CAMBRIDGE English Phrasal __ We Use Pon enol vocabulary iricsitsig ecm laLe] practice Broil ATILG Car SSarelo Wt eM tec Tadihg 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 regist Key verbs 6 Come 7 Get 8 Go 9 Look 10 Make 11 Pat 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 to 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 Probe n 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 51 Feelings 52 Relationships 53. Relationships: problems 54 Scerets and conversations 55. Stages through life Si Health 57 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 es 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? Te was written to help you improve your knowledge of phrasal vers in English, Phrasal verbs ae verbs which have a main verh an a particle which, cogether, erate one meaning (es plane takes off from the airport an adult looks after a child). You will come across a great many phrasal verbs when you listen wo 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 understend and use 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 Univesiy 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 following ‘website: dictionary.cambeidge.or How is the book organised ‘The book has 70 two-page units. The left-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 ht hand page checks that you have understood the information on the left-hand page by siving you a series of exerises 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 will beable to use them aceeraeely and appropriately. The units are organised ino diferent sections Fist we stare with importan information about phrasal verbs in general (Units 1: \whar they are, how theie grammar works, and so on. This is an important training section, snd we recommend you do these units is, After the introductory units, there are units on the most common verbs which are used t0 form phrasal verbs (Units 6-12) and units on the most common particles 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 coal 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 ‘phrasal verbs and relared 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 Phra itn UseHew should | 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 | of 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 norchook 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. So, we hope that this book will help vow understand and use new or difficult phrasal verbs that erop up (sce Unit 44 ~ Student if: reading and writing) in your reading and listening in English and that, by che time you finish the unis, you'll e saying “English phrasal verbs? Show me a new one and Fl figure ot what it means in seconds" (see Unit 69 American and Australian phrasal verb). Engh Pras i Use 5i Phrasal verbs: the basics HEIIA What are phrasal verbs? Phrasal verbs are verbs tha conic of veranda pare veo] parce | example ireoning Took [up | You can look up ay raw words in your | You can nd the menting of ary naw Bet | ehrough | I vied wo phone her bak cout Teed phone ber bel eoulre se et through. + conracson make | out | liu care make jn out ea Tus an understand jin bobaou 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 HEEBEB What do | need to know about phrasal verbs? Fist you need to know the meaning of the whole phrasilverb asa unt. The Min dionary in this book will help you. For example, look means to se your eyes and ap means the opposite of down, bat the phrasal verb look up can have several diferent meanings Look the word up in the dictionary. look up sarch for information in « hookcompater| PIL Took you up next time Pm in Loadon. [look up = visit someone you have not sen for a long ime] Things are looking up. [look up = improve] Next you need to know the grammer patterns of phrasal verbs, eg, 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 ‘erarple eat out ‘he verb ured without | We were toe ted to cook hors ro ws decided to an object at out [eatin a restaurand bring back sth | he verb mac hives | This photograph brings back happy memories [rales corbring sth | nontuman obace | ma remember o thn abou someting from he back Not This photograph brings back msn ask out sb o | deverdmusthaea | 10love wo ask Sally out [ve Sal go wa pce sake out | human eject, ‘ea cine restart) Novel love to ek yp dog Took after sisth | he abjct an bs ether | Til lok afer the baby whe youre cooling hua or rem-human | Wil yu Took after my bike we Tn wy? ing sb back | he object moat cone | ring you back ber [phore you sen] before we parice’” | Noel Arg tnaeyou Took after sist | the abject mat cons | Can you look after ehe dog whe Fn avy? er he parse Not Can youtokhedegar hil mn hy? ‘drop off sbsth | the object an be bore | | dropped off the package at her house [delveredle] or drop sbisth off] or aer the parte | I dropped the package off at het house. {6 Engh Presa Ves In UseExercises LI Undestine the ewelve phrasal verbs in these sentences 1 I sent off che order lst week but the goods haven't turned up yet. 2. Lame across an interesting book inthe library. I rook down the ile. Here ies 3 We atked some friends srocnd to watch a film, but the video was playing up and ie eventually broke down 4 brought up this problem at the lst 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 iv off altogether, ly ime to sore out the problem, 1.2. March the ewelve phrasal verbs from sentences 1-5 in exercise .1 above with their meanings {rom the box below. cause inconvenience deal with sap working fd nico home arrive pose cane rte portpone not work properly manson 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 theie 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 Ie was a beautiful summer evening so 1 asked the cat out for @ drink 1.4 Somesimes phrasal verbs are followee by a particular preposition to make three-part verbs. BT se hee prepenions wih he pal eb Lah at de ean of nc pat vetbs, then complete the sentences bdavr with a preposition from the box. Use a dictionary tor the Mini dictionary atthe back ofthis book if necessary rxanmurs I'm looking forwaed cathe weekend, She's been going out with him for six months now. with age wh ont 1 She seems to ook down people who are less ineligen 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 I maar swhen I said, ‘Can you drop ime off atthe beach, please’! fr Engen Pr erb in Use 7 ca ===2 Phrasal verbs: what they mean The most common verbs Here are the most common verbs that form pat of phrasal verbs break bring call come cut ge 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 (e.g. break means separate into pieces), but when they are par 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 bichind you), o you can look back on your past life (abstract meaning ~ remember or recall verb connate meaning ‘abaroc meaning ‘Bie | gave my coy i oseray(arded e | Her parent fialy gave In an let argo to whe rote cher] " arty sgred to somthing they hd ced before] ‘get | She got on she bur [onerog], [im and Mary dnt get on, [ore ie each ether dare ne fay #0 each other] ‘come | Would you he to come round ine | He was unconscious for tree hours bat ering eome se home) ‘ame roune in hoepel became conscious aun) ‘Synonyms of phrasal verbs ‘A phrasal verb can often be replaced ty’a single verb with more or less the same meaning. ‘The single-verb synonyms ae often, bit nor always, more formal (see Unit 5, section C). Prresal ver | sgiever sane pote pospone Tes formal Thor fre Tats put off the nesong unl Fic Tec postpone the mening unl Fry Pisze take of your shoes when you enter | Pete remove your shoes when you ear the empl she tere Everyone turned up on tne forthe meetg. | Everyone arrived on ine forthe meeting Ifyou know 3 sngle-erb synonym of seal ver, wrist in your veabulrynosebook and rote wheter or ot the phrasal er is mars nora. 18 Engh Poa er in UseExercises 2.1 Complete these sentences using verbs from the lis in A opposite 1 The carb down on the way tothe airport 2 ‘The heavy snow blocked the roads and the farm off completely. 3 Te took hima long time tog. over his ines. 4 Ie isnt easy to learn German but you mst ke on erying, 5 If you'd like shift wo che station tomorrow, I can p you up ar 9 a.m, 66 ‘This is a ceally stupid programme, Please ¢ the TV of. 2.2 Im which of the sentences in exercise 2.1 above could you put the particle in a different position? 2.3._Deside 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 would never go against () my parents! wishes. 2 Shall Leut out (this a for the rew CD player? We might want to buy one 3 About Five miles into our journey the engine ext gut (and we broke down ( ‘completely. It was over an hour before the rescue service turned up ( 4 Do we need 0 dress up (_) 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 brush fame pf ow asde ou 1 They just ignored my complains; it made me very angey. 2 lieved his story about having lst all his money. How stupid I wast 5 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 yet. 5 If you 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 correc form, decine roe nme cancel cape 1 The government have put out asttement condemning the recent protests 2 ‘The union accepted the new pay ceal and called off the strike. 3 The number of people not owning a TV see nowadays has gone dovsa dramatically. 4 There was a disturbance in Blackrioor Prison yesterday and thre prisoners got away. 5 Could you see to lunch for ou visitors? There wil be four of chem. gah Phra ite a Use 9 ———eeeee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, bout). You can create phrasl 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 sui. Jack invited me out. Tee out ether.) tdmein CPs com at) Jill invited me over. Poul invited me round, _ Cyne to my HE pocome eval HEIIEC Other meanings of come Tam doing a research project for my degree onthe peychology of ating, but ve come wp fagunst a few problens, Teame across someone wi done an almost sential sud, 30 Te gato 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 or hd 0 del with (dfx sinaton) 2 covered format) by chance > ke (decision abou someting) «depend most on or be nfl ox by 16 Engh Phases 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 I pile some orange juice on the taecloth. Do you think it will eome itt pur icin the washing machine? last ching I remember was feeling very dizzy. 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 tealfie congestion. I wonder when ies coming : 5 We were just chatting atthe corner when Jim Gore came with his gelfriend 6 hear Bruce’s operation was succesful, When is he coming ‘of the line? 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 virus 2 Rick: David keeps saying e's acing to sail around the world Ivan: Hubt Do you think ie will ever . - Rick: Probably not. He's such a dreamer. Brian: We'll le you know what we decide, Well phone you. Fran: When do you think you'll : Brian: Probably a the meeting on Friday. 4 Olgas Lisl your were wing co the dinner pare ke 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 these horoscopes, using phrasal verbs with come. SCORPIO Hino SHE OnES SSDI = ‘You may have to deal with afew prosloms at work today, but don't wouy, they 26 only temporary, and s new job opporsunity ‘wil ign which could change your ile, Tho namo of an ola fiend ‘smentioned in conversation, bringing hack powerfel memories, TAURUS Jodidodiodidodiohidcicdiiddcccce ‘You wil mest someone by pure chan who sscms to sharo the same world view as You, but be careu, they are not what they ‘seem to he, Don't forget tha, inthe an, suo love is mainly bait finding eomeone you can trust EY ooscopes ae oen good pacers find evry formal phrasal verbs, Red your horoscope regular an Egish newspaper or magazine even # you dei elev and note down any pal Enc Praclierbs in Use 177 Get HHA Learning phrasal verbs in pairs associated with a context Phrasal verbs ‘meaning example gee togeher | evo or nove pope gmp] Rs new ge oper Wh pope EkerS'winy | moc orderso somavingor pend | you get on'with Tin eter peo Weve or nore pepe etc. he en's witty _| tach eter and tty ch oer wren oie dng soveing pel work | Tan got on with ny work got en's wit) behind bce pero mes ne ‘get behind | you got behind with work or with on Sten win) | poo you a moron mach SSrtor pds much yon sl by Tyler me tao wlih | doand ongoing tir >] Ut gt stag oer hor creat at mS the wel ner ee nray bere etme Ces nplcser pence ce_ |/ mbna a nest seomon ra ia frou doo carvcoutio | be vr supried or hod dar | Tea got ovr ow he neg reoversty | someting har pened or oe fet avy wih Congo he nr Senne wee Er cbicite omryene tc h tee TSisgea” | Rent gw tye HEEBEB More phrasal verbs with get Gerry: How do you manage to survive without a job? Kimberly: Ohl ge y with bit of help fom my parents. have jst nogh money to pay forthe things Teed, 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 probln] 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 after hunch, I promise. [do something that you have intended odo for along time] Polly: realy think you ough: to apologise to you-knovr-who about you-know-what. Wan: T'msorry, 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 them away anyway. 18 Engh Polos in Usea 72 73 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 b) atc) ond) up 3 Tjusecan’e come out with you tonight as Pve gor so with my work 3) up b) over c) away) behind 4 Why does Ria always get with acriving lace? Ie doesnt seem fae a) by b) away con) 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 gee from work at a reasonable time tonight a) sway 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 isn easy 2 What exactly are you getting ar? | just wasnt organised enough, 3 How do you get by on-a student grant? Sue, 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, 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 after work on Fridays in a café near the school 5 They avoided the problem of offending anyone and just invited ll thir frends co the wedding 6 usually find ie quite hard co unde'stand what Professor Mactofe i trying to say in his lectures. 7 hope no-one will mind if don’send any Christmas cards chis year 8 Emily hes not done nearly ax mack work on her thess a ahe should have dont by nom. Learning verbs in pir astocisted wth a parclar context can help yu remember them, Lok ain al che phrasal verbs the apposte page Try to make diferent ps and write cham in sentences Posting hem in context in seer A. Engh Parlier in Use 198 Go HEEBA Ametia's story ela hae ben ging trash! « dial ine ab wer, 99 she decided to cher herselé op by ging in for 6 compeliton. The ce nas & uni hada inthe Carear. Aci has had % go wie? « hlday for several ynts von, 20 he really warded to win. Tre compton uns to site a story Segrnng Suddanly the hts verb ont! The pcblem ws that Ane. cul yb Unik of an des for her sig “Yow can gp abet geting. ge idea, se asked. me, mast be something pedal 50 nat the Judges go fort my story over al te cers.” (suggested. she were 0 tetnay & go Wraugh? same tac of short stra ~ ahe might ue ome Las there Soahe went off lo ste uhab he could ‘She son fund. same eat stores, She yea ene an en ether and she vent on? reading al aftenean. Then she alced & strange sel. and suddenly the Uris went ou. She lke. op ab sn Uk Ue Wary nas on Fie. OF corse, dah pve er the iden far her story. hove she wins experiencing an unpleasant or diffi situation * choose doing oF competing in 7 examine the contents of something ro 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 HEEB. Some more phrasal verbs with go hast ver | meaning ‘evamble {0 along with | sport an de, or sree with somone | Whatever you ay Page wil go along ib spinon wth you won onus to wae or appar Te went on rang al dy poor Tappan “Thers a pols er aude the Hop Doyou know whats going ont {ge through with | & somthing wnpleant or dice dont wane wo do dhe nam now but ‘ich you panned er promised to do | bate go throurh with {0 together | A rwo yper of ding or pople go "A tad cough anda sore drat oon go togeher tay ae sly ound nih each | together any ofthe very common Engen phaa verbs or wap he ones in Units 6-12 hive sever _ffren meanings whan combined wth one parle Thar ares fem diferent meanings on i 68 Ey or goon and go tough however thr ae other postble meaning for both of thase ver nd pari onions Remeribor cis i you mee a prayers ns new or usta contextbaeais may have quite dfernt meaning there fom one you are mors mir wh 20 Elan Past erin Us8.2 Exercises ‘Complete the text below using the corect particles from the phrasal verbs in A opposite 1 as gang same ed tars the eter day ihe | fund one om my friend ore. After igh sca ane had gee (2) to tain ao a dcr and ended op in Mica. She had to © (rs OF very hard study tere she qualified. Life 1 Mica was rob as conforate as bnas incur owelown, ant Bore were many igs she dt go nn (A whch the vet of us thik of ao reesei i aur daly Les Buk decple alt hardahig, 2h wont (©) working ond ipng pete ess ‘fetunate tan hers admie Her $0 much. | nendared ow | mae © rwcing coda with her agun, as | hase no dee vere shes ag ve Rewrite these sentence using phrasal verbs with go so that they keep the same meaning. 1 Pm thinking of competing in the New York Marachon next year 2 There were sme difficult times in my father’s life 3 Unemployment and high erime levels often exist side by side, 4 He decided to undergo the operation even though there were risks. 5 refused to support their decision wo close the youth club. 6 [didnt realise how late ie was and I didn’ stop studying till after midnight. 7 We had to survive with no hot water for 24 hours while they were repairing che pipes 8 Do you think | should try the advanced level exam? Ie might be too dificult. 9 She just left without saying goodbye. I wonder if T offended her? 10 What was happening in the saffcoom at lunchtime? I heard someone shouting. In these sentences, some of the phrasal verbs from the opposite page are used wit meanings. Choose the correct paraphrase. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 We had to throw the fish away as ithad gone of 4) Someone had switched off the oven. b) The fish had become bad because we kept t too long. 6) The fish had fallen off the table on tothe floor 2. T wish you woulda’ go on about your problems allthe time! Thave problems too, yeu know! 48) Tish you woulda’ hink obsessively. cf, 1) Lwish you wouldn't be very secretive «} Lvish you woulda’ alk constantly. 3 Shes been going about eling everyone [want to marry het 4) Shes been thinking of telling everyone b) She's on the point of telling everyone. =e 6} She has told everyone. 4 Ask her co dance with you. Ge ont 4) Continue doing what you're doir. b) Step on tothe dance floor ‘Suddenly the light went out leaving €} Do it now, don’t hesitate George and Mildred in complete darkness. EB eco) Lookin s good diesonary 0 find ov how thay are wed and me 2 sentence with each BEY the ver eon noun and an cv stot whe gngson noi) and ogoeg BABE oe yor voctbuaryvoeboo nah Presa Yobs a Use 21Look Phrasal verbs where look keeps aspects of its basic meaning “The idea of seing, observing or notcing something is included in many phrasal verbs with foo. i Tim: Did you manage to read the eeport? Iris: Well looked at it, bue I haven read it properly read ie quickly and not very carefully] Tim: Td like you to read it f you coud ‘We need to look at the conclusions and make some decisions, examine ot ‘consider something carefully in order to make a decision about it] Rita: How do I get to your village coming from the city? Bob: When you're on the motorway, look out for a sign saying ‘Willowsdean’. ‘That's where you turn of earetully watch the things around you so that you will otce a particular thing) The bank robbers had a lookout standing at the street comer to warn them ifthe police came, [nouns @ person who is watching for ‘sanger] 1 wasn't in the demonstration. I wa just an fonlooker. un: someone who watches an activity or event without becoming avolved in it; fom the phrasal vech with the same ‘meaning look on} HEI Phrasal verbs where look has more abstract meanings yeu then ou Took up wm spas and air hem Tooke down on seth ‘Binktae someone or romedhng le inparane dan you or Uae fomathing nt good enough aly for Yu to we Took aker oc “akc are of someone or something by dong what ie needed wo kesp {emo or romettng well ern good cndison | Took ahead ‘inkabout what wl hppan in he fine and pla forthe evens Took aroundiround “ryt nd sanaing you want (eg ob) by asing ren people or by looking in coren ces Took forward to shioing th | fel pleed and exc abo oming at gig 9 happen 22g Prater in Use[ ae 9 92 93 Exercises Choose the correct answer. If you are looking around for a new job, you are 2) applying for a new job b) tying to find a new job ©) worried about your new job 2 Ifyou look out for someone who i picking you up in thee car, you } carefully avoid getting he by thei 1b) watch the road and warn them of danger ©) watch for their car so you will se them when they arrive Tf you look dowa on cheap restaurants, you 2) consider chem not good enough for you b) see them from the top windows of your hhouse of flat «) always consider them before going toa dearer one 4 you look after someone's cat whle they are away, you a) follow the ea everywhere __b) search for it because iis lost 6) care for it and give it what it needs If you look up to your English teacher, you. 8) stand up when you speak to him or her) admire and respect him or her €) rae your head because he o she i aller shan you ‘Complete these sentences with a suitable pate 1 Pm ealy looking tosecing my cousins again next week. 2 She looking fora new English course. She’ not very satisfied withthe one she's following at the moment. 5 She loves looking cfildren, so she has decided to tain a8 nanny. 44 We have ro look tothe time when ou child wil be ld enough 10 go to > Lond Mlk sa ternble snob, He oks on mos other people. 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 ofthe exe bean & = JSS onivhout geting ioe aa, a_eerreee—> Look SS ere forthe pace carey —SEE Wie se sae he be trp 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 dictionary 2 When I was in Boston on business last week | 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 Prosar in Use 23,J Make ‘Make + the particles for, out and up upsometing forthe ‘ersomewhere= goin out somthngiomeone = be beg iednecionof SB ochearsomching pce! = | _— 0F someone with difficuley MAKE vp something or make Something up) = avert —~ Something, eg, a sory ora game / ‘out someone (or make someone ~ out) = understand why someone behaves they do / ‘up something of make something out something (or make something out) op) =say orweitesomething that’ understand something, expecially why ‘not 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 coacet, so she made up an excuse about beng ill The children loved Uncle Bob besause he was so good a 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 cas or could in ‘negative sentence and Is or usually used in the pasive T couldn't make out a word he was saying, Jack is behaving very 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 cosmetis,e [My sistr never goes out without any make-up on, bur I only wear it for special occasions, Hiostever, 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 counties, Make + two particles Pirosal verb | meaning exon ‘make up fort | pode somatingood h ord w | The wonder food m the resauran made Inn a bad suo better Up for he rather uncomfortable seat ‘make ie up to ab | do somedhing good for someone who | | forgot Teresas birthday yesterday so Fh you tave done soneching bad t in| hove to tke er somewhere ie the pst orto someone wh has | male Fe upto her done someting ood for you 2A Engh Pt et in Usewo) ty 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 wht shes sping, en you Melanie << Tjut cant make in pat arall ean ou?) _/ Treated her abit insensitively at the party 0 T gave her a present co make up for it : Tad up a soe) about losing my wallet ee Soe paid the dens bl or me ' ‘Toved dhe wip. Thebeautfal sevens an nade up for theawful roads, 1 Who invented something that was or ere? Cc 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 elaionship? Cc 5 Who cart understand someone Hehaviout? Cc Correct the mistakes with the phrasal verbs in these sentences. 1 As soon as we had checked in a 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 peo oldnosbe 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 seciors up. Lars ainisren] [ainsrer | | onesie | | SF PANE Use god dionar or search dhe Canbede leat! Dcorary ef haa eb one at ‘Scionarycaridge ory ee ow wary more phrasal verb wih ck you can fin Write own the hat you partly wan to remember nexarlesncences Engh Prosar n Use 25Put Put verbs related to physical actions With all these phrasal verbs the pacticle can come either before or after the object, to 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 put 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 pu it on {put something that sounds or pictures are recorded onto Jato a machine so that you can hear or se the recording] ‘Would you mind puting that light out? Is shining dizecely ‘onto my computer screen. [making alight stop shining by pressing a switch] 1 se 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 ta pit you aff again, bt Tim just 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 last 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 ya then ‘we put out You are amoped oon becuse of soeting Ha someone aa done oral ‘ut up with sich | yow asap unplaaanebobwiour or an uplesane skuadon even dough you ‘put ab on talonta Hib | you ell am about soneding or someone fat could help them oon eomthig or someone they dint know about before 26 Engh Pasar in Use"2 13 Exercises Correct any mistakes in these sentencs. IF there are no mistakes, write correct atthe end of the sentence. 1 ike sleeping in tents but I don’ like putting up them. 2. Pur thar CD on that you bought yesterday. I'd ike o 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 (ith Ws evs. He works 50 hard tub as ees even gels imo pub he lige (2) for Wi hon ib starts to got dave, ‘ad alse Mari hj SC) ye eer epee es ever thinks tice abv puting Win — G) when tnea've arranged & meting ens Har feats put (uk he, never complains. We should really da nna ean te put hen () seme better js. Rewrite these sentences so that che acions are the opposite of the ones underined. Use phrasal vers from the opposite page and make any other necessary changes so that the sentences make sense. [EXAMPLE Please urn the radio off now. I'm erying to sleep. Pease pub Ure radio on vw. There's « progranme, 1d ket Uston to Could you switch the light on please. Lan’e see co read. They'te pulling down those old buldings near the ealway station “The Boy Scouts took their tent doxn very quickly and loaded it ino their bus. Could we possibly bring our meeting farsard to 10 o'lock? ‘When we moved into our new house we decided ro remave an ol, rather ugly fireplace (Can you rum that CD off, please. can’ concentrate on my work. Here are some more phrasal verb based on put. Match the phrasal verbs in the sentences 1-5 with the definitions a-e. Use a ditionary if necessary. 1 Jsieis very good at putting her ideas across. 2 ‘Anyone wha is smoking must put seit cigarettes out immediately 3. Tm not putting that on. I'd look ridiculous init 44 The secrearys put up some information about excursions. Have you seen i? 5 ‘The plane was due to put down in Lor Angeles at 3.50 am, bue was diverted to San Francisco atthe last minate 4) stick or fasten a piece of paper o something, eg. a wall so that ican be seen 1) express in such a way that others can understand easily 6) land 4) puta pice of clothing on your boy «extinguish or stop something buen.ng ngs Presa 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 o take iomething back, you return it tothe person or organisation that you bought or borrowed it from. ‘When you go into town to take back your library books could you also take these trousers back ro the shop for me ~ they’etoo 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 Yeat If you takeoff, you suddenly leave 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 pheaal verb | meaning example ‘ake up shor | wart ongapardalsr ob or tcoviy | Myson fas reanly aken wp samp ‘ake th up colecing 1 3 obey ‘ake off har | sabvacta pariaiar amount roma | The shop asians took often per cent fale sth of (=n) | tom case the em ae camaiged Take away sh | subwacta fst mamber om a second |W you Eke TV away from 35 youre oe fortake sh away | number | ween 2 ‘ake Back th or| adie eae sometirg you mid was | shout ave ele you lay — 1 ake take sthback | wrong bate Take in shor | look at sorething relly nosngall | He showed us photo of his house, but ‘akesthin | he dels ‘war 2 trod ht realy 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't 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 + accept 2 seared todo something often 5 makes her fel very tired > very busy doing something ecase the mor common verbs, etl et mcs hae 20 many dllerent pra verb with diferent Py resnng sesocnea wn them seul to group the earns as In he Scton ofthis unt Ty to Ed so the or ocr common verbs and thir phrasal verbs as youreet ew aps atid ty to record ah trample sentence in your vocabulary 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 s. incorretly. Ifa line has 4 correct phrasal verb, tick the box. Ifthe line is incorrect ‘ross out the incorrect word and write the correct word in the box. xXAMOLE The watch was broken so [took it eff 0 the shop. hae [bought a new jacket but it had a mark on i s0 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 really 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. o 1 Roy: Lfind ic very offensive that you called Ciaran an idiot Kim: OK, OK. Sorry, should’ have said it 2 Matt: Fiona seems relly keen on her tennis these days. - Clare: Yes, she's realy it She 50 with ie that she’s stopped going cathe swimming pool 4 3 Jim: tried to clean the inside of my computer and I've put all che bits back but I have two bits left over _| Len: Well I'm not surprised! I warned you not 0 in the fest « pla 4 Brian: I gee o bored since I retied from my jb. Minas Well why dome you ol 5 Ali Whats cis figure here, £30? o Pauk 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: Geof 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 Pazar in Use 29RL la 30 Exglsh Psa in Use Read this text about someone complaining about having to do housework. Notice how the particle up sometimes expresses the idea of completing or totaly finishing something. iny study. There were books and papers 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 tousers TU ef ying on chaice That took me an howe Then {discovered the washbasin was logged up inthe bathroom, so Thad o clear thot. By tha ie 1° used" all my nergy ad was to dred todo anything, 50 ust fell alep on the so raking a place tidy and clean, espailly by 4 (adjective) mixed together in an untidy way puating 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. loos, using a brash * blocked 2 make a room ora group of things tidy by 7 finished a supply of something patting things in the corect place Note how the particle up can be used for emphasis: Eat up your vegetables, children! - Drink up your juice! Paul's sed up all the milk These thrce sentences could be writen without 4p, but using up emphasises the meaning, of “finish ial or completcy’ Read this lve Tater chor betwoer Robert and Gemma. arrived, expecially ata place {GH Rob are ou there? where people were expecting RH Gera, wat new? hee Gi My ster homed! up ats sher been promising eo 2 aed cern or weet > started a new shop oF business Gres) “+ make something mare Yah steered up? esterday ering imeresting and exiting Whats she dong these dy? 5 (noun) the way that something Bee regia are omcaen ec is arranged (rom the verb from arene counties sn tht shopping ran sep) Danson jou lowe « Sepatte someting into Wow! Tats orignal cern ven Dunston upt2 be sales parts or groups Its such a boring place How 6 she Wink of et 7 cutting something, especially ‘Oh se ay fl of new es food into small pzces 'So,whats he set up? ssh the ony person ware? "No she has business garner anc thy vide up the work “and he pre eee ‘Yeoh bushes is hard work So pends al he dy “chopping up” fod and dearing fe htchen. Re Mm Mute wee beer of working in ofce fobs oFe a?e BA 13.2 100k of 13.3 ™ hing lly 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? How might she fel when she has cleared everything up? ‘Choose the best ver from B to fill the 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. (D~ yet? We certainly need him around to. (2) this place up a bit Besides ‘which, need his help inthe garden. An old tree blew down last week and I need to ‘osm (3) up the branches. When he eventually (4) up, lees ery out eat new club thats __— (9) up in Market Serece Love,Tanya Choose the corect word 10 complete these sentences, Sometimes ther is more than one possible answer. 1 Sam up too much time on the firs exam question and didn’t finish the paper a) clogged —b) used c) divided d) showed 2 Guess who ‘up at midnight lastnight? 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 neat us next month, a) tuming —b) showing c) opening) hanging. 6 The bath is up with hai. e's disgusting! a) jumbled by swept) ckopped 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 used on its own without the particle up to make a grammatical searence 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ier HEBBA 01t meaning notin Many phrasal verbs with out have ax association with the basic meaning of out, ie. notin. Phrasal ver | eon cwamble Teave out sth or | ot nce vameting or soncone |For Pomework do erase 8 buc eave leave shout ou nimber 10. ut out sh or | remove by cut maly fom paper or | She et rome ieareing rales out of cut stout | doh the newspaper for us. how out ib or | lad wor who = avg > he door [Late show you out — Ws que hard show s out” | ofs room or bldg to fd the et rom hare see outsbor | go wit someone w te door ofaroam [Dork worry can see my out tee sb out ruling when hey ae avg lt out dit or | alow a persan or inal wo av, aialy |The door willbe locked but ce lee shtch out | by opening locos or cored door | receptions wil let you out. Tock outs or | preven omeane For eraring 2 Torgot my keys was locked out of locke sb out | bug by lekingthe door my wn house! Tock yourself out | accidentally prevere yourself rom geting | ve locked myself out so ofen that ve | inc a uldingby ving the kay de | dena spre hay nthe garden nom, sen you se thedooe TEI out meaning to the end or completely Sometimes ou phrasal ers esa ies of competing or ding something to the ed. Tred out my oom Sunday faranged ings tat were i] Teter ot fade iy by removing unwanted hing) ll my wardrobes and thre away ll fny wor ow shoes [ade wed vo much that they had booms damaged, rom the er wear ut Unforunaely, Pan out of farstre poh, coulda doany polishing, but do that hexrwecien, thre was none lt ese ad al een se TEBE Other uses of out Here are some other phat verbs which we ou He spread out che pots on the ale o everyone could sce hem. farang ona lat sure) The Band has 2 new lbum coming out next month. fvailable fr people to buy] Madam, woald you lke ty out the bike before deciding whether ohuy i? [est 0 find outifitworks or desde whether yo ike My hushonds busines isso busy atthe moment tat In helping ont in he ace. (helping, expel by doing work or ging money] {always fe ost out because nee art msl nstroment a child (id not have an advantage that tes had} 32 Engh Pazlier i Use41 142 43 144 Exercises Rewrite these sentences using phrasal verbs from A. 1 Flake you down to the exit, if you like. 2. For some reason my name was oiited from che guest ls, 3. My keys are inside the car and can’ get nto i 44 He can find his own way tothe ex ~ there's no need to take him there 5 She collected pictures of her pop icol from the music magazines. 66 The security guard opened the gate so we could leave the building sie ‘Complete these sentences using phrasal verbs. Write d Vt ‘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 to ‘out my tennis rackee? Ie a new model 3 Our business at the 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 sone away forthe day st ‘outa job advertisement from the paper lastnight and now I don’t know swhere T put 6 Rana: Right, Miles, I'm leaving row. Miles: Tllcome with you and you out. Oue new office building is & bit complicated, Ranas Oh, ifs OK, Tean yl ou Miles: Wel, actually you can’, They lock the street door at 6 pum, so Fl have to come and you ou ‘Write a sentence about each picture wsing phrasal verbs from this unit, Choose which sentence from a-c 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 tothe local libeary. I got out some books, newspapers and some old maps which they had. (2) I decided to make a pile of things to photocopy. (3) There was a huge amount of material, too much infact. (4) So I hurried and just chose the most important things to copy inthe time I had lft. (5) I will go back and do chem some other time, a) So I sorted out the most important items 'b) Unfortunately I had to leave out the very big maps. } Fd cut out some articles from the local paper but needed more information. 4) Time was running out; the library closed at 4 pum. 6 I spread them all out on a big table, Engh Pst Ven Use 3315 off A Leaving places waite Wi id ju lear ow Ending or changing si Df sometimes expresses th Til come and see you off art of a busines After lunch Grandpa d Mr Prosser suddenly looked stopped speak She's 30 clever She can run ‘write somethi Note that run off with the rf ded in A abo Other expressions wit What he said has put me off His description of the horel Maybe we shold hold off garden, [make someone She did get offended18.1 15.2 Fe ya} sa day] ly 15.4 thing] tek as 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 ~ init ime you off your shares 2 We were talking to Janice when she suddenly off inthe middle of 2 sentence and fan ost ofthe room, 3 Tehought 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 thought Pd ‘i fairly Soon ~ hve gor ro getup eaty tomorrow, but thank you fora lovely party. 6 vas so tted that I just offin front ofthe television. 7 You mustn't forget to off that birthday card this afternoon. A lange crowd gathered to watch the 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 the others wake up. In the middle of along speech the actor suddenly stopped and ran of the stage. ve put all the stadent” 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 once ~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 mot 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 ake you a Tong time co do? ‘Why might a lecturer break off in she middle ofa talk? you plan to slip off during a pany, how are you intending to go? If someone tells some children to 'slear off, how do you think thae person probably feels 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 to meet James at ch airport tomorrow. 2 ve just recived a lete from Pauline 3 The rocket is due to land tomorrow at noon. 4 Thope I've managed to interest him in the idea of redecorating the house. 5 6 wake up when all the 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 pheasal verbs sometimes has a lear link wih the baste physical meaning of on. [Never buy shoes without eying them ont (putting on a piece of clothing to see whether it fits and whether you like i] Ray: Do you think Dan’s cally feling better o i he just putting on a brave face? [pretending wo have a particular feling or behave ina way that isnot real or narural for you} ‘Joe: Noy ink he's Fine nov. I done think his cheerfulness is pu-on. [adjectives pretend or no gentine, from the verb put on} Sam: Uve got something weighing o#* my mind at the 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 vers where there isan idea of dependence. You ean always rely/depend/count on® Jim! [be confident 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 phasal vers that use dn, In each case there is link with the basie physical meaning of hrs verb | meaning ‘womble callin “ia pace or porn or ashore oma, | Plase eallinand see us when you ae sal hen you re ging somewhere ee | nxt in town, Take shin or | make s ples of dosing erower “This aire Bi fore now = Fane take in th ro take eis Tub shin or | pura wabrance on te sree of ‘ub de cre ged with the Ups of ub inst | Somedhing and a ese hat ges ito | your ges the sce Tock ibn or | preene someone From|awvnga room or | Hae sre you lave de ofice by 630 pm lock in sb | bulling by lean te soars or youl be Locked in push in| rade ot ane of pople who ae TEs anaying when people push in at roo | wating by gsingin or of some ofthe | he bur sop. people who are aan) thee Takin | stare be before (sd sue someting | Be yaoont wth Jem — KV ake a long Cnpletant or surprisy which uly as | sme forthe cele news to snk in. implenion) 36. Engh Pra Ves nUsefis dor 16.1 162 16.3 Exercises Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences using phasal verbs from A. Tread the gardening article you gave 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 o 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 chen read the statements 1-5 below. I the satemient str, tick (/) the box. Ifthe statement is false, puta cros (X) in the box and explain why iis false. Tye always been able eo ask my —7 parents to help me when Ihave had financial problems. T was working lve and ida cele it was 8 p.m, The main door out of the office had heen closed for the night and [had no key. ree - Ossie ems vo QF Tre got some be not answering his : ‘monguto bites. Have you hone ell him the aot any cream thal sop eee them 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 172 Exercises Read the sentences using phrasal verks 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 fo 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 beep shut 1 LOCAL CAFE... DOWN BY HEALTH INSPECTORS 2 DOCTORS WARN TEENAGERS TO DOWN ON CIGARETTES 3 REBEL TROOPS (OVER WEAPONS. 4 TWENTY onKs, 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 cesar. 1 Which three phrasal verbs in the email on the opposite page are often used with through instead of over? Dos 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 dove from the table in A, 2} I nced a holiday Stress and overwork are wearing me down. b) Let me note down youe e-mail addeess on this slip of papee «) Alot of fences blew down in the huricane lastnight. {4 The police ate trying to erack down on street crime. «) The government is doing all ican to hold prices down. 4 Explain whar these phrasal verbs with over mean inthe sentences below. a) Sally is very good at putting he- ideas over in meetings. 5) Thawen’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) Don'e put your glass of wine onthe floor. Someone is sure to knock it over, «} Make Sute the milk does not bail over. ngah Pale in Use 39Ty Around and about Around and about ate often interchangeable in phrasal verbs: both particles are equally Possible with all the verbs in A helow and with some of the verbs in B. Note als 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 are informal Spending time Phrasal ve rearing co Walt abowaround | say mone pas witout dang arying| you aa walt around for shove an 135 you walt for something wo happon | hout we shouldbe able to wl you Taze abourlaround | rx and coy yoursalfby dong very For the fat wos of cu hay we tee ‘sual uta abut onthe boc Sie aboutlaround | spend ue ving down apd ding | Please let me lp youl dont Hest leomenters) very ee sieing about a ‘pend de somewhere without doirg_| There are aay lot of ether round (somentor) | very mich | suspcousooleng men hanging round (oral) coutede tae bar ‘mess aboutJaround | spond une payne or dog things wid | Ten spends hs weekends messing re pareclr pupore round in che garage repaing ching behave stupcat tine doing | The pupils were sven ers homework nimporane gs for messing around in cls, ‘ets about! | tree romeone lad or ware ther | Het bean mesting hor around for around forma) | ume, eg. by aging your mind or not | ages aa jst woo coment to he doing wha youpromses | rossone Tie aboutlaround | spand ume ying down dairg vary Hee | I ats she way he ur les around all | ear washing we tm wokong Being in a place Fans were milling about/around/round the horel lobby hoping to see the film 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 so, 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 fo important pars] Anne: No, i allright, thanks. The boss has already shown me around/round, [gone with someone to a place that they have not visited hefore and shown them the interesting parts} 40 Engh Prater in Useting ith ing 18.2 18.3 Exercises Draw lincs to match the vers in the lefchand column with the best defi right-hand column. 1 mess — lie dawn doing very litle 2 hang —— spend time sitting down and doing very ide 3 lie showground la oy yourself 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 be round here for hours waiting for a taxi Let's walk 3. Aer the mesting we were just ‘coun 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 with 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 tind held oar banners up. 3 They spend most weekends just doing things without much purpose in thet boat; chey dou sealy sai exis 4 On my firs day, the boss went wish me taraugh the workshop and introduced me to various people P'd be working wit 5 Ar the drinks pasty 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 next 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 assistants Can Thelp you? Customer: No thanks. Pm jst looking around. 4. My suitcase gota bit bashed aboct on the plane. 5 He cold the kids to stop fooling around. Engh Pasa rs in Use 41For and with [Note that with al the verbs inthis unit the particles for and with must go before the abject of the verb HA For Each response in the dialogues below contains ew phrasal vers with for. Learning 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: Ihink you should go fort [try 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: I saw you going into Bet’ 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, bu inthe end we stayed at home and tidied the mess in 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 ver ‘meaning example ‘ould do with ss | need or wane vameting or someone | leuld do with x cup afte (Gatorm. ‘deal with sh ' somsting (og Bo0k Ri arle] | Hir btw book deals with he cv els with 2 parzelar subject ore, | war of 1984-1968, Ie about tn bjt or en ‘sick with it ‘continue doing something even "know studying fora PRO is hard but ough dee sorma) |i you soul tek wieh ie ‘po with ine thing goes win sratbr they | That shir goes rely well with your sut eachother ar they look or aste_| be kas good egatner ‘Eup with ssh | accprunplsust Bebavour oran | I dont Know how ahe puts up with Urplesan stusion. even hough you | his ae omper ‘one it ‘atch up withsb | most someone you Knowafer not | | Fopa to eatch up with Freda when Seong em for pariog ef ume | Iimin Berka. ven seen he for years. 42 Ens Prsl rb in 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, look 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) Couldn't have a 1) Yes, go for it ©) Quick! Send for an ambulance! 4) Yes, Pm dying for an ice cream, ¢} Were rooting for the Reds, as usual Sure! It stands for curiculam vieae sked for anything etter! ‘Complete these sentences with an appropriate verb. Write the verb in the correct form. 1 He for a doctor as soon as he fle che pains in his chest. 2 Martha for her work so she's going to find i very hare when she has 3 These boots don’ really with this skie, bur chey'e 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 hair is too long ~ you with a haireoe. 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 complete these dialogues. 1 Anne: This fish tastes delicious with your tomato sauce Tenny: Yes, they do — well ‘eachother, don't they! 2 Bob: Sha 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, Tean't wait to you. Rewrite these sentences, using phrasal verbs from the opposite page. 1 Lcouldn’ 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 vere 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 Pl ert in Use 43