TopFlex 7 Unit one

Phrasal verbs

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Phrasal verbs

• Phrasal verbs are verbs which are followed by one or more particles.

Looking forward to, look up, run out of • Phrasal verbs can be:• Literal – They keep the same meaning of the verb • When the bell rang all the kids ran out of the

classroom and left school.• Idiomatic – They change the meaning of the original

verb. Oh no! we run out of gas and the nearest gas station is

five miles from here!

PHRASAL VERBS

Meanings

Come up with create or produce

Come across find by accident

Look forward to to anticipate with pleasure

Look up try to find information in a book

Put up with tolerate

Run out of to finish

Take off to leave the ground (airplane)

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verbs can be:

Separable –They can be separated

Example: put off – put the meeting off put off the meeting put it off never: put off it

PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verbs can be:

Inseparable –They cannot be separated

Example: come across I came across some pictures. I came across them. Never: I came some pictures across.

Phrasal verbs

Separable

• Take off –

Take your shoes off!

Cut off

I’m so hungry... Please cut a piece of cake off for me.

Look up

Look some words up in thedictionary.

Take away –

Take the dishes away, please.

Inseparable

• Go out –

The lights have gone out again! I can’t finish my report.

Come across

I came across some friends in the mall yeasterday.

Get along

I get along well with my coworkers.

•When I was walking the dog this morning I __________ a beautiful dress.

came across

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• I am __________ meeting you.looking forward to

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• __________ the new words____ in this dictionary. It is great!

Look up

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• I am not very creative, but Julia always _________ great solutions.

comes up with

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• Because of the snow the plane _____________ until seven o’clock tomorrow.

won’t take off

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• I can’t __________ this traffic anymore. I spend more than an hour to get to work.

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

put up with

•I was driving back home when the car __________ gas.ran out of

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

•When I was walking the dog this morning I __________ a beautiful dress.

came across

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• I am __________ meeting you.looking forward to

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• __________ the new words____ in this dictionary. It is great!

Look up

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• I am not very creative, but Julia always _________ great solutions.

comes up with

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

• Because of the snow the plane _____________ until seven o’clock tomorrow.

won’t take off

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

Choose some phrasal verbs and make your

own dictionary .