mean The most common verbs Here are the most common verbs that form part of phrasal verbs break bring call come cut get give go keep knock Took make pass pick pull put run set take turn Units 6-12 deal with a selection ofthese verbs which form a large number of wseful, everyday phrasal verbs, Meanings The basic meanings of the verbs in A refer to concrete actions (eg. break means separate into pieces), but when they are part of phrasal verbs, they offen have abstract meanings 100. Sometimes the concrete meaning can help you guess the abstract meaning, for example, you can look back to wave goodbye ro someone as you leave ina car (concrete meaning ~ look behind you), or you can look back on your past life (abstract meaning ~ remember or recall ve | conerete meaning abaroct meaning ‘Bie | gave my coy i oseray(arded e | Her parents fialy gave ln ale argo to whe rote coche] " arty. sgreed to somthing they hd ced before] ‘et | She got on she bur [onerog] [im and Mary dnt get on, [dare ie each ether nd are ne fay #0 each other] ‘come | Would you the to come round ive | He was unconsciou for tres hours bat ering esne se ry Pome) ‘ame roune in orp became conscious agin) ‘Synonyms of phrasal verbs ‘A phrasal verb can ofcen be replaced ty’a single verb with moze or less the same meaning. ‘The single-verb synonyms ae often, bit no always, more formal (see Unit 5, section C). Pheesal ver | sgiever sane pute | pospone Tes formal ‘hor fra Tats put off the mesong unl Fd Tec postpone the mening unl ry Passe take of your shosr when you enter | Pete remove your shoes when you ear the ene she tere Ererone tured up on dine fore meetg. | Everyone arrived on ine forthe meting Ifyou know 3 sngle-verb synonym of shea verre tin your veabulrynocebook and rote wheter or ot te phrasal er is mars inora. 18 Engh Poa er in UseExercises 2.1 Complete these sentences using verbs from the lis in A opposite 1 The car down on the way to the airport 2 ‘The heavy snow blocked the roads and ¢ the farm off completely. 3 Ie took hima long time tog. over his ines. 4 Ie isnt easy to learn German but you most ke on erying, 5 If you'd like «lift wo che station tomorrow, I can p you up ae 9 a.m, 66 This a ceally stupid programme, Please ¢ the TV off. 2.2 Im which of the sentences in exercise 2-1 above could you put the particle in a different position? 2.3. Decide whether the phrasal verbs in these sentences are concrete or abstract in meaning by writing C for concrete or A for abstract in the brackets rast He looked up (C) and sawa hot-air balloon inthe sky. 1 I would never go against () my parents! wishes. 2 Shall Tout out ( this ad for the rew CD player? We might want to buy one 3 About Five miles into our journey the engine cut gut (and we broke down ( ) completely. It was over an hour before the rescue service turned up ( 4 Do we need 10 dressup {_} conighe or isi informal? 5 shall never really appreciate what my grandparents went chrough ( ) during the war. 2.4 Replace the underlined verbs in these sentences with phrasal verbs made using the verbs and [fic fom tc Borer Belo. If nary, we he Min ditonay at thee of hit book rake chase bruh fame op fo ase out 1 They just ignored my complains; it made me very angry. 2 lieved his story about having lst all hs money. How stupid I wast 3 coulda’ understand what he war saying with all the nose 4 Could you pursue Jane's report? She promised it lst week but I haven't seen it yee. 5 Ifyou are phoning from outside the country, omit the Firs zero inthe city code, 2.5._Use more formal equivalents from the box instead of the phrasal verbs in these sentences, Write the formal verbs in the correct form, decine rue onmie cancel escape 1 The govetnment have put out asttement condemning the recent protests 2 ‘The union accepted che new pay ceal and called off the strike. 3 The number of people not owning a TV see nowadays has gone dovsa dramatically. 44 There was a disturbance in Blackrioor Prison yesterday and thre prisoners got away. 5 Could you see to lunch for ou visitors? There wl be four of chem. gah Peat a Use 9 ———eeee3 Particles in phrasal verbs ‘This unit looks atthe role of particle in phrasal verbs. A particle is either a preposition (€4, from, to, with) of an adverb (eg, out up, about). You can create phrasal verbs by adding differen particles toa basic verb What do particles mean? In some phrasal verbs the particle has a clear basic meaning, Look at the examples of diferent particles used with the verb invite. On the right, in speech bubbles, you can se ‘what the original speaker probably suid. Jack invited me out. Eee iw out gether.) tdmein, Plas come at) Jill invited me over. Poul invited me round, _~ Gymne to mi Hoe pocome eval HEIBEC Other meanings of come Tam doing a research project for my degree onthe pechology of ating, but ve come wp tagunst a few problns, Teame across someone wit done an almost sential sud, 30 Te goto come wa decion: do want to contin with itor not? | gorss in the end my cio wl eome down fo! what ny profesor recommends. "encountered oad 0 del with (df sinaton) 2 covered for met) by chance > nk (decison abou someting «depend most on or be nfl ox by 16 Engh Pras verbs in Use61 62 63 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences with a particle from A opposite. 1 Do you have any glue? The cover af my addeess book is coming, and I want to stick it together again. 2 pile some orange juice on the tahlecloth. Do you think it will eome itt pur icin the washing machine? last ching I remember was feeling very diay. The next thing I knew I came in hospital and a door was standing by my bed, 4 The government is going to release a report on tralfie congestion. I wonder when it's coming : 5 We were just chatting atthe corner when Jim Gore came with his gefriend 6 Theae Bruce’s operation was succesful, When is he coming ‘of the cline? 7 Some very shocking facts have come ‘about government corruption, chanks to an investigation by a national newspaper ‘Use a phrasal verb from the opposite page to complete these dialogues. 1 Anne: We lost everybody's e-mail addeess and had to stare all over again Ken: Really? How did thar : Anne: Oh, it was some computer rus 2 Rick: David keeps saying he's acing to sail around the world Ivan: Hubt Do you think ie will ever . - Rick: Probably not. He's such a dreamet. Brian: We'll let you know what we decide, Well phone you. Fran: When do you think you'll : Brian: Probably a the meeting on Frida. 4 Olgas Lisl your were wing co the dinner pare lve night Ulla: Yes, Tas intending 0, bu right atthe last minute something Olga: Oh, Tse. Well, you must come next time. Rewrite the underlined words in ches horoscopes, using phrasal verbs with cme. SCORPIO Hino HSE OnES Sno = ‘You may have to deal with afew prosloms at work today, but ‘don't wouy, they 26 only temporary, and = new job opporsunity ‘wil ariga which could change your ie, Tho namo of an ola fiend ‘mentioned in conversation, bringing hack powerfel memories, TAURUS Jodiddoddodoiddciodiodcodcr ‘You wil mest someone by pure chan who sscme to sharo the same world view as you, but be careu, they are not what they ‘seem to he, Don't forgot tha, inthe and, tuo love is mainly ‘bau finding eomeone you can trust EY ooscopes are oon good pacers find evry formal phrasal verbs, Retd your horoscope ‘gular nan Engish newspaper or magia even you dei elev and note down ay psa Enc Pazar in Use 177 Get HHA Learning phrasal verbs in pairs associated with a context Phrasal verbs ‘meaning example gee together | evo or nove pope gure] Ws new ge oper Wh pope Eer’'winy | mooctorderso somavingor pend | you get on with Tine eter peo Weve or nore pepe etc. ye en's with) _| tach eter and eft ch oer wren one dng soveing pel work | Tan got on with ny work got en's wit behind bce spare mes ne ‘get behind 1 you got behind with work or with on Eten win) | poo you a nnn much Gorton pds much nyo Sl by Tyler me ‘sto wlih | doand ongoing tir >] Ut et stag oer ho creat atm Soe the wel ner ee nray bere etme Casper pence ce_ || mbm dbl anes tt Seomon ra ia frou doo carvcoutio® | be very supred or hod dat | Teapot ovr ow he negro Sreoversty | someting har pened or oe fet ova wh dong oe nr. Senne wee Er cbicite oye tt bee Bigs” | Rent gw tye HEIBEG More phrasal verbs with get Gerry: How do you manage to survive without a job? Kimberly: Ohl ge y with bit f help fom my parents. have jst noagh money to pay forthe things I need, bt noting more Lauren; The problem is that the regulations don allow us to use next years bud. Julie Oh dont worry, Well get around/tonnd it somehow finda way of dealing wrth or acing a proln] Yanis: Have you rang the travel agent’s yet to confiem our bookings? Ronan: Sorry, haven't got aroand/round to it yet, but I'll do it ater hunch, I promise. [do something that you have intended ro do for along time] Polly: realy think you ough: to apologise to you-knov-who about you-know-what. Ian: Tmsorry, don't know what you're geting at. Who? What? [Ifyou ask someone what they are getting «, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have said something indice.) Ellen: Do you think I can getaway with not using any handouts in my lecture? [do something successfully =ven though it snot the best way of doing i] Lou: Yes the students jst throw chem away anyway. 18 Engh Pos in UseZI 72 13 Exercises (Choose the correct particle to complete these sentences. 1 Why don't you get your homework with so you ean enjoy the rest of the evening? a) around b) over) by) away 2 As soon as Sue and I met, we knew we were going to get wel a) round by atc) ond) up 3 Tjusecan’e come out with you tonight as Pve gor so with my work a} up bj over c) away) behind 4 Why does Ria always get with acrving lave? Ie doesnt seem fae a) by by away c) on) over 5 Tm going to have to get, to filling in my tax form soon. a} round b) over) away d) behind 6 Thope you'll beable to get from work at a reasonable time tonight a) away b) behind c) at d) over 7 Your mother couldn’ get ‘the cost of restaurants in London, a) up b) round) by d) over ‘March each question om the lef with the most likely response on the right. 1 How do you and Joe get on? manage somehow, chough it isn easy 2 What exactly are you getting ar? | just wasnt organised enough, 3 How do you get by on-a student grant? Sure, that would be nice 4 How did you get so behind? Tertinly hope so 5 When are you going to get round wm it? Let me pt it another way for you. 6 Shall we get together this evening? We're great friends 7 Will you manage ro get vray soon? Soon, I promise Rewrite the undesined parts ofthese sentences, using a phrasal verb from the opposite page. ‘Make any other necessary changes. 1 ve been planning to sore our my fils but I haven’ found sme to do it yet. 2 Lcan'theleve how much money they spent on their New Year’ pary 3 Don't ty to travel without paying your train fae ~an inspector might come on and want to see your ticket. 4 The teachers inthe school often mast afte work on Fridays in a café near the school 5 They avoided the problem of offending anyone and just invited all thir frends co the wedding 6 usually fin ie quite hard co unde'stand what Professor Mactoft i trying to say in his lectures. 7 hope no-one will mind ifLdon’tsend any Christmas cards chis year 8 Emily has not done nearly ax muck work on her thesis a she should have dont by nom. Learning verbs in pir astcisted wth a parclar context can help yu remember them, Lok ain all he phrasal verbs n the apposte page Try to make diferent ps and write ham in sentences Pasting hem in context in seer A. Engh Parlier in Use 198 Go HEEBA Ametia's story ela hae been ging trash! « difiat ine ab wer, 99 she decided to cher eset op by ging in for 6 compeliton. THe ce nas & Unuy hada inthe Carear. Aci has had % go witout? « holiday for several ynts vom, 20 he realy warded to nin. Tre competition uns to site a story segrnng ‘Suddanly the hts verb ont! The pcblem ws that Ane. cul yb Unik of an dew fr her sig “Yow can go abet geting. ge idea, se asked. me, mast something pedal So nat the Judges go fort my story over al te cars.” (suggested. she were 4 te tng & go Wraugh? same Sac of shares ~ she might ue some nas there Soe went off lo see uhab he could ‘She son fu. Same gat stones, She rea ene an on ether and. she ven on? reading al aftenean. Then she aliced 4 strange sel. and suddenly the lights went au. She lke. op a sn Ul Ue Wary nas on Fe. OF corse, dah ve Fer the iden far her str hove she wins experiencing an unpleasant or diffe situation * choose doing oF competing in 7 examine the contents of something rot have something which you usually have carefully stopped ving ight ® lefe a place 1 go to somewhere else start co do ordeal with something » continued HEIIB. Some more phrasal verbs with go host ver | meaning ‘vamble {0 along with | sport a ides, or sree with somone | Whatever jou ay Page wil go along ab spinon wth you won oie to wae or appen Te went on rang all dy poor Tepper “Thers a pols er aude the Hop Doou know whats going ont ‘0 through with | & somadhing wnpleant or cule | dont wane wo do dhe nam now but ‘wich you panned er promised to do | bauer go throurh with {0 together | #rwo yper of ding or pople go "A tad cough anda sore drt oon go ogeher tay ae ly ound with each | together any ofthe very common Englah phaa verbs for example he ones in Units 6-12 hive sever fren meanings whan combined wth one parle Thar ares fem diferent meanings on ls gs Ey or goon an go tough however thr are other postble meaning for Both of thase ver nd parc Lond Mick sa ternble snob, He oks on mos ther peopl. 6 did't have time to read the newspaper yesterday only looked itvery auch ‘Complete the diagram, using words from the opposite page. the ond of the exe bean & = JSS onvhout eting nod aa. a_——ee™ Look SS ere forthe pace carey —ESEe Wie se sae hee tr pln or the frre and Hire are some more phrasal verbs based on look. Read each sentence and try to guess the smcaning ofthe phrasal verb. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 You could look up the new words ina ditionary 2 When I was in Boston on business last week I looked up an old friend. 3 After along recesion the economic situation is looking up. 4 looked over the report on the way tothe meeting 5 looked through the report and seibbled down a few notes 6 Detectives are looking into the murder, Engh Pazar in Use 23,J Make ‘Make + the particles for, out and up upsometing forthe ‘ersomewbere= goin out somthngiomeone = be Sargon fednecinof SHlect other somching fece! = | _— 0F someone with difficuley MAKE vp something or make ‘Something up) = iavent —~ Something, eg, a story ora game / ‘ont someone (or make someone ~ out) = understand why someone behaves they do / 1p something of make something out something (or make something out) fp) =say orwritesomething that understand something, expecially why ‘nor ee in order to deceive Something has happened Examples: ‘Can you make out the words of his song? ‘When we gor to the park the chideen made for the swings while Isat ona bench, Sally didnt wane to goto the coacert, so she made up an excuse about being ill The children loved Uncle Bob besause he was so good at making up new games. Over 30% of the university population is made up of overseas students Notice how make out with the following three meaning is usually used with ca or cold in ‘negative sentence and Is nor usually used in the pasive T couldn't make out a word he was saying, Jack is behaving vey strangely a the moment. I just ean make him out T can't make out why my computer won't let me save this document. You probably already know that the noun make-up can mean cosmetics, e [My sist never goes out without any make-up on, bur I only wear it for special occasions, Hiosvever, make-up, from the verb make up, can also mean the combination of things which form something, e ‘The class has an interesting make-up, with students from three continents and twelve different countries, Make + two particles Pirsal verb | meaning romp ‘make up forth | prode someting 00d mond w | The wonder fod m he retauran made Inn a bad ston tz tp for he rather uncomfortable seat ‘make 1 up to ab | do somedhing good for someone who | | forgot Teresas birthday yesterday so Mh you tave done soneching bad t in| hove to tke er somavtre ie the pst orto someone who has | male Fe up to her ‘done someting ood for you 2A Engh Prt et in Usewo) oy 10.2 Exercises Read these comments by different people and then answer the questions below by writing the ‘correct name in the box. Dew Tean't make oat what she’ sping, cn you Melanie << Tjut cant make Hin pat arall ean you?) _/ Tested her bit insensitively at the panty oT gave her a present co make up fori : /Tiade up a sony about losing my wallet ae So he paid the dens bl or me ' ‘Toved he wip. Thebeautfal every an nade up for theawful roads, 1 Who invented somthing that was or ere? | 2. Who said something good had made a bad experience less bad? [| 3 Who has difculry heating something? Cc 4 Who wanted to restore a damaged elationship? Cc 5 Who cart understand someone behaviout? Cc Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these sentences. 1 As soon as we had checked in at the hotel, we made straight atthe beach 2. She made aut some story about the bus being late, but Pm sute she jut oversee 3. Why the camera was not working peony old nos be mad ou eee 4 Harry is very good at making The make-p ofthe new cabinet clearly reflected the ‘over stories for the children, extreme wing ofthe party. they love his tales. yott make what that white thiag on the horizon is out? 6 The report is made of three sectiors up. Lars anisren] [ameter | ones | | SF PANE Uses go dionar or search dhe CanbedeIeratea!Dicoray ef haa ebs one at ‘Sconrycabridge ory ee how-vary more phrasal verb wh ck you can fn Write own thre hat you partly wane to remember nexarlesncenes gah Pra ten Use 25Put Put verbs related to physical actions With all these phrasal verbs the paticle can come either before or after the object, 8, t0 put on a CD or to puta CD on. We spent yesterday putting in a new washing machine [fixing new equipment or a new syatem in the correct place], Could you pur the airconditioning on, please? Ie's so hot in here, [make a device work by pressing a switch] 1 don’ think you've heard this CD. 1 pr it on {put something that sounds or pictures are recorded onto fnto a machine so that you can hear or se the recording] ‘Would you mind puting that light out? I's shining dizecly ‘onto my computer screen [making alight stop shining by pressing a switch] see they're putting up a new block of flats near the park. (building a strucare] Te poured with rain while we tried 0 put our tent up. [open something thae is folded or rolled up so that isteady to use, Put verbs and time Dace: Jim, Po soory to have rapt you aff again, bt Tim jut ton busy to se you today [reli someone you can’t sce them or do something for them tila later time}. Could we put our meeting back rll nest week? [change the date or time of an event so that it happens later than planned] Jim: Sure. We can pur ic off undl next Monday. [decide or arrange to do something ata late time] Pilot: Ladies and gentlemen, we'e now coming into land at Mexico City. You may want to put your watches forward; the local time is 8.35 a.m, [make a watch or clock show an earlier time] In Britain, around the lase weekend in October, all clocks are put back one hour, [make a watch or clock show an ealie time] Put verbs and relations with other people yer then we put out You are amoped oon becuse of someting a someone aa done or ald ‘put up with sich | yow asap unplaanebobwviour or an unpleasant siuaon even dough you ‘put sb on talonto Hib | you ell am abou soneding or someone far could help them oon eomathig or someone they di not know about before 26 Engh Pasar in Use"2 3 Exercises Correct any mistakes in these sentences. If there are no mistakes, write correct atthe end of the sentence. 1 ike sleeping in tents but I don’ ike putting up them. 2 Pur thar CD on that you bought yesterday. I'd ike to hear i 3 We pur last week in a new dishwasher. I's wonderful 4 5 Will you put on the TV? I want to watch the tennis ‘That light is too steong. Shall we put out it? ‘Complete the text using particles from the opposite page. "1 don’ know ow Hany puts CO ith Wis evs. He works 50 hard tub as ees even gels imo pub he lige (2) for Wi hon ib starts to got dav, ‘ad lace hjips G) r emeer eave he ees ever thinks tice abou puting in — G) when tea've arranged a meting ens Har feats mut (Duk he, ever complains. We should really da nha ean te pu hen (seme better js. Rewrite chese sentences so that che actions are the opposite of the ones undefined. Use phrasal vers from the opposite page and make any other necessary changes so that the sentences make sense. [EXAMPLE Please turn the radio off now. I'm erying to sleep. Pease pub Ure radio on rw. There's « progranme, 1d Uke. Uiston to Could you switch the light on please. I an’e see co read. They'te pulling down those old buldings near the ealway station “The Boy Scouts took their tent dawn very quickly and loaded it into their bus. Could we possibly bring our meeting forward to 10 o'lock? ‘When we moved into our new house we decided ro remave an ol, rather ugly fireplace (Can you tum that CD off, please. can’ concentrate on my work. Here are some more phrasal vec based on put. Match the phrasal verbs in the sentences 1-5 with the definitions a-e. Use a disionary if necessary. 1 Jsieis very good at putting her ideas across. 2 ‘Anyone wha is smoking must put seit cigaretes out immediately 3 Tm not putting that on. I'd look ridiculous ini! 44 The secreary’s put up some information about excursions. Have you seen i? 5 ‘The plane was due to put dawn in Lor Angeles at 3.50 a.m, but was diverted to San Francisco atthe last minute 4) stick or fasten a piece of paper co something, eg. a wall so that it can be seen 1) express in such a way that others can understand easly «) land 4) puta pice of clothing on your boy «extinguish or stop something buea.ng xgsh Psa ets Use 27| Take Take in a physical sense I you take apart something or take something apart you separate ic into its different pars Rod loves taking clocks apart, but he never manages to put them together again, If you take back something or take iomething back, you return it tothe person or organisation that you bought or borrowed it fom. ‘When you go into town to take back your library books could you also take these trousers back ro the shop for me ~ they’ too small. If you take aside somebody or take somebody aside, you separate someone from a group of people so that you can speak to them privately My boss took me aside at the Christmas party and told me he was going to give mea promotion inthe New Yea If you takeoff, you suddenly lave place, without telling anyone where you are going. “Most people stayed atthe party until quite late, but Rose took off early for some reason. Take in an abstract sense phaaal verb | eening example ‘ake up shor | wart omgapardcisr ob or teoviy | Myson fas recanly aken wp samp tke th up colecing a 3 by ‘ake ff har | sabvacta paraiaramoune roma | The shop asians took often per cent fle sth of (2m) | tom case the am wae camaged Take away ah | subwacta fat mamber fom a second |W you eke TY away rom 35 youre oe fortake sh away | number | wea ‘ake Back th or| adie em sometig you id was | shout ave ele you ay — 1 ake ie take sthback | wrong bate Tale In hor | ookt something relly nosngall | He showed us photo of his house, but ‘akezthin | he deus ‘war 1 ered ha trea ake i, Other senses of take Lacy has started swimming regulary, She has taken out! a year's membership ata local sports club and has taken to? going to the swimming pool every lunch hour. She is so taken "up with her swimming that she wculdn' even take me up ont my offer to buy her lunch in the best estanrant in toven. The eserese certainly takes it out of? her ~ she is too exhausted to go anywhere inthe evenings. «subscribed to oF registered for somthing officially + accepe 2 seared todo something often 5 makes her fel very tired > very busy doing something aca the mort common verb, etl et ce hae 20 many dllerent pra verb with ferent Py resnng sesocnea wn them seal to group the earings asin he Scton ofthis unt Ty Ed so the for ocr common verbs and thir phrasal verbs as youreet ew apes atd to record ah trample sentence in your wcabulary natok to help Yu remerbor them, 2B Engle Porter UeExercises 12.1 Each line ofthis text contains a phrasal verb with take, but some of them are used .. incorrectly. Ifa line has 4 correct phrasal verb, tick the box. Ifthe line is incorrect ‘ross out the incorrect word and write the cortect word in the box. EXAMPLE The watch was broken so [took it eff 0 the shop. hae [bought a new jacket but it had a mark on i 0 1 took i back * ‘The shop assistant took me offside and told me that of iF was prepared to keep the jacket she would take away ten per cent. I cida’t rally take in what she was saying at first, but once I understood, I decided to take her over on the offer. 12.2 Usea phrasal verb from the opposite page to complete these dialogues, n. 1 Roy: find ie vey offensive that you called Ciaran an idiot Kim: OK, OK. Sorry, I should’ have said it 2 Matt: Fiona seems really keen on her tennis these days. - Clare: Yes, he's really it She 50 with ie that she’s stopped going co the swimming pool 4 3 Jim: tried to clean the inside of my computer and Ive put all che bits back but I have two bits left over —_| Len: Well 'm not surprised! I warned you not 0 in the fest « pla 4 Brian: I gee so bored since I retied from my jb. Mita Well why dome you oll 5 Ali Whats cis figure here, £30? 4 Paul Ie what you get when you fs : from £45) mel 6 Anoma: You look exhausted these days. T Terry: Yes, teaching 28 hours s week really me 7 Hilary: Geoff left very suddenly, dida't he? Kersey: Yes he just without even saying goodbye. ‘To the surprise of everyone atthe party, Geoff suddenly took off without saying goodbye nga Pramas in Use 29iL la 30 Exglsh Psa in Use Read this text about someone complaining about having to do housework. Notice how the parccle up sometimes expresses the idea of completing or totaly finishing something. ray study. There were books and papets everywhere. Then Ina to sweep up! te rubbish and dead leaves on the terrace. Afr that tied to tdy wp? ry bedroom. There were dry clothe ll jumbled ‘up ina pile onthe Hoor {had eo hang wp four jackets and several pairs of trousers TU ef ying on chaice That took me an howe Then I discovered the washbasin was logged up inthe bathroot, so Thad to clear thot. By tha ie 1° used? all my ergy and 1 was to dred t0 do anything, 50 ust fell alep on the so raking a place tidy and clean, espailly by 4 (adjective) mixed together in an untidy way Pasting things where they usually belong (fom the verb jumble up) 2 femove rubbish or dic, usally from the 5 ang something, expecially clothes, on hook. foo, using a brash * blocked 2 make a room or a group of things tidy by 7 finished a supply of something Putting things in the corect place Note how the particle pcan be used for emphasis: Eat up your vegetables, children! Drink up your juice! Paul's used up all the milk These thrce sentences could be writen without #p, but using up emphasises the meaning of “finish ial or completcy’ Read this lve Tater chor betwoer Robert and Gemma. arrived, expecially ata place GI Rob are ou there? where people were expecting RHI Gera, new? hee Gi My sitar showed up at as sher been promising eo 2 aed cern for west > started a new shop o business Re Gres) + make something mare Yeah ste cured op? esterday ering imeresting and exiting Whats he dog thee yt 5 (noun) the way that something eee ears emcaer ec is arranged (rom the verb from arene counties nts shopping ran sep) Sanson you lowe * Sepatte someting into Wow! Tats origal cern ven Dustonupt2 be, saller parts or groups Its such a boring place How 6 she ink of et * cutting something, especially ‘Oh she aay fl of new ies food nto small pzces So,whats he se up? ssh the ony person ware? [No she has business garner anc thy vide up the work and he pro oases ‘Yeoh but she sis hard work Sh pends al he dy “chopping up” food and dearing fe htchen. Re Mm Maye wee beer off workin ofce fobs oFe a?e BA 13.2 20k of 133 Bs hing ly 134 Exercises Look at the picture and answer the questions. 1 What does the woman need to tidy up ‘What docs she need to sweep up? What must she hang up? ‘What are jumbled up on the floor? Hiow might she fel when she has cleared everything up? ‘Choose the best ver from B to fill he gaps inthis e-mail. Use a different verb in each gap and waite iin the corrcet form, Hi Gina! How are things with you? Hope als wall Has your cousin. (N yet? We certainly need him around to. (2) this place up a bit Besides ‘which, need his help in the garden. An old tree blew down last week and I need to ‘one (3) up the branches. When he eventually (4) up, lees ery out eat new club chats __— (9) up in Market Serece Love,Tanya (Choose the corect word 10 compete these sentences, Sometimes ther is more than one possible answer. 1 Sam up too much time on the frst exam question and didn’t finish the paper a) clogged —b) used c) divided d) showed 2 Guess who ‘up at midnight last nighet a) showed" b) livened c} hung dl) turned 3 Please could you ‘up these onions for me? a) divide b) turn) chop d) clog 4 Jill spent ages ‘ep the lounge. 4) clearing 6) tidying e) banging d) curing 5 Anew supermarker is up near us next month, a) turning —b) showing) opening) hanging 6 The bath is up with hai. e's disgusting! a) jumbled by swept) ctopped clogged 7 Could you up the leaves on the front steps, please? a) hang 'b) clear c) used) sweep 8 When the old man died, his things were ‘up among his children, a) chopped divided ¢) cleared d) used In some of the phrasal verbs in A and B opposite the verb can he wsed nits own without the particle up to make a grammatical seatence with more or less the same meaning. 1 In which cases could the up be left out? 2 Inthe sentences where the particle & not essential what extra meanings if any, do you think the up adds? rgoh Pra Verbs in Use 31TF ou HEBBA 01 meaning notin Many phrasal verbs with out have a1 association with the basic meaning of ou, ie. notin. Pirasal ver | monn ramble Teave out sth or | ot nclde vameing or someone |For Pomework do erase 8 buc eave leave shout ut nimber 10. ut out sh or | remove by citing mal fom paper or | She eut rome ieareting rales Out of cut stout | doh the newspaper for us. how out ib or | lad wor who = avg > he door [Late show you out — fs que hard show sb out _| ofs room or buldng to fd the et rom hare ‘see out sbor | go wit someone w te door ofaroam [Dork worry can see mys out tee sb out ruling when they are avg lt out dich or | alow a person or alo av, aiay |The door wale locked but che lee shlch out | by opening locos or cored door | receptions wil let you out. Tock outs or | preven someone For erering 2 Torgot my keys was locked out of locke sb out | bldg by lekingthe door my own house! Tock yourself out | accidently prevere yourself rom geting | [ve locked mysaif out so chen that ve | inca a uldingby ving the kay de | dena spre hay the garden nom, sen you she thedooe TEI out meaning to the end or completely Sometimes on prsal ers esa ea ofompeting or doing something to he ed. Tord out my oom on Sunday faranged tings tat were i] Teter ot fade diy by removing unwanted hing) ll my wardrobes and thre away ll fny worm ow shoes [active wed vo much that they had booms damaged from he er wear ut Unfortunately, ran out of farstre poh, coulda doany polishing, but do that exrwecien, thre was none kt case ad l een el TEIC Other uses of out Here are some other phat verbe which we ou He spread out che pots on the ale o everyone could sce hem, farang ona flat sue) The band has 2 new album coming out next month. fvailable fr people to bul Madam, woald you lke ty out the bike before deciding whether ohuy i? [est 0 find out fieworks or desde whether yo ike My hushonds busines isso busy atthe moment that Ii helping ont in he oie. helping, expel by doing work or ging money] {aways fe ost out because nee art music nstrment a child (id not have an advantage that ters had} 32 nga Pazlier i Use41 142 43 144 Exercises Rewrite these sentences using phrasal verbs from A. 1 Fleake you down to the exit, if yeu like 2. For some reason my name was oiited from che guest ls, 3. My keys are inside the car and can’ get into it 44 He can find his own way tothe ext ~theee’s no need to take him there 5 She collected pictures of her pop icol from the music magazines. 6 The security guard opened the gate so we could leave the building sie Complete these sentences using phrasal verbs. Write d VM ‘out by not learning foreign language at school. I mect so many people I just can't communicate with verbs in the correct form. 2 Would you like ‘out my tennis rackee? Irs a new model 3 Our business atthe shop is growing so fast we need someone to our at weekends, 4 Tgot ‘out yesterday. [eft home without my keys and my flatmate had one away forthe day st ‘outa job advertisement from the paper lastnight and now I don't know swhere T put 6 Rana: Right, Mies, I'm leaving row. Miles: Illcome with you and you out. Oue new office building is & bir complicated, Ranas Oh, ifs OK, Tean yl ou Miles: Wel, actually you can’, They lock the street door at 6 pum, so Pl have to come and you ou ‘Write a sentence about each picture wsing phrasal verbs from this unit Choose which sentence from a-e below best fits the gaps 1-5 i the text. T wanted to find out more about the History of my town fora college project. (1) So I decided to go to the local libeary. I got out some books, newspapers and some old maps which they had. (2) decided to make a pile of things to photocopy. (3) There was a huge amount of material, too much infact. (4) So hurried and just chose the most important things to copy inthe time I had lft, (5) Iwill go back and do chem some other time, a) So I sorted out the most important items b) Unfortunatly, I had to leave out the very big maps. } Fd cut out some aticls from the local paper but I nceded more information. 4) Time was running out; the library closed a4 pu. 6} I spread them all out on a big table. rgehPrse Vso Use 33ql Off Leaving places, Off sometimes combines with verbs to express the idea of something or someone leaving 2 E> =i) zx _ ee easthndetanarerannes —[eribowe ares Tye sent of tare you wrote w ts nawapapar | sents say document or parcel By powt ‘Lets try and slip off before the moctng finishes | leave a place quietly so that other people do not sd go for din note ou ge ‘Wii did he ja lear off without epng oodys? | leave pce uly wformal) Clear off Tis priate propery Ending or changing state Off sometimes expresses the idea of moving towards an ending or a change of state. Til come and see you off atthe aicport tomorrow. [goto the airport in order to say goodbye] [My cousin has sold off his share ofthe Internet company he sarted wath a friend, (sold all or part of a business] Aer lunch Grandpa dozed off on tke sofa. [gradually started to sleep, especially during the day] ‘Mr Prosser suddenly looked very ple and broke off in the middle of his lecture, [suddenly stopped speaking] She' so clever. She can run off a 1,000-word essay in an hour. I takes me all day! [quickly nd easily write something that is usally dificult ro write] [Note that run off with the meaning of leave somewhere quickly could also have been included in A above. Other expressions with off ‘What he said has put me off the idea of going to Blandville for a holiday altogether! [made sme not like something] His descripeion ofthe hotel was very off-putting. [adjctive: made something sound unattractive or unpleasant, fom the vech put off Maybe we should hold off and go to Pars or somewhere in the spring? [delay doing something] T chink P've managed to tur him off the idea of building a model railway track in the back xzarden, make someone decide that they are not interested in something] She didn’ get offended by the comment; she just laughed it off. [laughed abour something tunpleasent in ordet ro make i sen less important o serious] Engh Posters n Use18.1 15.2 Fe ya} day] ly 15.4 thing] tek a Exercises Complete these sentences, using verbs from A or B. Write the verbs in the correct form. 1 The company is not doing very well ~ isn it ime you off your shares 2 We were talking to Janice when she suddenly off in the middle of a sentence and ran ost ofthe room, 3 thought i was very rude of him fast ro off like that without saying goodbye. 4 Would you like me to come and you off a the station? 5 Tthoughe Pd ‘fairly soon ~ ve gor ro getup eaty tomorrow, but thank you fora lovely party. 6 vas so tted that [just offin front ofthe television. 7 You mustn't forget to off that birthday card this afternoon. 8 A lange crowd gathered to watch te rocket off [Replace the underlined words in these sentences with phrasal verbs from the opposite page. Te won' take her long to da the leters you asked her ro do. {often fall asleep in boring lecture Lee’ try and leave quietly before che others wake up. In the middle of along speech the actor suddenly stopped and ran of the stage. ve put all the student” exam rescles in. she post. “The school disco has given her quite negative feelings about discos in general ‘Tell that boy in our front garden to leave at ance ~he's annoying the dog Fortunately he dida’t take the eitism of his acting seriously Answer these questions using fll sencencs, If someone criticised your hairstyle would you laugh ie off or get very upset? ‘What kind of programmes ate most likely to make you doze off infront of the tlevso If you go on a journey on your own, who usually sees you off Can you run off an English essay quickly or does i rake you along time co do? ‘Why might a lecturer break off in she middle ofa talk? you plan to slip off ding a pany, how are you intending to go? If someone tells some children to slear off, how do you think thae person probably Fels about the cildeen? 8 Name something thar might pur you off eating your dinner. Rewrite these sentences using a phrasal vec from the opposite page that means the opposite of the underlined verb. Make any other necessary changes so that the sentences make se 1 Tm going co meet James at che airport tomorrow. 2 ve just received a lete from Pauline 3 ‘The rocket is due to land tomorrow at noon. 4 Thope I've managed to intexest him in the idea of redecorating the house. 5 6 [wake up when all che others were off to play tennis. ‘We'ee planning 0 acrve in the eaey evening, Engh Pros ets in Use 35On and in On (On in phrasal verbs sometimes has a lear link wih the baste physical meaning of on. [Never buy shoes without eying them on (putting on a piece of clothing to see whether it fits and whether you like i] Ray: Do you think Dan’sceallyfeling better o i he just putting on a brave face? [pretending wo have a particular feling ar behave ina way that isnot real or narural for you ‘Joe: Noy hink he's Fine nov. I done think his cheerfulness is pu-on. [adjectives pretend or not gentine, from the verb put on} Sam: Uve got something weighing on” my mind atthe moment. Could you give me some advice? [worrying, upsetting] Deb: No problem. Tell me all abourit and Pil do what cao, (On is also used with verhs where there isan idea of dependence. You ean always rely/depend/count on® Jim! [be ebnfident that someone will help you] ‘in these four verbs upon may be wed instead of on. Upor sounds slightly more formal (On in phrasal verbs also often contains an idea of further. “Jus because you've failed one deiing test, you mustn't stop having lessons. You must keep on tying, [continue to do sonething) ‘When you've finished with the magazine, just pas it on to someone es. [sive] In Here are some of the many pheasal vers that use dn, In each case there is Tink with the basie physical meaning of heel verb | meaning ‘wonble callin ‘ia pace or porn or ashore oma, | Plas callin and see us when you ae sal hen you re ging somewhere ee | nxt in town, Take shin or | make s ples of dosing crower “This aire Bi for me now = Fane take in sth ro take eis Tub shin or | pura wabrance on te sre of ‘ub dhe cre ge wih the Ups of Tub inst | someding anda ies hat goes ito | your ges the sce Tock ibn or | preent someone From eavnga room or | Mae sre you lave de fice by 630 pm feck in sb | bulling by lean te soors oF yu be Locked in push in| rade om ate of pople who ae TEs anaying when people push in at rior | wating by gsingin for of some ofthe | he bur sop. oops who are aan) thee Takin | sarc be before (sd sve someting | Be yaoont wth my — ake a long Cnpletsant or surprihy which ual as_| sme forthe teble news to snk in. implenion) 36 Engh Pra Ves n Usefis dor 16.1 162 16.3 Exercises Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences, using pheasal verbs from A. Tread the gardening article you gase me then gaye it oa fiend who's also interested in plans Do you think she's really angry, of do you think she’ just pretending? He looks very pale and tied, Something is clearly worrying him. les a lovely jacket. See ic fis you and how it looks on you Tm not going 0 stop working unt I've finished this eport. You ean be suce that Brian wil b 70 Look at these remarks by different people and then read the statements 1-5 below. If the statement str, tick (V) the box. Ifthe statement is false, puta cros (X) in the box and explain why iis false. Te always been able o ask my —7 parents to help me when Ihave had financial problems. Twas working lve and didnt cele it was 8 p.m, The main door out of the office had heen closed for the night and Chad no key. ree - "Oscar eens vo QF Tre got some be not answering his : ‘mosquito bites. Have you hone. tell him the sot any cream thal sop ee thee itching? _ bins tomorrow. fell othe ground (fel! on is own see you tomorrows. Bye. ‘would aso be posible here) 38 Engle Prosar Useele ng sible m4 1712 Exercises Read the sentences using phrasal verbs from A and answer the questions, 1 Jamie is weighed down with Iuggaze. What do we know about Jamie’ lagage? 2 She's trying to cut down on chocolate Does she sil eat chocolate? Sid took down everything we said Did Sid tape or write what was sad? 4 The garage has shut down. Has the garage shut for the evening? 5 They chopped down the bushes in front of their house Why might they have decided go do this? ‘Complete these newspaper headlines with the correct verbs from the box. Weite the verbs ia the correct form. ep tg hand heap shut 1 LOCAL CAFE... DOWN BY HEALTH INSPECTORS 2 DOCTORS WARN TEENAGERS TO DOWN ON CIGARETTES 3. REBEL TROOPS (OVER WEAPONS: 4 TWENTY Ons, DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR BYPASS 5 GOVERNMENT PROMISES 10 .. DOWN INFLATION 6 CABINET OF MINISTERS TO ‘OVER REPORT IN DETAIL TOMORROW ‘Answer these questions about phrasal verbs with down and over. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 Which three phrasal verbs in the email on the opposite page are often used with through instead of over? Doss using through instead of over change the meaning at all? 2. Can you sce any meaning for over that connects the three vers inthe answerphone message? 3. Match each ofthe phrasal verbs below with the correct general meaning of doe from the table in A, 2} ned a holiday Stress and overwork are wearing me down. by Let me note down youe e-mail addeess on this slip of papee «) Alot of fences blew down in the hurricane lastnight. 44) The police ate trying to erack down on steet crime. «) The government is doing all ican co hold prices down. 4 Explain whar these phrasal verbs with over mean inthe sentences below. 2) Sally is very good at putting he- ideas over in meetings. 5) Thaven’e got enough room. Caa you move over, please? ) Can you check over these Figures for me, please? le's important that there are no mistakes. 4) Donte put your glass of wine onthe floor. Someone is sure to knock it over «} Make Sute the milk doesnot bail over. nga Ponies in Use 39e Around and about Around and about ate often interchangeable in phrasal verbs: both particles are equally Possible with all the vers in A helow and with some of the verbs in B. Note also that rowed ‘an sometimes replace around, Phrasal verbs with around and abou often express the idea of acting ina relaxed way, oF without a particular purpose or without concentrating, Most ofthe verbs inthis unit ar infoural Spending time Phrasal ve rearing weanple Walt abowaround | say mn one plas witout dang arying| you aa walt around for shove an 135 You walt for something wo happon | hour we shouldbe able to wl you Taze aboutlaround | rx and coy yours by dong very For the fat wos of cu hai we ee ‘uly uta abut onthe bon Sie aboutlaround | spend ume sing down apd ding | Please let me help youl dont Hest leomenters) very ee siting about a dy ‘pend de somewhere withow doing | There are anay lot of ether round (smentors) | very mich | susplcousooleng men hanging round (oral) coutade tae bar ‘ess aboutJaround | spend une payne or eoirg things wid | Ten spends hs weekends messing re parcel pupore round in che garage repaing eg behave stupcat tine doing | The pupils were sven extra homework nimporane gs for messing around in cls, ‘ets about! | ret romeone lady or ware thor | Het bean mesting hor around for around fiserma) | ume,eg. by aging your mind or not | ages ad jst won coment to he doing wha youpromses | rossonte Tie aboutlaround | spand ume ying down doing vary Hee | I ats the way he ur les around all | eer wacing¥ we Tm workog Being in a place Fans were milling about/around/round the hotel lobby hoping to see the fil star and get her autograph. {walking around a patticalar place or area, usually while waiting for something] Meanwhile photographers and journalists were standing about/acound/raund chatting to ‘each other [spending time standing a place waiting for someone or doing very lel] Mick Can you stick around this alternoon? [informal stay somewhere for a period of time] If 50, ll take you around/round the offce and introduce you to the other secretaries if you like [visit a place with someone showing them the most interesting ‘or important parts] Anne: No, is allright, thanks. The boss has already shown me around/round, [gone with someone o a place that they have not visited hefore and shown them the intersting parts} 40 Engh Pater in Useting ith ing 18.2 18.3 Exercises Draw lincs o match the vers in the lfchand column with the best defi rigit-hand column. 1 mess lie dawn doing very litle 2 hang —— spend time sitting down and doing very ede 3 lie showground la oy youre an do very le 4 sie Laehave stupidly or waste time 5 laze spend time somewhere not doing very much [Now use the verbs from exercise 18.1 to fill che gaps in these sentences. Write the verbs in the correct form and use each verb once only 1 She jose arourd on the sofa all day reading magazines, [wish she'd ger a job, 2 We could he round here for hours waiting for a taxi Let's walk 3. Aer the mecting we were just ‘round chatting for a while 4 My idea of a perfoct weekend is ust around at home with a good book. 5 wish the kids would stop about. Rewrite the underlined words in these sentences, using phrasal verbs from the opposite page 1 Do you want to stay-here after the meeting? [finish work at 5 p.m. and I could go wth and show you the most interesting places in the old town, 2 Nothing much happened at the demonstration, We just stood in one place not doing mach and held oar banners up. 3 They spend most weekends just doing things without much purpose in their boat; chey dou sealy sai exis 4 On my firs day, the boss went wish me thraugh the workshop and introduced me to various people P'd be working wit 5 Ar the drinks party people were just wandering here and there hoping to find someone they knew. 6 Look, I'm sore, I don’ wane to cause you problems and waste your time, but I wonder if we could portpone our meeting ell ext week? Here are some other phrasal verbs with about/around. Read the sentences and try to explain in your own words what they mean. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 ve got to go now but I'l see you around 2 Don't order me about I'm not your servant, you know. 3 Shop assistant! Can Thelp you? Customer: No thanks. P'm jst looking around. 4 My suitcase gota bit bashed aboct on the plane. 5 He cold the kids to stop fooling around. ngshProsas in Use 41Ty For and with [Note that with al the verbs inthis unit the particles for and with muse go before the abject of the ver HEA For Each response in the dialogues below contains ewo phrasal verbs with for. Leaening verbs in pairs associated with the same context ean help you remember them, Nina: I've been given the chance to apply for that new post in Head Office, What do you think? Gary: I think you should go fort fry to get or achive it). We'll al be rooting for you informal: showing support for you in a competition, or hoping that you will succeed) Melanie: How's your new babysicer? Brad: We couldn't ask fora beter babysiter [the new babysitter isthe best of hee kind) Sie jst lives for our kids and they juse adore her [believes that the kids are the ‘most important people inher lif} Val: saw you going into Bety’s lat with her this morning. Ie anything wrong? Irene: Her washing machine ha flooded the kitchen. She sent fora plumber and got it fixed hue it lef a terrible mess [send someone a message asking them ro come to ‘ste you]. We had planned to go into town and I was calling for heron the way there, bur in the end we stayed at home and tidied the messin the kitchen [visiting her place in order co colt her) Joe: What does R° mean on that sign? Ray: [chink ie stands for restaurant [is che frst letter ofa word or name and is used 1 represent i]. Let's stop. You must be dying for something to eat [informal be ‘wanting something very much, especialy food or drink]. With Phrasal ve ‘meaning erample ‘ould do with sb | need or wane vameting or someone | I euld do with x cup afte (Griorm ‘deal with ah someting (og Bo0k Rial] | Hir tre book dale with he cv els with 2 przelar subject ore, | war of 1984-198, Ie about tn jee or den ‘stick with it ‘continue doing xomething even "know studying for a PRO is hard but ‘hough dee sorma) |i you soul ste wieh ‘po with ie thing goes win sratbr they | That shir goes realy wel with your sut eachother ar they look or aite | ue kas good egatner ‘UE up with ssh | accptunplasunt bebavour oran | I dont Know how ahe puts up with Urplesan stusion. even hough you | hi ad omper ‘oor ket ‘atch up with sb | most someone you Knowafer not || Fopa to eatch up with Freda when Seong tem for paviog fume _|Iimin Berka. hen seen he for years. 42. Engh Prl ers Use; 19.2 Exercises Look at the phrasal verbs in A. Then match the questions 1-6 with the appropriate answers of below. Do you think I should buy these shoes ~ they're a bit expensive? ‘Oh dear, ook at that accident. ‘What did you think ofthe restaurant? Do you know what CV means? ‘Would you like to go roa cafe? ‘Who are you supporting inthe league? 8) Covldn't have a 1) Yes, go for it ©) Quick! Send for an ambulance 4) Yes, Pm dying for an ice cream, ¢} We'e rooting for the Reds, a8 usual £) Sure! It stands for curiculam vieae sked for anything eter! ‘Complete these sentences with an appropriate verb. Write the verb in the correct form. 1 He for a doctar as soon as he fle che pains in his chest. 2 Martha for her work so she's going to find it very hare when she has 3 These boots don’ really with this sie, bur chey'te comfortable, 4 You fora nicer teacher. She's so patient and kind. 5 Tilhave to have a word with Gin I ean'e up with her rudeness any Tongeet 6 Your haie is too long - you with a haireue. 7 You should ‘with the course. Ie would be a shame to give up now. 8 Tove going back to my home town and up with all my old friends. Use a phrasal verb from the opposite page to compete these dialogues. 1 Anne: This ish tastes delicious with your tomato sauce Tenny: Yes, they do — ‘well ‘eachother, don’t they! 2 Bob: Shal we go to the concert together? “Fina: Good idea. 1 you on the way there 3 Tessa: Pilgo and put the ketle on Tony: Great, Fm a cup of tea, 4 Joan: thought the fim was great, Tans Ye5, [thought it nnn the theme of love really sensitively 5. Mark: Lees meet for a coffee and a char next week, Karen: Yes, Fean't wait to you. Rewrite these sentences, using phrase verbs from the opposite page. 1 Lauda’ tolerate such noisy neighbours as yours. Tes been such a busy week. I can't wat for the weekend. 3 Jean's shoes match her handbag, prfety 4 All che seudents at his university were hoping Kyle would win the golf championship. 5 6 Thave the best job you could imagine. Her grandson is the most important person in Stell’ lif. ng Plt in Use 4330 Through and back ia Through ‘Through in pheasal verbs gives an idsa of going from one side of something to the other, or from the beginning to the end of something. Note that with most ofthese phrasal verbs through must go before the object of che verb If you sleep through a loud noise or activity, it does not wake you. Ym sorry Pm late. 'm afraid I slept through my alarm. Ifyou live through something, you experience difficult situation or event. People who have lived through a var often have rather a different outlook on life I you flick/fip through a magazine or book, you look briefly at its pages ‘usualy Aick/fip through a magazine before buying i. If you look through something, you read it quickly and noe very carefully If you go through something, you carefully read of discus it to make sure that it e correc. Fil ook through the repost ronigh: and then we can go through i properly tomorrow. If you take someone through someth ng, you explain itor show them how to do it Don’t worry ~ Jack will take you through the job before we leave you on your own, If you sce through a person who is trying to trick you, you realise whar they are really like or what they are eying to do. He isso charming that few people see through him and realise that he is just a conman, Back Bact in phrasal verbs usually conveys the idea of returning. If you want to return something you have bought by post, perhaps because itis the wrong size or is damaged, you send it back. If you goto the shop fo exchange it in person you take it back. Shops usually have 10 agree wo take back things they have sold you if you find they are notin good condition when you gee home. If you call/phone/sing someone back o e-mail Someone back, you are replying to plone message or e-mail from them. Note that with the verbs above, back can go before or after the object ofthe verb. If someone, especially a chil, answers (someone) back, they ceply rudely to someone they should be polite to. Mother: Say thank you to Mrs Brown, Child: Say thank you yourself. Mother: Don't answer me back like that, An intresting use of back isn the expression: We go back ten years ‘This isan informal way of saying: We have known each other for ten years. If you bite back, you do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you. “However, if you bite something back or bite back something, you stop yourself from saying something thar shows your true felings or thoughts, ‘When Emma is criticised she doesn't restate to bite hack ‘When Kael asked me what I thought of his lime-green suit, had co bite back my initial response. 44 Engh Psa sm Use20.1 20.2 20.3 ne Exercises \Weite what you could say in these sitsations using phrasal verbs with through. Your hoss asks you to explain to « new member of staff how things are done inthe office, step by step. Whar could you say w the new person? A friend warns you that another person, Leo, i tring to trick you. Reassure the friend that you realised what Leo was cally like the first moment you met him. You arrive late for an important meeting, You set your alarm clock but didn't wake up when it rang. Apologise and explain whar happened, You have done some calculations at work, and there seems to bea mistake. Ask a colleague to read the Figuces carefully to see i they can sce any mistakes ® colleague offers to cead in detail a 12-page report you have written. Tell chem chat chat will no be necessary and that you'd be gratefl if che just looked ati vey briefly. (Give three possible answers.) ‘A friend asks you why a person you know always scems so sad. Explain that chat person has experienced some terrible things over the last Fer years, Complete these sentences using verbs from B Tis new jacket just doesnt look sight on me; he colour is all wrong. If it back to the shop, do you think they'd it hack? I bought it over a week ago. Thad to back some angry words when they told me I had lose my jo. [ bought this clock on the Interne, but it's not as nice as it looked on the computer screen Think ie back. I don’t think she'll jue accept his insults. She's the sort of person who will back if she's atacked, We're old fiends. We hack to the 1980s when we were at college together. Childcen nowadays sccm to lack rapeet for thei parents and swon'e hesitate £0 back ‘Complete the sentences using an appropriate phrasal verb from the opposite page 1 2 4 5 Joe rang while you were out, Please could you don't like these trousers I hought today. I think I “larry missed his train this morning because he Elen isn realy reading the magazine; she's just [wanted to tll her how ipset Ins but T managed 10 Mr Trotsky was one of those people everyone could see through immediatly Exe Porter in Use ASW Into and away —= HEA into Read the entries in Diana's personal diary. Bach entry has a phrasal verb with into ‘APRIL ‘Tan Ran to Many town fodan Moo to ace eraaae, BTe Garrone aga todo Mort look neo geting ten oe "her ald Bien The boon titer dit DT The Bove watt to have inh vb ‘roe shot ead aetieg Into, bt fm ovocbub ct ib mien. TTF Met Lt ada He wet pois mariage Press est dea Fle ay Fob (Declded to throw mye into doing ane ssering vow chat spr ne! 135.5. Sevier sgn Tod hl map 08 ‘Aare wart to enter ne ae aceon HEE awsy met someone I know when I did not expec to meet them investigate and examine the facts about a problem or situation suddenly started to make a noise, especially to sere crying, laughing or singing believe that an action, remark, oF situation has a patiolar importance or meaning, ‘often when this isnot rue Aescribed and discussed something in a detailed way stare doing something with lot of enthusiasm and energy start o become involved in something, ‘especally a discussion. (Note that yo eter a room, not enterite-a room) (Gil ¢ fom) | thy ey in ort do someting Pal ve reening example {day away sho | pr ings cupboards and drawers | Ml ade to Gy away ally tidy sh away | tear you have been ung thom | hinge Before ay aunt ema 0 i Tm someting tb bag or conan or | The scouts packed away tar ant put something the place where it | and lo the camping grou ‘sual hap ‘ear sb away | forza someone tostop dong somathing_ | To sory to tear you away Pom dhe | your compuror but need your help ‘ay away from | avid vomathing ci at bad eer yu ‘on | Thnk sald say away from deserts, Fm puny on wel end away for sh | wri to an organ to wk dem Sed you someting | Resent away ora brochure stove olay New Zelan be one analy ha ou ean wor Tock yourself away | go to «room or bulng where you an | | decided ta lock myself away in He _| my room il ned my ey (oten* from) | unhappy tore rn away ‘cre lava pe becane youre | Did you ere ran away from Rere a ed 46. Engh Prose rts io Useing, 2d 212 213 2s Exercises ‘Match the beginning ofeach sentence with its ending. 1 Ac the supermarker yesterday Julic ran into his words. 2 Kim is getting over his broken heart by throwing himself ino Martin 13 When she saw me dressed up as a pirate she burst into the causes of the war, 4 He doesn’ think before he speaks 0 don't read too much inco the argument. 5 In your essay you should have gore more flly into what happened. 6 We were disagreeing about the flea and then Jo entered inc laughter 7 The police are doing all ehey can 9 look ino his seis Complete these sentences using a phrasal verb with away. Write the verb inthe correct form and add, if necessary, a reflexive pronoun (e.g, myself, yourself 1 Lonce terrified my pasents by from home. 2 Please your games and books. I's time for dinner. 3 You really should Stanly. He's bad influence on you. 44 She was so upset that she win her room until the next morning, 5 Adam has “an application form for that jab he saw 6 Please could you from the TY, I need some help in the garden, Complete these sentences in any way that makes sense using one of the phrasal verbs from the opposite page. 1 Lovas very surprised when Helen burst 2 Temakes sense to stay 3. My bestfriend always throws — 4 Sometimes I'd realy like to run 5 [find this job so stressful. I really should look 5 When I went o the town centre lst week Tran 7 Before moving house I spent weeks packing 8 Wh Here are some more phrasal verbs with into and away. Read the sentences 1-5 and match the phrasal verbs withthe definitions a below. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 As soon as Joe saw me he launched into a long, account of his travels. 2 Because it sso expensive in this country at the moment, tourists are keeping away. 3 ‘Trying to cross che room in the dark, he banged into a smal tale and knocked i ove, 4 5 never vistors are coming, I wsvally tidy Ikisnt a person in that field, i's a scarecrow ~ the farmer wants to scare the birds away T bumped into your sister in town this morning 4) knock against something, usually by accident ib) meee someone you know when you have not planned to meet chem start doing o¢ saying something [ea a speech ot a story) in a very enthusiastic way 4) make a person or animal so frightened that they go away {@) nor goto a place Can you see any basic meanings fr so and away inthe phrasal verbs in this unit that might help you learn them? Engh Presale in Use ATQD Time: spending time HEA At work Florence works as ¢ nurse. When she stats work she has to elock on’ and ‘when she eaves she elocks off. the machine shows that she has worked an extra long shift, then she sable to take time off ata later date She was planning to take a holiday in July this year but has had to bring it forward* ‘as July is going te be a particularly busy time for her hospital this year Florence loves her work but her hospital is understaffed and she hates 5) 10 always be pressed for! sime. She finds it almost impossible to fit in time to tak to the patients although she fees that is an important part of her job. She can chat fora few minutes but then she has to press on With ter othar duties. The hospital employs many nurses from overseas; but when their work permits run out after two years they have to leave. "record the time she arsves at work, asually ata machine with clock als clock in) 2 ord the time she leaves work (alo clock ous) spond time away from work ‘change the date or time of something so thar it happens carler than expected fot have enough of something usualy time or money find time to do somthing or ce someone continue doing something ina determined way fone tan ei ofthe nevi of time of a dcument or agreements more formal expire EBB At teisure When Florence does have spare time, she likes to relax, She usually hhangs out! with fiends she was at school with. They have knocked ‘around together? for years and love whiling away" thelr days off ‘going round the shops oF jus! chating at one of their homes Sometimes they go avay for a weskend and muck about at Florence's ‘aunt's cottage in the countryside Last time they ld that,a colleague of Florence’ latched on to them. The others det really lke her at fst, especially as they always had to hang an while she got ready, but now | they ll ike her very much. \ spends lor of time inoemal) Spent Toto time wich one another because they are good frend informal Spending time in a elaxed way citer because they are waiting for something or have nothing special 10 do waste time doing silly things informal) "spent time with them, especially when they did not want her with them ‘wai, unslly for ashore time (informal) 48. Engh Psa rts in UseExercises 22.1 Complete these sentences with a verb from A. 1 1 Tm afraid Tima bit ~~ for cash today. Could you lend me some? nd | 2 Oh dear! My passpore has out. I must renew it before our tp. a 5 Lusually ‘on at9 a.m. every day, but if my train i ate i might be al 9.45.1 ‘off at 5 pan, but sometimes Tcan finish a bit earlier on 7 Fridays a7 4 Mr Chan wants co the mectng forward to this week as he's busy ‘a all next week. I'm not sure if we ein ‘tin this week as we're ever so tes | busy too to 5 Tiwe fom after unch we can probably finish the report by S pum. at 6 F'm going eo some time off next month and go and stay with my a parents, ok 22.2 Waite an appropriate question to ft each answer 1 : ‘Oh, Tusually just hang oue with frends, or sometimes I do some spore 2 = a! 2 ‘Well, he never studied; he just sport all his time mucking about, 90 is no surprise. (Oh, about ten years. We used to knock around together as teenagers. 4 : [Noy she's not friend. She just latched on to our group and followed ws, s . oes ? (Oh, i's great for whling away the time if you're waiting for a plane or a tain Lee’ just hang on for five minutes. I want to speak to someone 22.3 Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these sentences. 1 We had to waie an hour for the nex tran, 30 we went for a walk to while off the time 2 A young French woman latched tome atthe party lastnight. think she wanted eo practise her English, 3 Telock on work at 7.30 a.m, every morning, \ 4 We have to finish this job by six oslock. We'd better press up with i 5 just don't know how we've going to ft chree meetings on before the summer break. Neca | rena |p } Soins ed ot >) Ihenging out with other bats. ing BB] ies 2 cescnpion ofhow you spent your wrk and ire ene, ing a mary of dhe psa ser ths usta you can nah Pca ekeimUse 493 Time: passing of time ia The past Journey into the past at the Charnbury Folk Museum yout young, come journey into the past before you were born fyouTe a seal tus tke yon back! to your 1 ak ea eae ‘hldhood, Think back? o what every ie was ike 50, period or an event in ‘6, 100 years ago, befe TV before comptes, before Fridges een nd washing macinet. Many of ou exhibits date back? co 2 hind abour things thad the eal 19% century happened in the pase Inthe old vaca cleaner in your we jot leftover! 2 have existed since a from + bygone! ers or ta poce of industrial history? particulae time Come an find one “+ {aoun) something which ‘Open: Monday-Friday, 10 am5 pm. exists from an earlier Admission: Adults — £2.00 a Camcedin 01:20 Address: Palme Squae, “Tet 0211 4684536 5 adjective) from atime hich doesnot exise, any more Lefeover (noun) and bygone (adjectve) are formed from the verbs be left ove and go by. ‘We used some balloons that were lee over from the Christmas parry to decorate the house for her bithday. (stil existed/were unused from an earlier time] [As time goes by you realise that your parents’ advice was in your best interest. [pases] [Nore that bygone also exists as a noun, but iis usualy always inthe plural bygones, Time moving V'm sorry to hold you up but you must sign these forms before you goin. [delay you] If there are no hold-ups, we should arrive by about seven o'clock. (noun: delays} Jim, can you hurry the kids up. The coach is about to leave. [make them act more quickly] Mum walks so fst. I's quite hard 10 keep up with he. [goat the same speed as someone] “The mecting dragged on and everyene go irritable, [continued for too long 1'm sorry Pm late. My French lesson ran on, $0 I dda’ leave schoo! till 4.30 pum. (continued for longer than expected) ‘Three weeks passed by before [gota reply to my letter of complaint. [went past] It's difficult to plan forthe fore. Nobody knows what les ahead. [wil happen inthe Furare] Ifa phrasl verb has 3 noun or adlecine frm associated with era ther together and record hem tester in yur vocabulary notebook, eg ee’ and be eft 50 Ergo Pater in Ue23.1 that whic a 22 1 ‘d 2B sued Exercises Write the best phrasal verb expression from the options below to complete ths text The film i @ time travel adventure ard | found it very entertaining Urough my cemparion fle habit a tab, Ab Oe begnring it @ to Ure Iron Age ware tre hero is ling an ordinary Won~Age Life. He eats « mysterious Plant, However, and the vears sudderly start 2) ike mirutze Sudderly he is in the future avd, As We is now @ fran a. G) ea, be finds ib very hard to understand what is ging on This results in a vunber of amusing incidents. Although the pak i occasionally a tle Aiffcld to follow | wuld. certaidy recommend i 1} passed by) dragged on) held up 4) dated back 2 a) thinks back b)hurvies you up _¢) takes you back d) holds you up 3 a}going by bj lying ahead) huerying upd) keeping up 4 a}bygone bj hold-up €) bygones 4) lefover 5 a)bygone hold-up 6) bygones A) lehover Explain the difference in meaning between these pits of sentences. 1a} The lecture ran on, 1) The leerre deagged on. 2 4) John held us up. 6) John hurried us wp. 5 a) This song rakes me back ro my childhood. b) This song dates back to my chlihood. 4) e-was not easy ro keep up with the children as we went through town, 1b) Ie was nor easy to hurey op the children a8 we went through ton. Here are some things people might say relating to time. What docs the speaker mean in each sentence? Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 The older you get, the faster time goes by: 2 Music and smells have great powers take you back. 3. Mr Jones isa leftover from a bygone age. 4 We should lee bygones be bygones! 5 You never know what lies ahead. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. Write the words inthe correct frm. 1 The ld ol lamps in my grandfather's house looked ike things that had survived rom a different era (LEFTOVER, BYGONE) 2 Thesmel of chalk always remindsme of my schooldays (TAKE BACK) 5 The trafic was delayed on the motorway because ofa acident. (HOLD) 4 Sometimes, if the textbook is borin, the lesson seems to last longee than it should 5 We can never know what the fuze wil bring (LF EAD 6 These pizzas were from the party. Nobody ate them. Would you like one? (ueFrOVER) Enpoh Prot bem Use $1a Location Describing where places are example meaning ‘We saved ov hotel which was tacked sayin ie ay. ‘was i quit or Widen pace Sa oe many PEEP ‘or goto (rom be tucked away) ‘ur room opened onto a bilony with lovely views ofthe coun. ‘pened inte direction ofthe countyride or Pada ‘ow af (eam open onto Falds nd woode stretched away to ds horizon, continua over along dance (For stretch away) ‘We could oe» ow fhourer which were spread out over the tndacape “were in iferne parts ofa ge area and not dose Toeuiner (rom be spread out) ‘We fl we wore completly ut off Fon te buy ‘ery faraway rom other paces ad people (For modem weld be cut of. People in locations Read this conversation between two students Deb: Come in John. John: What a great room! Deb; Well, [like i. Ie was a bie doll when { moved in, but bought these nice curtains which help to brighten it up! Th fac, Fike iso much here that TPd'rather stay in?shan go ext most evenings. John; You're hicky! The row Ire is so miserable that Istay out as long as [ant Teven stayed on* in the library tonight unl closed! Anyhow, T've come to bring you you fle ~ you left it lbchind® ae the seminar this morning. Deb: Oh, thanks. How silly of me. Im glad you noticed i, John: Well I stayed behind to ask the Prof some questions and then saw it ing there Deb: Thank you very much. Wold you like a coffee sow you're here? John: Well can’ stay now. But love to call back” another time if that’s OK? Deh: Sure, that'd be nice. «make more ateactve, often by adding colours + Tet a place without taking something with 2 remain at home, especially inthe evenings 2 Come home late af not come home at night “Stayed in place longer than planed * Gid ot leave a place when oters lef it 7 go back toa place to visit someone Nove how thre ofthe pvasl wb nA are uid in the pase: be tced on be pea ot be at [Make a specal note in your webulry norebook any phrasal er contraction is ue Ed farceulr wy.eg.m the pss, a3 noun or a8 a adjective and write down a gpa example fentenc 9 ep ou rember nga Paz er Useope vor 24.1 24.2 243 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences to describe these pictures using phrasal verbs based on the verbs in brackets 5 “The house (ruck) The house on the island (cut) Which phrasal verb from B opposite means. 1 the opposite of go out, as in meet friends oF goto a restaurant? 2 not come home at night or come home late? 3 forge to take something with you when you go away from a place? 4 stayin a place when other people Rave lef? 6 7 ‘make something which is dull or boring more attractive or colourful? stay somewhere longer than you planned? jo back toa place to see someone, often to visit someone briefly orto collect something? Use the phrasal verbs from exercise 24.2 to complete these sentences. Writ the verbs in the correct form. 11 iy floppy dik a the computer class. I'l have to go back and see if it’ stil in the machine. 2 When you were a teenager, did your parents allow you to late? 3 Shop assistant: Tm afraid your photographs arent ready yet. Iwill be another couple of hours. Customer: Okay. Mh nn FOMOHTOW. 4 We've decide ro paint the kitchen to it abit Its so gloomy and dull atthe moment. 5 Vm realy eived. I think Pl tonight and not go tothe party afterall, 5 The teacher asked the naughty boy to after the lesson. 7 We loved the resort so much we desided co another week, even though ‘our friends had gone home. Gabe mana neyo Phare te serch bo tp bid an ten search From he Go tothe Cambridge Urry Pres diconais website a tonnage. an sl the [st of pra verb wth hin cck en te ht you arent ilar with an sty the explnars Engh Prsaobs Use $3Cause and effect Verbs with off [A number of phrasal verbs associated with cause and effect have the particle off Eee, Ci Clin aay Sem) ie) emi) D7 ql The terrorists set the bomb off in the middle ofthe ush hour [caused an explosion} ‘We accidentally st off the burglar slarm when we came into the house. made the alarm ring) “The scandal st off a series of events which caused the collapse of the government and a general election. [caused a series of events or alot of activity, often without intending co do so] You shouldn't have mentioned flying saucers. You've set him off now. He'll talk for hours [made him stare ro elle about something he often talks about] “The ending of the play really set her off did't know whether she was laughing or crying [made her start co laugh or ery] “The crisis sparked off a bitter civil was [caused something to suddenly happen or exist] “The Prime Minister's speech triggered off violent protests in cities up and down the country [imade something suddenly begin, often «difficult or violent situation) B Other cause and effect verbs Read these spoken extracts "The new airport has brought about! >) ' made something happen lor of changes on this island, ‘dan’ know what les behind? ‘Mr Wild’ attack on me. Maybe he's trying to pay me back? for something I said about fim, Or maybe he's us stissing things up 2 inthe real season for > do something unpleassar to me deca] have done something unplesaat 10 his “causing agoments of bad feeling between people, usvaly on purpose 5 makes se remember or tink about something from the past, “This phoroaraph brings back ‘memories of when we vec in Scotland, ‘when Twas a chid. The doctors sill haven'eraled out the >) * decided chat something is impossible possibilty that he might nave cancer Think most problems teenagers experience spring from a feeling ‘of insecurity. 7 are caused by 54 Engh Pres Use25.1 singh a 25.2 25.3 8 254 sible Exercises {Choose the best phrasal verb from the box to complete cach sentence. Write the verb in the comect form, bring bask Ne bahind sirup off offspring rom 1 That song always ‘wonderful memories whenever I hear it 2 think my problems at work ‘the fact that I never really wanted 10 go into accountancy as a careee 3 T wonder what really Maria's dsike of Paul 4 don’ like the way Maxine is always trying to trouble beeween us, 5 The film ‘live discussion in the class. 6 The tragic pictures of the earthquake victims her and she jast couldn't stop erying, Fill che gaps inthe paragraph below, using the correct verb or particle There has hoe lot of discussion inthe tewspaers about what sggered (ite recent explosion in the city cent. Some people bive that bomb wae (2) off by {teers group who hope to {@) about the dowafll ofthe government. Others believe ht the explosion was probably sarked (4) by an electrical ful and have (5) ou any criminal stv Bu the question sil emaias: was ia deliberate explosion set (6) by group who wanted to (7 things up in order (6) the goneramen ack fo some injustice?” ‘Which won fous dhe bua provides the bet eng for these seutenees? suspeas reworks memories feaings Felons vclence 1 At midnight on New Year's Eve we usually set off some 2 ‘The police used fingerprint rests ro rule out some 3 The political demonstration riggeed off 4 That musi brings hack 5 The government plans to bring about 6 Viole’s comments sired up a lot cf bad ‘Complete these sentences using a phrasal verb from the opposite page. Write the verb in the correct form. 1 Take no notice of what he says. He’ always eying 0 ‘wouble 2 She vowed that one day she'd for all the hearibreak he had caused her. 3 Twonder what the protests last week 44 The decision to increase X68 ce ex demonstrations all across the country. 5 Detectives still haven’ the possiblity of murder. 66 His therapist thoughe that his unhappiness a traumatic experience in his childhood. ngsh Pees Vbs in Use $5Change | Up meaning more or better ‘When up is used ina phrasal verb with an idea of change, it often adds an idea of becoming more or better ‘The numberof students getting good marks in their exams is going up. [increasing [was afraid no-one would come tomy lecture, but the room is filing up nicely now [becoming Fuller] “Things were bad last weck but the situation is looking up now. proving] Business was down at the beginning ofthe yea, but is picking up now: (improving after a bad period) ‘Would you like me to heat up the sce or wl you have it cold? [make warmer] Simon's been ignoring the siuation for ages ~ it's time he woke up to what's happening [became more aware of a situation or problem) HEEB ther phrasal verbs relating to change Cc en When {ook back over the last ys 1 see an awful lot of changes in my ite. For instance at work, there has been an almost total changeover! of staff in the office. Thea uring the year we have phased out ll the ‘old computers and phased in! a completely new system of office administration. Tvasa't sure how things woold pan outa fst and there were afew problems to begin with oowever, the arguments about the new system blew over® quite quick, "noun a change from using or having one thi to using or having another from change ov 2 gradually stopped using > gradually sated osing develop or happen became less important and were then forgotren © nitetremlag te ley (eterna aes eget over ak But cterying’s ae erie eae eee cons fe he moped give up? smoking this year, I didn’: feel (60 got for fet fo ea bh a eee ieee aries new ep and now fe ir ieee "ein ro feel beter after an experience that thas made you unhappy 2 stop a habe or stop doing or having something unhealthy > gradually disappeared * dias Uhad planned and did not change to someching ese (informal) Sometimes fmay hep oar phratal verbs in purs of opposites, phate no pote ou anew syste het up oc de ood seaport up ana prices gp up ot Bodom ‘536 Ena Psa in Use26.1 ming eh ov 9 263 thar 26.4 Pa Exercises Look at these pictures and then complete the sentences about them below, using phrasal verbs from A. 1 3 Dy ‘erty mond Mei phone use 1 Sales have during the last few months. 2. Twas inthe kitchen ‘some Soup when I heard the phone 3 Mobile phone use is all the time. 4 The bos is’ full ye, bu e's ‘Complete these sentences using the two verbs from A opposite which you did nor use in exercise 26.1 1 Ie time you to realty and went ont and found a jobt 2 The economic situation i definitly ‘exports have increased and sancmployment is down. ‘Complete the word puzle Across 1 change from one thing to another (now) 2 We can't change it; wee wih it 3 Pmangey, bue Tl over it. 4 The scandal will lover after 3 few months Down 5 The firm will ina new pension scheme. 66 Tm not sure how the situation will 7 Tehink Til up soccer and start playing golf instead. 8 Thad an injection atthe dentist’ aad it hasn't off yet, so I cane eat properly. Correct the mistakes withthe phrasal verb expressions in these sentences. ‘The overchange to the new accountng system has caused endless problems. ‘There was a lot of trouble inthe office last month, but ie’ all blown up now and things are back ro normal Shall [het up that pizza for you? expect i's gone cold by now. All these ol telephones will he faced ou over the nexe year and well get new, digital ones. Engh Peale in Use STSuccess and failure es PHBA. Res cc exons to understand he nde phat eb expressions che eine, NORTHCORP BRINGS OFF $10M DEAL Northeorp Telesomunicstions announced lst ight thatthe company bad secure» $10 Solar deal nthe face of severe compan and ‘este many diffiules. STARFINDER CD TAKES OFF The fst CD by the group whieh won the TV show ‘Starteder, whew bands competed for a record contact, has become Instantly popular one day after twas released, and ‘Snow number one. TINA TAKES OVER AS NUMBER ONE POP IDOL ‘e-yearold snger Tina Hoogan tas boon | votee number one female pocorn st 8 hatonal pop pol, replacing last year's | (wnser, ranele, Moon a8 the 20unty's moet popula omale ais ‘MINL-BALLOON ATTEMPT (COMES OFF DESPITE WEATHER | ‘i ali 2 By a mi eta balloon Choe “ower Bridge. in” Loran hae ‘oceedea seat og wlan wih) {teeatened io prevent the event PLAN TO BUILD NEW. ‘UMBRELLAS FAIL TO CATCH ON ‘WITH TEENAGERS ‘An attempt by & Japanese company to market fnew range of jazzy umbrellas to teenagers has failed. Sales show that they have no ‘become as popular asthe company oped Druma pulls off record attempt ZAFLDRUMA yesterday succeeded in ‘winning the 100m, 400% and 800m all fon the same day’ at the Inernatonal [Athletics Championships in Meio City ‘espite fierce international competition. DOWNFALL OF REBEL GROUP | MARKS END OF CIVIL WAR | “The ature of cebel army t hale on to ‘he western pat of Kahuba and the ep Calpe of popular support fr the rebels teans the county el war aan end -TADIUM FALLS THROUGH Te President ofthe Football ASsoetaton announced last night that the plan to build a new £200m national slogium has failed and the stadium will not be bil PIII | Read chs speech by a headteacher to pupils who are leaving schoo. (Se ae prea sedi oe | eee eeeee ge etc ecty el pene tie beatin See sca eras, cee emer Ney ee eee eet Pee ere emcees ee ree ees ad naa fe) Mien ca tomy cn ayaa feanhaderporteer yearn peer "ape a suet o achievement as ase from which eo achieve more sez 2 ger very easly 2 Sucecedin doing someting eventhough you hve dficales because you do not really know how todo ie 4 reach de sune ualcy or standard as someone 5 be auscesefa make progress atthe same sped a something tc somone sie so that you say a he same level ae term Continue tobe more advanced and sueceasfl than other people ‘Were pra verbs il tural to two groupe wh apposite meanings og success vers failure, incre vera decree maa tw clans In our Yorba notebook and filth nas you mest ew verbs ta edhe clu Ty doing hie with de verbs on hs age 58 Engle Portier Usenes, 27.1 ‘ieee 272 ‘ 273 DUP, no. nce ional sit = 27.4 yee y thing tal Exercises Find phrasal verb expressions from Aon the opposite page that match these definitions. 1 fail happen 4 suddenly become successful or popular 2 replace someone ina postion of success ___§_suoceed in achieving something dificult 3 the sudden failure of a person or organisation § happen succesfully or as pla Decide whether these phrasal verbs are mainly associated with succes or with failure, by ‘writing Sor Fin the box. 1 bring off 4pyof = Takeoff 2 come off DS catchap = 8 fallthrough 5 muddle through 6 say aread <9 walkeinto | Fill the gaps inthis school report with phrasal verbs from B opposite. suBJECT ‘COMMENT | {come id History | Tia work n etary io nt very aaad but he does manage to ‘someon. | SS eee Maths | Tia has managed to succossuly he work she id —_| lone year mn oer to make exelent progress Chis orm. | English | Tina micsed alot of echooworkchroughHngss atthe bogiring of term, bub ake has managed 20 ‘and io dng fine nom ‘Geography | Tia haw awaye been topof the clase it gpograply and she Kas managed to this year too. Pe vr Found pylon eon But ber ad work aging Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. Write the verb in the correct form. 1 Miranda immediately got job ia London, (WALK) 2 Jim’s hard work eventually brough: him success. (PAY) 3. The company is hoping to make an important deal this week. (PULL) 4 Rachel never expected her singing career to meet with such instant success. (TAKE) '5 The project may well not happen tecause of a lack of funds. (FALL) 6 Tei finds it hard to make as much progress as the other kids in her class. (KEEP) 7 The new design of mobile phone his become successful almost overnight. (CATCH) 8 Top sofeware companies are finding it increasingly difficult co remain in front oftheir competitors. (STAY) npn Prater in Ure 58or Starting and finishing a Starting yew en yor arple “et about | sar doing somatirg duc weza | The Kechen looked We dit bean Geared romecingdong | loc of tne or ners? or tie for mone but Jin ea8 about someone taking cook ae good 8 nem et out sar ure Wie set out at 7am. and i retin na ther dark “Star offar | bapn i, exiance ora profession | Yoon started out as a model bz soon sare out | ins partir way reseed tha was noe the enrsr for her [Note thatthe noun the outset, fom the ver set out, means the beginning, There were problems from the outset and things became progressively worse, Finishing ‘Joc called off the building work his team was “doing on the new company afices because he had heard that che company was going bankrupt. He knew the money was going to dy up, so he was nor prepared © continue Most of the ream immediately broke off ‘what they were doing bur some o” them first finished off the task they were working on. Joe himself quickly polished off the lst of bis paperwork and then packed up* to. "decided to stop an activity that ha alteady started 2 end or stop coming > stopped or interupeed completed the lst part of what they were doing finished something quickly and easly collected his things together, usuall after finishing doing something Suzanna is eying t give up! smoking. Av first she eut down? to five rather than fifteen a day, but she is finding i recy hhard. She says that a cigarette helps her to wind down? after a hard day at work. She hopes her determination won't fle out after a few weeks as she i very anxious not to give up this new regime, 60. Englehart in Ure stop doing or having something reduced the amount or number tradually rel afer something that hat made ou feel ied or worried tradually end or disappea, usually ina Aisappointing way stop doing something before you have Completed it usually because sto ificule28.1 28.2 made lca Exercises Complete these comments by various people with words from the box below. Weite the swords in the correct form. set fase ry sare ve pole pack cat fath call break outet ‘out asa chemise bur I knew from that it wasn’e what I wanted to do, icin and joined the navy instead, Thad 50 exam papers to correct that day, 907 about marking them. [managed to off about 20 by 12.30, 01 ‘lf for lunch and decided to the job off later. Twas putting on welghr, 1 deided go ‘up fay Foods 1 down on sweet drinks t00, but 'm afraid my efforts fu ater a couple of weeks and now I'm back where I started ‘Our research project wes geting nowhere, and our fands were ‘up. We didat really want to the “whole thing off, bur we tad no choice. We're very dsapy Answer these questions about yours, using full sentences with a phrasal ver, ‘What should you see about doing oon, even though you don't really want to? Can you think of something you were planning to do bue chen were forced o call off? ‘What helps you to wind down when you are tired or stressed? ‘What do you eat or drink too much of which you think you should cut ‘down on? 5. What did you once start of doing Sut later gave up? ‘You polished off all the cakes before I got here!” FY oto she cambridge Unnerty res deonavies anne waste at devonarycanbrge or an Bd sciocc he caning nero Dicnary of Prosar. In the Search Bos. ene the word sr. Ifyou do not hve Itecna acces lok up te word sat a good monctngul or Hing ‘tewonary How many mere phrasal rbs can yu re based on sar? Engoh Pros rb in Use 629 Actions and movement — HEBIIA Actions and movement with down and up Dow in phrasal verbs about high/intense. actions can mean towards the oun ground, cowards a lowes level, a res intense 7 tower / tess intense wonple reeoing ‘She fell down and rake ber am (elo he ground ‘Can you reach dat boak down fr me plese? Youre ellor dan me a5 something ts above your ead by reching Slow downl Theres poze car behind ut ive slower Up in phrasal verbs about actions can higher/complete ‘mean towards a higher level, in a uw complete way, or to a greater degree. lower —— example ening maze wrap up Srl birthay preva Do you have any re pape? ‘over paper erpecily order to give as presene ‘Can you Falp me to He up tis package done van eo et damaged in the pore, lt sing oF rope around something vo a Rie stoned together Ichas the exam papers nic ‘Wl you help me Blow up dese blo forthe | fiw air pry! “ ‘Goud you ple up chatbox nd flow me pleas? | Wt wing your hands He ee very angry and tore har leer op ‘Cold you move up ad ee Chrisie rest ‘move sigh 30 tat there ie anough space or have bad le dont wart slow yeu up. 060 ahead 3d dont wal fr me tik someone or something slower Other action and movement verbs “Move over! I need to sie down. [change the place where you ate sitting or standing so that there is space for someone else to st oF stand {Tm just popping out for 2 newspaper. Do you want anything from the shop? [informal leaving the place where Iam to go somewhere fora short time] {reached out for the light switch bre couldn’ find itn the dark. stretched my arm in front ‘of my body, usualy in order to get oF touch something] Can you help me on/off with these boots, plesse? (help me put on / take off apiece of clothing) (62 Engh Poses in Useng front 29.1 29.2 293 29.4 Exercises Read these sentences and answer the questions. 1 Could you reach down that saucepan for me, please? ‘Where do you think the saucepan i? 2 Emil has just popped out ofthe office. Is Emily going home forthe day? 3 If Charlie moves up a bit, ther'l be #oom forall of us. ‘Where does Charlie have to move ~ a bit higher or closer to someone? 4 If Sonia moves ove, then Natasha can sit next to Nicholas. Does Sonia have to move more or ls than Charlie in sentence 3? 5 Tear the cloch up into small pieces and soak them in che dye fora couple of hours Is ie necessary to use scissors to make the cloth into small pieces 6 Help your grandmother on with her coat, Jule Is Jolie's grandmother about to go outside or inside? Rewrite these sentences using phrasal ver from the opposite page which have che opposite meaning tothe underlined verbs. 1 The children helped me to unwrap :he parce. 2. Can you nie Billys shoe laces for him? 3. Purdown the ball at once. 44 Hurey-up its beginning to snow and theres ice on the roa. 5 Jillloves bursting balloonst Look at these pictures and write answers to the questions about them using a phrasal ver from the opposite page. 1 What has happened to the tree? 2 What the woman doing? 3. What is the man doing? 4 Whats the boy doing? 5) What's the man doing? 6 What the woman doing? (Choose the correct verbs to complete these sentences. 1 Theie heavy rucksack the climbers wp. 2 In the darkness of the cinema he ‘ou and took her hand, 3 Tim just going to ‘out tothe post office. I won't he long, 4 Your bike tyes are flat. Lee me them up for you Engh Psa obs n Use 6330 Destroying and reacting to destruction — HBA vestroying Here are some phrasal verbs which relate tothe concept of destruction, phrasal ve [mecning ‘eomple ‘all apart [ bree pecs because of bang | Take ar wah dis pris ld Book | too old or to0 wee les begening fal aparé pall down sh or | dexsoy bulrg or otber azvcure | They are pinning vo pulldown the ad pall th down becuse is notwanted anymore | police sation and bul a new one screw up sh or screw oh ‘st oF eh your bands ek screwing up those scraps o paper Ts ‘ear ot apart ul someting vole so date “The cistoms ofcers tore the Bag apart ad found the Nien rs. ‘ear down shor ‘len destroy bulldog or ober ‘roti Ben ei oe wanted Tene bear to watch ter eearing ‘ow te achocl we ted 8 g knock over shied or ‘sual acoder so tha they fl eo "Re he was ding he room she Ienocked over ate an spi wate cover the table ‘put out ah or puesth out ‘rake someting at Baring 0g $e or ogarets top burning ‘We managed w put the fire out Betore he fie brignde aired root out hitb or root shih out Ted and gee i of he hing or pason hats easing problem “The govenmere sas wl root out crime ae te see of ire “Stamp out sh oF Samp ath ou et ed of someting at = Eonidered wr or hel “The goverment sass ding al ean torseamp out tha problem of dug. FIGHT TO SAVE VILLAGE HOME 7 MEANBOROUGH LOCAL COUNCIL bas decided to destroy a bea ok cltge in the vile of Ware ia oer to widen he main al, However, the villages ae quily determined to ght back’ ‘The authors want Doris Jakes, who is lived all hor ie in the ‘oage, and seem tbe bending over backwards! to persmade ber to go and live in a medern old peoples home jn the Doris doesnot want t move and vagers ae doing al they can co ‘see her through? fer dificult ime, Doss may seem ld ae armless |, but he has turned on sever officers om the counell who have red to get her to change her mind. There was a recent setback’ for Doris 10 evit an 89-yearold lady, enw 1g to destruction and negative situations "defend themselves when something or someone: attacks them 2» caying extremely hard, | often to help oF please {someone {7 help or support someon | during a difficult period | in their life || criticised them very fp sre oraraked them ‘noun: problem which caused time to be waste} hen shew od that she could stayin the caltage because epi { * did whae needed to be eed 1 be donc 0 the rook. However, fir neighbor, taker, | done solve the ‘ily sae titand hee rot i now zoo! repaizs0 she ial in| problem The eatage al hopes to win her ate (4 Engh Presets Use30.1 30.2 30.3 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences using verbs fom the table in A opposite. 1 The border police have tried unsuccessfully to ‘out illegal immigration, 2 When the thefts atthe school happened the headteacher promised t0 ‘out the person or persons responsible 3 We gota lovely old chaie from my grandmother's house when she died bur it was part so we hae i reetored. 4 She read the letter then ‘i up and theew it angrily into the wastepaper basen 5 gor so excited I ‘over my coffee cup and made a teerible stain on the tablecloth. ‘Which phrasal verbs do these pictures illustrate? Write a sentence to describe what the animals or people in each picture are coing, using the appropriate phrasal verb from the ‘opposite page Rewrite the underlined parts ofthese conversations, using phrasal verbs from B opposite 1 Pedro: I'm sorry you dida’t get the funds you applied for to do your research Gisela: Yes, well ie was a it of a disa Li ‘ft but P've applied for a dtferent grant, and hope Fl gr that 2 Tony: Are you managing to suevive without working? Dan: Well; my parents have let me some money to enable me to survive while I'm seudying. 3 Connie: Teachers suffered very badly under the last government ~ their salaries fel and thee conditions gor wor. Hilda: Yes, bur they are-not justseacting passively any more now and their union is much stronger 4 Ruth: Did you get much support from Mr Crombie? Bob: Oh yes, he did absolutly everything possible to help me, 5 Tom: hear you experienced Lena's bad temper this morning! Firie; Yes, made an innocent comment and she just reacted really furiously. 6 Olive: ‘The photocopiers not working again Gareth: OK, don't worry I'll goand fix it Engh Pozar in Use 65y Communication = Managing subjects and topics Katheyn Taylors speaking to her coleagues at a weekly business meeting. She gives an jutine of what she's going to say (( Well here are «couple of matters which I wane o bring up! ‘today for discussion. Bur before we get om to! those questions, [just want ro un through? the schedule for next weeks sales ‘conference, which you al have copies of. Someone asked me if ‘we could talk about the new computer system, but I'd prefer to leave that aside for today aa come back to? it another time. Im sure I don't need o spell out how important its that we're all thoroughly prepared for next week's conference, so maybe we can deal with that frst. So, let's have a quick \ _eumtrough? ofthe schedule and discus each event in urn.) © seat 0 eal about 2 ceturn to deus tat a future tine 2 sear ealking about afer discussing something ° explain in detail he > icuss or give ou atetion 10 > repeat something, usualy quickly, te make © noun: a practice or repetition to make suit sue itis correct something is core from the ve “nor discus itso that we can discuss something run through) he [Note that some of the phrasal verbs above can have the object before or after the patcle bring sth up or bring up sth leave sth aside or leave aside sth spall sch out or spell out sth ‘Communicating and interacting with others In these dialogues the second speaker uses phrasal verb to repeat the first speaker's meaning Jim: wish they had done what they sai they would do. Nan: Yes, they should have kept to hae they promised and not cl ged their minds, Freda: I don't know who to ask fer help or advice on thi matter. Its very delicate Low its dffeue to know who to tur to ent? Anne: Lucy was extremely enthusiastic and excited about coming to work fo us. Fiona: Yes, she was absolutely bubbling over with excitement when I spoke eo het Paul: She acts as if she was the bos, eling everyone what todo, Mia: Yes, she’s always ordering poople about/around. Karen: [saw a sign saying that the ar park will be closed tomorrow: everybody else, please? Tony: Yes;Ill pass the news on*, ll send an e-mail to everyone in the office Pan you tell, Harry: sce Grace sid no to the job. Zoe: Yes, she turned the offer dewn”. "The object can ako appeae afer the particle ia these rwo phrasal vers. (65 Engh Pz er in Use3d Exercises Look at the picture and answer the 1 Which speaker wants co introduce a new topic now? 2 Which speaker would welcome a faller explanation? 3. Which ewo speakers want to deal with atopic later on? 4 Which speaker would like to repea: something to make sure everyone understands it? ‘Choose the best phrasal verbs from the opposite page to complete these sentences, 1 I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to your invitation as I'l be avay then 2. Kare is such a bossy person, always people 3 Lets this question for now and return o it when we've a read the repor, 4 How on earth did we such an extraordinary topic of conversation? 5 If she has a problem, she knows she can always her aunt for help. 6 ills erilled with her new flat ~ she is. ‘with enthusiasm, 7 Inthis essay I plan ro ‘the causes ofthe French Revolution from a new perspective 8 Lets uy 10 theagenda and not get distacted. 9) Could you a message to Lee when you see him acer? rere are some more phrasal verbs connected with communicating. Try to explain the meanings ofthe verbs in bold, Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 They won't he able to heat you atthe bac ofthe hall. You'll have to speak up. 2. Claes 2B seem to spend most of che vime in my lessons looking out of che window - just don’e know if Tam getting through to them or not 3 Alchough I think most ofthe staff agree with me, no-one else is prepared to speak up. 4 The arrangements forthe conference are rather complicated and [hope Pl be able to et the details across co everyone, 5 T'm sorry co butt in but I coulda help hearing you mention that you come from Edinburgh. 6 Jack was halfway through his speech when he dred up. ngs Poser in Use 67R Describing people and places HHBBA Describing people (Natasha and Clove going to posh restaranis where we have o dressup! though Natasha always find it hard to decide what to put on Her favourite evening dress is long, red and tighefiting and she has to get me to elp her do up! tho 2p. As we live in Moscow we have ‘wrap up! well before going out in winter and she puts a long fr coat on over her des. AS soon as we arive anywhere, she goes stig othe ladies room to freshen up pu on formal or special clothes 5 sce note 2 2 ue apiece of clothing onto your body * brash your ha refresh your makeup, or 2 fasten have a quick wash 4 dress in warm clothes [EINE Describing places (When we arrived in the town, we were surprised (0 s68 how rundown! it looked. The strects were littered with? rabbis, Hossever, one building in the town eentre stuek out is tidy window boxes and fresh paint set it apart, There was a Tovey litle lamp sticking, ‘ot’ from one corner, When we went closer we Found it was the Town Museum. " (adiective} shabby, in a poor condition + made it diferent, usually bere, than others 2 always pasive) contained a lot of of the same type Something asually something nepanne » coming aut beyond the edge or surface > was noticeable becuse it wa diffrent HEBBEE Comparing and contrasting people and things Jor Lean never tll one tin fr Mel: No, lean never tll chem a the other can you? Her handbag and boots go very well together. Lee: Joe will always stand out in a crow. {look different from others] Viez Yes, I'm sure hell never blend int Look of seem the same as those around him so be ie not noticed) (68 Engh Psd in Usethers 32.1 322 323 324 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences, using a phiasal verb from A. 1 You've had such a long journey. Would you like sometime to before ‘we go out to dinner? 2. Ie’ avery informal party. You don't have to 3 Will you help me ny dees? I ean’t reach the buttons atthe back, 44 Te’ freering cold day, so if you're going out, da well, and a sear Correct the mistakes in these sentences, Think about the meaning as well asthe grammar of the sentences. IT don’t wane to weas my new jacket tonight. You ean put on tif you like 2. Although the house looked rundown from the outside, t was very shabby inside 3 you're going out in the snow, make sure you wrap on wel, 4 Do you think this scarf and coat gee together OK? 5 He hates the way his ears stick off 6 letakes mea long time to get the hids ready in the morning because Sammy and Lisa can't ddo-on theie own shoes yet 7 Bill and his brother are s0 alike - can't see one from the other, 8 les a very formal party, so you don' need to dress up. ‘Complete this text using words from the opposite page. The ay cout are tying to improve sone of Ue oder, —( parts of he ty. There trying construc res baldings whic wl an @ lun ne exatng arorecre. There's one vee Duin thas ° fu, which I ke very much. I hae a beaubf decorated facade and Uile saiues which a Ob FO BE OF, HH nn (Hb apr rw ale re ler digs Some ofthe phrasal verbs from this unit can be used in a metaphorical way. Try to work out the metaphorical meaning ofthese phrasal verbs from their asc meaning by answering the ‘questions below. 1 Military history i littered with exsmples of armies being destroyed hecause of generals oF politicians making silly mistakes. ‘Are there many of few examples of silly mistakes in military history? 2 Thought Tor Hanks’ performance in that film rally stood out. Did the speaker think that Tor Hanks’ performance was ordinary of special? 3 The quality of Jan's descriptive writing realy sets her work apart from that ofthe other students in the cas. Is Jans writing beter or worse than that of the other students? 4 Tecan’e tll John’s voice from his father on the phone. Does Job's voice sound like his father’s on the phone? 5 Bringing a new actor into the series might freshen things up Does the speaker think thatthe new actor will spoil or improve the series? Engh Poa arte in Ure 69p Descri —— TEIBA A review ofan event ing public events Human Circus at the London Arts Centre “The show was fully booked up! for weeks, ‘and when it opened lastnight, tte public poured in? and very soon the Loadon Arts Centre wis packed oul But why’? What hhad they come to see? Human beings who fake off circus animals, with men in cat suits who stand In forthe real Koos and tigers. The show was put ont by is creators to protest agains wadhtionl cireuses and to send message about cruelty to animals. The Show was timed tote in with? the National ‘fan even, person, oF place is booked wp, they have no space oF time available for feived of entered somewhere in ver lange snumbers > (adjective) very fll * copy the way a person or animal behaves, ‘ttn in ondar to make people laugh py their role fora shore period of time TEI other verbs connected with events Protection of Animals Week, I was © 00d idea, but the standard of the performances ‘was thnbmte and an embarrassing number oF people simply walked out? before it fended, There were some amusing moments when the performers sent up? typical citeus folk, bat overall st was a dismal. show Despite the large turnout! for the show's fir night, I doubt it will tract many people ving the rex ofits seven-day sn 1H, ACKDOFE ? fone even ies in with another, es planed so that both events happen atthe same time ® lef the peeformance before ic had ended Ibecause they did noe like i or were angry ‘ade someone of something seem stupid by ‘copying them ina anny way 18 (nou) the number of people who came zo swatch or take part in am even or aetivity Dinas verb recning ‘wanple eal offs or “acel someting spec acai ® | We decided ro call of he spore call off rolonger sears pombe ceuslal | event a wed ony sld20 thes ‘ram incon {to apse even hough eis oo | The hal seated 200 bt more than Sameer Sal and becomes very il 300 rammed into forthe rmoseng pass off Taopen expel ina good way | The deronsation passed of | erty dep ars hac ere ut of sor poxpone 02 star ate ‘ie had to put of he mach pus off | because the ran was 29 hae. ‘ut frwardfback sth or | avange onsthng fora erterfazer_| Weve put he tne of the aif put sh forwardback | dine avengforwardbak so more In above Make up your awn sais or verbs you tae wren down n your voabuary netsbook, B schothcietocie 70 Engl Perle i se33.1 33.2 Exercises Answer the following questions abo the phrasal verbs from A, using full sentences If. performance is booked up, can you get tickets for itor not? If people are said to pour in (a place), what do you know about the numberof people? If people cram into a room, what the room then like? ‘What kind of events might he puton to tc in with National Poctey Week? Is a comedian more likely to send up politicians or post office workers? ‘When would an actor need someone to stand in for them? ‘Choose the correct word to complete these sentences. ms {tues socld nhl hata ev pee out before the nd ofthe a Steed) waked) youred a) paced a 2 The wont he pefomtne of Mace beats it ine nthe rot hey were deen caso a Seas ss 1s tad We ne itn hn we ow many poe a es Dawe Weaken) sed) wad 1 The er wen abt yh young clas was puting on fo he rents bee ers esting ef whut ny poles ose gosel walked” led 1 baaeor gots. Ste ache in er seo sea ling” aking” ping : Je formed eB am, S a) made) sent c) turned) pur al i 1 The cont has ben andes the min prone il _ 5 See eens ens choccy or eachearral 3 Mi yerthe Deans Clb sg bse performance of Hane 4 4{ Thoctcee vey pod ine ie ine Miner ats. 5. The shops are usually very crowded during the sales. = Reena ae asia wih my paren anniv plain catalog hs en pa Sx ge po t Hi John. - | " Se ee aes et (Naive aoeeere ay wcloan amie we sae decent fanaa tecmeoyaage nen word tae wate Sin eenaueetetecbose. ‘ie tac wale 9109 ce peso wre oo " mane Soney eonen Gate ian Wat ante Bacco eed onemisretina | = SE erect fap te py pear te en a rata na Caceiaisemcan science’. a rae Engh Prasad n Use 71vy Describing situations ss 72 Engh Prec bs in Use Dialogues commenting on situations Mary: es such a cold day. Lwist I could get out of the bike ride Jack's planned. [avoid doing something that you should do, often by giving an excuse] Bill: Why don't you suggest cancelling it? 'm suee the others would also prefer not to go in weather like this Sandy: I have identical twins Flo-a and Florence, in my class ~ I always mix them up, [confuse two people or things by thinking that one person or thing isthe other person or thing) Mike: Yes, I muddle chem up toe. I doesnt help char thei names are so similar [confuse vo people or things in yeur mind) Meg: Ireally don’ lke sharing an office with Sue ~ she thinks the whole world revolves around her and her insigaficane problems. [thinks she's more important than anyone ele] Annas Yes, know. I think she is one of the most selécentred people P've ever met. John: We've been running up against! quite’ lo of problems here recently. Rita: I know. As soon as we dec! with one problem, another immediatly crops up? and I now feel cant Bank on! things turning out! well in the end " beginning to experience 2 depend on something happening 2 suddenly appeass, usually when you are not + happening in a pacriculat way or having ‘expecting i pacticlae reste Milly: The situation a work is soannoying at the! (noun) mistake caused by confusion moment! There's been a small mix-up! of? not allow something bad that is orders and everyone is making a great happening or is being done to you ‘drama out of it upset you or affex your behaviour Tom: Oh come on! You can rise sbove? that. > stop being involved ina situation, Just back off and let others handle things. expecially co ler others deal wih it themselves An island revolution Eyes ee et a le ie serine get eh last week in a revolution on the they were all thrown together? in one of Caribbean island of St Matia have now the largest hotels and were not allowed to ‘eumed home. The sinston first hotted leave unt the situation ealmed downt. up' when rebels seized. the Presidential ———— "(always in passive involved ina sitsaion, » forced to be together and ge to know ten when you don’ want to be cach other 2 (informal) became more exciting, wich 3 Jot * became more peace more activity (compare with heat a9 which ie used about food, se Unis 26 an 60)34.1 and 34.2 ving sion a 343. vie Exercises ‘Match the statements on the left witha suitable esponse on the right. z Tin so worried about ‘what Jim is doing. 2 All the pages ae inthe wrong order inthis eepor ‘Sometimes the printer wil coaly pein black and whi. 3 Theed you here next ‘Monday. do hope the bus Tiel so angry abour what's happened. ‘Complete these sentences with a suitable word. 1 When you're a teenager it's easy to think the whole world. round ya and your personal problems. 2. ‘There Wa8 & eerees-ronnn With the reservation ~ our room had been double-booked. 3 Lehink you should ‘ott litle and fet her do what she wants 4 Problems at work tend to up when you're least expecting them, 5 Thope everything ‘out well for you in your new job. Replace the underlined words with phrasal verb from he opposite page. 1 Las in the capial city a month before the economic crisis exploded, but things were already beginning to become agitated and more inten, even theo. 2. He went to the country as a news reporte, bur became unintentionally involved in the civil ‘wae which stated shocly after his arsval, 3. T might never have met Ken, but we miliary service and we've been frends ever sine. 4 The situation in Losrania has become mote peaceful now, but i's still too dangerous te go here for a i Ca holiday. Try motto get so involved. Let hem soit out. ou can't ust him co help you. eeu ‘aca she such a big star she thinks the soe world ve revolves around ber during our {Choose ve of the pra verbs fem eh un and use them in Seneancs shout sation you hve born rece ge Peale in Use 73e Giving and getting information HRPA Referring to information in academic writing This table shows phrasal vebs whic are wsefuln academic writing. Phrasal ver | example ‘meoning. ‘ome under sit] beineded ina may be foundin | Sanderson (1985) saded mistakes mvohng prepstion terse and ater hems which ‘Come under the heading of gramiacel rors second langage ea “raw onlupon sh | wwe oration or your Koawlaige | n eviging the experiment, ona Farr (or experianes of snething eo help | draws upon exer studs done in ya do someting ‘Ameria td A, ‘point out sh | presartanow fc capacly ane | Wile (198) poins ov at economic {oren thas) | thar mportane nthe prarene | sass often show a har rises before tiseusion or tuaton ‘terous reesion ‘urn to ash | begin wo dink spac oF write about | 1 shuld now Uke to turn to another ue saben which soften nace parental cone TEBE | Noticing and understanding information 1 ds Soin sal pvc apa whs ta Be paso ayy ty pe verb, em: didn’t fully understand what he was saying fora few minutes. ta ‘Yer it took me afew micats to latch on to what he eas talking about Rory: [found ie difficule to understand the fall importance ofthe decision Surayas Yes; me too. I found it heed eo take in its significance ae fst. Briony: We must be careful to noice ay difficulties that occur once we start the project, Winston: Yes, well have to watch out for possible problems. Could you try and ger sone information about how to contact Keith Phelps? Yes, I'l ry and find out his contact details il will you make sure that Rita has sen those faxes for mo? Yes, I'l check up om her sight away and see if she’s done them. Don, Ican' find that ma:kee eeport we wrote about three years ago (OK, Til try and track i down. I mast have it on the computer somewhere. TEIBIEC Other verbs connected with information Sally Whats the capital of Fender? Mik: OfeBogoti? No? Caracas? Oh dont know ge wp stp tyng co think of the anger fo. ok o aueton Sallis Qui. | sid something that upset Mo. I dich’ mean Co, it just slipped out. [I didn’t intend to say i] ‘The total on the bill and the total on the cred card statement should match up, but don't [be the same]. There mast be a mistake, 74 Engh Preset in Useof 35.1 35.2 35.4 Exercises Look at A and B. Then compete this book review using the phrasal verbs from the box below. Put the vers into the most appropriate for ‘haceup on come under drew enlopon pint out track down emt Hightand Tracks s an unusual book about the history of Scolland. Tho author has { managed 10 () a number of previously unpublished sources. He has (@ these to argue that the current politcal situation in the United Kingdom owes a great deal to the separate histories of Scoland and England, After analysing the historical relationship between these two countries, the author then, @ the relationship between Scotland and France. Ho @ that traditionally they had a much warmer relationship than either country had with England The writer uses his imagination | quite feely and the book should really cnn (6) the heading of fiction rather than non-fiction It is a very interesting work alftough anyone seriously wishing to investigate Scottish history should © many ofthe facts presented by this author. SD (Correct the errors in this paragraph. There ae seven in total. Fach error is a matter of cither an extra word or wrong word order. Hannah and Bill were playing a game. Hannah had thought ofa football scar and Bill was trying to find who it was out. He tumed his mother to but she pointed it out that she knew [bsolutely nothing about football. He would have to try to track the answer himself down nd to watch out any clues for thae Hannah might deliberately give. After ten minutes Bll Sill had’ latched up on so he gave himself up and Hannah cold him the answer: Ronaldo. Find three collocation for these ves from the opposite page. Use a dictionary if necessary EXAMPLE Someone might watch out for lens... diffclties or daer 1 You might check up on : a 2. You might poine out ere 3 Someone might find out —————y or 4 You might take in q or 5 5 or ‘might slip out Some of the phrasal verbs on the opposite page are used in a metaphorical rather than a Titeral way. Inthe sentences below these verbs are sed ina literal way. What do they mean? 1 As they drove through the town Gisela’ father pointed out anything he thought might inerest che children. 2 Inthe scene at the end of the film, watch out for che man siting inthe café behind Leonardo DiCaprio ~ that’s my bother! 3 The dog quickly tracked the rabbit down to where it was hiding under the garden shed. 44 Marian managed to sip out of che house without anyone noticing. 55 Polly turned to the man om her lef and started chatting to him about his work. ge Prza er in Use 75Je Solving problems Talking about problems Tom; What's the matte? Why are you looking so worried? Emily: I've gota few problems at work and I don't know what to do about them, Tom: Well, why don’ te tlle them over! together? ‘That might help you to sort yourself ou Emily: OK, chanks, Well ist ofall, Julia was going to give a very important presentation tomorrow but she says shes ill and isn’ gong to be able vo do it | think she's ust bottled ou’ as it's for such an important client. Feling a bi il was, Just the perfect lee-out for hee. Pd doit myself but Pm busy with meetings all da. ‘Tom: Wel, chat call for? quick acion ifthe presentation is tomorrow. You'd beter doit yourself if t's so important. Just eancel your other meetings Enily: I guess I'll have to. The next problem is that personal belongings have been going missing from people's desks daring the day. ‘Tom: Oh dear. You should deal with® thac problem as quickly as possible. Let's make a ist ‘of possible suspects * discuss something before making a decision 2 spend time dealing with your personal problems 2 (informa) decided aoe todo something because she was afaid 4 {aoun) excuse or way of avoiding dcing something she said she'd do 5 neds or deserves pariulae action or quality take action to achieve something Finding a solution Now read what Emily did abo Sine faced up to che fact thar she would have go do the important presentation herself so she immediately contacted her personal asistant to ask her to see about? postponing her _meetings for the next day. As forthe thefts, she realised thatthe solution to finding the office thief layin? working out exactly who could have been in the offce when esch of the thefts took place. So she came up witht plan that enabled her to check who had been there at cach of the times concesned. That narrowed down’ the suspects to two people. She ‘questioned them both and the guilty one soon confessed, her problems at work accepted that a dificult situation exited ‘eal with something of arrange for romething ta be done ‘would be found in from the verb Hein something) thought of or suggested something that might solve a problem made something, usually alist or choice, smaller and clearer by removing what irrelevant or less important 76 Engh Pras er in Use36.1 36.2 36.3 Exercises Match the newspaper headlines withthe stores a-e below. 1 NEW POLICE SQUAD TO DEAL WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS 2 Garcia bottles out of contest with Paterson 3 POLICE NARROW DOWN SUSPECTS IN MURDER CASE 4 Education Minister to talk over problem with teaching unions 5 GOVERNMENT SEEKS LET-OUT ON ELECTION PROMISE 2} Three men are to be interviewed in the Oxford ate, following new information. Up to ‘now there has been no real by) IE possble ministers woud like tobe abe to drop the pledge without angering the public c} The team will be stationed at pors of entry and will have the task of checking anyone suspected of having arsved . 4) The fight was arranged for Septerber in Las Vegas, but now it will nt take place. A spokesman for the 28:year-old 9) The minster sad she would go ito the discussions with an open mind, and that all the | father is talking to his son who he thinks is very lay. The underlined expressions have got mixed up. The particles are correct, but the verbs are incorrect Put the correct vetbs in ts time you faced yourself axt. You're 23 now and you still haven't got a jobt ‘You've got to come up to ealicy. Its about time you realised that che secret of success talks in taking postive action, Over the next couple of days Iwill expect you to lie up ‘ith a few ideas about how you'te going to improve your situation, or ele you can go ‘nd live somewhere ele, Why Jon't you go and sort about that job Uncle lerbere ‘lfered you at his factory? Pe offeed to help deal things over with you, but you never seem to want my help, Yet you don’ see with things yourself, Sometimes T think you're just a waste of space! “This is how Tom and Emily's conversation ia A continued. What do you think the five ‘underlined phrasal verbs mean? Emily: Wel i's just dawned on me that the thefts have always happened on the top floot So it couldn't be anyone who never goes up there. Thar actually rules out quite alot of people ‘Tom: Think some more about exactly where and when things were stolen and you'll probably find thatthe answer jumps aut at you. Emily: Thanks, Tom. Its good to work through things with you! It really helps me to sort things cut! Choose fv ofthe pra vrs fe this tn hat you would particulary Bk to ear, Look them pina good don for example the Conbreineroional Dearary of hos its, and copy ‘ut any wl vamp sentence Oat you Bo ther nga Psa ets in Use 777 Decisions and plans = ma ‘Thinking about things and deciding if you cd ‘meening Someone offered you money for | sleep on Wale wna de naxt dy bore yo Your bie be you meron sre decide what todo above e Iyou waned to sll or no acide 10 tke the money and | manage widhout it do without th be You were oferod a good job | welghup the pros and cons | dunk carey about he {Town far ay fom where yu strates and diachaneager fre Ivete Before mating econ run iby your parents or good | tll your parents oF 35008 fen ‘end (ora 0 that they can give their pion You were geting credo paying_| plan head and sare snving | wake dcons or pe aboue Feet ive is 2 it ‘money t buy a hours math you wil 0 oF igh do inthe fre think ahead, and consider how | ein earfaty about what might youweuld He tte in 100° | tappen nthe fre 20 yeas rom now Someone ofered you the cance | think’ over and al Gam your | thnk carta abou tho en Cotman al te monoy youve | den sea tr te betre mag econ smedin company ir we | sak tr te posi ks | tink carly about he ks Other verbs connected with planning and deciding We should allow for possible delays on the motorway and leave an hour earlier. [consider oF include something when making plans or judging situation] Having to pay extra forall our meals st the hotel was something we didn’ bargain for. [expect something to happen and be prepared for it] T’m sure he'll opt out of doing the bungee jump atthe last minute [choose not ro do something you have planned) {'m sue he'll chicken out of doing the bungee jumpt atthe last minue. informal: decide not to do something you have planned because you ate frightened) {Ihave so many things on inthe evenings that it would be too much to he on the school committe too. (have artangements todo things} My wife seems co be completely set against moving to the country. [he opposed to] could do without having my family coming to stay this weekend, I just want a quit weekend. finformal: something you say when something is annoying you or causing problems for you, because your situation at that ime makes ie difficult for you to deal with it] 78h Ps Ver in Uea7 37.2 373 37.4 ems Exercises ‘Complete this dialogue using verbs ox particles from A. Sarah: Do you think yo ong to take that job in New York, Kenny? Kenny: Wel, Te been thinking it (0) and trying ro (2) up all the positives and negative, bue'm finding i really hard to come toa decision. I've run (3) the family but they all have differen views. My younger child i really keen on the idea but the older one isn't. My wife says we have to think (4) and imagine how things would be forthe kids when they're abit older Sarah: So how long do they give you to (5) ehrough all the implications and ‘come toa decision? Kenny: Unfortunatly [have to make up my mind by next week, Sarahi Well, why done you (6) om it. Things mighe seem clearer inthe smocning Answer these questions about yourself, using full sentences 1 When you have an important decison ro make in your personal or your professional ie ‘who would you usually un ie by first? 2 Ifyou are worried about a situation at work, do you usually think it over immediately or decide to sleep on it frst? 3. You have enough money for only ene ofthese ~a special holiday or a cat Which would you peeer to do without? 4 In what ways do people plan ahead for thei retirement? 5 Whar sorts of things might people chicken out of doing? Rewrite these sentences using the woud in brackets, so that they keep the came meaning, 11 We should take into consideration the fact chat he is sill only young. (a110%) 2 Leally can't help you as Ihave lot of things to do today. (ON) 53. He wants to stop having are classe at school next year so he can do extra muse, (ort) 4 We didn't expect Mack to tuen up atthe party with alot of his friends. (BARGAIN) 5 ‘ My son is determined not to go to university. (1) {would seally prefer iif we didn'ehave people coming for dinner this evening, (wrmiour) Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these sentences. was going todo the parachute jump but I chickened off in the end have on a lo of things this weekend. In judging her work, you should relly allow her inexperience for 1 we buy the fla, we'll have to make without holidays fo afew years Let’ run our plan through Sarah before we make our final decision, could make without having 10 go w a conference this weekend In deciding how much holiday money we need, we should allow the fact fo that food is very expeasive there Engh Ponte in Use 79| Disagreeing Disagreement at work “s —— There was an outery! at work oday because the boss announced that he wanted usall to take e pay cut, We had a union meeting at lunchtime and we all agreed to stick together! and refuse to age to his requests. Ov union leader spoke out very clearly to our boss and to the local press this afeernoon, We've sure thatthe boss will have eo give in inthe end. Although in some ways Prather stay out OF it myself have no choice bit support my fellow union members. noun} public expression of anger and dsspproval 2 support each othe, especially ina dificult situation > pully expressed an opiaion, usally to oppose or eiicise something or someone 4 finally agree to what someone wants after a period of refasing to agree 5 noe become involve in an argument or discussion Private disagreements Read Clas eter to an agony sun, 2her. © agued with eachother and Car he oped eng ends ase can you heb e.My bg ser and |_|] TAKE me fl ido don edie tegov'anar seed |), muerte ne See Sort, Now she ES I nde when a binge Seite erress I Theor ropa tiem ls trea me Hy boyiand eke ne they have done something wrong {0 sick up for" mar bo ten he ee tr voming ht she oe ot lughs a him too wo yes ae Back The verb back is often used to refer to the positon you take in aa argument or decision. ‘up sb (or back sb up} = to say that someone is tlling che truth BACK << down = adm tha you are wrong or have been defeated, ~ ‘often because you are forced t0 “out = decide 1t to do something that you were going to do for had agreed to do Examples ‘When I make my point at che meeting, please back me up. ‘The government backed down on its controversial plans to inerease income tax. Jill had agreed to come sailing with vs tomorsor, but she’s backed out. (80. Engh Psa rs in UseExercises 38.1 In this radio imerview a protester i angry about a plan to build a new road through some ‘beautiful woodland. Complete the intsrview using verbs from the opposite page. Reporter: Now, Mr Hume, you have (1) out recently against the new road plan, Do you think your protest campaign ean change the decision? Protester: Well, there are a number of different groups opposed to this plan, and if we (2) tether we can force the authorities to rethink. Reporte: But do you sally think the authorities wil be prepared to @ down over this? The Minister has said the oad plan must go ahead Protester: This isn a small protest. There's been a massive public 4. People are not willing tose thee enviconment destroyed by road building. The Highways Department mus listen to ue o face the consequences Reporter: The consequences? Do you mean violent protest as withthe Knox Bridge? Protester: Not violent protest no, We have always emphasised to our members that if violence erupts they should (5) out of it and keep our pretest peaceful. We condemn violence. No, 1 talking about a huge, Cosi Leer | non-violent wave of pots 7 erp Reporters Ard you think that, this way the goverment willbe oreo ‘ohn? fs Protester: Yes, believe they will sinply have to listen, 38.2. Use a phrasal verb from the opposite aage to complete these dialoguss, so that Speaker B . agrees with Speaker As statement. iil 1 A: Apparently, Gary agreed with Liam’s version of the events v= Yen he ong 2 as Thear Kim and Francis have had a serious argument. vote Yes, seems they've 3 A: Petra always defends Mia when people erticise he. Yes, she 44: [think we should withdraw from the project ws Yes, agree. Uthink we 5-4: Joi always criticising Phil and making him look small. 1 Yes, she always 6 Az We shouldn't fee agave towards use beause she acted stupidly 1: No, we shouldn't 7 Think not getting the job is really beginning to upsct Trisha, . 1 Yes, thik 15 2681) nnn 38.3. Complete these sentences, using a phrasal verb from the opposite page. 1 Hiary says he won't come tothe fancy dress party with me but I'm sure he'll eventually 2 Why have Jana and Sarah 2 They used to get on so well rogethe. 5 just don't have enough money for che holiday we were planing in Canada. Pm going to have to 4 My bestfriend and Thave always.» through good times and bad times. 5 The boss constant criticisms are rely me and I'm going to start looking for another jo. Engh Prosaets io Use 839 Persuading HERA Verbs with tote and put EDS => tre ‘hen you ‘example ‘put acreslover sh or | explain or expect something ary | Hels an excelent wacher He puts ir Dut sh acrossover | save people understand teary | sbjecsacroslover so wel put forward th or | tte an fen or opinion. or rugest_| The company has put forward a plan putstorward | a pnsodatrean be conidered | to buld a nw hot inthe cy centre or decostod puta eo Tagen an car plan to someone | Your propo is inereing TE put {etey can condor or decurs | tothe commizee tomorrow. ‘alk sb aroundlround | perninds someone ro agree with | Dad wont etme go away with my ou orto da win you ware thm | ene, but Mm me be abet elle todo i aroundiround. ‘alles into ‘pends semaave to do seating | She tlle me ino ging sine 7 shone ‘hich they mayb sewing t9 do | day blore work Tallest out perande someone not woo ysis want lene callege Bay tating th somthing parents are ying to tlle her out of [IPE «other verbs connected with persuading people PRIME MINISTER CALLS FOR! WAR ON DRUGS Minister brushes aside? opposition to new tax plan UNION BOSS BRINGS EMPLOYER ROUND? TO PAY DEAL. Doctors press for‘ shorter working hours CITY ROPES IN* LOCAL INDUSTRY TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT PLAN “1 was just having the media ont, ard they fel for” it,” says star who faked his own death says he thinks a parscular thing should be done, wally in order to change oF improve a stato refse to listen to whae someone $938, o refuses to think about something seriously persuades someone eo agece with you orto do what you want them to do try to persuade somteons, usally someone in authority, ive you something oc allow something to happen informal) persuades someone to help you with something, especially when they do not want to (informal) persuading someone that something stu when its not, usually asa joke ‘were tricked ito believing something eh is noe crue 2 Engh Pet et in UseAL. 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 Exercises (Choose the correct particle to complete each sentence 1 The minster put the new proposal the Prime Minister a) forward b) to <) acroslover 2 Twas hoping to leave at 4 a.m., bur my parents talked me it, a) into b) round c) outof 3 Have you managed to talk your dad lending, you the money o buy a car yee? a) into -b) round c) outof 4 The new manager has some interesing new proposals that he wants to put ac the staff meeting tomorrow. a) forward b) toc) acroslover “The lecturer was no good st puting his ideas and | found it impossible ro follow his al, 8) forward b) toc) acrosslover 6 My husband doesn't want to go sking but I think Pe able totale him a} into -b) around/round—¢) out of ‘Write the phrasal verbs presented on the opposite page into one ofthese categorie. ‘eoplek rectors te persaton Read the sentences below and answer the questions about them. 1 The headmistress brushed aside the parents ric thatthe children were being given 00 mach homework. low did she take the parents’ eitism? ‘Brenda was just having Derek on when she sad she wes going to work in the USA. Where is Brenda going co work? The parents were oped in ta help organise the school sports day. Did the parents decide that they wanted to help organise the sports’ day? 4 Harry fell fr Sarah’ story chat all her money had been stolen ‘What do we learn about Sarah? 5 The Party is calling for constitutional reform. Does the Party want consiutional reform or not? resenting on epnion sucesily persucdng fr uying ta persuode Complete the text using phrasal verbs from the opposite page. Sometimes there is more than. ‘one possible answer yee palian (0 change, ype tng to overt G2) to war vay of Winking. You vl probably try to do tis s G) your plane a cleasy a pessble and youl dates alsa try 4 use the media to G4) the changes that yp ant. Indeed, yo ll i ) a the superers you can fn to lp ypu hes (6) ving for your repeals nah Psaltis Use 838A nla Pas! in Ue Max: Now that you've been in our company for a month, what do you tink of the other people in your departmeat? Davids Well, theve is one outstanding! person and thas Jessica, She a firs-clas personal asiscant. She stands out from the other. Max: That's good to hear. What about Rick? What do you think of him? Davide He's very able, but I wish he wasn’t such a show-ofP# I don’s know who he's ty to impress Max: Ie the female staff I think. He always shows off* more with women around, David Yes, I guess he's just a bi screwed-up?. But otherwise his performance is fine ~ his ‘work certainly measures up Max: So there ae no real protiems then? Davids Well, Tam very worried about Sally. She seems to be screwing everything up" atthe ‘moment. Fd had such good reports of er that it really surprised me, [tied aking hee what she was playing at but she just burst into tears. Max: Why don't you have a word with Jessica? Perhaps she can find out what's wrong, (adjective) extremely good, or of very high standard is mach bees than other people or things (noun) person who ties 2 impres in an annoying way tres to make peopl admire his abilities or achievements in a way acer people find annoying (adjective, informal) confused, unsappy about himself and his life ie god enough (informal) making a mistake with everything, oF damaging or spoiling everything {always used in the continuous form; always used in questions) doing, When you ask what someone is phying at, you are surprised or angry about their behaviour Ways of criticising If you lay into someone, you criticise or attack chem in an angry way. ‘The headmaster really laid into the boys for arriving in school so lat. If you pick on someone, you choose one person from a group of people to criticise or treat "unfairly especially when they are smaller or weaker chan you Mark was a quiet, studious child and the big boys in the class used to pick on him, If you run down someone or something, or run someone or something down, you criticise that person or thing, often unfairly. ams big sister s always running her down even though Pam is far cleverer than hee. If you hit back, you criticise or attack someone who has criticised or attacked you. Jack i constantly criticising his sons ~ I'm sure chey'l hit back eventually. If you take out something on someone or take something out on someone, you trea someote| badly because you are upset ot angry, even though they have done nothing, wrong ‘Of course Mary is upset at losirg her job but she shouldn't take it out on her family If you rub something in (informal) you talk to someone about something which they want © forget because they fee! bad about it. now it was all my ful. jus wish everyone would stop rubbing i in!40.1 ying his athe sking ong. 40.3 Exercises In the dialogue in opposite there are three phrasal verbs which have related noun oF adjective forms. Write down the phrasal verbs and ther related forms and explain the ‘connection betresn them. Read these remarks by different people and then answer the questions below by writing the conrect name in the box. Taide Thad. { i” Teoulda't believe ~ defend myself agains all how aggressively ) ‘hecons oa eg se Barry dé Everyone was trating me badly ease Wee Thad no pare init Tle chose vo attack me because Pm junior to him and can't defend myself i (0 Lwated 06 forest J the whole incidet, but SS be insisted on reminding Y me of it Antonia 1 Who fl tha somcone was rabing in? (com 2 Who fecha someone was alwaysrunning them down? 53 Who fle thar they had vo hit back? ao 4 Who fet someone ha picked on tem? = s 6 Te was always saying negative chings about me to other people; it’s ust not right ‘Who fle chat people were taking itout on them? oa ‘Who fl that someone lai int them? [ Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets 1 Dan won the prize as his shore story was clearly the best. (sr00D) 2 Molly go the sack because her work just wasn't good enough. (MEASURE) 3 What on earth docs Gemma think she's doing ~ she's behaving so ody? (atc) 4 Iwish Ed wouldn't ty to impress all che time! (s40W) 5 6 Ifyou make such a stupid mistake egain, youl lose your job, (SCREW) know T was stupid but please dont remind me. (AU) 7 Joe's father spoke very angrily to him for scratching his new car. (LAID) 8 Why does everyone always blame me for everything? (Ick) Engh Pra ite in Use 85Exclamations and warnings ‘The exclamations and warnings on this page areal typical of informal, spoken English > | Reactions and responses Ahmed: [just wanted to ask you a couple of questions. Sara: Fine, No problem. Fire away! [something you say to tell someone you're ready for them to star asking you questions, orto stare speaking] Hilary: Ob, everything isso awful a the moment. Petra: Oh, lighten up, will you! You'll make everyone as miserable as yout [something you say to tll someone to stop being 9 serious or annoyed] Verar Joanna wants you to give alk to her stadents next Monday. Dan: Joanna? Next week? Hang on / hold ont Who's Joanna? Is she someone I know? [something you say when you ate confused or surprised by something and you need time to think] Kyle: fel lke killing Rogert I'm never, ever going to speak to im again! Lorna: Steady on! [know he acted stupidly, but he's aot a bad person realy. [something you say to tll someone that you thinke what they are saying is too extern] Gary: You see, what | want to say is, well mean, it like, exit’ difficule to say it Ken: Come on! Spit it out! What sit? [come on something you say to encourage someone to do something you want them to do, expecially to hutey upy £0 try harder, orto tell you something; spit it out something you say to encourage someone to tell you something which they do not want to tell you) Some of the sadents ace very poor and can’t afford teatbouho. Kate: Poor! Come off it They hive enough money for mobile phones. [something you say to tell someone chat yeu do aot believe them or that you disagree with them] HEEB Commands and warnings eanple “amment ‘Step on fd Ware be {aid w someone, epecaly someone whol drvng when you want hem to go tte ‘Watch out! Mind out! Look out! | sido el someone ro be crf so Gc hey cn ad There aca coming anger or mn cde “Go onl / Hurry upl Weve noe gota | said to encourage somtane to do sameng orto wl fomaone todo something more queky ‘Youre dong very wall Keep eupt_| aldo encourage someone to contin to do someting, pecaly #9 comin 1 work ardor wall [On the phone] Hold on. Fi gee Mike fo | dco ak somaane to wae a momene, you. es bes f you speak to him ‘Bele upl in ting itn tothe rad _| sid angry to someone to el tom tobe que Many of the excurations here are very rect and may be considered nol Hf you sty the £0 someone you don kre very wall Lar dam 30 tht you understand cam when You ear or reid ‘ham, bat use diem onl wh very gre care 86 Engh Pras rts in Ubebing you xem als Exercises Divide the exclamations and warnings on the opposite page into these groups 4) those that you could use to your bess or teacher by those chat you could only use co close friends (Choose the best response from those inthe box to fit each of these dialogues. Come ff! Ughten up! Stet on! Mind out! Hold ant Came ot Spe out Bart: Whats the matter with rou? Gandy: There's something Pve got to ell you but, wel, don’t know where to begin, Bart nw haven't got all day. 2 Paul: Vm sorry ust haven't had time to finish my essay. If taken me ages t0 get hold ofthe hooks T needed for it Teacher cnn There are plenty of copies in the library. And you could itave told me sooner if you had realy been having problems, 3 Tanyas Can Tspeak to your sister, please? ‘Mate Tl just go and see if she's io ye. 4 Bellas Pm never going to get allthis work done. [hate my jab Sonyas onnennnnn It Won't take long if you hurry up a bit. 5 Anna: Look atthe picture on te side of that lorry? Tom You're going to hit the ear in front of you! 6 Par Thar was a stupid thing to do. You're fred! Mark "You know I'm one of your best workers 7 Jim: Now I've been in the office for a month, I'd like to know if you are pleased with my work How am! doing? Rob: Very well! You'l soon be getting a promotion, Answer the following questions. 1 Which exclamation on the opposite page is connected with the ides of shooting 2 gun? 2 Which exclamation is connected with the idea of pressing your foot down on the accelerator pedal ofa car? 3. Which exclamation is connected withthe idea of forcing out the liquid in your mouth? Divide the exclamations from the box below into pars that have approximately the same meaning. What isthe basic meaning foreach pair? Describe a situation when each pair of ‘expressions might be used Watch out! Hold ont Mind out! Hurry wt Stapon kl Hang ot Engh Pos rts in Uso 87The classroom and learning Things the teacher says With all the vers in these examples the particle can either go before or after the object, eg: sive in your homework or give rour homework in ‘The teacher says The teacher wants: ~Give/Hand in your ‘he students to give her Lvensro tanta.) | nny ES rethand ou >, | ~ Reve oawe cach eudant a worker, Wormibout whats), | le to dean te boara | \ gutizan onthe board please Woikoatthemawas >) | a eweionse domo TR Sa ERE | ae wine ng GEESE) | SES Crea banyak te tte pe ‘when you have found the answer, through any rough work. the ents noe "Tike are not vo ml out mere ny fa <.anvofthe exam guests.) | Som evertons “sheets of paper that everyone ina hiss o* lecture receives a copy of are called handouts. These right be worksheets (2. have execies on them) or they might contain text or some reference material (Other classroom phrasal verbs ‘Tamara was ill for @ month and so she fll behind with her schoolwork. [failed to do her schoolwork by a particular time] Sh is going to find it dificul vo catch up [reach the same standard a the rest ofthe elas] Pupils often play up when a teacher is new or inexperienced. [behave badly] Although Maggie had done good work throughout the year she messed up her exam. did he exam badly) “The teacher cleared the books from the table and spread out the map. [opened out something that was folded) ste carey onstruction in Eri rom your xacher and note down any phrasal verbs hey wi Ifqoware not sre what they mean sk tem for an expanaon 188 Ergo Prosar in Ure42.1 22 = 23 24 fid be a | 2s Exercises Look at these pietures and write a sentence to describe what the student is doing in each case ‘Would Tim's parents be pleased or no: if their son's teacher told them the following? 1 Tim was playing up in class last week 2 Tim messed up his homework 3 Tim has been helping a classmate who has fallen behind 4 Tim has caught up with the rest ofthe class, 5 Tim dida’t hand in his homework 55 Tim missed out some important werk, Complete this story, using appropriate phrasal verbs from the opposite page. Write the verbs in the correct tens, [ase teem Cath missed three weeks of school and so she (1) with hee studies. She did all she could to try 10 (2) with the other students but she ‘couldn't manage. When it came to the maths test at the end of term she just couldn't ~---wnw (3) the answers She spent all her time on half ofthe question paper and (4) the other haf, so inevitably she failed. Because she had (5) the test, her parents decided she'd better have a maths tutor over the holidays. in this week's test she came top of the class. Rewrite these sentences using more informal phrasal verbs instead of the underlined verbs. Students often misbehave, when they are bored in clas. The teacher erased the new words from the board and then tested us. ‘We have to submit our registration forms for the exam on Friday. usually omit my middle name when Tam filling informs. Some people were distributing leflts about a demonstration in the town centre. Answer these questions using fll sentinces, 1. Why ate you often asked to cross cut tough work in an exam? 2 Ifa teacher gives outa sheet listing the kings and queens of Brita ‘a handout or both? 3 Why do most pupils carry an eraser in their pencil cases? 44 How easy would ithe for you to work out how many euros are equal to 250 US dollars? 5 What do you think isthe reason fo- pupils playing up in class? that a workshect Eras Pros ets in Use 89Student life: courses and exams | Enrolling on courses Look at this information leaflet for students at Welney College. Then look at how David explains the system informally to a frend, sing phrasal verbs. The numbers ("* ete) help you to match the phrasal verbs with their meanings. Welney College @ elt arid + hao tom ea! an 18 Denier png |= We break up! on 18 December and go back? on tem bg! on oy 8 January, 90 we've got abour a three-week break + Suds wig git fu? ing em | — Bt we've got to sign up? for courses for next ees hl oo eke 12 Oe. ‘term before 12 December. ty set st cnpig aun! wilt | — You have to goto all the lectures; if you drop rev oe at cae fot" before the end, you don’ get the credits. + Gace er bite ‘And you have to write up your course essay ai fom i dp bee tee oa use. gubmit it a week before the course ends. + Suds tii mre dan 3% oe wf you fail 30% oF more of your courses, they cause wb ope fm the lig. | hrow you out® ofthe college HEEB etore an exam ‘SIX tipe for exam eucceEs | comin te dovometing. Piciah val Benne a a practise and improve your sil or your 1 Keep your reading up! during the fem Ienowledge of something, usualy 0 that you ave los Toad st something you learned inthe past but have parly forgoten if question or a subject comes up in an ‘exam, that question tasked or questions About that subject are asked inthe exam (informal) quickly ey to learn the main 1+ Brush up on some of th things ya zi Seam long tme 260; hy may possibly come up inthe ex. + Donat mug ut on he oy pte Javea wong? eo {at about subject capecily before 28 « Suinsofer nedont ty 60 cra oer Penh eeang bt igre « Suge wth aft of fc o sce Walhen ise atbait gata i insomething fave oven at of unas ta « (informal ering as much x you can eo ow something epeialy before an '+ Concentrate on polishing up? pais eam often + 2 - eee ee 7 practising and improving your skills or + Dont fod yours ht yeu pene he prising and improving your Sie eee Jour knowledge of something eee « Teme by absorbing ther than Saree. You wil neo 10 revs! seudying it 90. Engh Fro er in Useweed 48.1 32 433 434 Exercises Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets, so that they keep the same meaning. 1 Tm going to cegstr fora course in stasis next yea. (GN) 2 Several students did not complete the Moral Philosophy course. (D0) 3 Ona course finishes om 20 June. (BREAK) 44 He wa forced to leave university afer one term. He'd done no work at all. (THROW) 5 6 {can't come out tonight. Ihave to have my essay finished for tomorrow. (WHITE) My next term at college starts on 12 September. (60) ‘Which of these would make most students happy and why? breaking up dropping out being thrown out scraping through mugging up swotting up Choose the best phrasal verb from the opposite page to complete this letter. Cambridge, 20 June Dear Auntie Meg, (AE last my frst year exams are over. Ws such a relief. | feel as if Ive dove ething but (C) for ther for ages. Athaugh (i (2) wath wok gute well during the year, | sill needed to (3) everything that we had. covered, of course. Fortunately, everthing brat | hoped. would. (9 in the exaen paper did. SoU hope We dane Ok and. Paver just (©). Nove all | have Wo do ie (© one course assignrent, wich | need. to hand. in by the end oF term We dont cc (7) il the ond of the month ad 50 | not be rome Bi Bren. We det vo (8) wri the end of September, $0 WAL be Lovely Long brea | lack former Seeing you son. ‘Suzanna CCorsect the ten phrasal verb mistakes in this paragraph. Either the wrong particles ort wrong verbs have been used Dick hardly worked up at all for his exams. He brushed over on the history of the French Revolution, but no questions on the French Revolution got up in the exam. He was afraid that he would be thrown off university for failing his exams. However, he did just manage to Search through them and so he willbe in college when we return back next term. He has promised to try to Keep through with work next year as he is planning to signin for a couple ‘of quite difficult courses, including business studies. He'll have to polish over his French because the business studies course involves spending a term in France working ina busines. Fe thinks he can just lft up the language when he gees there, bu I think he should study it before he goes because he nly has school French EY ec the Mi tionary 2 the endof thi book ane fad more phrasal verbs with breok. there 2 common tame in hi ang a has 2 nga Prete in Ure 91fe: reading and writing J Student Hila Reading ‘Now, your homework forthe weckend. Can you all please read wp on" aie pollution for next week You'll ind a good chapter in your texthook on page 40, be you dont need to read ic all just dip ato? it-Now please tar over the worksheet on your desk Jane will you pease read ont the paragraph at the top ofthe sheet " read lot about a particular subject in onder > eum a page 80 that you can se the othe se to leaen abou it * read aloud 2 read smal parts of a book or magasine Writing Phrsal verb ‘meoning example ‘write out shor | ~ write someting again na beter or | Do your essay rough Wand than write sth out more compa way write out. erie someting ona document, | The doctor wrote out preseriion Ses chequcor spreserption so | for some sleeping alts ttseiecan bese ote down sth or | write wor or numbers okan 20 dae | Note down your pisword note st down | you do nor forget tem Somewhere le. Jot down sh or | write somathig quel on» pec of | Jak jotted down Sos addres vs Foe st down paper se hat you remember i sep of pper ‘sere down ah or | wre mstng vary ie on | The ere qui foe ml ‘erbble sr down | pce of paper cn Seibble down 3 fw note. ‘make outs or | write all he necessary formation on | Hyouhave ue wo wa we coud take sth out rofl docenenteg 3 cheque an | male out yor ile tke ow ‘oleaton wtet “in 52 or il sth im | rie all the necessary information on | Please fil im dis regitration form and totic doamen eg 3 form tatu iby 18 Seperber ‘il outs or ‘we all the pacestary nfrmaton on | Lat out das questionnaire shout rofl doomens.eg3 orm soresher HERI c improving a piece of writing Dad: Yous essays good but | think it would be better if you cut out! this paragraph here. Also id he « good idea to add a paragraph summing up? your main points at che ‘end. This parmgraph here is abi strong - why not tone ie down? a bit? And your point about crime crops up* in several places — why not ‘deal with tin just one paragraph? And you only touch on® the issue ‘of government control. Surely that deserves a bit more space? In fact really think you should try cose the whole thing out beter? Son: Why con't you just write it then, Dad! 4 mention brifiy (also touch pon) 2 describing briefly che mos importare points give all che deals or explain clearly 2 make ites critical ar offensive ‘especialy in writing «appears 9 Engh Presale in Use1 sie 44.1 443 Exercises [Match the verbs on the left witha object from the right. There may be more than ome answer 1 seribble down a) a subject 2 make out b) a book or ar article 5 fill nvowe «) the page 4 joe down 4) a rough draf of an essay 5 note down e) the times of she rains to London 6 write out f) the answer you have written 7 read upon gh a form or a questionnaire 8 dip into fh) few very qui notes 9 read out |}. someone's phone number on a piece of paper 10 tuen over |) a cheque for €250 Use the phrasal verbs from exercise 441 to complete these sentences. Write the verbs in the correct form. There may be more than one possible answer 1 get nervous when Ihave to. what D've written in elas. 2 Thaven't read the book in detail ust ® 53 The police officer just managed to quickly the registration number cof the car before it drove aveay at high speed, 4 Tve made some notes for my speech; now I'm going ro in ful. 5 Could you thecheque to “Wilson and Co. pease? 6 There are three forms to for ths visa application. (rwo answers) 7 We should ‘the departure rimes for fights to Rio de Janeieo. 8 Til have vo international law forthe exam. 9 Now ‘and let'ssee whats oa the next page. 10 Hang on, Pil jase a your address incase I Torger it Look at this student essay, and the teacher's comments in the margin. Then complete what the teacher might say tothe student using phrasal verbs from the opposite page ‘i far cxtna. | The problems of pollution in the world cannot be + Yom muvan | solved overnight, since smoke from factories is a ths oy ay, necessary evil, and cars and planes will always be noisy. sb #5 on Cleaning the environment is expensive. _ peat san | bo jetmate more pollen and ois than ther faecal planes.) People’s health is affected. Governments are siaxy speared | completely stupid on questions of the environment? see goes It is very expensive to improve the environment. + Soy aaa ° ‘ve puta line through this sentence; you should iy, ‘And you only 12} the question of health; you should have written more. Also you should a. (3) what you say ‘about government; t's too strong. Then this lase point has already {4} once; you done need to repeat it. And finally, the essay ends t0 suddenly. You should... (5) your arguments nga Pra ets Use 93jobs and career eS Wor! HEBBIA | Taiing informatty about your work or career ll, 10 get ahead! in a job like mine you < have wo be prepared to take an? a lot of responsibiliey and work long hours. * be aocesful in your job 2 aecepta particular job or responsibility 2 gaa to employ me tave me the information I need in ‘order to do something fete bos fist tok me on he LA filed ae int on what the job involved, but he didn’ tell me L would have to dd so mach traveling! Well, I stood dowa® as Chaizman in 1998, and Mary Wilmott took overt had so much work ro do that Ihave problems dealing with it + swork ery hard wih ite ono rest 5 do something you did not have time to do caler HRB Working hard Ray: How ae things going for you at work at the moment, Stella? Sella: Well, we're branching out ito a new péoduct lin ~ children's clothes ~ so T'm prety busy, At the moment I'm working on? some new designs for esurewear. We're ‘working toward having a complete range for children of al ages. 1S quite dificult but Pm sure Tl develop some good designs if | keep ati. Ray: Well, you always were good at sticking a ching. Sella: Well, Pd cerainly rather do & project myself chan have to chase up* other people to make sure they're doing whae they promised to do. But sometimes you have to do that just to keep things moving along’. Ray: Do you think you could squeeze in® lunch with me sometime? Sella: Mm, possibly, but noe til nee week. Ray: That fine. But don’t try to wriggle out of? it a che last minute! wari t dosent fon what ou aly do soma eer iectenas Stele see “They were giving avay® fee ickets atthe Concert Hall) 6 today and Igor one, Then Iwas ina Fookshop buying 2 ‘magazine andl picked ups book on alan cookery ata Inockdowa! pce, lehadl been reduced trom $200 $15.) > 98 Engh Pozar in Use keeping money so that I can buy Something with tin the future tne money for one purpose and no other purpose sccepe tha an amount of money has been lose it will nor be retwrned ving something 10 somebody ‘without asking for payment bought something when you have gone toa place ro do something le (adjective) very cheap47 472 Exercises Rewrite these sentences, using the word in brackets so that they keep the same meaning, 11 The suspected criminal withdrew all the money from his hank account and has not been seen since (TAKE) As his girlitiend isin Australia, hehas a huge phone ill every month. (RUN) The bill for the books we ordered totalled $40.85. (com) lent him €100 a year ago and he sill hasnt repaid me. (e [Now that Ive lose my job we'e acing to have ta reduce what we spend on our weekly trip to the supermarket. (iT) 6 If ¥ou pay the restaurant bill with your creditcard, P' give you my share later (S718) ‘Complete this e-mail using words from the box. de Bad dat a sh and sone and Hi Mar, ve got some excicng ows. At lst ve saved (1) enough money to come tnd vse you in Cara Whats mors, parents have agreed to write 2) ‘he money I borrowed from them when Iwas a¢ univers They think they wil gee {Q) one day when rich and famous! Anyway. ve been sting (4) money forthe tp all year and at at can afford fe herd you can et cckets at knock (8) prices onthe Internet 20 Nl ry and do that. | L2otng forward so much sing you soon, Jno [etx Choose the correct word from a-d to complete the text below: My financial situation is in abit of a bad way at the moment. First of all I owe my brother some money and he says Thave to pay (1) before the end of the month, 've (@) up so many other bils that I don't know how I'm going to pay them {G). wanted to sell my sar, but isso old andl rusty that Ican' even (4) ic away. At work they're threatening to (5) back our ‘opportunities for overtime, I don’t know what Pl do then. 1a) back —b) upc) off) out 2a)eut by saved —c) run) picked 3 a) back b) up-c) off d) our 4a) give b) sete c) take) write Sa) pay) knock —¢) wet) cut Answer these questions, using full sentences. 1 What, if anything, are you saving up for? 2 How much money do you usualy ke out at a cash machine? 3. What would you expect the bil fora night ina hotel in your country to come to? 44 Do you have any big debts and, if, when do you hope to pay them off? 5 Whar sorts of things might you pice up ata flea marker? Engh Patten Use 99% Money: buying and selling HEBBA shopping and buying goods Toms The leather bg 120 tals el elit cheap Tae Te ight sou ty abet hin down £10 ae as eleceng Jill: Did you manage to ge tha car you wanted fora lower price? Sandy: Yes, the dealer knocked 10% off the price because [offered to pay cash [reduced the price by a cerain sum] Nora: This isa nice od vase. Is tan antique? Beryl Yes itis, but | picked it up for €30, It was a real bargain, Ibought ie at a cheap price] Fran: Ie would be nice to buy something for our tacher now that the course is ending. Paco: Yes, we should club together and gether some flowers ora nice gif {put our money together aa group] Larry; Tm aot going to buy stuff at those gift shops again. They really ripped me off last time [informal cheated me by making me pay to0 much] 8 ‘Yes, lt of those tourist shops are areal rip-off. You can get the same things in ‘ordinary shops for half the price Taoun: from the verb rip of] ‘Martin; Shall we buy the TV see here? Ir a big store, Pilar: No, let's shop around a bit They may be cheaper somewhere ese. look at different shops and compare prices] Aaron: Mick s selling Madonna's autograph for $20. Should I buy i? Ritchie: If Tere you I'd snap it up It could become very valuable in the future. [slightly informal: buy ie quickly because the price is good] Meg: The car failed its annual txt yestrday. Two of the tyes are badly worn, Simon: Oh no! Now we have to fork out for two new ones! Tinformals pay for something, erpecally when you do not wane to] [NEB Other buying verbs Lear these verbs in pairs help you remember them Yes sake can eae an a ay maiko a ante of We should ner skimp on heathy foods, [pend too lie money on oF we to He of ‘We splated out spent lor of mony on something we dd’ really need] on lot of new Turntre ase mont and ran up [eased ourcves to ave to pay] a huge bl “They're selling off printers at half price atthe computer store. [selling co get ri of them] Shall we go and look at them right sway incase they sll out? [have none lft), Sometimes you mest pis of phrasal verbs which ou can Ink together nto one sentence a 3 pao Connected sanance, tn ston Boneh pag Try 0 lear as any pars of phrasal verbs a his wf becose wl ep you 9 remember hem more cas 100 Engh acer nseie ea 48.2 483 Exercises Fill the gaps with appropriate verbs from the opposite page 1 He wanted $2000 for his old car bat | managed to him down to si800. 2 We'e going to have to ‘outa lor of money this year; the kitchen needs anew lor and the roof needs to ke repaired 3 Wemusen's ‘onthe food and drink for the parry. We don’t wane our friends to think we're poor! 41 upa nice old book about my village ina second-hand bookshop. It vas only two pounds 5 The tickets for the rock concert are bound t0 four really quickly. 1 think we should go to the box office first thing in the morning. Answer the questions below using phrasal verbs from the box. solsh out on th) cb together seck wp on st) knack off shop around Most shops wll be closing for abot five days over the public holiday. What can you do to make sure you have enough food in the house? Your sola and armchairs are beginning to look very old. You have some money you'd ike to spend, What could you do? ‘You want to buy your friend's bieyele but you think the price is too high. What could you ask your friend to do? 4 You want to buy a DVD player, but the prices seem to be very different for the same ‘model indifferent shops. Whar should you do? Yorn clasts Sora iil inept ancl you think it wold he nie ta cenel her «ane of flowers from the whole class, What could you suggest? Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these sentences. There is one mistake in each 1. She became an Internet addict and ran inco a huge telephone bill. 2 ‘We were ripped out in that restaurant. They charged us for four desserts when we only had two. 3 He sold over his share inthe business and went traveling round the world 4 When he offered me his tennis racket for only $10 I snapped it off because ie was still in excelent condition. 5 We had to fork for a new washing machine because our old one broke dovn, ‘Answer these questions shout nouns farmed from phrasal vers, Use a dictionary if recess. 1 On the opposite page, you are shown the noun form of one ofthe phrasal verbs. Which 2 Look atthe box below. Which of these phrasal verbs from the opposite page also have noun forms, and ifs, what do the noun forms mean? Use a dictionary necessary sinponpiceup solo stout rgb Presa ets Use 101‘Tim Benson started up! his own business in his fist year J] | created (a business or other a university. He set up a smull company hiring out? | orenistion) bieyles to other students. He was very suscesfal and J sated (a company o ‘organisation claims that his profits ram int! thousands of euros a |, mont, alot of money fora student. Asa spina he used to sell cyting clothes anda caupmest wo he sets and EA that abo was a good eamer for him, Twas relly happy with that setup, says Tim, ‘a8 1 . Tove eyeing myself? allowing people rouse for | shor rime in exchange fo 4 reached a particular level * (noun) extra busines ome wy related 0 an ace suecesefl business (noun) business arrangement Ups and downs in business Read this conversation about Ken's business activities. Bob: Doesn't Ken own his computer business any more Rita: No, he sold wp! and used the money to buy a small chain of clothing oules?. Bob: Really? Has he done well? Rita: Yes. His turnover! was so big he managed to take over*a jewellery company thac had been a success bur was winding down? because of bad management. They were 10 longer able to pay forthe uokeep® ofthe stores. Bob: Wow! How much di he have to pay of his own money? Rita: Well, he poured a lo of money into” it~ he puts it a around a million ~ bur he saved it from going under? and irs making s profit now: In fact he says the profit on. ‘wedding rings alone runs te! several millions. le says he's glad he decided to esk che takeover" Bob: So he's a rich man now then? Rita: He's very rich, but you know something? He sill drives around town in that old ear of hist " sold a business (or house) in orderto go and ¢ (noun) cost or proces of keeping building do something ele (or live somewhere ese) _o¢ something in good condition 2 (nous) shops 7 provided a lor of money for something ver > noun) amount of money or busines made long period by a company ina period of ie ® roughly calculates at a particular amount + ger control of = company by baying most of * failing financially its shares 1 reaches « particular amount, usualy a large * gradally reducing the amount of work being amount done uate closes completly (noun) act of gaining control of s company gt set pau or wun ater content ith rent reais ot avr you Business Englih wes a umber of cc prasl verbs that are ether ary wd In aer cones have parc iret in Busmes Engl make 2 specal collection of tere you come erase em 102 ergs Prosar a Use49.1 othe for 49.2 had Kethe ing 49.3 large om Exercises Match the stories 1~6 with the headlines ae below. 1 The company has decided ro wind down its operations in South America and to 2. The company was concealing massive debts, but reached a point where it was hound to go 3 The takeover of Westin Engineering by Civie Technologies is to take place ater all it was announced today. 4 A-company spokeswoman said pefits we that 5 Mr Donaldson has decided to sell up and retce tothe south of France after 45 years inthe business 6 Te lightweight clothes area spin-off of space technology that sent men tothe moon inthe 1960s and 1970s | COMPANY FOUNDER TO REALISE BIG PROFIT AFTER LONG CAREER 'b) Company announces eight millon euro profit } Company bensfits from decades-old science <8) Company to close overseas factories ©) COMPANIES WILL JOIN TO MAKE HUGE CORPORATION 4) Company financial crash was inevitable e now running into sx figures. She confimed ‘Complete these dialogues using phrasl verbs from the opposite page so that the second speaker agrees with and repeats more or less what che first speaker says 1 Gus: The government has pur huge sums of money into agriculture Heeney: Yes, they've been. 2 Lotta: _Iscem t0 remember Hugh Morris hegan his business about ten years ago, Jan: Yes, you're right. He 3 Ruth: I would estimate that they've lost around five million euros this year Jamie: Yen Td 4 Pauline: heat Macron are establishing a branch in Oslo Lianne: Yes, they'te Helen: All ehe repaits on the old building are incredibly expensive Fiona: Yes, the ‘Complete these sentences using words from the box. tir) minh er ew tae 1 Big companies often small ones 2 These shops ‘power tools by the hour. 3 Last year their ‘was $10 million. 4 Anew sportswear ‘has opened on the edge of town. 5 Teouldn'e work there the ‘dida’t appeal ro me at all. 6 The cost of rebuilding could million pounds Engle Polen Use 10850) ij Telephoning TERIA Conversations on the telephone lien: Can I speak so Me Jones, please? Secretary: Pim aeaid Mr Jones is ina mecting, Gene OK, 1 ell Back! lates Client Could you put me through? to Kathryn Parker, please? Receptionist: May Lask who's calling? Client les David Brown. We were talking a few minutes ago bur got cut off Sarah lesa very bad line, in’ it? Paul Do you think someone is listening int Sarah T think one ofthe kids must have picked up the extension upstairs. Jan, are you there? Put the phone down’ please. telephone someone forthe second time, or ring someone who rang you eater » connect a telephone caller tothe person they want to spel to 3 were stopped from continuing the phone conversation because the connection broke 4 secretly listening toa convertion 5 pa the part ofthe phone that you speak into hack int ts usa postion [EINE Conversations about telephoning Husband: Have you found out about costs for repairing the central heating yet? Wite: ‘No, I phoned around a souple of companies. [telephoned several people, often facade us find out ination Husband: And? Wite ‘No-one was there so [left messages on the answering machines, But none of them have got back to ne yet. [talked to someone, usually to give them information that you were notable to give chem before) Husband: Well if they don’ ring bac [telephone someone who rang you ealie]so00, you'd better try phoning up [telephoning] a few more place. Hotel guest: 1€1 want to dial out, do have to dial a someone notin the same building) Receptionist: Yes, dial 9 and wait for the tone. Thea you can dial an outside number. thing first? [use a telephone to call Lag: Do you find it hard to pet through to your parents in Tonga? [manage to talk to someone on the telephone] Marie: Not usually, but it's very expensive so I don't call them often. My mum talks ‘to me and then puts my dad on [give someone the telephone so that they can speak to the person who is oni), and he then puts me on co all my brothers and sisters. can never ge them &o hang up [end a phone call by replacing the part of the phone that you are speaking into, usually suddenly} and I don't ‘want toring off [end a phone call by replacing the part ofthe phone that you ate speaking into] either Husband: I don'r feel very well rocay. I've got a terrible headache Wile: ‘Oh dear. You'd bectr ring in sick then. [telephone someone at your plac of work to explain why you are not there) 14 ngs Pha ers in Use| so ff | 502 ofa of al 503 lk sg hs cau 504 ca _ of Exercises Rewrite the underlined words using « phrasal verb from the opposite page. 1 Hotel operator: Ifyou want to make a call ouside ofthe hotel, you have to dial 9 firs 2 es difficult ro gee a connection tothe customer helpline in the mornings 3 Tm sorry, he's out sight now. Can you phone again at about five o'clock? 4 Carole telephoned the office to say she's not feeling wel 5 Joanne: Hi Uncle Jack, is Jo, How's everything? Uncle: Hil Fine thanks Justa minute, I'L +0 you can tll hr all the news. 6 Tl phone you with my response ira few days. Complete the word puzzle. Down 1 Can speak to Me Walsh again please? I was speaking to him and we were off 2. Hi, Fve been meaning t0 you up forages, bur I couldn’ find your number 3 Hello are you sil there? Hello? [think shes ja no —— off 4 Whoever it was, they just "apse must have been & wrong number Across 5. Why don't you phone Karen ~~ and invite her to che party. 5 Could you pur me to the sales department please? 7 Tean hear funny noises. Do you think someone's ‘in on our call? Here are some more phrasal verbs which you may need 0 use in connection with telephoning, expecially when using a mobile phone. What do you think they mean? Use a Alictionary if necessary. speak up old on break up switch off charge up Use the phrasal vers from exercise £0.3 10 answer these questions. Use each verb once. 1 How could you explain toa friend why they couldn’ reach you on your mobile phone ‘when they tried 10? 2 How could you tell someone you're speaking to on a mobile phone thatthe signal is very bad and you have difficulty understanding what they're saying? 3 How could you ask someone to speak louder because there's a lot of background noise? 44 How could you ask someone if they have enough electrical power in theic mobile phone before they go off ona trip? ‘5 How could you ask someone to wait and not put the phone down while you have £0 inetrupe the call for some reason? ng Prosar in Use 105Feelings go up and down Up and down phrasal verbs connected with feelings often refer to positive (upt) and negative {down 1) emotions and emotional events, or a more emotional intensity (up) of less temationa intensity (down 1, WF DOWN exanple meaning ‘example meaning Brighten up wil you! | wddeny looker foo! | | Sta broke down when | wa sable wo conrad eure deoresing | happier she wae tld the tad | her fing: and everyone ewe saned 307, The fim cheered ur up conierabi Tapper sop fang 0% Upsewor exces ‘Gaim down! Lonng “Thee no pointe being bung up abou rethares nating we ends hnkng about | Geter) becoming vor worried aout somedirg and Soho the poblen Teed some te ‘ool down blo | ‘an se hm again ‘come ealer HEEB More verbs connected with feelings - examples from horoscopes SCORPIO Stinnett e | ‘There's something you need to tell someone that is making you very angry,so don't bottle up! | yur emotions. you do, here isa danger that | ‘ou will tear yourselt apart } * nocallow yourself to show or talk about your feelings, especialy feelings of anger and sadness (informal 2 make yourself feel very unhappy VIRGO eosin Alotter or e-mail will make your heart beat faster, but don’t get carried away"; proceed | ccarofly. At work things ae geting better, and | you should jump atthe chance of anew hallonge which wil be offered to you aon. > become so excited about something that you do not felt happy in a group of people because | think I've fallen for! the new ‘he was similar to them guy who's Just started. work i | > ic cach ther and ae ely tir office. He Ailted. int ab * ited someone ogo to place like teem be and. gealonglrealiy| | cineoa or arccrures unaiytomart Wall wb he hasm’t asked we) romantic relationship. dui! ye, Wat shea da? ‘Miranda. Buxton 1 Bear Auntie J, (he boon going out vith! my boylend for ten months now and wee planing to get mari not year But ace we ne tee | eecitne ely etapa He tear a male fend of rte vol ey hale setsasce and he thought: wae.achatup? ln. Hegot acjoaten | Sreuouldnt speak to me, Do you think a minor fallng out hss is 4 bad sign for our future mariage, or am I wonying teo muons [) tanya wteon having a romantie relationship with — had an argument that damaged our latioship noun, informal) a way of aking which suggests you ate sexually atraced to someone and want them to be attaced to you {from the verb ehat up] (noun) argument (from the verb fll oa) HHIBIB being attracted to someone you then you ie eof with someone | nmednly he and become fendy Wad han (dora alr off with somone | sare a romarderltonship with them chat someone up ‘ak ina way Sat shows dem at you ae sonal aeracid {0 thom and ou uy to make them tracted to you Bo ora parce ype of | Hh that typeof prion or thing Peron o thing turn somone on ‘aka tem ered fen sony Look ocasinsly a3 problem page na mewspaper or magzine and ste own any new ones tat. ‘There ar aot of phrasal verbs which de with relaioshpe and how peopl toh with each other you tad 108 yi ar! Use ————Exercises 52.1 Auntie Jo, the agony aunt, i replying to some of the letters she gets. Fil che gaps in her repis. oar ee Tam “Your lever about your office ‘Deer Sosy Mocca Smeets | beim pales ree yaaa A ee oo Wesaereee | (teens | (see: 2 = “the evening is spent in afraid he won't peer it Moses = a 2 emery eee eee ges Siete Dateetacie | fees Semen ty irenararra| tieaieaaas 5 S| Beamer | Bocmes | Meostrciieimwect | SOPLISTE Tan | Serre Laeneae | ‘Seren | Sosnea manreres mimiomime| pete ee wes ca ce Your fends, cr you keep en td perhaps lose rend’ who ert rely ue ends you an nthng you do or | ay i ever wn them | a ay 52.2 Coerect the mistakes withthe phrasal verbs in thee sentences 1 My fiend and I fll away last wee because she thinks 'm in love with her boyfriend, 2 ‘The new student was finding it difcule to fit on, as he was older than the other students 3 When George mer his new colleague he really fll to her and now he talks about her all the time, 4 Barry and David hie it of immedictely when they were introduced, 55 That horrible man over there was trying to talk me up. Ugh! 52.3. Rewrite the underlined pars ofthis private diary, using phrasal verbs from the opposite page. de aly bak oof te dso ~ thal aa oh a pl Ha ci at, ett tte a, MM ce ae Sete ee anaes pie mmm nee yaa bees ae ert ma a eas aatatete on - Siete Ie anne mpeasy neti” MIR cot we ye J eeanane ne Engh Pra ert in Use 1083 Relationships: problems Here are some more leters to Auntie Jo, che agony aunt from Unit $2. Read these lerters from a popular young people's magazine along with Jo's teplies onthe right. on See a ae eed nipaaineniotme | | Soke oe aad enniheees Exmumminn seemed 40 drift apart? | cide't realy * ended a relationship or marriage wart do fish with hin, bet he: warfed #2 Gradually become less friendly and the relationship aioe eee, if we can start again and try fo vecicover > end a romantic relationship (informal) 4 end a relationship r sradualy become les fiendly, often because you do Linds (96449) Nor have che same interests and opinions any nore J «ended a omancc relationship with someone the mage of those ict ] ako sonore sey wos | Te bt wher dak down Fo ea pies pe Gum ree Bay dovn aor [yore pe lo at] Tre i poh mr pe ov Bayside ” | notngrecteryiporae ern | han’ tw nay pope ‘mney shen any na opened Gin dovasb a | mae sonsowe he ovo aor | He be snr mano Gin svdwm | Cikiuen aoa oven tone pintin om os moe Tere Woat | as wmaseotonang ey] Ore uy nnd ot wh hve dor done that made you” | abou he hourework sings got much angry in order to mprove te sation | beta ‘al someone something that not re | Stop pretending tht youve lot your In order to male's jla orto annoy | ster new jee Is nota to wind (fora Sem erupt he, ‘mouth off ‘alk about a subject as f you know more | Robert is always mouthing off bout his (eter ‘hn everyone ele orto complln a lot| Boss bein hi bck but he eve 7 about someting anping sae | hut (i) up | sop aking or making woe or make | Would you pease shut up hile (forma) Someone ale do this seg 2 concentrate on these papers. ‘You can someanes phrasal vr nyour min by wring thom In re sentences about a person you know or an experience you've ta 112 Engh Prosar Use ———EEEEE————~ings 54.1 542 543 Exercises ‘Read these remarks by different people and then answer the questions below by writing the correct name in the box. George: I'm determined to have it out with my parents. We can’t go on ia this way. Dermot: My sister i alovays mouthing off about somthing. I wish she'd shut up. Michael: Think they were trying to play down the whole afar Yolanda: The boss seems to have gore back on her word. ‘Yvette: Huh My brother has owned up at last! fe about ime! Gina: felt my roommate was tring to wind me up. 1 Whois annoyed because someone tlks about subjects as if hey know | [——] :more than everyone ese or someone complains alo about something? 2 Who thought someone told them something that wasn'eruein ‘order to make a joke or to annoy them? 3. Who is going to talk ro someone about something they have said [— for done that has made them angry, in orde to solve the problem? 4 Who thinks someone is trying to make people believe that oT Something isnot very important ori not likely to happen? 5 Whois satisfied thar someone has zdmited they have done | something wrong? {6 Who thinks someone has broken a promise to da something? | ‘Complete these sentences using words from the opposite page. 1 Tele she was something from me.I asked her what ic was, but she woulda on 2 Oh, ‘up, will you! Don’t fon at me all che time! 3 les very difficult v0 him down. He never likes to make firm plans 4 She's an excellent employer. She never down to her staff, however inadequate they seem, 5 Georgina fut ber life story to/me late lastnight. She's never up to me in that way before, and in her of ‘emotion she revealed to me that she'd been in prison years ago. Read these sentences containing rather formal verbs and then waited verb equivalents inthe brackets. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 Tpromise I won't reveal (.. 0 Simon that you're moving out of the at. 2. The government has reneged ( ) ‘on is promise ro increase student grants. 3 Thad a feeling she was concealing t ) something from me, something unpleasant. 4 She confessed ( ) 10 having lied about the missing money Thave finally decided to confront es | i ) Jamie. We simply can't Mr Beanpole bad a habit of talking continue with s0 much tension in the aie down to people. ‘more informal phrasal gah Pros bso Use 113Stages through life ‘Cathy has just hada new baby and is e-mailing her frend, Dolores. Follow the correspondence between the two friends * give im che same fame as someone Hi Dolores, 2 fas similar ‘ou be pleased to hear the row bats doing fe. We've decided co appearance or snare him afeer! his grandather, Pack He has blue eyes and quite character as an olde fr hr s0 he Eales after? his athe | Fi card eo imagine mse member of his fai bringing up? a chil. Wish me hick forthe next 18 years! > Tooking after a child Love, Cay and educating them ‘i ‘ntl shey are an adale + change fom beings child to being an ‘dle «finally di something, ‘specially without having planned to Hi cathy, {Glad eo hear everythings OK with he new baby Babes grow up so ‘icky and 18 years wil sem ike 18 wosks, Im sure! Are you gong { carry on? working or wl yu stay at home now! When I had my {se hl I went back to work so ely ended up* dong two fl tie jobs! Take cae, Dolores " happen to ® stop going to clases Hagin, before completing a ‘Thanks forthe encouraging wor! | fon’ know wha will become: eee of my career At che moment alll cate abouts tat le Patrick wil» start go do or take bea nce Kd tht he won't drop out" of schoo! or college. tha he Srmestine bade ‘wont turn £0 crime or drge and wind up! in prson.and hat ‘ually because you hel be healthy and happy, just ee your kis ae Tak to you soon, © finally do someting Cathy especially without having planned r0 ke the ver end uy =|" beas good as bes Hi gers, expected to he rm sure the la ad wil ve upto! al your hopes and expectacons! | ff appear to be ‘Alot of I3-yearols could past for! 17 or 18 chese days, and the 2 given or taught, Kind of vakes that were handed down! tous by our parents and by an older person _gandparens are considered ol-shicned now. But Tm stl opus toa younger pence Do let me know how dings go Regars to Peter. Love, Dolores 114 Engh Prosar in Urefase nga 55.1 55.2 55.3 Exercises ‘Which phrasal verbs inthe e-mails on the opposite page could be replaced by the following synonyms? Write the phrasal verbs next to their synonym. Tooke ike noe complete transmited be as good as hhappen to raising — 8 Took as if they are Answer these questions in full sentences, using phrasal verbs. 1 Were you named after anyone? Ifso, who were you named after? 2 Who, ifanyone, do you take after in appearance? 3 Who, if anyone, do you take after in character? 44 Do you think thae boys and girls grow up atthe same speed? 5 What reason might someone have for dropping out of university? '5 What reason might someone have for turning to crime? 7 Describe someone you know who could pass fora different age than they really ace. 8 Do you possess anything thae has seen handed down from your great-grandpacents? 9 Do you think that mothers and fathers have an equally important role to play in bringing up thee children? 10 Uneil what age would you like to carry on working? Complete this shor biography, acing vere fcom che opposite page RICHARD POTTS WAS BORN 100 years ago today inthe Same sal own in Wiles that he lives in now. He was (1) after is maternal srandfather, Richard Jones, the distinguished seulpor, whom be was later said 0 boy aller in both character and appearance. The young Richard was orphaned a an erly age end was (3) upby an aunt He filed wo (4) ‘up to is relatives” hopes for him by © fut of sebcol at the age of 15. They were very concerned about what would (6) of him and, although ‘here must have beon plenty of temptations encouraging the young boy 10 o vo gambling and drink, he resisted them all and U caylee up taking a job in a coal mine. He impressed the managers so much that be eventually 9) Up sa member 4 of the board. He (10) on working until five years ago, £ {when ill health forced him to retire, tut he is still a familiar igure around the £ street of his home tow, EY cad an aban or ra shout rewesper and note down ay phraed th of someone fam from any Engle ings ta you fd in A ngoh Pro ebsinUse 115| Health ‘Symptoms ‘These speakers all have health problems that can be described using phrasal verbs or in the case of blocked -up, an adjective based on a phrasal verb Teak Frm coming down with? fy. Tn Rating off (Mi aoe has ‘sore throat. ( swollen up, (My nose is blocked-up* ) PoE {se Tm going down with? fla to. Tean shake of this cold. (informal) vomiting becoming il usally with a disease that is not very serious, eg. fla, a cold (informal) see note 2 ‘eying hard to get rid of dislocated oF ijured by making a bone move fom ts usual place pxtrid of become larger or rounder than usual {acheive} filled so that you are unable co breathe normally become unconscious; fainted ‘One medical story ‘Maggie has had a hard time recently. Firstly, hee siser broke down! after her divorce and was sick for several months. Maggie was sil caring for? her when her brother was hit on the head by a tile that fell from a roof. He was unconscious fora couple of days. Forcunately, he pulled through? and has now mote of less fully recovered although he does seem to have Slowed down’ slot. No sooner were they both better chan their grandfather passed away" and then just afew weeks later their grandmother passed on coo. became mentally of physically ill hecsuse ofan smplensan experience 2 looking after someone who isto ill 00 young, oF ld co lok aftr themselves > recovered from a serious illness + become less physically ative than before 5 died died ‘Try toler pasa verb in chunks orlonger passe cing dow with She feng oe col nase Heed, 16 eng Phra erin Use56.1 the = 56.2 56.3 dua Sf 504 Exercises ‘Complete this text, using particles from A. ( feak as fT coming 9) wth fa, tin Fina (2) a swe reat and my nose is constantly Hoced~ G). My dads have swaion G9) and, of | try to eat auphing, | fel as of Ue ging to tres OS). wih | cold sate oh (6) as ( have ca mich work to de I cane afford to be abst Rewrite the undestined parts of these sentences, using a phrasal ver from the opposite page. 1 Tye had a sore throat fora week now ~ I just can't go 2 Meg hadn't eaten anything for 48 hours and soit wasn't surprising that she fainted in the middle of her gym lesson. 3 The doctors were afraid that the odd man wouldn't survive the artack of pneumonia, but amazingly he recovered and was soon on his feet again. 4 Tihink Fim just about to get a cold~ I feel abit shivers 5 My thumb became bigger after [accidentally hit it with a hammer 6 The sea was so rough that many people were vomiting over che side ofthe ship. 7 People usually write letters of condolence tothe relatives of someone who has died 8 The old lady isin great pain because she bas dislocated her hip. 9 After the operation, her sister nursed her until she was completely recovered 10 How do you think you contracted chicken pox? -March the beginning ofeach sentence with its ending. 1 Jim's uncle passed fer her elderly mother 2 Sonya i fighting down a bit as they get older 3 Rita is kept very busy caring down with flu 4 Marys ankles swelled oi a bout of fa 5 Most people usually slow up during the long flight. 6 chink Joe is going aay last year ‘Complete these sentences in any way that makes sense. 1 When her great-aunt passed away Mary felt very 2 Jack broke down when 3 The last time I threw up Was een 4 You can get a blocked-up nose 5 Kate's finger swelled up after 6 “The best way to fight off a cold is © Look aca hath adie page of an Ech nguage newspoper or maasine Write down any phrasal verbs tac you nd there Write them down nsntences to lp you remember them, Exgoh Poa eben Use 117- * Sport TIBIA | sports items from newspapers ‘Welsh swimmer Peri Johnson says he iy aoing for? the world record in tomorrow's WEATHER DELAYS CUP FINAL he kick-off! ofthe Cup Final between ‘Asal tn Liverpool was delayed 100 meses eesile event, Qe > will ry 1 achieve something dif ieee eer er eh Teg. break a record win a mall DORNTON TO PLAY HARSFIELD With both teams en 2 points, Domten will meet Hara in playot" the Saturday at Domton’s home ground decide who gous up tthe ia ivson If (noun) game co decide the winner, especially when the teams or competitors have the same number of points TEINS People talking about their sporting activities Twork out” at the gym dhs times a week 10 uy to bum off the calories ‘and say sin [find i ale helps nn ww wonk ofP te acres of work, ' exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of our Body 2 use or get rid of energy, calovas oe fe by doing lt of physical exercise st rid of an unpleasant feeling, eg aggression or anger, hy doing something energetic Before Ttart« match Talways do a warmup’ Then afer che match I make sure I cool dows? and stretch propery “ (noun) genle exercises which prepare you for more serious exercise (com the verb warm up) * thecome cooler ARCHERY: England det ENGLAND were knocked out! of te European Archery championsnip this afternoon in a sutprise win by Sweden. 2 forced to leave the competition becase ‘ they were defeated /~ World-class marathon rusning can be very hard. You need great mental stamina, and you mast never give int I's a great fcling when you pull ahead” ‘ofthe rest ofthe field and know you're wining. {accept that you have been defeated and agree to stop competing or fighting 7 suddenly ge in front of another person who was previously running atthe same speed a3 You _~ Table tennis isa great sport. Anyone can join fa, We have a knockout? competition at work every month, jst for fun, ® ‘become involved in an activiey with other people * (noun) » competion in which only the winners of each stage play inthe next stage, until one peeson oF team i the final winner 18 Engh Peart in Ute57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 Exercises Match the phrasal verb on the lft with its more formal equivalent om the right. 1 join in attempt to achieve 2 givein defeat 3 go for surrender 4 pull ahead participate 5 knock out overtake Choose phrasal verb expressions from she opponite page to complete each of these notices from a sports club noticeboard, 1 Alvrays do a belore doing any’ strenuous exercise 2 Sign below if you would ike to take part in next month's squash 3 Eat healthily. Remember you have to exerci for at least two hours to ‘the calories from one cream cake! 4. Regular exereis helps to stress. 5 Dont forget to before running round the track. 6 Remember is just a important t0 properly as it is to warm up. Answer these questions, using full sentences. 1 How ofien do you work aut each month and what do you do when you work out? 2. How might you waem up before rurning a marathon? 3 Why would you be pleased if you pulled ahead ofthe other runners in a race? 4 Which spore is better for burning of calories and why ~ tennis or table tennis? 5 Would you prefer to join in a snooker game or a football game after work? What kind of medal would a tp athlete go for? Describe wh ‘opposite page. 1 happening in these pictures, using one ofthe nouns oF verbs from the Here are three more phrasal verbs with sporting connections that were not on the opposite page: Can you choose the correct definition fom the box for each of them? ws defented by progressed tld tolene 1 Ifa footballer ges are cad, he is vent off the pitch 2. England went out co Germany in the semi-finals 3 Our team won the game and so they went forward to the next round. Expo Pra eben Use 119120. agi aren Use ve Homes and daily routines — HEA Homes Prod verb] meaning example ‘move out | stop ving na pardelarhoure orf | ok moved out of hi cole room et Hondiy ‘rove in| begin ring na new howe or | Anew fly as moved i to the At nxt door ‘ove in| stare lvng inthe same Foose | Samad fae always bean good Winds 20 together | someone ‘an ve both got ode Ri, dete to move In together live on th | have an amone af money ardor to | Tsar jut enough ro ve on ay the things you ned Tve offi | fave enough money forte tig | While Sue was unemployed she fade ve of you ned by ang trom upp of | her savings ‘ut up sb or | let somone sy a yourhone fora _| Would you be able fo put me wp when Finn potsbup | shore sme London noe weak? ‘slegp over | sleepin someone aa tome fora | My dughter loves whan a achool and en sleeps over. (0oun) 2 lepover ‘Tho lids hada sleepover, Note: Do nor confuse to sleep over with to oversleep. The verb to oversleep means ro sleep longer than you should have done, eg. TET overleep and am late for work againy Pl lone my ob, Daily routines Ive got @ new job at the airport and have moved into a Hat ‘win a covple of fronds, Oung tha Neek | have to get up! ‘ary a5 have to be atthe apor by 630 arm, | ty to be very quiet inthe momings so 1 dont wake up? my fatmates ‘At the wookends | love sleeping in’. On Saturdays | ‘sometimes Wie in til 11. | cant have a He-n® tm playing feotbal rough, which | somtimes de on Saturcay memings ‘On wokday evenings | tum int quite ear, about 10:90 p.m, sual, but | stay up? at weekonds, of cour. I got nome: (on Saturday right belore my tama, | wat up! unt they ‘artive and we have a cink and a chat betoe going to bed. love sleeping in at weekends sec out of bed > (noun) longer time in bed in the moeing than 2 make them become conscious usual 2 sleeping later in the morning than usial © go ro bed “stay in bed later inthe morning than” go to bed later than usual usual * seay awake because you are waiting for someoneay ibe | EAR 58.2 ihe sloepilover survey, The sleep lover survey The sleep lover survc ‘what time do you normally wake 2 Cezam Cram Cesam Otter Do you feel sleepy if you ‘pater midnight? yes Cl no Do you have a in at weekend ‘Would you wait fa fend or relatve you vere puting ‘was arriving very Inte! Oye Coe Do you enjoy in if you don't have o getup? Clyes Cine What time do you usually tam z Cot0pm ivpmzam Olt How often do you sleep atatiiends house? Cate Cloceasonlly Caeser Hw often do you not hear your alarm ane 1 Clevey day Csometines Creve 58.3 Exercises ‘Look at these notices a-f on a college sotceboard and answer the questions below: a) Final-year students moving out after graduation have futiture to sel. Tel, Steve and Nk on 27654, 1b) unig our paren oof your savings? En ext cay workig at weekend Ca 9674, <) Roomaredabe in bout for female graduate tudent Fae minutes frow campus Mutt beable move uv mmeddadey. Rung 65548), for Jul 6) Student wants arent eno eon hn our oats use he Senate Buin, ian 2, ‘in our tentst «) Time to move on? you've just gradusted and want careers advice, come tothe careers “workshop at pam, raday 25 May.zoom 128, Hughes Bulaing. §) Foal peed, 24, hig fon Krier fora teveertrth ynh eeel eng (big ptr, salle 3820/ ea ‘Which notice would you respond to ‘Your income was not sufficient to meet your needs and you were angry about it? you felt you needed to take on anew challenge or start a new phase in your life? You were looking fr bargain ites because you're going into an unfurnished flat? you were female and about to leave your accommodation and had nowhere to ive? You were dependent on others fe you income and wanted to earn your own? you were a female wanting to share a house with a gil who mighe become a friend? Are you a slep lover? Fill the gap inthe magazine questionnaire and then answer the ‘questions by ticking the boxes. Clanaye sometimes Caeser ‘Complete these sentences using phrasl verbs from the opposite page. 1 Till be late back tonight so please don’ bother 2. Kate can afford a hotel so she's asted a friend to 3 Teed an alaem clock to stop me from 44 The removal firm helped ws 0 ‘of our old house 5 Pm really ire. I think 'm going to oon, 6 Gordon and Martin already knew each other well before they Engh Praaite n Use 121Socialising HB arranging cca punerngs a ae = G2) Geez Neanrar ) Gulte'ang G Tee ian ee (ny rn zag Re) (laura Wel ke "SEES ) Hes cone cme» Ser gar) sk NC iron Paddy CA \ L 2! mee y ara; inal ver rearing “heretive phrsal verb ‘ask sb overround | nie someone wo cnet your howe Tnviee sb around come over ‘ak roman ther Faize ‘come aroundlround ‘bring along sbisth or | Brig omsore or something mowers Dring sth along op inlinto 1 I a pla st or a shor tine (ofora) have sb aroundfround | i you hve scmaone around they ce to your | ave sb over hour fora acl it EIB Other socialising verbs {inet Peter the other day He was aking fer you, [sk for information about somone, copia bout thee heh Fil call round and see Uncle Jim after work today, [vist someone who lives near to you fora short time} Please drop in/round any time ~ I'm usually at home. informal: make a short visit to someone in their home, usually without arranging i before] Te boss has invited me out. I wonder what she wants? [ask someone 10 go with you to 3 place eg a restaurant or the cinema) ‘A: Till bring thae CD round for you t listen to tomorrow: : Great! Could you also bring round that book I lent you? [bring someone or something somewhere, especially 0 someones house) 122g rar sn Use59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 Exercises ‘Choose one of the phrasal verbs from A to report what Tim says in the sentences below. EXAMPLE Tim: Would you like to come tothe cinema? He ined me eat 1 Tim: Jane ean come with you if you ike, He said Feould Jane if liked. 2 Tim: You can both come to my piace ater the fl. He us er the film. 3 Tim: Til quichly go tothe shop and get some biscuits on che way home He said he would the shop for some biscuits on the way home 4 Tim: Tove it when people come wo visit me. He said he loved peorle 5 Tim, - You can borrow that CD I was telling you about if my friend returns it He said I could borrow the CD if bis fiend ———————— itn before my party. Correct the errors with the particle ic these sentences. My parents are alway asking over you so I'l tell them your news next time I see them, De drop out some time when you'r passing our house and have a cup of tea, My uncle has invited me and a fiend in o a smart restaurant fo celebrate my birthday. ‘Of course you can bring your brother with when you come to our place tomorrow. [often call about and see my grandmother on my way home from work T hope I'm notin trouble. The boss has jst asked me to pop about to his office Explain the difference in meaning between these p 1a) ve got to pop up and se Bilin his office b) Fe got to pop down and soe Bil in his oie. 2 a) Is time invited Andy and Becky over fora meal. by) Tes ime Tinted Andy and Becky out for a meal 3) Shall we call round and sce Peggy this afternoon? 1) Shall we drop round and see Peggy this afternoon? 4) Pilbving my niece round atthe weekend, 5) Fl bring my niece along atthe weekend, ‘Write down four diferent ways in which you could invite someone to visit you at your place. Use a different phrasal verb each time. Here are some more phrasal verbs connected with the theme of socialising, What do you think the phrasal verbs in bold mean? Use a dictionary if necessary. Kath: Did you enjoy your date with Paul? Anne: Don't talk to me abort Paul! He stood me up! I waited there for at least half an hour and then I decided just 1 go tothe cinema on my own. Ie was realy annoying because my sister had santee¢0 tag along but I wouldn't let her and in the end T was all alone. I thought we were going to have this lovely romantic evening! If you ru across him, you can el him I'm very annoyed with him! Engh Pro ake in Ube 123bo Food and drink HHIBPA (Preparing food and drink Martha was havieg 3 dine party for ome friends 2 fen days eal she had prepared aeikon caeerle tnd putit inthe feezero make sure tac not goof ‘Onthe morning ofthe ier party she removed fom ‘the rezorand thawed it ou! Then before he ends ave she put the chicken on? and she made a salad She heated up! the casserte,making sue that not bol over. "become not good to eat because itis to old > began to cook food * let it gradually become warmer so ‘hat it was + made it hot ot frozen any more 5 flow over the side of the pan HERBIE Serving food and drink When he ends arved, Martha handed yound! les nd other sacks and her boyfie poured out cin. He went rou the room topping up oases whenever henodced that anyone needed a topupt.then they sat _atthetable and ha the chicken casserole Everyone said how wot went withheld and nothing was left over attheend of the meal * offered someting, expecially food and dink, * to each person in a group up (from the verb top up) 2 filled glases or cups with a drink combined or tasted good with » putting more drink into someones gles or cup * remained or was not eaten TEIN Styles of eating and drinking ‘Asthere wera leftovers! the next di Martha decided to got takeaway Sho ordered curyto takeaway” Martha brather says that se ves one curry because sheets itso often Martha denis tht of course, but she acm that fever she and her boyfie eat ut they lays gota uy restaurant (noun) more dak poured ino a glass ot ""(aoun) food prepared for a previous meal but (noun) @ meal that you buy and take somewhere clse ro eat. Takeaway i also the place where you buy @ meal ik this, ea Chirese takeaway, buy prepared food in @ shop of restaurant and take i somewhere ese to eat 4 only eats a particular type of food 5 cata meal ina restaurant noe at home ‘ou wl find ute a fon more pasa vecbs onthe fod theme you look atthe instructions in ‘recipe bok, eg ilu an oi, tae of te skins of the tmatet et pone look nan English langage recipe book or search for seme reperon th Inert snd make note of any Pas verbs that you there 124 Engh hc eben Use60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 Exercises Look at A and B opposite. Then 1 Your glass is half-empry. Let me ‘up for you, 2 The pizza’ cold. I'l ic up for you 3 ‘The chicken’s frozen. il put i in ths microwave 10 it out. 4 When all the guests are her, Tl fot the champagne, 5 No-one’ eating the nuts and crisps. Shall I them round? complete these sentences with an appropriate phrasal verb. Use phrasal verbs fram the opposite psge to complete the second person's responses 1 Annie: This milk smells bd. Philp: Yes, think ‘We need something to accompany the fish. Yes, we need something the will [ts time to start cooking the potatoes. Ox, il ‘Well have to keep the sauce on avery low heat. Yes, well have to make sue it Lets go to a restaurant thie evening, Good ides. I's ages since we last Answer the following questions. 1 Three phrasal verbs on the opposite page also have noun forms. What are the verbs and shat are their now forms? 2 In the question, ‘Susi, would you past the biscuits coxind for me, pleaze?” which pheasal verb om the opposite page means the same as pass rownd ? 3. Which two phrasal verbs mean that you regulatly eat one type of food to the exclusion of, others? ‘Complete these sentences with words from exercise 60.3. 1. We've got some nice from the parcy lastnight. Shall I heat them up? 2 Some people seem to junk food. I can't be good for them. 3 Could you ‘theve snacks tothe guests? Thanks. [wo answers) 4 Anne would you lke a There's plenty more coffee in che pot. 5 Do you want to eat your food inthe restaurant o¢ ? 6 The food from the ‘was as good as anything we could have cooked at home 7 Nothing atthe end of the meal. In some ofthese sentences i is posibl: to separate the verb and the particle. Where posible, ‘write the alternative sentence. 1 Would you hand round the peanuts, please? 2 think my sister lives on fish and chips 3 Don't forget to thaw out the gateau. 4 don’t chink that chips go with cavar. rah Prsa eben Use 125Tc wil brighten up! in he nonh of England eee eet nt ea and the region wil s00n cloud over? again, Rain in Iie eal clear ord eee Ar ars il 7 peesare means i should warm up over the next few days in most regions except in the fac north, where it will actually ool dowa® a lide because strong northeasterly winds. On the south coast winds wil pick up! daring the afternoon, becoming ston by the evening "the sky will become lighter and the sn will start to shine become warmer 2 the sky wll Become covered with ebuds 5 become cooler 2 iewill top being rainy or cloudy * become stronger Talking about the weather and its effects Jim is talking about his camping trp to the Scottish mountains “The weather was dreadful: we were therefor a week and the storms jose never Jet up|. We were flooded owt twice in our tent and ended up staying in a hostel. Ic just poured down! evers day — one heavy downpour* after another. We were ‘rained off? most days anc couldn't do any serious walking. Then one day we ‘thought the storms had blewn avert, so we climbed one ofthe highest peaks in the area. Ie started to snow: Luckily there wae a eabin ae the summit, so we ‘took sheltex there. We were snowed in” for two days before we could get out and ‘0 back down again I shall never forget it as long as I live! "stopped or improved 3 had toleave a home or place because of flood yes » rained heavily Ly ae * (noun) avery heavy period of nin from the verb Jal A UNf our down) i v # oe ian outside activity is rained of, it cannot stare oF ‘continue because iti ining * Ihecome ls strong and then ended 7 were unable to leave that pace becsase there was 30 ‘much snow Help yours co earn phrasal vr by drawing word agra ated on one vr Bc Bow oF an cone pe.eg westout 61.2 613 614 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences using one ofthe pheasal verbs f appropriate form. 1 There's lovely blue sky now but unfortunately the forecast says that its going, later inthe day 2 Thate ie when ies so hot ~ Lwish it would 3 Lets go and fly the kite i'l be fur now the wind 4 The sea is quite cool in the mornings but by midday i has wally 5 Let's go for a walk this afternoon ifthe rain 6 We could have a picnic this afternoon if the weather A. Write the verbs ian Match the weather situation on the lf th the most logical consequence on the right. 1 We were snowed in Some trees got blown down. 2. We were flooded out. ‘The teams were very disappointed. 3 The rain didnt let up, All our carpets were ruined, 4 Ie cleared up later on. ‘We couldn’ even open the front door 5 Asstrong wind picked up. We ate our picnic in the eae 6 ‘The match was rained off. We went for a walkin the evening, ‘Complete these sentences with a noun or phrasal ver from the opposite page. Ie eained heavily ll day. I've never seen such a Tes been pouring down al day I wish it would 1 the river beeaks its banks the villagers will be [No-one left their homes until the hurricane Because of the storms, a number of football marches Tee too gloomy eo take good photos nove Why don't you wait wnel ie > les very hor therein summer ~ even at night it doesn . Tes been terribly cold but they have promised that i will next week, Some ofthe phrasal verbs on the opposite page ean be used in a metaphorical way. Try to ‘work out the metaphorical meanings and answer these questions If Joan is brightening up a bit, is her mood getting more or ess cheeeful? ‘Would you suggest thar someone should cool down if they are angry or if they are sad? Ian argument or seandal blows ove, does it start or finish? fan illness clears up, does it gee beter oF worse? Ifa party warms up, does it get more or less enjoyable? 1 someone's face clouds over, do they stat to look wortied or happy? BIE] wc a parsgraph abou the weather rou have oxparienced recent Use as many at posible of the word presented on the cppost page Ens Presale a Use 127o Travel — HIBBA Going on a journey Matthew had had a busy time at work so he was ad to get away! from Landon fora month's holiday He setofffout® last Saturday. His our really started off? at Waterloo Station when he got ar the Eurostar tain to Paris. He was heading for avila inthe south of France ‘but was planning to stop off in Fars fora couple of ‘days before continuing south, * go somewhere fora holiday, especially when you need a rest 2 Stared his journey > began «boarded 5 visit fr ashore ime when on the way somewhere else Travel in general prsal verb] meaning example checkin | arrive ata hotly who you sre ‘You go & reception ard checcin while tren yf your roc parte car ‘heck out | lene a hotel ater paying and ving Back | Iwan wo he Rol Hopi wo est Sam Bue {he hy of your room hed arendy checked out. tin (Gis rab pine eu) aerveaea | My wan got in 3 60 pon paral ene pullin | (os wan) arve na non “The wala pled In sty on tina pullout | (ofa wan) eves wascn “Unioranatay che oan Ti hoped wo etch wah palling out jst | arcves onthe lar HEC Air craves Le eae lo Now Zealand lst week There weren't ‘many people onthe fight go she checked in! quickly. The ight ok off on time and touched down' half an howr easly. On hor way ‘nome she is hoping tobe able to stop over in aN \ Hong Hong for a day ort, " (oun) cheap tick fora light which you buy just before the fight if eats are avalable 2 Showed her ticker a the oficial des the check-in) so she could be given a boarding card 128 Engh esl abs Use » began co fly * landed on the ground ® stop somewhere for a peri of ine ‘when you are on long journeyAS 62.1 62.2 Exercises Write sentences that mean the opposite ofthe sentences below, using verbs from A. 1 Jack arived home lst Sunday 2 Jill got off the plane in Dubai 3 My journey ended in a very exciting way Fill che gaps i this Internet chat seston between Chatlc and her find Lin ieee KMG INSTANT CHAT) {eE1HiLin. 1 Been atsing te pan ecm ip. Te} Nobu ont wry about coming fo meet me. nti tant ern renews og? Yaa at sport arp dre morn. ee Wiel, 141), aH off et Gatwick aoe eee are fe Mol pn gels oxen “ape tte trl apetcodi icy” aa thn goto Tela sne Net” able to get on the first fight as i's a Tuesday, Let {eran ight nd in ant Sony feeb fore ne fee totaete |. TE] Wow! ube oxi ten ine wat er) Yash wrt ray do mt dom Tope at er boon CEG Usman oat cartyaugera Hen mst Tokio yo ery fete Titer on on Be The phrasal verbs below have noun or adjective forms. Complete the table and write an ‘example sentence foreach noun or adjective form. Use a dictionary if necessary. hresl vere | nounlagecve frm | example ‘2ueh down 62.4 checkin getaway ‘ake off Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs im this text There ae six mistakes in total. | went off for Waterco Station ab 11 a.m. and there | got up the midday Exrostar train | to Paris. Wt pulled off exaetiy on tine and. ston we were nthe Channel Tunvel, Ader « |) ‘aupie of hours we pulled over ct Paris Gare duu Nerd. station. Next day | checked. off from my hota and fs back, We taiched in ab Heathrow pore ab 1) a.m. 1 Cee Sa eee a ey Engh Pranab in Use 129e Driving HEBIA | stopping to do things Geldyorrdir sn _| (Galdyordopan clin) sesethe grape aed put lene? Thar he eatane Se problen Fb “pick youu. a pal i ais peal ton ad fil op before ((_Whaca beaut vw (Can ou pl rer ond Wake a phorogaph thet Se ouster Pinal verb meaning era op Ta while, or someone ins vide draws up they arive somewhere and op ‘rop off sbinh or | take someone so place at they want wo go wo, or dalvr someting io frop sith off | place usaly a caoten when you ae going somewhere ee pull aca pale upik toprofen fora shore tne pall over dive a tthe He of dhe rand inorder w stop ick up sab or | wo collect someone who is watng for you ort colle something you have ele lek st up fomehere 9 tat you hae ought pall in or Wa ear pulls or plata place moves to the Hoof the road orto pull inca somehere_| another pace where can Rap HEEB. Driving problems Police said the van had pulled out! to overtake PES pet alten He ont aloes ee, a crushed into the central base of the motorway.) akan to ghee Hostal sutton rs ER tis Hos uring from ea rei, ‘Given our of the traffic Tone # was in and entered i fase lane oe the other side ofthe road > hit bya veicle and deven over, injuring or killing hi A pile-up* “Two children were knocked down? by 8 drunken driver, Both children were seriously {injured and police have arrested the driver fon the M12 motorway today. Police blamed fog and black ice. > * (noun) crash involving several veils Sa ce eee 5 noun) long line of ete that is moving very saw 130 Eg Paslers in Usey 3 slow 63.1 632 633 634 Exercises ‘Complete these sentences using phrasa verbs from A. Write the verbs in the appropriate form, 1 Ifyou in the nex ly-by, we can have a shore break. 2 If you'd like a lift wo che party I could fom my way there and then Lean easily ‘on my way home aterwaeds 3. Thad been waiting for a least half an hour before a bus eventually . 4 Iwas looking out ofthe window when Rose’ taxi ouside our gate Write the phrasal verb expressions presented on the opposite page into one ofthese categories words relating t moving and | words rng to accidents and | wards relating to warsportng sopping the cat ale problems ether people Complete this letter with an approprste particle from the box. Use each word once only. ack in off out over esr Diva, Thank yeu for the lovely day we had with you. We was ao kind of yow to leb us bring | Ae RRR rye te ole ioe me Hol | been erie pe nn vemos (1) On Be motorway and, as a reault there | W985 4 Ellin (2) for ab Least six miles. in the end, we pulled. | CONT ab a serice siation and. waited here unl. db cleared. in the | ar park there Gina nearly gb kroceed ) as a car pulled (6) far to euicly rom behind a parked, Larry. We were very Felice hen we fly Aropped Gr on se (6) ab her parents’ and rade cur oun ney home, Much ove, Fiona, ent ect ease cae cs Hire are some more phrasal verbs and nouns eoanected wi bold 1-6 with the definitions a-f. 1 To gee to the farm take the second ‘armoff on the left after the crossroads. 2 The car left the main road and eurved off down a narrow track. 13 The car was written off in che accent. 4 5 log ofoue when youve fea Tack into sh | gt ino somone va computer Someone hacked into the conpuers System without pemision order to | at work and destroyed importante Ieok at information od somthing Pickup hor | counecrwo te nsmecand access | Fake my pop 0 | sould be ale Picksthup | ema to plekcup my erate whe Fm a0 scroll across! | move scromldoweap webpage or | Sel upto the top of the page down (95) __| omer document on compunar sree Mary websites are in Ela Next tive you vale a webs, ote down any phrasal verb ch are wed ‘on te webpages eg. check out our new prods 134 Engl Phas bso Usey onl T 65.2 65.3 65.4 Exercises Imagine that you are writing a report on a computer in your office or college. Write the ‘things from the box below inthe ord:r in which you would do them. backup your work logoff fayin our report logon prin ut your work ‘Complete each of these sentences, using a phrasal verb expression from the opposite page 1 Ifyou find ie hard to see the detail in the picture, 30 you can se more “Then click on the same icon again ta land the picture will go back to normal size Although P'l be working away from the office for a couple of weeks 'l sil be ry emails evry day Ifyou to the bottom ofthe page, you'l find the data you want. 4 to this bilint new website las night. Let me give you the address so that you can check it out On these disks you'l find a ofall the data connected with the projec. Do you think you could ler me have a cof thar sreen? T don’t have the time to write down all che detail Choose the corest word 10 complete these sentences. 1 Joe was very upset when he reais chat someone had hacked his computer. 4a) off byon—e) into) out 2 For security reasons, always log for any period of ime, a}on b)in clout d) up 23. My secretary is very quick at keyitg ava a) onto) one) into. d) in 4 Te took ages to prin the whole report 2) out bj down-c} upd) in when you leave your computer unattended 5 The ability ro 200m is particularly useful when you are working on detailed diagrams, a} out b) inc) up don 6 Larey went into eybercaté in Bangkok to pick his e-mails a}out bln cloff ¢) up Explain when you would want to click on these jcoms a | Be Engh Prosaesn Use 135(© Violence fared up! again today inthe woubled :mountainous state of Phrasalia when several bombs | ‘went off in che centre of the capital, Verbora Support for the eebels s growing and itis expected | that che rebels will succeed in Bringing down? = ‘government tha is increasingly unpopular There fears that a fllscale civil war may break out. " suddenly happened and became serious > causing people in power to lose their postion [used aboot something negative like 4+ suddenly stare, usualy used about something violence, anger or an argument) Alangerous and unpleasant like wa, ie or 2 exploded disease (noun = outbreak) * (noun) an important discover Sinai breakthrough or acca ha enables yout EWS leaked ou? the manufacute of the drug, | _ achieve ordeal with someting ‘stony that a mejor but the -Beitsh company | became public so that people, Us pharmactscal laboranxy palld ou? alte'a diasree” | who shoeld not have keown icalow to hunch a dana ean sy pedir. | Thetomahing te of ‘ew slimming drug. The lab A French company also broke : tras in ducutsias last year off ake with the lab last | topped being involved Seth 3 Beith company abou mone tnded suddenly before they had been competed ‘A sinvey published voday reveals nae the on any driver caught exceding the speed hnumber of accidents caused by cas driving nit, Police have been promised financial too fat han shor up in the last couple of suppore zo enable them step up? al Years. A government spokesperson sid posible measures to make moors that they ate determined to crack down? reduce their peed ——————L "increased very quickly » do more of someting, usually in > teen people more strictly in order ery to stop order to improve a situation them doing things they should noe db Inova = crackdown) HED —-FAILBREAKOUT! ALARMS VILLAGERS) (noun) cape om the verb | tere ‘A DANGEROUS prisoner who eicaped from | + (man str lice whee Kenton Prion lastnight causing alarm | Someone gro be alone among local residents. Its thought that the |» carly wach peopl escaped convict may have found a hideaway! | thing around you wo ht not far from the prison and police have you will notice a particular encouraged the inhabitants of nearby vilages | peso or ching ‘to look out for? anything suspicious. 136 Engh ores in Usesing hing ple veh 66.1 66.2 66.3 Exercises Look at these news headiines then answer the questions below by ticking the correct box ‘TOP SECRET DEFENCE REPORT LEAKS OUT PHRASALIAN GOVERNMENT BROUGHT DOWN BY ARMS SCANDAL POLICE TO CRACK DOWN ON MOBILE PHONE THIEVES Violence flares up in Hirada ‘SWEDEN PULLS OUT OF TRADE AGREEMENT ‘TERRORIST HIDEAWAY RAIDED BY SPECIAL FORCES 1 Thece has been a ge fire inthe city of rad eve] false] 2A tertorist hiding place has been aacked by troops uel] fase E] 3. A government has collapsed because of «scandal evel] false E] 4 Atop scret report hasbeen published tue] false] 5 Sweden as gained huge benefits from a trade agreement. true] fate [_] 6 The police will ake « hard atitude to mobile phone thieves. true] false [7] 1n this unit there are a numberof phissal verbs which have noun forms. Complete the table below. Use a dictionary if necessary Phreal ve ran fo acon Teak ou (rom prison) Teak ou (var ease 2c) Trak trough Tada cord Took one for Hire are some short extracts from newspapers. Complete what you would tll a friend who has not read the extract, using phrasel verb expressions from the opposite page. 1A bomb exploded inthe capital lst night, injuring six people You: Hey did you read thar? A bomb 2. Riots have erupted between the Northern tribes and the Southern League. You: Did you read that? Riots 3. The Phrasalian rebels are beginning to inerease their attacks on military base. You: Did you see that? The Phesslian 4 Te teacher tnion has suddenly ended talks with local government officals ‘You: Have you heard? The teachers 5 Villagers have been advised by police to keep thee eyes open for anything suspicious. You: The police are advising villagers to 6 Five prisoners have escaped from Gilston High Security Prison You: Wow! There's heen 3 : rok Protein Use 137 —67 Crime ieee [HIBPA «Crime reports in newspapers Here are some people telling others about things they have just ead in the newspaper. Look atthe phrasal verbs they use to explain what happened seiscine seers - jouht A security guard waa ‘SECURITY GUARD AFTACKED teaming a ‘A security guard at an electronics factory was: >| factory last night. Terrible! | Latoya nih. Ter Seis Lbs ened oy aera Shay rnched nen dS — — (Cpidyouber Soma rok ino ha wae hieves entered a town-centre jewellery 4 Spa es or coe Soe nik and oe £30000 sat fir ial ae Sor of sett a _—— | Hey! Three prisoners have PRISONERS ESCAPE S ‘broken out of Holton Jail. mepesen mianies: welch ia imemrammrumses) ~ eee SCHOOL COMPUTERS STOLEN Wow! Did you hear that? Tecoma To men peal teaser a Subd Scho! Yesterday thse they were colecng sx computers for six compuvers rou a fepair and maintenance. They took tem away, Butt school yesterday in broad Inter became sea cy were hives, ‘daylight! [EIIEIB Other verbs connected with crime Tyr Ten yor Tho up ish or sel money ran a ulding person or weil by ung lence or by Greneing fold sab up | use ‘ip offs or | war someone sly about vomoding at wil Happen so due hey an ale up sb of eon or prevent irom Fapening ‘ut sb up to th | encourage someones d something sup or wrone take nsb or | deceive someone or make them belive someting Suc ote “rake someone bales soning date notwve,eepealy wo make on do | meting they done realy want to do do vot push someone whe has commie a ee oF done someting Won OF > oe punch sameane sorrel [ean onb | wy wo make someore do someting by Sventenng oF persaing them formal) | are or get mixed | are or bacomeivoved an Wel or Bad atey pin sth 138 Engh Proslvobs in UseAl 67.2 67.3 67.4 Exercises ‘Match the beginning ofeach sentence wih its ending. 1 An old man was beaten ino the house by aside window. 2 The thieves walked up. local bank yesterday 3. The burglars broke ‘off with some priceless antique silver 44 The prisoner managed to break up in his own home yesterday 5 The thieves held out in broad daylight. Describe what cach speaker is doing, using one ofthe phrasal verbs from the opposite page. f A TEE - amet Give me all the money Ingo the bank, Sergeant Jones in the safe or Pl shoot, sean A | @ll ks maul : (qtr) (lt te boss about your criminal past._ ‘Complete these dialogues using phrasal verbs. — Mandy; I suspect that young neighbour of ours has got (1) in something illegal Rose: Yes, La beginning to chink that too, He spends a or of time with rather suspicious looking people nd I think they may be (2) to doing some dishonest things Mandy: Well suppose they could (3) a refuses to help them, Rose: Or he might just not realise what's happening. He was always very easly 4 by people Mandy: Well if he does end up in court, I suppose they might (5) lighly as he's never been involved in crime before, bhim by threatening him if he Here are some newspaper headlines tsing noun forms of phrasal verbs presented on the ‘opposite page. Match each headline 14 tothe fist sentence of is article ad. 1 HOLD-UP AT BANK ~ $10,000 STOLEN 2. TIP-OFF LEADS TO ARREST 44 THIRD BREAKOUT THIS YEAR 8) Oddways Prison is clearly not as secure as it is supposed tobe. ') Police ae extremely grateful t0 at anonymous caller who rang chem lastnight ©) Terrified staff were beld at gunpoint at the National Bank on Brown Steet yesterday 4) A series of burglaries was reported in Brook Street and adjoining roads las night ngohPhrsaVertso Use 139 aSe Power and authority HEEBIA «The start of a political career Inceviewer: Why did you decide to stand for! Parliament? Politician: Well, I'd been a social worker for a number of years and that had opened my eyes to the huge social divisions in tis country. [firmly believed that these were wrong. I wanted £0 help bring in? laws that would lessen the divisions berween the rich and the poor. I wanted to do away with? taxes for the poorest memters of society and to camp down on rich people who ‘were attempring to avoid paying tax. In short, I wanted to do everything could to stand up forthe principles that I believed in, ' compete in an election for an officiel postion * do something to stop or limit a particular » introduce activity (noun = lampdown) > abolish or ge id of * defend something that you below is importa: HEEB Lite in Pariament Incerviewer: So, once you were elcted, how did you go ahead! with your plans for social change? Politicians Well, although some other Members of Parliament from my party backed me ap’, the more influential ones told me not to be too hasty. leant then that ou party had entered int an agreement withthe country’s top business leaders and had promised net to increase taxes forthe wealthy fr the time being. Interviewer: Did you stand up tot those influential MPs? Polictane Yes, eld them I wae not in Parliament to carryout! the wishes of big business "sar 0 do something (noun = go-atead + sate opinions forcefully and refuse to permission for something to start) change your mind or do what others want » supported 5 do something you have ben told todo > officially agrcd todo something HMBC Forming a new party Inervewer: Did eter MPs in your party sil tnd by! yu che pin? Poliucans otal ef them, burs few very ood peopl id stick bye me and we ‘eventually decided to break away? and form our own new party. Interviewer: So, wit happened ext Foliicant”Unoranany, none cf ws were related atthe next ection but we have bist Contming wir our campags and hope thats some pot nthe not oo isan fare we ay be able ery ou our lan emake sty» Beer tnd ae place continge to support ® continue fo support sop being part of a group because you disagree with them or do not want #6 be controlled by them dd something that you have sid you will do 140. gh Pozar Use6a 68.2 68.3 Exercises Look at these entries from Who's Whe it Politics, a book that gives biographical details bout politicians. Complete the entries, using verbs from the box. Writ the verbs in the ‘correct form. ak enter stand carry cick imp ing sand Drummond, Patrila Fist for Patiament in 1992 election but was efested. Elete in 1996 es MP for Sandford East. I 2002, introduced a bill in Parliament (0 down on sret etme. Hobbies: badminton and judo, Dursland, Roger Elected to Pariamert in 1988, MP for Hosely West. In 1991, with five other conservative, be ‘vay from his party and formed the New Progressive Conservative Party (NPCP). In 2001, NPCP, under his leadership into discussions to merge withthe Family Values Pany (FVP). Hobbies: golf and fox-hunting. Fadland, Randolph-Quincy-trough Elected to Paliarent in 1983. MP for Chingwhale and Mudslape. Member of the group whch ‘tthe 1997 rebellion against Duty leader Hugh Nonwit. Hos atlempled thre times 10 in legislation banning pigon-racing. Hobbies: sailing and poetry. Entwistle, Lorna-May Elected to Farliament in 1992. MP for Mickly Now Famous for publicly ‘wp (0 par leader Kenneth Drake in 1997 and being suspended Fors the Labor Pury for six-month Known, for hy her colleagues whatever the price, Hobbies: rambling, iting and thee. Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these politcal interviews. 1 Inerviewers Will your party now change its mind about is tax plans? Politician: No, we are determined co go towards with our proposals, 2 Imterviewers So, what will happen to the present committe steurare? Politician: We intend to do up with out-of-date committes and to modernise the whole committe stracure to make it more efficient. 3 Interviewer: Do you think Ms Reiner should now resign? Politicians No, 'do not. Land Fer many supporters ae determined to stick on her in the face ofthese appalling and unfair attacks from the press 4 Interviewer; Did Me Catson's remarks yesterday represent party policy? Politicians Yes, the party fly tacks Mr Carson acros. Rewrite each sentence, replacing the underlined word with a phrasal verb expression based fon the word in brackets. 1 The People’s Parple Party believes thatthe monarchy should be abolished. (D0) 2 The PPP aims co introduce legislation banning fox hunting. (881Sc), 3 The PPP is determined to esti smoking in public places. (CLawr} 44 The leader of the PPP says nothing wll stop the Part fulfilling its aims (canex) 5. He swears he will do all he ean to defend the principles the PPP supports. (STAN! 6 ‘The PPP has got the permission to hold a demonstration next week. (co) Engh Pea ate in Use 14r ro American and Australian phrasal verbs ‘Most phrasal verbs are used inal xe countries where English is the main language. However as English has developed in dfferee countries some phrasal verbs have emerged with ‘regional meanings. The distinctions heeween regional varieties of phrasal verbs are not clear: cut In some parts of North America or Australia, UK phrasal verb equivalents ate heard a5 frequently as thei regional variations. Similarly, many phrasal verbs originating inthe US o- ‘Austelia are spreading to the UK through films and TV programmes, North America Hire ate some phrasal verbs more frequently used in North American varieties of English, US verb [UK equicent | meoning exanple ‘awl out [allo speak ngiy vo someone “Te boss Bawiod ack out for for lsing te ea ‘all around |phoneirng | laphon several people often in| Meal around and ee an get Found ‘order t fig ot information (| a good pcs, [Uk Engh ca ern usualy meas tovise mene) Tigure out [sis out or | Gnd descluion toa prablam ar | Leth ty to igure out how much workout” | the answer to something Howe you oof off | mess abou | belave spy orto waste ene | Tom spent too much time goof rove ing ninportan hs off ard fed hs ans. ‘wash up| feaben op | aon yor funds and tac wt | Vr re youd Wa wo wash upon sap and water Qn UK Engishwesh| your journey. fp meat to wah he es) US English sometimes adds partice where UK English would use the verb on its oven, For ‘example, an American might say Wale up! ot Listen up! rather chan Wait! or Listen! These are used mainly as imperatives and the up emphasises the idea thatthe speaker is giving a ‘command. Americans can also visit with fiends or meet with colleagues, whereas a British speaker would just visit or meet them. Australia Here are some phrasal verbs which are typical of Australi “astoion | UK equvolent | meoning vet barrack | corfor | gve spore toa warm or penn Bete into | tow yours | begin we do someting quickly | Wie ust beled into te jb nd no and witha oe o ore gotcha nan hour ‘petinco [yim | rc She realy got into ms are think deserved se ch eke, “Shoot [doarumer | Tene a pace suddenly and fen | He’ noc ere any more: He shot through peasy through 3 coupe of dy 90. 2 Engh Phat in Use69.1 69.2 69.3 Exercises “Match the questions on the left with she most likely American English replies on the right. 1 Would you like to wash up? Dunno, I can’ figure out why ie’ not working. 2 Whats wrong with the TV? To vise with some friends, 3. Why is she so upser? Dunno. Pl call around a few places. 4 Where will you buy your new TV? Because I goofed off so much. 5. Where's Jo gone? Her parents have just baled her out. 6 Why d'you think you failed che tes? Sure. Where's the restroom? (Complete these things an Australian might say, using phrasal verbs from the opposite page 1 Cheryl is very upset because Lance has just before their wedding. 2 Joel really eel for leaving the fla in such a mess. 3 Bruce tends to 1 job without thinkin it vhrough frst 4 Have you decided who you're going to in the game tomorrow? Here are some things chat British people might say. Write what an American or an Australian might say instead. 1 Lexpect your grandmother will want to freshen up when she arrives Americans 2 ‘The teacher laid into me for doing such a bad essay. Austalian: 3. Will lost his job for skiving off to go toa concert. American: 4 Suzie threw herself into the spring cleaning and the house was soon transformed. ‘Australian 5 Could you phone around to find the cheapest place to rant a ar? “American 6 Tean’t work out wy he's behaving so oddly American: 7 He did a runner last month and the police have been looking for him ever since. Austalian: 8 Til be ready soon. Waitt American: 9 Pm visting my aunt at the weekend. Would you like ro come too? America: gh Presale in Use 143Ty New phrasal verbs Many new phrasal verbs are invented in English every yeas, Some ate invented because of social change and the need to develop words to describe new phenomena. These new pheasal verbs are particularly common in informal language and are frequently used by the media and young people so as ro sound up-o-date and lively. New phrasal verbs particularly used by the media and young people a eanple be partiod out | hve fad enoug al parder becuve you | Altera whole week of brchdny hve bee o 0 many Celebrations Ie! erly partied out! ig up stor | pra someshng very Heir He bigged up dae now ln but when | big shop vi #68 eae realy deappaince Biss out ‘come or make soneone bacome | They bleed out on music (ofen on) __| stl app ad rete ‘oy ic sv | complaay baie wa sofas | | done realy buy Ineo al te homeopathic mein chil owt ree complet orrot alow dings to | Chillout Ue eoo shore to get pet you sete ‘ex up thor | make something sn more occing | Sport promours are Uying to sex UP sexsth up than rey i eka for ee younger grerston, ‘ext backesb or | senda ext mesagein reply TH eaxt you back when my mest tent sb back finn Huting Hen ae shigs wth ou! Better than wih 1 hope. fe ‘oul stressed out! “rng red badly when Iwas we for work tod needed sore money and sopped a8 shop where Bought $d fing i eyed but oy Sl eid me “Ten nen | oto work covered hat today wast 2 dres-dowe days hough and everyone be Was Teanga whl ome yea Than | conor ‘data the ema | sent ysarday here bounced back to me alike searing! we bean wong soace ard fo eau long ink im along om barmoue™ Tw ad lode of mney 1d go an veg out in che centben. More examples of new phrasal verb expressions " (adjcetive) very wowed and 2 (nous) money from your bank account that you ean get from a shop when you buy goods with a debit card > (adjective) used about a day for Aresig in less formal clothes, than aoenal 4 didn't gett their destination and have been sent bale + (noun) the condition of being il ‘oe teed because you have been working too hard «relax hy doing nothing informal) E LUsten and look out for new phrasal verbs when you are watching afm or TV or reading » newspaper Bo moemire 44 Engh roses in UseExercises 70.1 Complete these sentences with words from the opposite page. wal 1 This hotel sso awesome, man, I could juse fou on this view forthe ' whole weekend. 2 Twant to stay at home ths evening T'm partied 3. The government has been accused of up. a report on economic growth 4 don't into her theories about global corruption, do you? s 5 Sophie had ‘up er new boyfriend so much chat we wer all surprised 4 at how ordinary he seemed when we finally met him. 6 Thaven't got any money. Lers se if we ean gee some when we're at e the supermarket. ST 7 Lets rene a video and juse veg a home this evening. « Nearly one in sx teachers sufers fom at some point in their career 70.2. Answer these questions using phrasal verbs from the opposite page 1 Whae will probably happen if you get an ‘email address wrong? 2 What phrasal verb connects vegetzbles and relaxation? 3 What phrasal verb connects cold weather and relaxation? 4 What might che result be if you work 100 hard for too long? '5 What is the money called which you eam get ina supermarket by paying for more than the cost of the goods you're buying? eter and Clawve were cling out beside Which common adjective has combined with the pool 1p to form anew phrasal verb? ‘What phrasal verb is based on a noun meaning ecstasy or complete happiness? ‘What do you call a day at work when everyone comes in informal cloches? ‘What could you do if someone texted you? 10 Find three phrasal verbs from the opposite page that are connected with relaxation. * Pind three words from the opposite page that are connected with modern technology. ha 12 Find two words from the opposite page that are connected with being tense 4 70.3. Write responses to these statements, wing phrasal verbs from the opposite page EXAMPLE Have you got any money with you? No, (IL geb same cashback 1 Lees just have a ceally relaxing holiday, doing nothing much ar al! 2 Can you let me know when you get my text message? 3 What do you thine about his idea of using aromatherapy in the office? 4 Don't you wane to come to Joe's bithday party with me? 1 5 Tthought you were going to e-mail me sone information about thar company? 6 Jane is so tense at work. She really shouldn't take things so seriously 7 ‘Why are you wearing jeans to go ta work? 8 Whar did the reviews say about the concert? Engh Psa Vbsn Use 14521 22 23 24 146 Engl Key Unit 1 1 sen ff the oxde last week but the goods haven gure. yt. 2 came across an interesting bok inthe library. Izaak dour the le Here ii 3 We aed some friends acound to watch afm, but the video was playing up and it eventually rake dawn. 4 Tibrought up this problem atthe lst meting. es realy ime o sort ou he problem, 5 I wish he'd stop messing ws about He's pu the meeting of thee times and now he wants gall af logeter send off = post_ tn up = anive Come across = find take down = write sk around =ivite home pla up = not work properly break down = stop working ‘ring up = mention "sore ou = del with ames about = cause inconvenience put off = postpone call of Correct Incorrect: the object must come after the particle. She looked afer the children when their mother was in hospital Correct Incorgec: this verb is used without an objec. ‘We ate out and had a wonderful meal lastnight: 5 Incorrect: the object must be human, Ie-was a beautiful summer eveaing so I asked my new colleague out fora drink. Lon 2 with 3 agninse 4 with 5 with Unit 2 1 broke 2 cur 3 get’ 4 keep 5 pick 6 turn ‘The particle could be put in a diferent position in sentences 2 and 6: 2 The heavy snow blocked the roads and eu off the farm completly “This ia really stupid programme. Please turn off the TV. 6 1 Abstract Go against here means oppose or defy 2 Conerete Cut out here means use sessorst0 remove the ad from the paper oF magazine. 3 Abstract Cut out here means stopped running Abstract Broke dawn here means stopped working altogether Abstract Turned up here mens arrived. 4 Conerete Diese up here means dress informal clothes or your best clothes. 5 Abstract Weut through here means experienced 1 They just brushed aside my complains it made me very angry. Or They just brushed my complaines aside, 2. fall for hie tory about having lost all his money. Howe stupid I wast 3 Teouldn't make out what he was saying with all the noise. 44 Could you chase up Janets report? She promised i last week but I haven't seen it yet. Or Could you chase Janet’ report up? 5 Ifyou are phoning from outsice the country; eave out the first zero inthe city code, (Or weave ehe frst zero in tho city code out ronal a Use25 3 32 33 34 1 The government have issued a staement condemning the recent protests 2. The union accepted the new pay deal and cancelled the strike. 53 ‘The number of poople not owning a TV see nowadays bas declined dramatically. 4 Thore was a disturbance in Blackmooe Prison yesterday and three prisoners escaped. 5 Could you organise lanch for our visitors? There willbe four of them. Unit 3 1 The speaker went with her brothas 2. No, she didn’t go into Dis house. 3 Mark was in a higher position. 4 5 The speaker went tothe Richardson's house. round Tbh 2a 3a 4b 1 Incorrect. The object must come between the verb and the particle have thre important meetings on tomorrow. Correct Incorrect. The object must come between the verb and the patil: ‘Sue was only having her sisters on wen she told them she was planning ro become a model 4 Incorrect. Ths meaning ofthe ph:asal verb bave om is never used inthe continuous form: Thave a lot of work on today. Correct Incorrect. The object must come before the particle because it isa pronous: Ruth was wearing new jeans this morning and she had them on yesterday. Can you move over to make room for your sister? ‘When Jil finished her essay, she asked Harry to read i over. Ji has invited me back to his hoase tomorrow. Paul was only having his parents on when he old them he'd failed his driving test. Whar do you have on tomorrow? Sue had the light on in her hedroom, so I knew she was at home. (Or Sue had on the light in her bedroom, so I knew she was at home. Unit 4 phrasal ve verb * pari naur show off show-off warm op warmup | hold on one hide out hideout tear down one Engh Psa Vobs in Use 14742 43 44 45 5 52 53 54 61 148 Engh Prosar n Use Unit 5 3 4 Suggested answer [As the rain didn't stop, the football zame was cancelled. So the ream began discussing its strategy for the next match instead, We dida’t leave the clubhouse until the cleaners acrived in the evening. Unit 6 1 apart 5 along 2 owt 6 our 3 aroundiround 7 out 4 our pile-up 2 cutbacks 3 outery 4 bystanders breakthrough getaway 2 off-putting 3 throwaway 4 outgoing bygone getaway 2 puroff 3 trowaway 4 goout 5 goby Twas looking fora way to uen off the photocopier ~ There's the onlff switch, have your heard about the scandal in the office? ~ Mm, amazing goings-ont ‘The economy’s not doing so well these days. ~ Ye, there's heen a downturn, A dacabase can organise all the information you type into it~ Yes, but I don't understand he input. You have to consider how much you spend each month. ~ I know I need to watch my ‘outgoings. 424 32 45 fe hb 8) I put my fet in a puddle of water and my feet are very wet now, by She intervened or became invclved to stop the argument from becoming more serio, “The connection between the measings isthe sense of going into the middle of something, 4) This programme is rubbish. wish you'd turnoff the TV, bb) The lecture so boring that I stopped paying attention The connection between the meanings isthe sense ofa break in continuity 4) There's a hole in my hag, think my pen must have fallen from the bag onto the round or floor hy He enpred pring to college before the end of it course and became a mecha! The connection between the meanings is the sense of leaving a place oF envionment. a) We fixed the hoxes to the roof of the ear by using ropes 1) Mark dreams of traveling bu: he doesn't fee fee to do it because he i rapped by his family and work responsibilities, ‘The connection between the meanings is the sense of being unable to move or being, restricted, ‘What are you rally crying to say? I wish you would say exactly what you mean! The teacher did all she could to pea the vocabulary so frequently that her pupils knew it well before the exam, The old education system used ta remove the best pupils and teach them in separate schools The noise of the children’s music made ic impossible for me to hear the television (iinwy ng Ea 62 63 mM 72 13 ‘Suggested answers 1 Ken: Really? How did that come abour? 2 Ivan: Hiv! Do you thnk it willever come off? 3 Fran: When do you think youlleome to a decision? 4 Ulla: Yes, Iwas intending to, but right atthe last minute something came up. SCORPIO socincrad ano iad aida You may come wp against afew problams at work today bat don't worry, they've only temporary, and a neve job opparcunity ‘wil come up which could change our if. The name of an old [end comes up in convereation, binging hack powerful memarien. TAURUS So AOC III IA AAA III ‘You will come across someone who seems to share the same would view ae You, but be careful. they are ot what they seem | to be, Dan’ forget that, inthe end true love comes down to nding someone you can trast. Z Unit 7 1b 2 4b 6a 74 Suggested anewor: 1 Hiow do you and Joe get on? ~ We're great friends 2 What exactly are you getting at? ~ Let me put it another way for you. 3. How do you get by ona student grant? ~ Imanage somehow, though it ien't easy 4 How did you get so behind? — I jase wasnt organised enough. 5 When are you going to ge round it? ~ So0n, I promise, 6 Shall we get cogether this evening? ~ Sure, that would be nice ‘Will you manage to get away soon? T certainly hope so. ve ben planning to sort out my files bur I haven't got around/round to it yet Tean't get over how much money they spent on their New Year's party Don’ try to get away with not paying your train fare — an inspector might come on and ‘The teacher in the school of school 5. They got around/round the problem of offending anyone and just invited all cheir friends to the wedding 6 usually find ie quite haed co understand what Professor Mactoft is getting at in his lectures 7 Lhope can getaway with not sending any Christmas cards this year 8 Emily has gor teribly/very behind with her thesis n get tngether after work om Pridays ina café near the ngch Praveen Use 149 ——Unit 8 8.1 1 through 2 off 3 through 4 without. Son 6 about, 8.2 Suggested answers: rm thinking of going in for the New York Marathon next yea My father went through some difical times in his life Unemployment and high crime levels often go together He decided to go through with the operation even though there were risks | refused to go along with their decision to close the youth club. I didn’t realise how lat it was and I weat on studying sill after midnight, \We had to go without hot water ‘or 24 hours while they were eepairing the pipes. Do you think I should goin for exe advanced level exam? Ie might be too difficult, She just went off without saying goodbye. I wonder if offended her? 10 What was going on inthe stafzoom at hinchtime? I heard someone shouting B3 1b 2e de 4e Unit 9 1b 2¢ 3a 4¢ Sb 9.21 focward 2 aroundiround (ut is also possible here) 5 after 4 shead or forward 5 down 6 at (over is also possible here) 73 spe end ofthe snare _p _tem onlooie on without geting vain ow ls forte fre an Stern 9.4 1 find the new words in dictionary 2 visited an old friend who hadn't seen fora long time (when you goto the town or country where that person lives) 3 the situation is improving 4 quickly examined the report 5 examined the report eather more carefully than looking over it) 6 investigating the murder Unit 10 HOt 1 Pere 2 Jane 3 Dew 4 Lars $ Melanie 10.21. As-soon as we had checked in atthe hotel, we made straight for the beach 2 She made up some story about the bus being late, buc Pm sure she just overslept 150 gh harlem Use (SYU2 us at 2 3 Nobody could make out why che camera was not working properly. (The sentence is ‘now inthe active voice because make ove cannot be used inthe passive.) 4 Harry is very good at making up xories forthe children; they love is tales 5 Can you make out whet that white thing on the horizon is? Verb and particle cannot be separated) 6 The report is made up of three sentences. In this sense of mae up che verb and particle cannot be separated] Unit I 1 ike sleeping intents but I don’ like purting them up. (When the object is « pronoun, i must go before the particle) Correct We pura new dishwasher in last week. [e's wondlesful. Or We put in a new dishwasher lage week. Tes wonderfl 4 Comrect, 5. That light is coo stcong Shall we pu it our? (When the abject isa pronoun, it must go before the particle} Lup 20n Sin Goff Sout 6 ontooronro Suggested answers: 1 Could you pur the light out please, You don't need them on. Or Could you put out the Tighe 2. They're puting up some new buillings near the sallway station, Or They're potting some new buildings up The Boy Scouts put thei teat up very quickly and then started unpacking thee things Or The Boy Scouts put their tent up 4 Could we possibly put our meetirg back co 10 o'elock? Or Could we possibly put back ‘oar meeting... 5 When we moved into our new house we decided to put in a new, more attractive fireplace, Or .. we decided to put ane, moze attractive fireplace in 66 Can you put that CD on, please. : work better with music in the background 1b 20 34 4a Se Unie 12 1 bought @ ew jacker burt had a ark on itso I tok it back, v The shop assistane took me-offsige and told me that aside ‘if Lwas prepared to keep the jacket she would take away: off ten per cont, I didn sally take in what she was saying at v fies, but once I understood I decide to eake her over on the offer up 1 Kim: OK, OK. Sorry shou dnt have said it 1 take it back. Or Take back what Tsai 2 Clare: Yes, she's really taken to it, She's so taken up with it tha she's stopped going to the swimming pool ‘Well, Fm not surprised! I warned you nor to take i not take-apartt) rt in the frst place gis Pst Use 151 eeBA B2 B3 B4 141 152 ih racers Use 4 6 7 Unit 13 Possible answers 1 2 Unit 14 1 Pllshow you out, if you like, 2 or some reason my name was left out ofthe gue lie. 3 Ive locked myself out of my cat. 4 He can seelshow himself out ~ chere's no need co take im there 5 She eut out pictaces of hee pop idol from the musie magazines 6 The security guard lt us out ofthe building se Miriam: Well, why don’t you take up golf? Or .. take go up? Paul: les what you get when you take £15 away from £45. Or I's what you get when you take away £15 from £45, Terry. Yes, teaching 28 hours a week rally takes ie out of me. Kersty: Yes, he just took offwithout even saying goody. She needs to tidy up the kitchen. She needs to sweep up the food the child has dropped on the floor. Or She needs to sweep up the rubish from the flooe She must hang up the coat Toys are jumbled up on the foot. ‘When she has cleared everything up, she might fel tred but happy. tumed or showed chop shows or surns opened b 2aord 3¢ 4a0rb Se 64 Thord 8b The up can be lfe out ofthe fellowing sentences: | spent all morning yesterday caring (up) my study. ‘After tha Iie to tidy (up) my bedroom, There were city clothes all jumbled (up) in pile on the Foor Then I discovered the washbasin was clogged (up) in the bathroom, s0 Thad to clear thet. By thae time Pd used (up) all ny energy Eat (up) your vegetables, cilde=at eink (up) your juice! Paul's used (up) all the milk She's jst opened (up) a restaurant serving exotic food from different counties. NNo, she has a business parmner and they divide (ap) the work ~ and the profits! She spends half the day chopping (up) food and cleaning the kitchen. In the other example sentences on the opposite page the up is essential In the sentences where the word up is not essential, using it seems to add a meaning of either something being done completely (cidy up clear up, jumble up, clog up, eat wp, drink up, ase up) ~ or something being made int lots of small pieces (divide up, chop up). This meaning can be seen in verbe such as smash up, cut up, tear up. |43 44 153, 1 3 4 5 cut 6 show or see, se, let 1 He’ locked himself out of his eat 2 Shes left out the letter E. Or She left the letter E out 3 The DVD of Star Lords video is coming out soon. Or Star Lords is coming out on DVD s00n le 2e 3a 4d Sb Unie 15 1 sold 2 broke 3 clear or slip or ran (Clear suggest that the speaker is more annoyed.) 5. head or slip (Slip emphasises the ia of leaving discret. Clear would sound 09 abrupe and informal in this contest.) 6 doned 7 send 8 liftor iting 1 Iewon' ake her long to run off the letters you asked her to do. 2 Toften doze off in horing lectures 3 Let's try and slip off before the others wake up. 4 In the middle of long speech the actor suddenly broke off and can off the stage 5 Pve sent all the students’ exam revlts off. Or I've sent offal the stents” exam results 6 The school disco has put her off ciscs in generel. Or The school disco has turned her off discos in general 7 Tell that boy in our front garden :o clear off ~ he's annoying the dog. § Fortunately, be laughed off the ccticism of his acting, Or He laughed the criticism of his acting off Authors answers: think I'd probably just laugh i off 17d be most likely to doze of in front of « political discussion, My husband, son and dog usually see me off iF1 go on a journey on my ov ean usualy run off an English esay quickly as long as the subject is not too dificult. A leceurer might break off in che middle ofa tlk if someone caised their hand to ask a ‘question 6 Ifyou plan to slip off during a party, you're intending to go quietly without letting anyone know that you have gone 7 Tfsomeone tells some children to ‘lear off, they probably feel cross or annoyed with them. 8 Light be put off eating my dinnge if saw a hair on the plate Engh cel Vr Use 153F 15.41 I'm going to see James off a the seport tomocrout. Or I'm going to see off James atthe airport comorro%s 2. ve jst sent offaleter to Pauline. Or I've sent a lester to Pauline of 3 ‘The cocker is due to lift off tomerrow at noon. (Note that there i also a noun if-of ‘The liftoff i due at noon tomomraw:) 4 Thope Pve managed to en him off the ida of redecorating the house. Or T hope Pve ‘managed to put him off the ides of redecorating the house 5 Idoved off when al the others went off to play tenis, 66 We'e planning to head off in th early evening Unit 16 1 Lead the gardening article you gave me chen passed it on toa friend who's also incrested in plants Do you think she really angry, or do you think she's just putting it on? | He iooks very pale and tired. Something i clearly weighing on/upon bir, Or Something is cleaely weighing on/upon his mind. Wa lovely jacket. Tey it on. 1’m going fo keep on working util 've finshed this repo. ‘You can rely/depend/count on/uon Brian, 16.2. 1 False, because keep om means tocontinue to do something, and Anwar has decided to tell Oscar the new tomorrow. 2 False, because take sx means to reduce the width ofa piece of clothing, and Alice's sit was fo0 loose, 3 Tine 4 Tine 5 alse, bocause count ov means rly on, and Bo has heen able rae om his parent? support 6 Tine 16.3.1 Hey, char man just pushed in — thar taxi should have been ours! 2. Mary's bad news has been weighing on my mind all day. 3 ned time for the news to sink in. 4 Teouldnt leave the room because someone had locked me in. (You room if you cannot get in.) 5 Phrasal verbs may seem hard but you must keep on trying. 6 You'll never guess who called ina the office today! locked out of Follow up Possible answer: pass on = to die 6g, Pm so sorry to hear that your éad has passed on. take in = 0 let someone stayin your house 4g She took me in For a month wiale the building work was done on my house. ‘ub sth in (informal) = to talk to someone about something which you know they want to forget because they fel bad about it 8, know I shouldn't have failed the exams, but there's no need to keep rubbing iti. 154. Engh Phoebe in Ure oO.ft ve ts ma 172 173 18 1a2. 183 Unit 17 1 We know chat Jamie's luggage is heavy andlor that cere isa lot of i. 2. Yes, hur she eying o eat fess chocolate than she used to, Though she would probably be quite happy if she could ext i out totally. (stop eating it completely) He wrote it rather than taped it No, it has closed permanently, oe just forthe evening. Perhaps they did it because the Eushes were so big that they were blocking the light or blocking the path 1 shut 2 cu 3 hand 4 chopped Sheep 6 0 1 Read through, ook through and go through are all possible. Using throwgh perhaps suggests mote thoroughness shar over which ean be quite superficial. Howeve, the dllference is very slight, 2 ‘They all share an idea of change or of moving from one state of time to another: stay over = staying from one day to the next {get over = change from fesing bad to feeling beter fall over = change from a vertical to 2 horizontal position a) heaviness which causes difficulty b) pat on paper } move in the direction of the ound ) reduce a number of amount, ot not leit rise 4 4) communicating or expressing clearly b} move to make more room for someone ese «) examine to make sure they are corvect 4) hit it with thei foot so that iespills flow aver the side ofthe pan Unit 18 1 mess aboutllajround behave sspidly or waste time 2 hang aboutliajround spend vine somewhere noe doing very much 3 lieabouv{ajround le down doing vey lle 4 sicabouvlalround spend tie sitting down and doing very litle 5 laze aboutfajround relax, enjoy yourself and do very lite 1 lies or lares 2 hanging 3 sitting 4 lazing or ying messing Suggested answers: 1 Do you want to wait/stick arourd after the mecting? I finish work at § pam. and I could show/take you (around tk old town. 2 Nothing much happened at the cemonstration, We just stood about/(alround and four banners up. 3. They spend most weekends just hanging/messing about/(a)round in their boa; they dont realy sali seriously 4 On my first day, che boss showel/took me {around the workshop and introduced me to various people I'd be working with. 5 At the drinks pasty people were jus milling about/(ajround hoping t find someone they kneve. 6 Look, 'm sorry, I don't want co mess you about/around, but I wonder if we could postpone our meeting till next waek? Erle Porter Ue 155134 9 19.2 193 194 20.1 202 203 1 ve gor to leave now, but I'l see you somewhere or other. 2 Don’ tell me what to do, 3 Pm just looking to see wae you have. 4 My suitcase gota bie damaged on the plane. 5 He cold the kids to stop behaving so badly Unit 19 Bo eet cues alee ohecre 1 sene 5 pur 2 lives 6 could do 3 go 2 stick 4 coulda ask 8 catching 1 go, with 2 all for 3 dying for 4 dele ith 5 catch up with 1 coulda’ put up with such noisy neighbours as yours 2 Tes been sich a busy week. Pm dying for the weekend 3 Jean's shoes go perfectly with her handbag. 4 All che seudents at his university were rooting for Kyle inthe golf championship. 5 Leoulda't ask for a better job. 6 ‘Stella lives for her grandson, Unit 20 Possible ansvers: 1 Let me take you through the way we do things here. 2 Don't worry I saw through Leo the First moment I met him. 3. 'm so sorry. I set my alarm but slept through it 4 Could you go through these figures and see if you can find any mistakes? 5 You don't need to read iin detail Just flickifiplook through it 6 Well, she has lived through some :crible things over the last few years 1 take or took, take 4 bite 2 bite 5 go 3 send 6 answer Suggested answers: 1 Joe rang while you were out. Please could you call/phonelring him back. (nor ealiphone¥ing-buek-him) 2 I don’ like these trousers I bought today. I think I'l take them back, {aot take baclethem) 43 Hlarey missed hie trin thie morning because he slept through his alarm. (not he-slepe- hit arm sheough) 4 Ellen isn really reading the magazin; she's just flicking/liping through it (not Bikineslipping throne) 5 Twanted ta tell her how upset I was but I managed to bite it back, (aot bite-buok8) $6 Eaglh Pesala Use22 23 21 22 Unit 21 [Ar the supermarket yesterday Julia ran into Marti, Kim i getting over his beoken hear by chrowing himself into his studies, ‘When she saw me dressed up as « pirate she burst into laughter He doesn’t think before he speaks so dont read too much ito his words In your esay you should have gone more fully into the causes of the war ‘We were disagreeing about the film and then Jo entered into the argument, ‘The police are doing all they cant look into what happened. 1 running away 2 tidy away or pack away 3 stay away from 4 locked herself away 5 seat away for 6 tear yourself away Suggested answers: 1 L was very surprised when Helen burst into tearslaughtedsong. 2. emakes sense o stay away from dangerous parts of town at night. 33 My bestfriend always throws hse into everything he does. 44 Sometimes Fd realy like to run away from all my problems and go and live on an island, [ind this jo so stressful really should look into other possible carers When I went to the rown centre st week Iran ito my old headmistress. Before moving house I spent weeks packing away all my personal belongings Whenever visitors are coming, I usualy tidy away anything that is ying around. 5 6 7 8 te 2e aa 4d Sb Suggested answers: ‘A number of the phrasal verbs with into are connected with going into something in etal look into sth, read sth into sth, go into sth, throw yourself into sth, ‘Other phrasal verbs with into are connected with starting somethings burst into sth, ener inco sth, launch into sth ‘Others are connected with meeting someone or something: un into sth, bump into sthisb, bang into sth ‘The phrasal verbs with aay ae all connected with separation, keeping something at a dlseance or putting something in a separate place. Unit 22 1 pressed 4 bring, fe 2 tan 5 press 3 clock, clock 6 take Suggested questions: 1 What do you usually do at weekends? Or How do you spend your evenings? 2 How did he fal the exam? Or Why did he drop out of the course? 3. How long have you known hiner? Eagle Potter in Use 1574 Is cha gel a friend of yours? 5. Why do you always carry personal stereo? Or Why have you got your portable chess game with you? 6 Shall we leave now? 22.3 1. Wehad to wait an hous forthe 2ext tain, so we went for 2 walk to while away the 2 Ayyoung French woman latched on to me at she party lastnight. [think she wanted to practise her English, 3 elock om at 7.30 a.m. every meming. Or I elock on at work at 7.30 asm, every morning 4 We have to finish this job by six o'clock, We'd heter press on with it 5 Tjust don’ know how we'ce going to fit thrce meetings in before the summer break, Or use don't know how we're going to fit in three meetings before che summer break Unit 23 Blib 2 3a 4d Sa 23.2. 1 In a) she lecere simply went on for longer than expected. In (b) the person found i slow and boring 2 In (a) John delayed us whereas in (b) he made us move or work faster 3 In (a) the song reminds the speaker of their childhood whereas in (b) the speaker simply says that the song was written when he was a child 4 In (a) the children were walking much more quickly than the speaker whereas in (b the speaker was eying to make the children walk faster 23.31 Time seems to pass more quickly as you ger oldee ‘Music and smells have great powers to remind you of che past Me Jones looks or behaves like people used to look or behave in the pas; in other words, he is very old-fashioned in some way. 4 We should forget what happened in che past (The implication is that there have been ‘problems, arguments or conflicts in the pas, but that you now want to make peace) 5 You never know what the futur holds for you 23.4 Suggested answers: 1 The old oi lamps in my grandfathers house looked like leftovers from a bygone ea. 2 ‘The smell of chalk always takes me back ro my schooldays, 3 There was a hold-up on the motorway because of an accident 44 Sometimes, if che textbook is boring, the lesson seems to drag on. 5 We can never know wha lies absad 6 There ace some leftover pizzas from the party. Would you like one? Unit 24 24 Suggested answers: 1 The fields stretch away to the horizon, 2 ‘The house is tucked away inthe forest 3 ‘There are small houses spread oat over the landscape. 44 The house on the island is cut of from the mainland. 5 The room opens onto a balcony 158 Engh Pras vobs in Useok ply he 143 25.1 25.2 253 254 26.1 26.2 26.3 stay in stay out leave something behind stay behind or stay on brighten up stay on. call back 1 eft my floppy dik behind atthe computer cas. have vo go back and se ifs sill in the machine 2 When you were a teenager, did your parents allow you to stay ou late? 5 Shop assicant: Tm afraid your photographs arene ready yet. It wil be another couple of hours Customer: Okay. lel bck tomorsow. 4 We've decided to paint the kitchen to brighten it up abit It's so gloomy and dull a the 5m really tired. I chink I'l stay in tonight and not go to the party afterall sorry, The teacher asked the naughty boy to stay behind afer the lesson, 7 We loved che resort so much wedecided eo stay on another week, eventhough our friends had gone home. Unit 25 1 brings back 3 fies behind 5 sparked off 2 spring from 4 stir up 6 set off 1 off 3 bring S ruled 7 stir 2st 4 olf Goff 8 pay 1 fireworks 4 memories 2 suspects 5 reforms 3 violence 6 feelings 1 tic up 5. sparked off or triggered off 2 pay him back 5 ruled out 3 triggered off or parked off 6 sprang from Unit 26 1 picked up or gone up 2 heating up 3 going up 4 filling up 1 wokeup 2 looking up gah Prc etn Use 15926.4 1 The changeover to the new accounting system has caused endless problems 2 There was a lot of touble in the office last month, but it’s all Blown over now and things are back to normal 3 Shall heat up that pizza for you? I expect it's gone cold by now: 4 All these old telephones will be phased out over the next year and well get new, digital Unit 27 27.1 1 fallthrough 4 take off or carch on 2 takeover 5 bring off oral off 3 downfall 6 come off 27218 4s 78 25 5S) 8F 3 Fors! 6S 9S “If you are muddling through, you are managing, even if not very well, soit could be S as well as 27.3 History muddle through Maths build on English catch up Geography stay ahead Physics pay off 274 Suggested answers: 1 Miranda walked into a job in London. 2 J's hard work eventually paid off. 3 The company is hoping to pul ww imponta deal dis week, 4 Rachel never expected her singig career to take off so quickly. 5 The project may well all through because ofa lack of funds 6 Teri finds ic hard to keep up wit the other kids in her clas 7 The new design of mobile phone has caught on almost overnight 8 Top software companies are fincing it increasingly dificult stay ahead (of theie ‘competitors. Unit 28 28.1 1 started, outset, packed 2 set, polish or finish, broke, finish or polish 3 give, cu, fizzled 4 dying, call 28.2. Author's answers: 1 I should set about filling in my annual tax forms, 2 vas planning on going to Spain at New Year, but had to call ff the trip because Twas 5 Playing the guitar helps me to vend down, 4 Teat too much chocolate and should cut down on that. 5 once started tennis lessons but gave them up after a few weeks, 160 gi etal vrs Use29.1 29.2 293 29.4 30.1 30.2 303 Follow up Possible answers stort on sth = ¢0 begin to deal with something start over (American English) did not do ie well the frst time start up « to star to work (ofa vehele or engine) Unit 29 Ie is probably on a high shelf or in a high cupbosed. No, she's only gone for «short time, ofa least that is whar the speaker is implying. He has to move closer to someone Sonia has to move more because she has to actualy change seats rather than just move a litle bit further along. No, the speaker expects you to we your hands co tea it She's probably abour to go outsice because she is putting her coat on. o start doing something from the beginning because you 1 The children helped me to wrap ap the parcel. Or The children helped me to wrap the parcel up. Can you tie up Billys shoe laces for him? Or Can you tie Billy's shoe laces up for him? Pick ap the ball at once, Or Pick the ball up at once. Slow down ~ ies beginning to snow. {il loves blowing up baloonst Or Jill loves blowing balloons up. Suggested ansiers 1 The tee has fallen down, 2 She's reaching out to put money inthe machine. 3 He’ blowing up a balloon. Or He blowing 2 balloon up, 4 Hes picking up a toy car. Or He’ picking a toy car up. He's tearing up a photo. Or He's tearing a photo up. 6 Shes wrapping up a present. Or she's wrapping a present up. 1 slowed 2 reached 3 pop 4 blow Unit 30, 1 stamp 2 root 3 falling 4 screwed ortore 5 knocked 1 tear apart The ions are te 1 dead animal 2 pur out The firefighters are puting out a fie. Or The freighters are puting a Fire out 3 pull down or tear down He is pulling/tearing the building down. Or He is pallingltearing down the building 1 Gisela: Yes, well it was a ie of a setback but F've applied for a diferent grant, and hope I'll get that. 2 Dans Well my pareats have ent me some money to see me through while Pm seadying [Note that ‘sce chrough me" isnot possible here, ‘Se through somebody’ rmeans to become aware that they are deceiving yous see Unit 2. 3 Hilda: Yes, bue they are fighting back now and their union is much stronger. 4 Bob: Oh yes, he bent over backwards to help me. inga dead animal apart. Or'The lions are tearing apart Engl Pail erin Use 165 Eric: Yes, Lmade an innocent comment and she just turned on me [Note that ‘eurned me on" is not posible here. “Tarn somebody on’ means to excite thems see Unit 82 6 Gareth: OK, don’t worry, Pl see to Unit 31 31.1 1 Mandy 2 Paula 3 Dennis and Anne 4 Ali 31.21 eumdown 6 bubbling over 2 ordering, about or around 7 deal with 5 leave, aside 8 keep to 4 geton to 9 pass on 5 wmto 31.3 1 speak up = to speak more loucly 2 get hough to someone = to make someone understand 3 speak up = to publicly express your opinions about something or someone, especially in ‘order to suppor them 4 get across something or get something across = ro successfully communicate an ides to ‘other people 5 ut in (informal) = to interrupt a conversation oF discussion, often stopping someone who is talking 6 dey up =o stop speaking because you forget what to say next Unit 32 32.11 freshen up 2 dre up 3 (10) do up or to} do my dress up 4 wrap up, put oa or puta scarf on 32.2. 1 Tdon't want co wear my new jucket tonight. You can put it on if you like Note that pronouns always go before che particle 2 Although the house looked rurdown from the outside, i was very smart/clean/ ‘well maintained inside If you'e going out in che snow, make sure you wrap up well Do you think this scarf and coxt go together OK? He hates the way his ears stick out Ie takes me along time co get the kids ready in the morning because Sammy and Lisa can't do up their own shoes ye 7 Bill and his brother are so alike - I can' tell one from the othe. 8 I's avery formal party, s0 you need to / you should deess up. 32.31 rundown 2 in 3 stands 4 stick 5 set “sticks is also possible but sounds les formal. 324° 1 There are many examples, 2 The speaker thinks the performance was special, and probably better than the performances of the other actors inthe film 3 Jan's writing is beter, 4 Yes, it does. 5 The speaker thinks this will improve the sri, 162 Engh Phrasal vob in Use33.1 332 23 334 34 342 343 353 Unit 33 Ifa peeformance is booked up, you can't ge tckets for it If people are said to pour in (a pace), you know that there area lot of people. If people cram into @ room, the oom is then very crowded. Event like poetry readings or pcetry competitions might be put on to tie in with National Poetry Week, 5A comedian is more likely to send up politicians chan post office workers {6 An actor would need someone te stand in for them if they lost thet voice or were sick Hbe ze: Sa abo se. 6d 1 called off 4 taking off or sending up* 2 standing in 5 packed out 3 puton 6 tein “Ifthe imitation is very humorous, then send up is more appropriate. 1 parting on 5 sending wp 2 ies in 6 taking off or sending up 3 was booked up 7 walked out 4 cram into 8 put off Unit 34 1 Tknow, but 'm sure everything will earn ou allright in the end, 2. Lmust have mixed/muddled them up. Sory 3 ve run up against that problem too. 4 OK. il se if can get out of my trip © London. 5 T wouldn't hank on 6 Tknow, but ery corse above it 1 revolves 2 mixup 3 buick 4 crop 5 turns Suggested answers: 1 hoe up 4 calmed down 2 caught up 5 to rack off 3 were chrown together 6 baak om his help Unie 35, 1 track down 3 tums to § come under 2 drawn onfapon 4 points ot 6 check upon Hannah and Bill were playing a game. Hannah had thought of a football star and Bll was ‘uying to find out who it was. He terned to his mother but she pointed out chat she knew absolutely nothing about Footbal. He would have to try to track the answer down himself {or track down the answer himself and to watch out for any lues that Hannah might