Фразовые глаголы в разговорном английском = Phrasal Verbs in Spoken English. Пособие

35.A bus collided with a lorry last night. ran A bus ... last night.

36.Everyone left the building when the fire alarm rang this morning.

went Everyone left the building when ... this morning.

37.The doctor advised him to reduce his consumption of fatty foods.

cut The doctor advised him to ... fatty foods.

38.I’m sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask a question. cut I’m sorry ... but I need to ask a question.

39.After the meeting, I continued correcting the essays. carried After the meeting, I ... correcting the essays.

40.Terry refused the invitation because he was going on a business trip.

turned Terry ... because he was going on a business trip.

41.That group has just produced a new album. bring That group ... a new album.

42.While the meeting was in progress, Jill was taking notes. going While the meeting ..., Jill was taking notes.

43.She has experienced a lot of personal problems this year. gone She ... a lot of personal problems this year.

44.I can’t tolerate his bad behaviour any longer. up I can’t ... his bad behaviour any longer.

45.This sofa becomes a bed. turns This sofa ... a bed.

46.John arrived two hours late for the meeting. turned John ... late for the meeting.

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47.Please reduce the volume on the CD player – I can’t concentrate.

turn Please ... on the CD player – I can’t concentrate.

48.The prisoner escaped from the prison through a secret tunnel. broke The prisoner ... the prison through a secret tunnel.

49.Julie’s friend looks after the dog while she is on holiday. cares Julie’s friend ... while she is on holiday.

50.Someone entered the building illegally during the night. broke Someone ... building during the night.

51.When you become an adult, what do you want to do? grow When ... what do you want to do?

52.Charlie has become too big to wear those trousers. out Charlie ... those trousers.

53.She dressed herself in her new clothes as soon as she got home. put She ... as soon as she got home.

54.Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station. run Brenda ... at the station.

55.Do you have a good relationship with your in-laws? get Do you ... in-laws?

56.Mary stopped eating chocolate as she wanted to lose weight. gave Mary ... as she wanted to lose weight.

57.Alison looks like her mother. taken Alison ... her mother.

58.Before the plane left the ground, we fastened our seatbelts. took Before the plane ... we fastened our seatbelts.

59.The old man wasn’t deceived by the salesman. taken The old man ... by the salesman.

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60. The burglar escaped even though the police chased him.

61.After the man left my office, I continued typing the reports. with After the man left my office, I ... typing the reports.

62.The village was isolated after the storm. cut The village ... the storm.

63.Jack and Sally ended their relationship six months ago. broke Jack and Sally ... months ago.

64.John has gained weight recently, hasn’t he? put John ... weight recently, hasn’t he?

65.My friend let me stay at her house last weekend. put My friend ... last weekend.

66.Heavy rain caused the accident to happen. brought Heavy rain ... the accident.

67.We haven’t got any apples left, so I can’t make a fruit salad. run We ... apples, so I can’t make a fruit salad.

68.John secretly escaped from boarding school and his parents were very worried.

ran John ... and his parents were very worried.

69.I’m afraid we have encountered some problems in the production of this car.

run I’m afraid ... some problems in the production of this car.

70.The price of oranges has increased now that they’re out of season.

gone The price of oranges ... now they’re out of season.

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7. Complete these dialogues with the phrasal verb and a pronoun.

e.g. A: Has Mary put her hat on?

B:Yes, she’s put it on.

1.A: Who brought up the children?

B:Their uncle ... .

2.A: Did you cross out the wrong words?

B:No, the teacher ... .

3.A: When do we have to give in the homework?

B:We have to … tomorrow.

4.A: Can you pick Sally up after school?

B:OK, I’ll ... on my way home.

5.A: Children, can you put your toys away now please.

B:Can’t we ... later?

6.A: Has somebody put the lights on?

B:I think Joe’s ... .

7.A: When did they knock down the cinema?

B:They … several months ago.

8.A: Look at this skirt! How can I get the ink off?

B:I think the only way to ... is to take it to the cleaner’s.

9.A: Somebody’s rubbed out my name.

B:Well, I haven’t ... .

10.A: Sally and Pete have broken off their engagement.

B:Oh! When did they ...?

8.Replace the words or phrases in italics by phrasal verbs. Some of the sentences may sound awkward as they stand.

1.Can he give a good explanation for his extraordinary behaviour?

2.He mended the tyre of his bicycle and then filled it with air. 3. They were having a violent quarrel but stopped suddenly when I came in.

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4. The meeting was cancelled because of the flu epidemic. 5. If you refuse to perform my orders you’ll be dismissed. 6. I don’t think you can overtake them; they left two hours ago. 7. Sherlock Holmes was often able to solve a mystery without leaving his rooms in Baker Street. 8. I found a twenty-pound note by chance in the street. What should I do with it? 9. If my scheme had succeeded, I should have made a profit of a thousand pounds. 10. He recovered consciousness when the doctor had applied artificial respiration. 11. He swore to revenge himself on me for the wrong I had done him. 12. Three thousand students are candidates for the examination every year but very few pass. 13. My sister promised to sing at the concert and though she doesn’t want to now, she can’t free herself from the obligation. 14. If cigarettes get any dearer, I shall have to abandon the habit of smoking. 15. Prices always increase; they never become less. 16. The police investigated the case very thoroughly but finally said there was no suspicion of foul play. 17. He started his journey in a great hurry. 18. He needs more exercise; he should start playing tennis. 19. It is difficult to train children well. 20. The train was delayed by fog and arrived late. 21.I waited for her for ages but she didn’t come. 22. She is good at languages. She learnt Spanish without effort in a few months. 23. It is your responsibility to make success of your own life. 24. Don’t walk on the grass. 25. He dictated so quickly that his poor secretary couldn’t go as fast as he did. 26.1 hit him so hard that he fell unconscious. 27. If I don’t punish you this time, will you promise never to do it again? 28. She was very upset over her failure but now she is recovering from it. 29. You mustn’t omit the difficult sentences; do them all. 30. She kept asking me all the difficult words instead of searching for them in a dictionary. 31. I took the children to the zoo today to compensate for the party they missed yesterday. 32. Students of English often confuse the words ‘lie’ and ‘lay’. 33. If you don’t allow me to enter I’ll break down the door. 34. The line was so bad when I telephoned him that I couldn’t understand what he said. 35. Will you take care of the garden while I am in hospital? 36. I don’t believe a word of his excuse; I’m sure he invented it. 37. He’s had the best doctors available but he won’t recover unless he has the will to live. 38. Be careful! The tree’s going to fall. 39. Never postpone till tomorrow what you can do today. 40. He dressed himself in uniform for the occasion. 41. He keeps hearing strange footsteps in the house, so he has hired a private detective to investigate the matter. 42. Whenever you are in Paris do go and visit my sister. 43. The Albert Hall was

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erected in memory of Queen Victoria’s husband. 44. I can’t offer hospitality to you all because my flat is too small. 45. Suppose you telephone the station and ask them. 46. She is in poor health after working for three years without a break. 47. The village is so small that we are always meeting our friends accidentally. 48. Peter’s leaving. Why don’t you apply for his job? 49. There is something wrong with the television set; we’d better summon an electrician. 50. I’m feeling rather tired today because I stayed out of bed later than usual last night. 51. He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they continued to support and help him. 52. The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son resembles him. He has already been in the courts for stealing. 53. He started playing golf as he thought it would help him socially. 54. I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me. 55. It is silly to abandon a good job like yours, just because you don’t like the coffee in the canteen. 56. They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the job. 57. Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to reach London from here. 58. He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it. 59. The manager is to turn up before long and you’d better be available for another half an hour. 60. I could hardly exchange a couple of words with him. A minute later he was gone. 61. ‘Well, we’ve been invited to. You are to decide.’ 62. You needn’t worry about his absence. He’ll be home before the train starts. 63. When educating children we ought to implant in our children a love of work. 64. You needn’t come and collect your laundry. It will be delivered to you. 65. When you are out will you go to the Post Office and see if there are any letters for me? 66. They had to cancel the meeting as the president was ill. 67. Having settled down in the town the Woods began paying visits to their neighbours. 68. It usually takes me fifteen minutes to remove the dishes from the table and wash up. 69. When summer set in Mr Brown removed all the things from the veranda and put in camping beds for the children to sleep in. 70. Let’s go. We are behind as it is. 71. The article is too long. Would you make it shorter by, say, 500 words?’ said the editor. 72. I was in the middle of telling him about my mother’s letter when we were disconnected. 73. You’ll have to pay if you want to get your flat painted and decorated. 74. We have heard that he quarrelled with his family over some political issues and left for good. 75. Though the picture was not a genuine Rembrandt, we liked it at once. 76. The

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soup is boiling over. Will you reduce the gas, please? 77. They are sure to engage him. He is a good worker. 78. You must get rid of this large sideboard; it occupies too much room. 79. All the time of the lesson was filled up with the discussion of three questions. 80. He invites her to places nearly every evening. 81. You’d better take your prescription to the chemist and he’ll compound the medicine. 82. You may think I have invented this news. But I pass it on to you for what it’s worth. 83. Please continue your report. You shouldn’t cut it down for my sake. 84. The cardigan doesn’t match your skirt. 85.1 searched for his number in the telephone book. 86. In trying to avoid injuring the children, the car collided with the bus. 87. When the guests are leaving the host usually accompanies them to the door. 88. He tried to get round me but I discovered his plan. 89. She promised to attend to the food for the picnic and asked us to arrange about the tickets. 90. You ought to start a laboratory going where you can carry on experiments. 91. She had a passion for gardening. It is her pastime now. 92. His offence is grave this time and he won’t escape punishment. 93. She is a very agreeable person by nature and she is on good terms with everybody. 94. He didn’t want to go to the cinema but they begged so hard that he yielded to their desire and went with them. 95. He returned all the books he had borrowed. 96. Don’t you try this game on me, you won’t deceive me. 97. I don’t think I could ever get to like what is called abstract art. 98. ‘Why, haven’t you got connected?’ ‘No, I’ve been trying for about an hour but got nowhere.’ 99. Don’t worry about the frog. It can’t escape from the jar I put it in. 100. You should be very careful with her. She is just recovering from a bad heart attack. 101. The girl certainly has winning ways, she persuaded everybody beginning with the director himself. 102. He seemed so ungrateful for anything we did that we have ceased trying to help him. 103. What’s happening next door? 104. Work on the building had been delayed by bad weather. 105. Little Hans could not make progress at an equal pace with the miller who was riding a horse and soon Hans fell behind. 106. It’s like searching for a needle in a haystack. 107. ‘Why don’t Peter and Polly make friends again?’ ‘They’d like to, but unfortunatelytheycan’trememberwhattheyquarrelledabout.’108. Iwould not advise young girls to apply cosmetics. The less make-up the better. 109. I’m head over ears in work now and I’d rather get them to postpone their visit to us. 110. Dress yourself in this woollen sweater. It will keep out the cold. 111. When the firemen came the house was all in flames and they could do nothing to extinguish the fire.

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112. ‘Hallo,’ shouted the man. ‘Operator, will you connect me with the hospital?’ 113. The plane had a forced landing as they had come to the end of fuel. 114. At Hyde Park Corner Soames met by chance George Forsyte, very sunburnt from racing. 115. I got to like him at first sight. 116. If I were you I wouldn’t take up this sport. You look quite exhausted after every training. 117. Ann is someone I really respect. 118. I’m saving up to buy a new house. 119. The government refused to yield to the demands of the terrorists. 120. We offered them ₤100,000 for the house but they refused our offer. 121.I can’t calculate how much the whole trip will cost. 122. When do you think your book will be published? 123. The plane is going to leave the ground. 124. I think you invented this story. 125. I think Matthew and Emma have quarrelled. 126. The traffic was delayed by road works.

9. Study and practise. Note the use of phrasal verbs.

Modern-Day Thieves Pick Up the Habits of the Past

In modern day York, thieves often throw away empty purses and wallets. By observing this habit, archaeologists have cleared up a mystery.

‘We often wondered why there were so many empty purses dating from the 13th century on this site,’ one of the archaeologists said, ‘Then suddenly we found out why.’

Mr Nick Pearson, the senior archaeologist, said to reporters yesterday: ‘Every Monday when we came back to the site after going away for the weekend, we found empty purses and wallets which had been thrown over the fence round the site.

They had obviously been stolen from people in the area. The thieves had run off and taken out the credit cards and cash, they didn’t want the purses and wallets, so they threw them away. It seems that criminals haven’t changed much in 700 years!’

Not Only Red in the Face

Ken Rose is a company director and he has to sit at a desk all day. He likes to keep fit by running to work every morning. He arrives

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at the office early, gets out of his shorts and vest and puts a business suit on. Last week, Ken got to his office earlier than usual, dressed in red shorts and a red vest. He had just put his shirt and tie on, when the phone rang. Ken picked up the receiver and sat behind his desk. A business colleague had called him up early. Could he see Ken later? Could he bring someone round? Could they check over some figures? Could they think of ways of cutting down expenses? Could they put the meeting off till later in the week? Ken was writing some notes when he noticed the time. It was after 9. ‘Excuse me,’ Ken said, ‘I’ll call you back.’ He had just put down the receiver when someone knocked at the door. The managing director came into the room with six important guests, ‘Ah, Ken,’ he said, ‘I want to introduce you to our visitors and I’d like you to show them round the company.’ ‘Of course, sir,’ Ken said and he got up to shake hands, forgetting he still had his red shorts on!

Holiday Problems

Last month we decided to drive to Scotland for a few days, for a short holiday. We were really looking forward to a quiet rest in the country. Unfortunately, lots of things went wrong. First of all, the car broke down just after we had left home, and we had to phone a garage and then wait by the side of the road for hours. By the time the car had been repaired, it was too late to go on, so we went home. The next day we set off early to avoid the traffic, but we had forgotten that it was a public holiday. Every single person in the country must have had the same idea, so we found ourselves in a long traffic jam. We decided that the best thing to do was to take a different road, and look for a hotel.

First we got lost on a narrow country road, and then the car ran out of petrol. Finally, we gave up and went home for the second time.

The Letter

The alarm clock rang loudly close to his head. He put out his hand and turned off the alarm. For some moments he lay there, halfawake. ‘I must get up,’ he thought. Then he sat up, and lowered his feet to the floor. He took off his pyjama jacket, put on his slippers,

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walked over to the basin, and turned on the hot tap. He drew back the curtains and looked out into the street. As he watched, the postman came up the path and delivered the post. Quickly he turned off the tap, slipped on his dressing-gown, and hurried downstairs. There was a letter from Claire. He sat down on the bottom step and opened the envelope.

‘My dear,’ she began, ‘after our conversation last week, this letter will come as a surprise. I told you that I could look after myself, that my career must come first, that I was looking for something, I didn’t know what; well, I’ve changed my mind. I will marry you after all!’

He sat there, at the bottom of the stairs, unable to grasp the full truth. Suddenly the kitchen door opened, and his landlady came out into the hall. ‘Well, well, Mr Mitchell,’ she said, in her broad Irish accent, ‘that’s a strange place to read your mail, to be sure ...’ She broke off, as she noticed how pale he looked, ‘Not bad news I hope?’

He looked at her for a moment, then a huge grin spread across his face. ‘No ... marvellous news,’ he said, ‘I’m going to get married.’

The Flood

The announcer wished everyone goodnight, and the picture faded from the screen. Mr Barly stood up, turned off the television, and looked round the room. Then he turned out the lights and went up to bed. It was raining outside. He looked out across the road towards the river.

‘If this rain continues, there could easily be a flood,’ he thought.

He drew the curtains, took off his clothes, washed, put on his pyjamas and got into bed.

Some hours later he awoke. He sensed that something was wrong. It wasn’t a noise that had woken him up, it was more the lack of any noise at all. He got up, went over to the window, and looked down into the garden. The rain had stopped. The night was still clear, and the moon was nearly full. But the garden wasn’t there any more, and the road wasn’t there; instead there was a lake, which stretched as far as the eye could see, with odd trees and bushes sticking out of it here and there. The house was completely cut off.

‘My goodness,’ he thought, ‘I wonder what it’s like downstairs.’

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