Monday, 27 April 2015

Phrasal Verbs

Friday Afternoon's Assignment

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
Meaning
look after
take care of
hold on
wait

 
do without
manage
take up
occupying
run out of
have no more
break down
stopped working
meet up with
arrive unexpectedly
check in
register
turn up
visit
look into
investigate

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
Meaning
back up

build up

close down

fill in

give up

take up

try out

break down

pick up

put off

meet up with

buy out

turn off

go through

look up

turn up

look after

help out

run out of


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.




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