Dave
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‘fall out’, ‘break into’ and ‘run out of’.
There are more than 3,000 combinations of verbs with adverbs and prepositions (particles), known as ‘phrasal verbs’, that are in common use in everyday modern English. These phrasal verbs have over 6,000 meanings, and the list is always expanding. Some examples are ‘fall out’, ‘break into’ and ‘run out of’.
The best way to expand your range of phrasal verbs is to read as many types of text and listen to as many different people speaking as you can.
Look at the pictures and listen to the recording of six short dialogues.
Match the dialogues and the pictures.
Write the numbers of the dialogues in the boxes.
Write down any phrasal verbs that you hear.
Now listen to the recording again.
Check your answers.
How many phrasal verbs did you recognise?
Find the correct response in the list A-J to the question or statement 1-10.
Underline the phrasal verbs.
‘Millie and Anna are so alike.’
‘Why do you keep putting me down all the time?’
‘How’s Maria getting on with her new job?’
‘You’ll have a hard job convincing Ed that the plan will work.’
‘How do you get by on so little money?’
‘How about going out for a curry later?’
‘You’ve lost weight, haven’t you?’
‘I saw Lisa with her new boyfriend. I thought he looked a bit rough.’
‘Tom’s growing into a real handful.’
‘Who do you think the baby takes after?’
A ‘I’d love to. But I’m snowed under with work.’
B ‘Oh, her father, definitely.’
C ‘Because you keep coming out with the most stupid ideas.’
D ‘I’m pretty good at making ends meet.’
E ‘I know. I can’t tell them apart.’
F ‘I blame his parents. They let him get away with anything.’
G ‘Oh, don’t be put off by appearances. He’s really nice, actually.’
H ‘She seems very happy. I think she’s really taken to it.’
I ‘Oh, he’ll come round in the end.’
J ‘Yes, I’ve cut down on fat and cut out sugar altogether.’
Now Listen to the recording to check your answers.
Listen to the next recording.
Choose the correct response to each question or statement from the choice of four.
Read through the options first.
1
a ‘Oh, I hope not.’
b ‘Excuse me.’
c ‘Take care.’
d ‘Of course.’
2
a ‘That’s true.’
b ‘Go ahead.’
c ‘Fair enough.’
d ‘Tell me then.’
3
a ‘It’s fine.’
b ‘No problem.’
c ‘Please do.’
d ‘Thank you.’
4
a ‘Because it’s so much fun.’
b ‘I put in a lot of overtime.’
c ‘I took all of last week off.’
d ‘We needed to get it done.’
Now listen to the recording a second time.
Check your answers.
Why are the other options inappropriate?