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Unit 1: Phrasal verbs

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Phrasal verbs related to work

Carry out: Llevar a cabo

Take over: tomar el control

Take on: contratar

Lay off: despedir

Hand in: entregar (un trabajo)

Burn out: Quemarse por culpa del trabajo

Call off: cancelar una reunión

1. Match the phrasal verbs with their definitions:

a) To accept; to take control of something, when a company is absorbed by another
company: ___________________
b) To submit, to deliver work: ___________________
c) To cancel an event: ___________________
d) To become exhausted from work: ___________________
e) To accept new employees; to hire: ___________________
f) To dismiss employees from their Jobs: ___________________
g) To perform work, to do a job: ___________________

2. Choose the correct option:

1. She’s just __________________ the meeting.

a. Called of b. handed in c. taken on

2. I’m __________________ from work stress.

a. Taken on b. carried out c. burned out

3. He’s already __________________ his report.

a. Burned out b. taken over c. handed in

4. The building work was __________________ by a local contractor.

a. carried out b. taken over c. taken on

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5. Toshiba is __________________ the smaller company.

a. taking over b. carrying out c. taking on

6. Due to the increase of work, we’re __________________ new staff at the moment.

a. taking over b. carrying out c. taking on

7. Due to the decrease of business, they had to __________________ workers.

a. lay off b. take on c. burn out.

8. There weren’t any tickets left because the agencies have ___________________ .

a. bought them up b. Broken them down c. Pointed them up

9. After causing a mess, the new CEO decided to ____________________

a. call off b. Step down c. Set up

10. Someone at the office is __________________ the new customers.

a. setting up b. Looking after c. Getting ahead

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 Phrasal verbs connected with money and shopping

1. Look at the phrasal verbs used in these sentences and match them with the definitions:

a) If you want to buy a tablet, you should set some money aside each week.
b) The government say that they aren’t going to cut back on education.
c) She lent me some money last week, but next week I have to pay it back.
d) The bill comes to 60 euros.
e) He doesn’t earn much, but it’s enough for him to get by.
f) I picked up some amazing bargains in the sales.
g) I couldn’t buy the new game because they’d already sold out.

1) Give someone the same amount of money that they lent you.
2) Save money from a larger amount to use it later.
3) Reduce the amount of money you spent.
4) Buy
5) Have just enough money so that you can do what you need to.
6) Reach a total when you add all the parts together.
7) Stop selling a product because there are no more available.

2. Choose the correct alternative (use the correct form of each verb): set aside, pick up, get
across, sell out (x 2) , pay back, come to, cut back.

a) Do you _______ any money _________ each week or month? What for?
b) Does anybody need to __________ you __________ at the moment? Why?
c) Have you already gone to buy something and found that they had already
_______________ ? What was it?
d) Do you usually have enough money to ______________ each week?
e) Have you ever _____________ a bargain in the sales? What was it?
f) I couldn’t get that new game because it had _______________ .
g) The bill _______________ 100$.
h) People are _______________ on holidays abroad this year.

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 Review phrasal verbs:

6. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings:

Carry out contratar

Take over entregar

Take on tomar el control

Lay off llevar a cabo

Hand in cancelar, suspender algo

Burn out despedir

Call off agotarse por culpa del trabajo

7. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meaning:

point out hacer una visita

set up cuidar

look after mostrar, señalar

call on instalar, establecer

buy up averiarse

step down venirse a pique

go under dejar el cargo

break down comprar todo

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8. Match the following phrasal verbs with their meanings:

set aside “sumar”

pick up devolver

get across ahorrar, apartar dinero

sell out agotar existencias

pay back subsistir

come to comprar

cut back reducir gastos

9. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phasal verbs:

1. She has to _______ her essay next week.

a. hand in b. Carry out c. Take on d. Call off

2. The company decided to ______ workers due to the crisis.

a. take on b. Lay off c. Carry out d. Set up

3. There aren’t any tickets left, the agencies have _______ .

a. taken them on b. Bought them up c. Carried out d. Broken them up.

4. The CEO decided to _______ and leave the company.

a. set up b. Call off c. Step down d. Look after

5. The meeting has just been _____ .

a. set up b. called off c. handed in d. Looked after

6. The work will be ______ by another company.

a. carried out b. called off c. handed in d. broken up

7. The company has ______ a new office in London.

a. carried out b. called off c. handed in d. set up

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8. The workers are _______ from so much work.

a. taken on b. Carried out c. Burned out d. Handed in

9. The new customer will ________ you next week to see the new shop.

a. call on b. Step down c. Get ahead d. Break down

10. Negotiantions have _________ due to communication problems.

a. stepped down b. Broken down c. Handed in d. Taken on

11. The company will _______ workers for the new Factory.

a. get ahead b. Take on c. Hand in d. Call on

12. He went shopping and ________ some nice clothes.

a. picked up b. Cut back c. Pay back d. Come across

13. I lent him some money and he hasn’t _______ .

a. taken me on b. Called me on c. Broken me down d. Paid me back

14. The company will have to _________ on fixed costs.

a. cut back b. Set aside c. Come to d. Sell out

15. The bill _______ 30 euros.

a. cuts back b. Pays back c. Comes to d. Sells out

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