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

Now answer the questions to find out how friendly you are. Then check your answers, using the scores below.

3. Translate into English.

1. Он никогда никуда меня не приглашает. 2. Мы поселимся у Смитов. 3. Никогда не знаешь, кого встретишь на вечеринке. 4. Она забежала, чтобы забрать книгу. 5. Я пригласила соседей на обед. 6. “Ты видела Аню?” “Да, она заходила сегодня после обеда”. 7. На днях он пригласил меня пообедать в ресторане. 8. У нас не очень хорошие отношения. 9. Он всюду бывает только с этой девушкой. 10. Мы сегодня пойдем развлекаться. 11. Можно мне погулять еще немного? 12. Он сегодня придет поздно. 13. Я думаю никуда сегодня не ходить. 14. Я решила навестить сегодня своих родителей. 15. Я повстречался с одним странным парнем. 16. Мы договорились поехать на дачу, и я заехал за ним в 8 утра.

How multi-word verbs work

about/around/round = here and there, aimlessly (often used to show a lack of purpose)

Several pupils were standing about in the playground.

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I saw your pen lying around somewhere.

Tom was rushing round, doing nothing really useful.

The particle about can usually be used instead of around and round with verbs like standing, running, hurrying, lying, etc. However, we cannot use about instead of around and round with look.

Would you like to come in and look round? (not about)

4.Complete the paragraph, describing the picture with a suitable verb from the list above.

A few small boys are laughing and … … on the beach while a tall man is … … He is carrying a chair but he doesn’t know where to put it. Two women are … … , looking bored while three young men are … … on the sand. Three girls are ... a small ball ..., and a little boy is ... a large ball ... .

round = to everybody in a group, etc. Can you pass the sweets round, please?

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5.Write a sentence to describe each picture, using one of the phrasal verbs above.

Come round to see us tonight.

You can come over tomorrow at four. (round/over = visiting someone informally)

6. Study and practise the following sentences.

1.You can call round any time. We’ll always be pleased to see you.

2.Would you like to come round on Saturday? We’ll be in all day.

3.Let’s ask Ann and Mark round for a meal next week.

4.I’ll drop round and see him on my way home from work.

5.She isn’t here at the moment. She’s gone round to see the woman next door.

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6.I’ve got some friends coming over.

7.‘Can you come and show me your new car?’ ‘I’ll drive round now if you like.’

8.Bring the family round one evening; we’d love to meet them.

9.‘Can you come over some time? You can leave your bicycle in the entrance.’ ‘Shall I cycle round now?’

Topic: Family

There is a feature in a magazine in which members of the same family describe their relationship. You will read about James Mitford, an actor, and his daughter Amy.

My Daughter

James Mitford: My wife and I only had the one child. It might have been nice to have a son, but we didn’t plan a family, we just had Amy.

I see her as my best friend. I think she’d always come to me first if she had a problem. We have the same sense of humour, and share interests. I don’t mind animals, but she’s completely obsessed with them, and she has always had dogs, cats, horses, and goldfish in her life.

We were closest when she was about four, which I think is a lovely age for a child. They know the parents best, and don’t have the outside contacts. She must have grown up suddenly when she went to school, because I remember her growing away from her family slightly. Any father who has a teenage daughter comes across an extraordinary collection of people, and there seemed to be an endless stream of strange young men coming through our house. By the time I’d learned their names they’d gone away and I had to start learning a new lot. I remember I told her off once in front of her friends and she didn’t talk to me for days afterwards.

I wanted more than anything else for her to be happy in what she was doing, and I was prepared to pull strings to help her on her way. She went to a good school, but that didn’t work out. She must have upset somebody. When she left she decided she wanted to become

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an actress so I got her into drama school. It wasn’t to her liking so she joined a theatre group and began doing bits and pieces in films. She was doing well, but then gave it up. She probably found it boring. Then she took up social work, and finally went to work for a designer and he became her husband. And that’s really the story of her life. She must be happy with him – they’re always together.

We have the same tastes in books and music, but it takes me a while to get used to new pop songs. I used to take her to see the opera, which is my big passion, but I don’t think she likes it very much, she doesn’t come with me any more.

I don’t think she’s a big television watcher. She knows when I’m on, and she might watch, but I don’t know. It’s not the kind of thing she tells me.

We’re very grateful for Amy. She’s a good daughter as daughters go. We’re looking forward to being grandparents. I’m sure she’ll have a son.

My Father

Amy Mitford: I don’t really know my father. He isn’t easy to get on with. He’s quite self-centred, and a little bit vain, I think, and in some ways quite unapproachable. The public must think he’s very easy-going, but at home he keeps himself to himself.

He can’t have been at home much when I was a child, because I don’t remember much about him. He’s always been slightly out of touch with family life. His work always came first, and he was always off somewhere acting or rehearsing. He loves being asked for his autograph, he loves to be recognized. He has won several awards, and he’s very proud of that. He was given the Member of the British Empire, and we had to go to Buckingham Palace to get the medal. It was incredibly boring – there were hundreds of other people getting the same thing, and you had to sit there for hours. He shows off his awards to whoever comes to the house.

I went to public school, and because of my total lack of interest and non-attendance I was asked to leave. I didn’t want to go there in the first place. I was taken away from all my friends. He must have been very pleased to get me into the school, but in the end it was a complete waste of money. I let him down quite badly, I suppose. I tried several jobs but I couldn’t settle down in them. They

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just weren’t challenging enough. Then I realized that what I really wanted to do was live in the country and look after animals, so that’s what I now do.

As a family, we’re not that close, either emotionally or geographically. We don’t see much of each other these days. My father and I are totally different, like chalk and cheese. My interests have always been the country, but he’s into books, music and above all, opera, which I hate. If they do come to see us, they’re in completely the wrong clothes for the country -mink coats, nice little leather shoes, not exactly ideal for long walks across the fields.

He was totally opposed to me getting married. He was hoping we would break up. Gerald’s too humble, I suppose. He must have wanted me to marry someone famous, but I didn’t, and that’s all there is to it. We don’t want children, but my father keeps on and on talking about wanting grandchildren. You can’t make someone have children just because you want grandchildren.

I never watch him on television. I’m not that interested, and anyway he usually forgets to tell me when he’s on.

1.Replace the words in italics in the following sentences with a multi-word verb from the texts.

1.He started playing golf because he needed the exercise. 2. I unexpectedly met an old school friend last week. 3. Have you heard? Jane and Andrew have separated. 4. What sort of relationship do you have with your parents? 5.1 can’t stand her. She’s always boasting about her wonderful children. 6. Are you beginning to get established in your new flat? 7. Tennis was taking up too much of my time, so I stopped doing it. 8. Don’t disappoint me. I’m relying on you to help me.

9.She was reprimanded for getting her new clothes dirty. 10. It was a good plan in theory but it wasn’t successful in practice.

2.Make up sentences with the following multi-word verbs:

to work out, to let down, to tell off, to break up, to take up, to come across, to get on (with), to show off, to settle down, to give up, to keep on, to look forward to

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How multi-word verbs work

on = continuing

She kept on talking for over an hour.

The pupils worked on until the teacher arrived. The rain kept on all night.

She’s staying on at university to do research. She turned to Poirot again. ‘Yes, go on. Go on finding out.’

3.Study and practise the sentences where the particle on has the general meaning of continuing with something.

1. I thought of leaving my job, but my boss persuaded me to stay on. 2. We thought the ship would stop and pick us up, but it sailed on. 3. The road conditions were dreadful, but we decided to drive on. 4. We camped near a village for a few days and then decided to move on. 5. The soldiers fought on despite heavy casualties.

4.Read the following short paragraph about Dave Lawson and answer the questions.

Last year Dave started to attend an optional training course but dropped out after a few weeks. Dave has a tendency to give up as soon as he meets a problem. He should keep on trying even when something is very difficult. Unfortunately, he never listens to advice and carries on doing whatever he wants without thinking of the consequences. In spite of these weaknesses, however, Dave is capable of doing well, and his teachers are now trying to persuade him to stay on at school so he can prepare for university.

A. Questions.

1.What happened last year when Dave took a training course?

2.What does Dave do when a problem arises? 3. What advice would you give Dave? 4. Do you think he will listen to your advice? Why (not)? 5. What do Dave’s teachers want him to do?

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B.Now write a few lines about someone who is exactly the opposite of Dave.

up = stopping or delaying something

I said goodbye and hung up.

Sorry I’m late, I was held up in the traffic.

5.Look at the sentences and say what you think the verbs in italics mean.

1. The Soviet Union has broken up. 2. Isn’t Rose here yet? I’ll go and see what’s holding her up. 3. Rick tried to fix the car, but he gave up the attempt after an hour. 4. The number you dialled is busy. Please hang up and try again. 5. ‘Why are crying?’ ‘Chris thinks we should break up.’ 6. My parents split up last year.

6. Translate into English.

1.Он намерен заняться медициной после окончания школы.

2.Вы можете положиться на него, он вас не подведет. 3. Это была любовь с первого взгляда. Они поженились, но вскоре разошлись. Они совершенно разные люди. 4. Я вчера случайно нашел несколько старых писем. 5. Он хотел похвастаться своей новой машиной. 6. Она бросила работу, чтобы ухаживать за больной матерью. 7. Отец отчитал (отругал) меня, так как я вернулась домой поздно и не предупредила его. 8. План оказался удачным. 9. Он в хороших отношениях со своей тещей.

10.В твоем возрасте пора уже взяться за ум. 11. Я с нетерпением жду поездки в Париж. 12. Он все время задает глупые вопросы.

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1. Match the verbs in A with the definitions in B.

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