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

C:So, what happened?

L:Well, he seemed to be having a lot of ‘business dinners’ in the evenings.

C:Yeah, it’s a familiar story.

L:... and on one or two occasions she even smelt perfume on his clothes which wasn’t hers ...

C:How awful for her!

L:Then, one day, she found this letter.

C:What do you mean? What kind of letter?

L:A love letter... all very predictable.

C:Who was it from?

L:There was no name... just the words ‘I love you’ and the letter ‘P’ at the end.

C:Did she know who it was?

L:She had an idea but, anyway, she told Mike she knew what was going on and she couldn’t put up with it any more. She confronted Mike with all the different things she’d noticed and insisted he told her the truth.

C:So what did he do then?

L:At first he again tried to make out that nothing was the matter, but finally, after she refused to believe him, he admitted he was in a terrible state, that he didn’t know what to do. He said he felt he loved Julie but he’d also fallen in love with Patricia (the other woman). Julie’s first reaction was to tell him to leave at once ...

that she never wanted to see him again.

C:And did she?

L:Well no... you see, apparently, at that point, he begged her to let him stay and promised never to see Patricia again. Finally, she gave in and so, they’re still together.

C:When did all this happen?

L:Oh, about a month ago.

C:Has she got over it yet?

L:No, not really. I don’t know if she ever will. I wouldn’t be surprised if they split up in the end. She’s really unhappy ...

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1. Rephrase using the phrasal verbs from this unit:

have a (romantic) relationship ...........................................

have a good relationship with someone ..........................................

happen ...........................................

pretend ...........................................

deceive ...........................................

tolerate ...........................................

agree to someone else’s demands ...........................................

recover from ...........................................

finish a relationship and separate ...........................................

2. Complete this text with one phrasal verb in each space.

Amanda and Kevin got married five years ago. They had been ...

for about two years before that. However, a friend of Amanda’s saw Kevin with another woman in a restaurant and told Amanda. When Kevin told her nothing was wrong and that the woman was just a business client, Amanda was ... . However, Kevin kept having to go away on business trips and once or twice Amanda answered the telephone and the person at the other end put the phone down without speaking. She asked Kevin what was ... . He ... that he didn’t know what she was talking about. She didn’t accept that and insisted he told her the truth. Finally, he told her everything. Amanda decided to ... the situation for the sake of the children but later changed her mind and said she was going to leave him. He begged her to stay and eventually she ... . That was only about a year ago but they seem to have ... it now. They are ... very well with each other and I doubt very much that they will... .

3. Discuss the following situations:

a)What would you do in Julie’s situation?

b)Do you think a couple can get over a crisis like this?

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Topic: Jobs and Work

Getting On in Life

Two people, Jeremy and Angela, are describing how they came to choose their careers.

Jeremy

At the moment I have a very good, well-paid job that I enjoy doing, but it hasn’t always been like this.

Several years ago I used to work as a salesman for a small company that specialised in making motor components for the car industry. It was the sort of job where you had to be committed to your product, you had to believe in it and do everything possible to sell it. But times were hard and a lot of companies were going out of business, so our company started to cut back on the number of people it employed in order to save money – fortunately, I wasn’t one of them – but in the end it had to close down, and I found myself out of work for the first time in my life. I applied for several jobs in similar companies, but I wasn’t successful – every one of them turned me down.

Then one day I was looking through the paper and I came across an advertisement for courses that specialized in journalism. I filled in an application form, sent it off, was accepted onto the course, studied hard, passed my exams, and became a qualified journalist. I then wrote to a small magazine for the car industry, attended an interview along with dozens of other applicants and, to my surprise, they took me on. The magazine grew in size and popularity. I moved from writing articles to being sub-editor, and this year I became the editor, so I suppose I’ve been lucky really.

Angela

When I was young my father always told me how important it was to get on in life and be a success. ‘You must make something of your life,’ he used to say. I think he wanted me to be a doctor or an engineer or something like that. And I can remember how disappointed he was when I left school early and started work as a secretary.

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It was a small, badly-run company, and when I went there they told me the job wasn’t difficult and I would soon pick it up. At the beginning I liked the job, but as time passed the work started to take up more of my time and I found I was working late in the evenings and even at weekends. And in addition to this I had to put up with poor working conditions and a low salary – I earned just enough to get by – and there were no promotion prospects at all. All this really got me down. And then I started to wonder if I was really cut out for this kind of work – it didn’t really suit me or my particular abilities.

Then one day – I remember I’d been working very hard that month and had put in a lot of extra hours – I went to see my boss to ask for some time off work. I needed to visit my mother, who wasn’t well at the time. I have to say that I didn’t get on with my boss very well. Anyway, he refused point-blank. He said it was out of the question and he didn’t want to hear another word. I tried explaining but I just couldn’t get through to him. He wouldn’t listen. So I walked out of the office, and as far as I was concerned, that was it, that was the last straw. The next day I handed in my resignation, and I said to myself I would never put myself in that kind of position again. I decided to return to studying and go in for law. I graduated from London University and now I’m starting to make my way in the world. As my father used to say, ‘The world is my oyster’.

So was my father right? Is it important to get on in the world? Well, in some ways it is, but it depends on how your measure success and what you want to get out of life. After all, there are other things in life besides work.

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

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2.Read the sentences. Then say the sentences again, using the multi-word verb prompts. The f irst one has been done for you.

1.The company has employed extra staff.

(take on)

The company has taken on extra staff.

2.I’ve decided to make a career in medicine.

(go in for)

3.She survives on a very small income.

(get by)

4.He didn’t accept my offer of help.

(turn down)

5.The factory will have to reduce production.

(cut back on)

6.The bad working conditions depress me.

(get me down)

7.The company has stopped doing business.

(close down)

8.I learnt some Arabic while I was in Cairo.

(pick up)

9.She wants to be a success in her job.

(get on)

10. Writing reports uses a lot of my time.

(take up)

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3.Work with your partner. Take turns interviewing one another, using the questions below. Try to use the following multi-word verbs and expressions in your questions and answers.

e.g. A: What profession do you think you are cut out for?

B:I think I’m cut out for acting because I like speaking in public.

1.Which of these jobs are you most / least suited to? Why?

2.What made you choose your present career or course of study?

3.What kind of things make you feel depressed at work or at school?

4.What aspects of your work or study require most time?

5.How important is it to be successful in life? Why?

6.How important is it to have a job that pays a lot of money? Why?

7.Have you acquired any new skills recently?

8.Where did you learn them?

How multi-word verbs work

It is possible to say ‘We must cut back’ without including an object in the sentence. However, if the object is included, we can add another particle.

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We must cut back on expenditure.

With this particular multi-word verb the particle on is optional. The same is true of to cut down (on) (something).

I must cut down on the amount of chocolate I eat.

Here are some more multi-word verbs which can be used with or without an object.

However, if these verbs take an object, they always need another particle.

Carry on with your work while I’m away.

4. Supply the missing particles in the sentences below.

1. I’m falling behind... my work at school. 2. How are you getting on... your studies? 3. She dropped in... us last weekend. 4. We’ve moved out... our flat. 5. Please carry on... what you were saying. 6. I often look back ... my childhood. 7. I can’t get by ... less than ₤ 50 a week. 8. Stephen doesn’t get on ... his maths teacher.

5. Translate into English.

1. Он не годится для этой работы. 2. Он увлекается рыбалкой. 3. В конце концов, работа и домашние заботы подорвали здоровье Луизы. 4. Как вы поживаете? 5. Ее наняли в качестве прислуги в богатом доме. 6. Она живет на очень маленькую пенсию. 7. Они отвергли мой план. 8. Его молчание угнетает меня. 9. Многие заводы закрыты из-за забастовки. 10. Он преуспел в жизни. 11. Уборка квартиры занимает у меня много времени.

12.Он научился немецкому языку, когда работал в Германии.

13.Он наотрез отказался помочь мне. 14. Он считал, что его примут на работу.

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6.Seven people are talking about their work. What are their jobs?

1.

I’m often on duty at weekends, especially if there is a football match or a demonstration. I’m there to see things don’t get out of control. I think you have to be cut out for this type of work because it isn’t easy and can be dangerous. You serve the public and you’re there to protect them, but they don’t always appreciate what you’re trying to do. The pay and conditions are all right, which is a good thing because you can’t go on strike.

2.

Sometimes I’m on duty all night and it isn’t easy to take time off work. The salary isn’t very good – I can get by on it – but I’d never go on strike, because it’s my job to look after people and I know they depend on me. Sometimes you have to put up with bad working conditions but you know that what you’re doing is an extremely worthwhile job.

3.

Well, basically I pick people up and I drop them off. I take them where they want to go to and that’s it.

4.

You have to be cut out for this kind of work, otherwise you shouldn’t go in for it. You have to learn a lot of things by heart, and you can suffer from nerves throughout the whole of your professional life. You are often out of work and you have to be very ambitious and lucky to get on, but if you do, the world’s your oyster.

5.

You have to be good at getting on with people, and you have to remain calm at all times – you must never panic. You need some training for this job, but some things you can pick up quite quickly. It’s exciting to stop off in exotic places and look round for a few days, but sometimes the work can be very routine and the pay is average.

6.

You have to work long hours, and you can be on call twenty-four hours a day, but it’s wonderful to be able to use your knowledge to

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help people and relieve suffering. I think people tend to look up to you as a result.

7.

Like all professionals, you have to be committed to what you’re doing. I’m at work very early in the morning to set things up so that everything is ready when the day starts. The work takes up a lot of my time, especially preparation time and going through people’s work and correcting it. The poor pay sometimes gets me down, but I believe in what I’m doing and that’s the most important thing.

7.Complete this interview by putting the correct form of one of the phrasal verbs in each space.

carry on, come about, cut down, do away with, draw out, drop in, face up to, give up, go on, grow up, lay off, let out, make up, pay in, set up, shut down, stay in

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Topic: Medical Matters

1.

Doc: Hello, Mr Brown. And how are you?

RB: Well, I haven’t been feeling very well recently. I get out of breath very easily when I climb stairs or walk short distances, and last week I started getting pains in my chest.

Doc: Mm, I see. Do you smoke?

RB: Yes, I get through about 30 cigarettes a day. Doc: That’s rather a lot. Have you tried giving up?

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