PHRASAL VERBS 1/ Read the examples below and match each verb with its meaning: DO do with manage without do without prevent from having do out of renovate do up need, want Examples: I could do with something to eat. We have to do without a holiday this year as money is so short. He did me out of my rightful heritage. The old house needs to be done up. MAKE make for compensate for make of move in the direction of make up for think /opinion/ make out elaborate, write down Examples: Let´s make for the city centre and find a restaurant on the way. What do you make of him? The superb food at the hotel made up for the uncomfortable rooms. I must make out a list of things we have to buy. BRING bring up destroy, remove from power, lower bring off raise bring down succeed Examples: She brought up three children on her own. Don´t give up. I am sure you´ll bring it off. Inflation will bring down the government. Don´t bring me down. They promised to bring down the taxes. TAKE take after to cause sb to believe sth which is not true, or to trick take off form a liking for sb take to put off, leave the ground, imitate take sb in resemble Examples: He takes after his father. You can take off your coat. The plane took off 2 hours late. She is very good at taking off her teacher. She took to him at once The liar took her in. GET get away with come to a successful end, use up all of…. get behind recover from get down be able to live/deal with a difficulty, usually by having just enough of something you need, such as money get over do something wrong without being caught get through depress get by (on) fail to do something at the right time Examples: The robbers got away with several thousands of pounds. I´ve got terribly behind with my work. This weather is really getting me down. She´s getting over bad flu. She got through all her exams. He got through his month´s salary in just one weekend. We have to get by on my father´s salary. COME come across to have to deal with a problem come down with to be mentioned or talked about in conversation come up to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious come up against sth to find something by chance Examples: I came across my old friend the other day, what a coincidence! She came down with flu. The topic of elections came up in the conversation. If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll help out. A/ Rewrite the sentences using no more than 5 words and using the word in bold: 1. All students face the problem of phrasal verbs. come All students ____________________________ phrasal verbs. 2. Is this the first time you’ve heard of phrasal verbs? come Have you ever _____________________ phrasal verbs before? 3. What is another way of saying: I fell ill with a cold. came How can I say: I ______________________ a cold? 4. What about: We often discuss this subject in our lessons? comes What about: This subject __________________________ our lessons. 5. Did the man deceive you too? take Did he ____________________ as well? 6. I can just live on this amount of money. get I can ___________________ this amount of money. 7. You mustn’t allow your troubles to depress you, you know. get You mustn’t let your troubles ___________________________, you know. 8. I’ll never forget how rude he was to me. get I just can’t ____________________ his rudeness to me. B/ Complete each sentence using a phrasal verb: 1. Can you really __________________ all this information? 2. These books __________________ ten shelves. Can’t you get rid of a few of them? 3. An American organization may ________________ this company. 4. I’m sorry, sir, but you’ve already worn these shoes. That’s why we can’t ________ them ______.