Chuyên đề 4 Phrasal verbs (part 2)

t's go over our plan once more. (discuss the details) 
Join in 	Try to join in the lesson as much as you can. (take part in, contribute to) 
Live on 	They live on the money her father gives them. (have as income) 
Look into 	The government is looking into the problem. (investigate) 
Look round 	Let's look round the town today. (look at everything) 
Make for 	Where are you making for exactly? (go in the direction of) 
Pick on 	My teacher is always picking on me. (choose a person to punish) 
Run into 	I ran into Steve in the supermarket yesterday (meet by chance) 
See about 	Well have to see about getting you an office (make arrangements) 
See to 	Can you see to the dog's food? (attend to, take care of) 
Stand for 	I won't stand for such rudeness! (tolerate) 
 	Andrew is standing for parliament. (be a candidate for) 
Take after 	Helen takes after her mother. (have the same characteristics as) 
EXERCISE 1 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the phrasal verb in brackets. You may 
have to change the form. 
a) Sorry, but I haven't found time to fix your bike yet. (get round to) 
 I haven’t got round to fixing your bike yet. 
b) Oh bother, we don't have any milk left. (run out of) ……………………………………………………..
c) It took me a long time to recover from my illness. (get over) ………………………………………
d) Julie must be too old to bite her nails. (grow out of) ………………………………………
e)I think we've found an answer to the problem. (come up with) ………………………………………
f)I don't think I'm well enough to play football today. (feel up to) ………………………………………
g)Ann is someone I really respect. (look up to) ………………………………………
h) I must arrange to have the kitchen painted. (see about) ………………………………………
i) Please help me. I'm relying on you. (count on) ………………………………………
j) Peter is just like his father! (take after) ………………………………………
EXERCISE 2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 
a) Quite by chance, Brenda met Philip at the station. ran → Brenda ran into Philip at the station. 
b)You'll just have to learn to accept the facts! face → You'll just ………………………………. the facts. 
c)How can you bear so much traffic noise? put → How can you …………………………. traffic noise? 
d)Charles cheated in his exams, and didn't get caught. got → Charles cheated in his exams, and ………..it. 
e)I visited a few friends while I was in Manchester. called → I…………........ while I was in Manchester. 
f)What are you trying to say? getting →What………………………………………….. at? 
g)I must go to the dentist, and get my teeth taken care of. seen →I must go to the dentist ………………to 
EXERCISE 2 Complete each sentence with one of the words from the box. 
Across	against	for	in	into	on	round	to 	up 	with
a) I'll send someone to call ….for…. the parcel on Thursday. 
b) You'll have to work hard to keep………. with the rest of the class. 
c) Jean didn't expect to come up………. such difficulties. 
d)It's not fair. You're always picking………. me. 
e)Terry sang the first verse and then everyone joined ……….
f)I came ……….one of your novels in a second-hand bookshop. 
g)I'm not interested in buying anything. I'm just looking ……….
h) Don't you think the manager should deal………. this problem? 
i) George came………. a lot of money when his uncle died. 
j) You look very guilty! What have you been getting up………. ? 
EXERCISE 4. Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase. 
a) The weather was fine, and everyone was …..B….. the coast. 
A) going in for 	B) making for 	C) joining in 	D) seeing about 
b) How much money do you manage to ……………… ? 
A) come into 	B) go in for 	C) deal with 	D) live on 
c) There isn't any sugar, I'm afraid. You'll have to ………………
A) run out 	B) put up with 	C) do without 	D) make for d) I was passing their house, so I……………… Claire and Michael. 
A) dropped in on 	B) came up with 	C) got on with 	D) ran into 
e) I don't really……………… winter sports very much. 
A) deal with 	B) face up to 	C) go in for 	D) get round to f) Losing my job was a great shock, but I think I'm……………… it. 
A) seeing to 	B) putting up with 	C) standing for 	D) getting over 
g) Sheila's gone to……………… having a new phone installed. 
A) see about 	B) deal with 	C) get round to 	D) ask after h) I've had to……………… a lot of insulting behaviour from you! 
A) look down on 	B) put up with 	C) stand up for 	D) get on with 
i) The hotel was terrible, but the wonderful beach……………… our disappointment. 
A) got over 	B) faced up to 	C) saw to 	D) made up for 
j) Jack has decided to……………… the time he spends watching television. 
A) run out of 	B) see to 	C) cut down on 	D) come up with 
III. Phrasal verbs with one particle: Transitive and separable
These phrasal verbs take an object. This object can come after the particle or between the verb and the particle (so the verbs are separable).  	We brought up this child. We brought her up. 
In general, as in the examples above, object phrases tend to be put after the particle while pronouns are often put between the verb and the particle. 
Two exceptions in the list below are call back and show around where the object is always put between the verb and the particle. 
Verbs marked with an asterisk * have a second meaning. With this meaning they have an intransitive form. 
Bring up We brought up this child. (look after until adult) 
Carry out 	You haven't carried out my instructions. (act upon) 
Call off 	We have decided to call off the match. (cancel) 
Clear up* 	Could you clear up your room please? (make tidy) 
The weather is clearing up*. (improve) 
Fill in* 	Can you fill in this form please? (complete by writing) 
Our teacher was ill, so Mrs Frost filled in*. (take someone's place) 
Find out 	I want to find out what happened. (learn about, discover) 
Give away 	The millionaire gave all his money away. (make a gift of) 
Jill asked me not to give her secret away. (make something known) 
Give up* 	I've decided to give up eating meat. (stop doing something) 
Jorge finally gave up teaching me Portuguese*. (stop trying to do something) 
Hold up 	Two masked men held up the bank. (rob) 	Knock out 
The blow on the head knocked me out. (make unconscious)
Leave out 	I always leave out the difficult exercises. (not include) 
Look up* 	I have to look this word up in my dictionary. (find information) 
Things are looking up*. (appear better) 
Make up* 	I think you made this story up. (invent) 
The couple quarrelled but then made up*. (become friends again) 
Pick up 	I'll pick you up at six. (collect) 
Put aside 	Harry puts money aside every week for his holiday. (save) 
Put off 	They put the meeting off until Thursday. (postpone) 
The smell of fish put me off my tea. (make someone not want to do something) 
Put up 	If you come to Florence I can put you up. (provide accommodation) 
Show around 	Let me show you around the new building. (give a guided tour) 
Take over* 	A German company took us over last year. (buy a company) 
If you are tired, I'll take over*. (take someone's place) 
Take up 	I've decided to take up tennis. (start a hobby) 
Tear up 	Wendy tore up Alan's letters. (tear into pieces) 
Think over 	Please think over our offer. (consider) 
Try out 	Have you tried out the new computer? (use for the first time) 
Turn down 	Paul was offered the job but he turned it down. (refuse an offer) 
Wear out 	All this work has worn me out. (make tired) 
Work out 	This is a difficult problem. I can't work it out. (find a solution) 
IV. Verbs with one particle: intransitive 
These phrasal verbs have no object. 
Verbs marked with an asterisk * have a second meaning. With this meaning they have a transitive form. There are other meanings not included here. 
Break down 	The car broke down on the motorway. (stop working) 
Break out 	The war broke out unexpectedly. (begin suddenly) 
Come out 	Her new book came out last week. (be published) 
Draw up*	Suddenly an ambulance drew up outside. (come to a stop) 
My lawyer is drawing up a contract for us*. (write a legal document)
Fall out 	Charles and Emily have fallen out again. (quarrel) 
Get away 	The bank robbers got away in a stolen van. (escape) 
Give in 	She pleaded with me, and I finally gave in. (stop fighting against) 
Go off 	Everyone panicked when the bomb went off. (explode) 
Look out 	Look out! There's a car coming! (beware) 
Set in 	I think the rain has set in for the day. (to arrive and stay) 
Show off 	You always show off at parties. (behave to attract attention) 
Take off 	Your plane takes off at 6.00. (leave the ground) 
Turn up* 	Guess who turned up at our party? (arrive, often unexpectedly) 
Can you turn up the sound*? (increase) 
Wear off 	When the drug wears off you may feel pain. (become less strong or disappear) 
EXERCISE 1.Rewrite each sentence using a verb from the box so that the meaning stays the same. You may have to change the form. 
a) Jack always arrives late for work. Turn up
b) See if their number is in the phone directory. 
c) I'm saving up to buy a new bike. 
d)After a few days the pain in Dave's leg went away. 
e)I'm afraid the match has been cancelled. 
f)The government refused to yield to the demands of the terrorists. 
g)We offered them £250,000 for the house but they refused our offer. 
h)You can stay with us if you come to Cambridge. 
i) I can't calculate how much the whole trip will cost. 
j) A large silver limousine stopped outside the house. 
EXERCISE 2 Put one word in each space. 
a) Why don' t you let me show ……round ……. you round London? 
b) Jane is coming to pick us ……………………. after work. 
c) Have you found …………………….what time the train leaves? 
d) We had to wait for an hour before the plane took …………………….
e) Harry was brought……………………. by his grandparents. 
f) A shelf fell on my head and knocked me……………………. 
g) I was so angry when I saw the p