ANNABEL

PHRASAL VERBS
To get through = to succeed in talking to someone on the 
phone

Yesterday morning I tried to call a taxi but couldn't get through.

I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t get through.
Over to you 
When was the last time you couldn’t get through?
What happened?
get cut off = to suddenly not be able to hear someone that you
were speaking to on the telephone 

I don’t know what happened – we just got cut off.

Over to you 
Why do we get cut off?
Mention 2 reasons .
put somebody/something through = to connect someone to
someone else on the telephone

Could you put me through to Eddie?

Over to you 
Have you ever asked to be put through to someone?
Who?
take something ↔ up  = to become interested in a new 
activity and to spend time doing it 

Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.

Over to you 
Share with your desk mates the latest hobby/spare time activity
you have taken up and WHY?
run out= to use all of something and not have any
more left

 I’ve got money you can borrow if you run out.

My phone is running out of

juice.
Over to you 
What can you run out of and WHY?
charge up=  if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it
takes in and stores electricity 

The phone can be charged up.

put something/somebody ↔ down to put something or
someone that you are holding or carrying onto a surface 

Put those heavy bags down for a minute.

  
put somebody ↔ down to criticize someone and
make them feel silly or stupid 

I hate the way Dave puts me down the whole time.

Stop putting yourself down.
Over to you 
Who puts you down and how does that make you feel?
take something ↔ on = to begin to have a 
particular quality or appearance; to adopt a new
name/strategy
The chameleon can take on the colours of its
background.

Lana del Ray has taken this stage name on a couple of

years ago.
Over to you 
What celebs have taken up stage names?
Please share 