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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
hold on	Wait
do without	Manage without something
take up	Fill or occupy time or space
run out of	Have none left
break down	End negotiations unsuccessfully
meet up with	See someone after arranging to meet them
check in	Register on arriving at a hotel or at the airport
turn up	Appear
look into	Research, investigate

EMAIL 1

TO: Robert Booth

FROM: Amy Cookson

RE: 1 Service Lift

The service lift in the warehouse has (1)hold on (stopped working) again.

Could you please get the Shindler engineer to (2)look into (investigate) what has gone wrong and fix it as soon as possible?

This is urgent, because we really cannot (3)do without (manage) it. We are having to move everything upstairs by hand. This is (4)take up (occupying) a lot of time and soon everyone is going to (5)look after (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) check in (registered) there yet, so he may just (7)appear  (arrive unexpectedly) at the office. If he does, could you (8)look after  (take care of) him and ask him to (9)hold on (wait) until I get back?

I have to (10)meet up with  (visit) a client at about 3.30, but I should be back by

4.15.

Practice Exercise 2

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
back up	Make a copy of computer data
build up	Develop a company
close down	Close a shop, branch or business permanently
fill in	Complete a form
give up	Stop doing something that has been a habit
take up	Fill or occupy time or space
try out	Test
break down	End negotiations unsuccessfully
pick up	Improve
put off	Postpone
meet up with	See someone after arranging to meet them
buy out	Buy somebody's share in a company
turn off	Stop a machine
go through	Experience
look up	Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.
turn up	Appear
look after	Take care
help out	Give assistance
run out of	Have none left

1) Did you back up your files last week?

2) Keith Sole quickly build up his shareholding to 10% of the company.

3) If we don't stop the losses, the company will have to be close down.

4) After you've fill in the form, can you leave it with Fiona, my secretary?

5) We've give up trying to get business from small companies.

6) Marvin Steel is in the process of take up 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 look up in a dictionary.

9) My plane gets in at 10.30. Could you turn up at around 11?

10) The meeting has been put off until 17 April.

11) Have you had an opportunity to pick up our evaluation software yet?

12) Don't forget to turn off 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 help out Roger before I go home this evening.

15) During the recession, the company close down some difficult times.

16) Mary has decided to turn up  an offer from another company.

17) Whatever you do, don't ____________ to the meeting late.

18) Who will look after my children if I have to work full-time?

19) I run out of John last night.

20) Please call Jane if you run out of 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.