Phrasal Verbs
Task 1:
Try to look up the meanings of these phrasal verbs, and then fill in the blanks below.
Practice Exercise 1
Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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look after
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take care of
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hold on
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wait
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do without
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manage
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take up
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occupying
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run out of
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have no more
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break down
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stopped working
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meet up with
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arrive unexpectedly
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check in
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register
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turn up
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visit
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look into
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investigate
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EMAIL 1
TO: Robert Booth
FROM: Amy Cookson
RE: 1 Service Lift
The service lift in the warehouse has (1)____________ (stopped working) again.
Could you please get the Shindler engineer to (2)____________ (investigate) what has gone wrong and fix it as soon as possible?
This is urgent, because we really cannot (3)____________ (manage) it. We are having to move everything upstairs by hand. This is (4)____________ (occupying) a lot of time and soon everyone is going to (5)____________ (have no more) patience.
EMAIL 2
TO: Robert Booth
FROM: Amy Cookson
RE: Mr Senai
We are expecting Mr Senai from Japan sometime this afternoon.
I have rung the hotel, but he has not (6) ____________ (registered) there yet, so he may just (7)____________ (arrive unexpectedly) at the office. If he does, could you (8)____________ (take care of) him and ask him to (9)____________ (wait) until I get back?
I have to (10)____________ (visit) a client at about 3.30, but I should be back by
4.15.
Practice Exercise 2
Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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back up
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build up
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close down
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fill in
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give up
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take up
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try out
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break down
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pick up
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put off
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meet up with
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buy out
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turn off
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go through
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look up
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turn up
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look after
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help out
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run out of
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1) Did you ____________ your files last week?
2) Keith Sole quickly ____________ his shareholding to 10% of the company.
3) If we don't stop the losses, the company will have to be ____________.
4) After you've ____________ the form, can you leave it with Fiona, my secretary?
5) We've ____________ trying to get business from small companies.
6) Marvin Steel is in the process of ___________ many of the smaller shareholders.
7) Could you ask Paul to ____________ with arranging the company BBQ at the weekend?
8) If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should ____________ in a dictionary.
9) My plane gets in at 10.30. Could you ____________ at around 11?
10) The meeting has been ____________ until 17 April.
11) Have you had an opportunity to ____________ our evaluation software yet?
12) Don't forget to ____________ the air-conditioners when you leave the office this evening.
13) I'm afraid to say that the photocopier's ____________ yet again!
14) I think I'll ____________ Roger before I go home this evening.
15) During the recession, the company ___________ some difficult times.
16) Mary has decided to ____________ an offer from another company.
17) Whatever you do, don't ____________ to the meeting late.
18) Who will ____________ my children if I have to work full-time?
19) I ____________ John last night.
20) Please call Jane if you ____________ any stationery items
Task 2:
Create a short story of your own and use five to six phrasal verbs from the two lists above in it. Ask your peers to proofread it before you publish.