CAMBRIDGE eroricinter English Phrasal Verbs Intermediate 70 Units of Vocabulary Reference and Practice Self-Study and Classroom UseEnglish in Use 70 units of reference and practice Self-study and classroom use Michael McCarthy Felicity O'Dell @aiennswww.irLanguage.com Contents Accrowledgements 3 Using this Book 4 Learning about phrasal verbs 1 Phrasal verbs che basics 2 Dhrasal verbs: what they mean 3 articles in pheasal verbs 4 Nouns and adjectives based on phrasal verbs ‘5 Metaphor and register Key verbs 6 Come 7 Ge 8 Go 9 Look 10 Make 11 Poe 12 Take Key particles 13 Up 14 Our 15 Off 16 On and in Down and over Around and about Forand with 20 Through and back 21 Ingo and away Concepts 22 Time: spending time 23 Time: passing of rime 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. Deserbing public events 34 Describing situations 35 Giving and getting information 36 Solving problems nah Prec ers n Use37. Decisions and plans 38 Disagrecing 39 Persuading 40 Praising and criticising 441. Exclamations and warnings Work, study and finance 442. The classroom and learning 43. Student life: courses and exams 44 Student life reading and writing 45, Work: jobs and career 46. Work: being busy 47 Money slaves, bil, payments 48. Money: buying and sling 49 Business 50 Telephoning Personal life St Feelings 52. Relationships 553. Relationships: problems 54. Secrets and conversations 555. Stages through life 57 Sport ‘58 Homes and daily routines 59 Socilising 60: Food and drink 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 Austalian phrasal verbs 70. New phrasal verbs Key 146 Mini dictionary 188 2 Engh Poses in UseAcknowledgements “his book, lke all our other books in the In Use series, s the result ofthe work of many people. Cambridge University Press editors, reviewers, designers, marketing staff, sales and publicity staff have all contributed theie advice and expertise, and there are just f00 many t0 ‘name individually here, Particular thanks mus, however, ot the following two people at CCamboridge University Press: Noiin Burke, whose expertise snd vision have guided us thecughout the writing ofthis book, and Martine Walsh, who has steered the project from is beginnings through to publication wich consistent insight and thoroughness. We are very grateful t them hoth, We also ove a great deal to the Cambeidge University Press lexicogeaphers who worked with the Carbridge International Corpus to produce the Canbridge Intemational Dictionary of Porasal Verbs. We drew heavily on the database ofthis cdictonary when selecting verbs to include in this book and when compiling the Mii dictionary at the back ofthis book. We have also received invaluable feedback from both teaches and student reviewers. Their ‘comments have had a great influence on she final manuscripy and we are very grateful to them, In particular we would like to chank the following teachers, seudents and institutions from all ‘over the world who reviewed and piloted the material theoughout is development kristi Alcouffe, Bonelles, France Margarida Busato, Sao Paulo, Brail Phibppa Drale, Paris, France Gill Hamilton, Valencia, Spain Olea Vinogradova, Moscow, Russia Me-ilyn Woolf, London, UK Kevin Rutherford, Warsaw, Poland Jalic Moore, Cambridge, UK Eilwen David, Munich, Germany Ewa Modrzeewska, Gdynia, Poland Yuri Hara, Tokyo, Japan Finally as always, we would ike ro thank our domestic pariners and loved ones for their unfailing support while we were taken up with this project. ‘Michael MeCarthy and Felicity O”Dell Dereiopment of this publication bas made use of the Cambridge International Corpus (CIC), ‘The CIC isa computerised database of contemporary spoke and written English, which curcently stands at 600 milion words. It includes British English, American English and other bareties of English. I also includes the Cambridge Learner Corpus, developed sx collaboration swith the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. Cartbridge University Press has built Lup the CIC 10 provide evidence about language use that elps to produce better language teaching materials ‘The publisher has weed its best endeavow's to ensure thatthe URLs for external websites referred to.m this book are correct and active atthe tite of going to pres. However, the Dublisher bas no reponsibilty for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or thatthe content ss or wil emain appropriate. nga Pra erbs in Ure 3