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Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are phrases that consist of aPhrasal verbs are phrases that consist of a verb used together with a particle. Phrasal verbs are very common in Legal English and play a large role and are often used inand play a large role, and are often used in a quasi-technical sense. Examples:

ti t i t t tparties enter into contracts;put down deposits;put down deposits;serve documents upon other parties;

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p pwrite off debts, etc.

adverb

put down

put downverb

put downstop holding (but withdraw support gently)p g ( pp g y)Example: PUT the gun DOWN slowly and

k h d h I thkeep your hands where I can see them.put down a deposit guaranteeput down a deposit guaranteeExample: If you put down a deposit on an

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enter into

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to become party to (a contract): Example:The nations entered into a trade agreementThe nations entered into a trade agreement.

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adv + prep

put up with

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put up with

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to endure without complaint: Example: We had to put up with the inconvenienceExample: We had to put up with the inconvenience.

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Phrasal verbs can cause particularPhrasal verbs can cause particular problems for non-native speakers of English because the verbs used have ordinary meanings when used without theordinary meanings when used without the adverb or preposition, but form an idiom

h d ith d b itiwhen used with as adverb or preposition. In such cases the literal meaning of theIn such cases the literal meaning of the words differs from real meaning.

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Example:Example:brush up on practice or study something p p y g

in order to get back the skill or knowledge you had in the past but have not used foryou had in the past but have not used for some time.

I must brush up on my French before visiting Paris.visiting Paris.

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Practice 1 Lets try it!y

Use the most appropriate phrasal verb from th li t b l t l t th tthe list below to complete the sentences. Check the verb tense

laid off entered into deals withlaid off entered into deals withwrote off wrap up carry outadhere to object to

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to cancel from laccounts as a loss

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a) The corporation ___________________ b t $10 000 i id d bt l t

wrote offabout $10,000 in unpaid debts last year.

b) A number of members of staff had to beb) A number of members of staff had to be ________________________ due to laid offthe sudden downturn in the companys profitabilityprofitability.

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write off destroy a car in an accidentE l H WROTE th OFF i id tExample: He WROTE the car OFF in an accident on

the motorway.

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Practice 2 C b iCommon verbs uncommon meaning

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Part A - Match the following phrasal verbs with the correct definition If necessarywith the correct definition. If necessary use a dictionary.

set out rule outgo under carry outgo under carry out

turn up

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a) To exclude, eliminate or make i ibl rule outimpossible_____________________rule out

b) To give the details of something or to explain ) g git, especially in writing, in a clear, organised way set outway _______________________set out

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Practice 3 - Organizing a textg g

Put the sentences below in the correct d Ch k f korder. Check for markers.

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Practice 4 Matchingg

The sentences in below have been taken from the article Labor Legislation in Brazil. Match Column A to the correct part inMatch Column A to the correct part in Column B.

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Practice 5 VocabularyComplete the chart.

verb nounverb nounpromulgate promulgation

movementprotectp

changeemployemployconsolidate

declarationdeclarationguarantee

investmentsgrant

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E l t L i th UKEmployment Law in the UK

Employment law usually involves a i t f t t l i i dmixture of contractual provisions and

legislations regulating the relationship g g g pbetween employer and employee, and governing labour relations betweengoverning labour relations between employers and trade unions, for example p y , pwith regard to collective agreementsand collective bargaining aboutand collective bargaining about conditions of work.

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Developments in case law and changes in l i l ti f l f thlegislation, for example from the implementation of the Europeanimplementation of the European Community directives, affect employers

d l lik Th ti fand employees alike. The practice of living and working in different jurisdictions g g jmean that lawyers also have to refer to international conventions to establishinternational conventions to establish legal requirements. g q

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The main statutory rights of employees include entitlement to: a national minimum wage;g equal pay for like work, that is, broadly similar work; a written statement of employment particulars;p y p ; an itemised pay statement; time off and holidays;time off and holidays; statutory sick pay; a healthy and safe working environment;a healthy and safe working environment; family and parental leave; protected rights on transfer of business to another employeeprotected rights on transfer of business to another employee

(the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment Regulation , 2006);g )

notice of termination of employment; not to have unlawful deductions from wages;g ; not to be discriminated against on grounds of sex, race,

sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, part-time or fixed-

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y g g pterm employment, or trade union membership.

Practice 6 Word combination

Part A: Make word combinations use words from Colum A and Column B andwords from Colum A and Column B, and write the words in Column C.

Part B: Then use the word combinations to complete the definitions belowcomplete the definitions below.

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Column A Column B Column Ca fixed relationsb collective union

fixed-termb collective unionc labour offd employment paye trade termae trade termf employment particulars

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g time bargainingh sick tribunalh sick tribunal

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a) -a) ________________________________ -salary paid when an employee cannot work because of illness

b) restricted period offixed termb) _______________ - restricted period of employment set out in contract

fixed term

c) ________________________________organisation which represents the workers who aresation which represents the workers, who are its members, in discussion o pay and working p y gconditions with their employer

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V b l h kVocabulary check

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