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Appendix

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verbs consist of a simple verb + 1 or 2 particles, where the meaning of the compound is often different from the meaning of the individual parts/ the three basic compounds are:

VERB + PREPOSITION : look after VERB + ADVERB : give up

VERB + ADVERB + PREPOSITION: get down to

Most of the verbs used as phrasal verbs are common ones which apart from to be generally refer to physical activities:

be, break, bring, call, carry, catch, come, cut, do, draw, drop, fall, get, give, go, hold, keep, lay, let, look, make, pass, pull, put, run, see, send, set, stand, take, turn, work

If the parts of a phrasal verb have their literal meaning or only slightly transferred meaning, you can easily understand what the compound means ( sit down, look into).

On the other hand, many phrasal verbs have a meaning which you cannot easily deduce from the meaning of the parts ( put up, run down).

Sometimes a phrasal verb can have several meanings ( take

off).

There several reasons why you should pay attention to phrasal verbs:

1)They are very common and widely used I by Englishspeaking world.

2)They are progressively common in the media

3)There is often a single verb, usually of classical ( Latin or Greek) origin, corresponding to a phrasal verb (give up=abandon, put up with =tolerate), but the single verb can often sound odd or much too formal.

4)Phrasal verbs are dynamic – they are constantly being invented and given new meanings. Slang and conversation of young people are full of phrasal verbs.

The following exercises will help you to learn and recognize phrasal verbs.

Exercise 1. Replace the underlined words with suitable expressions with get: get about get over get through get back get out get in

1 He travels a lot in that old car!

2 Have you recovered from your cold yet?

3 Did you hear? Marion passed her driving test first time.

4 She recovered her handbag - but the money in it was gone.

5 ‗Leave this office immediately!‘ he shouted.

6 He had lost his key so he entered the house through the bathroom window.

Exercise 2. Use these expressions with go to replace the word in italics. Use each expression once only.

1.Let‘s just check our travel arrangements again to make sure that nothing has been forgotten.

2.The dog barked so loudly when I went into the garden that I thought it was going to try to attack me.

3.Everyone is here now so we can proceed with the meeting.

4.We'll have to deny ourselves a holiday this year because we don't have enough money for one.

5.I met Dave and Margaret at the party. How long have they been keeping company?

6.You can trust Yvonne. She's not the sort of person to break the promise.

7.You're always complaining about something. What's wrong this time?

8. This is really a very, very complicated matter. Are you sure you want to examine it now?

Exercise 3. Find the expressions with look in the list that complete the sentences below. Use each expression once only.

1.You haven‘t seen our new flat, have you? Would you like to ...?

2.Could you … our dog for us while we‘re away on holiday?

3.Would you … Michelle‘s number in the phone book for me?

4.Policeman: ―You say your car was stolen last night, sir? We‘ll

…the matter immediately.‖

5.I‘m going to hide. Count to 50 then come and … me.

6.…., I think this ladder is going to fall.

7.My grandmother lives near here and I always … when I go shopping to make sure that she‘s OK.

8.I always … getting a letter from Pamela. She writes such interesting letters.

9.I‘ve got quite a collection of old postcards. Would you like to …it?

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the suitable expressions from thee list below. Use each expression once only.

1.That music is too loud. … it … , please.

2.I read the front page of the newspaper then I … it … and read the back page.

3.That‘s the end of the programs for today. … the TV, please.

4.I‘ve … the number of cups of coffee I drink each day. It used to be 20, now it‘s only 19!

5 . I can‘t hear the news. … the radio, please. 6.… the jokes, Tim. Let‘s be serious for a moment.

7.It was dark in the room so I … the light

8.People in the small villages were … by the snow.

9.So many people wanted to come that in the end we had to … some ….

10.This cupboard is full of all sorts of things. I must … it … one day.

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with a suitable expression from the list. Use each expression once only.

1.‗Can you read this?‘ ‗No, I can‘t … it …‘

2.‗I‘ll … the attackers while you escape‘, he said.

3.Some pop groups … really strange names for themselves.

4.She had to … her hat so that the wind didn‘t blow it off

5.… a moment. I‘m not ready yet.

6.I‘m very sorry. I‘ll try to … what I‘ve done.

7.If you … your plate I‘ll give you some more meat.

8.The weather started to get worse so the pilot turned the plane round and … home.

9.We haven‘t got much food left. How much longer can we … ?

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences below from the suitable expression from the list. Use each expression once only.

1.Ms. Evans washed the kitchen floor. ‗… it until it‘s dry‘, she told her son.

2.‗It could be dangerous to go into that old house‘, he said to William. So … !

2.I can‘t put up that noise any longer.

3.We‘ll have to put off the exam until next week.

4.He put me on for a weekend.

5.Take a card, look at it and then put it away in the pack.

6.When you have finished with those books can you put them forward in the cupboard where they belong?

7.She put off her hat and coat.

Exercise 9. All of these sentences contain an expression with bring or come. However, some of the sentences are meaningless because the wrong preposition or the wrong verb has been used. Find the incorrect sentences and write down the expression that should have been used.

Example: He was brought up by his parents. -yes

I'll bring round the subject at the next meeting. -no

(bring up)

1.They brought him up by throwing cold water over him.

2.Some people believe that we should bring back our old education system because it worked better than the new one.

3.It was a difficult thing to do but he managed to bring it back.

4.It was a clever idea but it didn't quite bring off.

5.I come across an old friend today whom I hadn‘t seen for years.

6.Suddenly this strange feeling came round me.

7.He brought round when they threw a bucket of water over him.

8.He said he would bring round the books he had borrowed from me.

Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with the suitable expressions with call or fall from the list. Use each expression once only.

call on call off call in call for fall off fall through fall out fall out

1.We always … new neighbors to ask if they need any help.

2.Michelle … her friend Claire every morning and they walk to school together.

3.I opened the cupboard and all the things inside …

4.When their computer broke down they … an expert to repair it.

5.He … his bike and broke his arm.

6.They … the meeting because so many people said they would not be able to attend.

7.His plan to open a restaurant … because of lack of money.

8.Dick and Harry were good friends until they … about a week ago.

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with suitable expressions from the list.

pass out pass up give away give out give off give back give back give up give in

1.She borrowed my bike last month and hasn‘t …it … yet.

2.You … a wonderful opportunity to see the world when you decided not to go on that cruise.

3.News of the redundancies was … to the workforce yesterday evening.

4.After standing for two hours in the hot sun one of the soldiers

… and fell to the ground.

5.After trying to solve the puzzle for about three hours he … and through it away.

6.He … all his money and went to live on a small island.

7.Rotten fish … a terrible smell

8.We had to persuade him for hours before he eventually … and agreed to come with us.

Exercise 12. In the left hand column we give you a definition of a phrasal verb with up or down, and in the right hand column a simple phrase or sentence in which the verb might be used. Match these verbs with their definitions and the particles up or down.

break, bring, come, cut do, get give, hold, lie look, make, pull, put, set, take (2), turn (2)

Exercise 13. In the left hand column we give you a definition of a phrasal verb with in or out, and in the right hand column a simple phrase or sentence in which the verb might be used. Match these verbs with their definitions and the particles in or out.

break, call, come, die, drop, fill, fit, give, live, make, pass, put, stand(2), try, turn(2), watch