go in, fall off, run away etc.

114 (phrasal verbs 1)

A phrasal verb is a verb (go/look/be etc.) + in/out/up/down etc

out

O I waited outside the shop. I didn't go in. O I went to the window and looked out.
O Sarah opened the door of the car and O The car stopped and a woman got out.
got in. (= into the car) (= out of the car)

on off FALL OFF

GET ON i

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O The bus came, and I got on. O Be careful! Don't fall off.

t
up down
STAND UP

O He stood up and left the room. O The picture fell down.

O I usually get up early. (= get out of O W ould you like to sit down?
bed) O Lie down on the floor.
O We looked up at the stars in the sky.

away or off back

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RUN AWAY
COME BACK

O The thief ran away, (or ... ran off) O Go away and don't come back!
O Emma got into the car and drove away. O We went out for dinner and then went
( o r ... drove off) back to our hotel.

be/go away (= in/to another place) be back

O
O Tom has gone away for a few days. O Tom is away. He'll be back on Monday.

over round (or around)

c*.
CLIMB OVER TURN OVER

O ITie wall wasn't very high, so we O Somebody shouted my name, so I

climbed over. looked round (or around).
Turn over and look at the next page. O We went for a long walk. After an hour
we turned round (or around) and
went back.

238 ( get Unit 56 put on / take off etc. (phrasal verbs 2) Unit 115 more phrasal verbs Appendix 6 )
Exercises
itm Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use these verbs + in/out/up etc.

got got looked looked rode sat turned went

1 I went to the window a n d looked o u t 5 | said hello, and h e .........................

2 The door was open, so w e ........................................... 6 The bus stopped, and sh e ........
3 He heard a plane, so h e ................................................. 7 There was a free seat, so sh e ...
4 She got on her bike a n d ................................................ 8 A car stopped, and two men .

^ Compl et e the sentences. Use out/away/back etc.

1 'W hat happened to the picture on the wall?' 'Itfe ll... down........ ;
2 W ait a minute. Don't g o .............................. I want toask you something.
3 Lisa heard a noise behind her, so she looked...............................to see what it was.
4 I'm going.................................now to do some shopping. I'll b e at 5 o'clock.
5 I'm feeling very tired. I'm going to lie ................................on the sofa.
6 W hen you have read this page, tu rn ................................and read the other side.
7 M ark is from Canada. He lives in London now, but he wants to g o to Canada.
8 We haven't got a key to the house, so we can't g e t.................................
9 I was very tired this morning.I couldn't g e t...............................
10 a : W hen are you going.................................?
b: On the 5th. And I'm com ing on the 24th.

Before you do this exercise, study the verbs in Appendix 6 (page 250). Complete the sentences.
Choose a verb from the box + on/off/up etc. If necessary, put the verb into the correct form.

break fall give hold speak wake

+ on/off/up/down/over
carry get go slow take

1 I went to sleep at 10 o'clock a n d woke .up at 8 o'clock the next morning.

2 'It's time to go.' '................................................................................a minute. I'm not ready yet.'
3 The tra in ................................................................................and finally stopped.
4 I like flying, but I'm always nervous when the plane................................................................................
5 How are your children? How are th e y ................................................................................at school?
6 It's difficult to hear you. Can y o u .....................................................................a little?
7 This car isn't very good. It h a s................................................................................many times.
8 When babies try to walk, they som etim es................................................................................
9 The hotel isn't far from here. If y o u ................................................................................along this road, you'll see it
on the left.
10 I tried to find a job, but I ................................................................................ It was impossible.
11 The fire alarm .............................................................................. and everyone had to leave the building.
Unit put on your shoes put your shoes on
115 (phrasal verbs 2)
Sometimes a phrasal verb (put on / take off e tc) has an object For example:

verb object verb object

put on your coat takeo ff your shoes

You can say: You can say:

put on your coat take off your shoes
or put your coat on or take your shoes off

But it/them (pronouns) always go before on/off e t c :

put it on (not put on it) take them off (not take off them)

O It was cold, so I put on my coat. O I'm going to take off my shoes.

or ... I put my coat on. or ... take my shoes off.
O Here's your coat. Put it on. O Your shoes are dirty. Take them off.

Some more phrasal verbs + object:

turn on / turn off (lights, machines, taps etc.):

O It was dark, so I turned on the light.

or ... I turned the light on.
O I don't want to watch this programme.
You can turn it off.

also switch on / switch off (lights, machines etc.):

O I switched on the light and switched off the television,

pick up / put down:

O Those are my keys on the floor.

PICK UP
Can you pick them up for me?
O I stopped reading and put my book
down.
or ... put down my book.

bring back / take back / give back / put back:

O You can take my umbrella, but please

bring it back.
O I took my new sweater back to the
shop. It was too small for me.
O I've got Rachel's keys. I have to give them
back to her.
O I read the letter and then put it back in BRING BACK
the envelope.

240 [ go in / fall off etc. (phrasal verbs 1) 4 Unit 114 more phrasal verbs + object Appendix 7
Exercises
Look at the pictures. What did these people do?

1 He turned on the light 4 She.

2 S h e ............................................................................................... 5 He
3 H e ................................................................................................. 6 S h e .........................................

You can write these sentences in three different ways. Complete the table.

I turned on the radio. I turned the radio on. I turned it on.

He put on his jacket. He. He.

She.. She took her glasses off.

picked up the phone.

They gave back the key.

We turned the lights off.

Complete the sentences. Use these verbs with it or them,

bring back pick up switch off take back turn o rr

1 I wanted to watch something on TV, so I Turned j t on

2 My new lamp doesn't work. I'm going t o ...............................................................................to the shop.
3 There were some gloves on the floor, so I .............................................................................. and put them on
the table.
4 The heating was on but it was too warm, so I ................................................................................
5 Thank you for lending me these books. I won't forget t o ................................................................................

Before you do this exercise, study the verbs in Appendix 7(page 251).Complete the sentences.
Use a verb from the box. Sometimes you will also need touse it/them/me.

fill in knock down look up show round turn down

give up knock over put out throw away try on

1 They knocked a lot of houses down when they built the new road.
2 That music is very loud. Can y o u Turn j t down ?
3 I ..................................................................... a glass and broke it.
4 'W hat does this word mean?' 'W hy don't y o u ........................................................................?'
5 I want to keep these magazines. Please d o n't.......................................................................
6 I ..................................................................... a pair of shoes inthe shop, but I didn't buy them.
7 I visited a school last week. One of the teachers........................................................................
8 'Do you play the piano?' 'No, I started to learn, but I ................................................................... after a month.
9 Somebody gave me a form and told me t o ........................................................................
10 Smoking isn't allowed here. Please........................................ your cigarette..........................................

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