PHRASAL VERBS CHECK YOUR ENGLISH FOR MEDICINE

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PHRASAL VERBS

Natural English conversation includes many phrasal verbs. These are verbs made up of two words: a verb and a preposition. For example: 'I get up at eight o'clock'. Complete the sentences below using the phrasal verbs in the box. You will have to change the forms of some of the verbs to make the grammar of the sentence correct. The first one has been done for you as an example.

		PHRASAL VERBS
1	He ____got over____ his cold.	break down = to start to cry and become upset
2	The nurses are _______________her very well.	bring up = to cough up material such as mucus from the lungs or throat
3	He must have _______________ the disease when he was travelling in Africa.	cough up = to cough hard to expel a substance from the trachea
4	She often _______________ in front of the TV.	drop off = to fall asleep
5	When we told her that her father was ill, she _______________.	get around = to move about
6	She _______________ and cried as she described the symptoms to the doctor.	get over = to become better after an illness or a shock
7	He _______________ his father.	give up = not to do something any more
8	The doctor asked him to _______________ his shirt.	go down = to become smaller
9	He was _______________ mucus.	knock out = to hit someone so hard that he or she is no longer conscious
10	Since she had the accident she _______________ using crutches.	look after = to take care of a person and attend to his or her needs
11	I was advised to _______________ smoking.	pass out = to faint
12	He was _______________ by a blow to the head.	pick up = to catch a disease
13	The nurse _______________ the patient with pillows.	prop up = to support a person, e.g. with pillows
14	The swelling has started to _______________.	take after = to be like one or other parent
15	She became worried when the girl started _______________ blood.	take off = to remove something, especially clothes

Extension. Work with a partner: write a dialogue which includes at least seven of the phrasal verbs from this page.

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