PHRASAL VERBS(46) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

PHRASAL VERBS(46)

A

WHAT ARE PHRASAL VERBS? Phrasal verbs have two parts: a verb + a particle. get up / on / off ·         I got up at 6.30 this morning. I’m tired now. ·         We should get on the bus. It’s leaving in five minutes! ·         We got off the bus at the City Museum. turn on / off / up / down ·         He always turns on the TV at 9 o’clock to watch the news. ·         It’s a sunny day. Turn the light off. ·         Turn the TV up. I can’t hear it. ·         Turn the TV down. It’s too loud. go on / off ·         Don’t stop. Go on talking. It’s very interesting. [continue] ·         Karen went off and forgot her handbag. [left] put something on It’s cold and windy outside. Put your coat on. / Put on your coat. come on Come on! We’re late.

B

ONE PHRASAL VERB, DIFFERENT MEANINGS Note that one phrasal verb can often have different meanings. turn down She turned down the TV. [made it not so loud] She turned down the invitation. [refused it] take off Our plane takes off at 12.30. [leaves the ground] She took off her shoes. [removed them from her feet] TIP Make a special page in your notebook. Write down any phrasal verbs you see or hear. Organise them into groups, in any way that makes sense to you, for example, clothes, movement.

Exercises

46.1	Match a sentence on the left with a sentence on the right. 1 It’s eight o’clock. a I’m going to turn it down. 2 We arrived at our station. b Please turn your music down. 3 That funny programme is on soon. c It’s time to get up. 4 The bus arrived. d We got off the train. 5 I’m trying to work. e Put on your raincoat. 6 I can’t hear the news. f We got on. 7 It’s raining today. g Turn on the TV. 8 I don’t want to accept that job. h Turn the radio up.
46.2	Put the correct prepositions in these sentences. 1 It’s dark in here. Turn ____on_____ the lights. 2 Our plane takes _________ at 6.25 and lands at 7.50. 3 Come _________ ! It’s time to get _________. You’ll be late for school! 4 The children took _________ their school uniforms when they got home. 5 It’s time to turn _________ the TV and go to bed now. 6 Get _________ the bus at the train station, then walk about 100 metres and you’ll see the theatre. 7 The students went _________ working until late at night. 8 When they got to the beach, he put his _________ swimming trunks and ran down to the sea.
46.3	What is happening in these pictures? Use one of the phrasal verbs from the opposite page to describe each picture.
46.4	Replace the underlined words with a phrasal verb from the opposite page. 1 The plane left at midnight. The plane took off at midnight. 2 I removed my hat and coat. _____________________________________ 3 She continued writing novels all her life. _____________________________________ 4 Michael left without saying goodbye to anybody. _____________________________________ 5 I refused the invitation to Maya’s wedding. _____________________________________

ANSWER KEY

46.1	2	d
	3	g
	4	f
	5	b
	6	h
	7	e
	8	a

46.2	2	off	7	on
	3	on, up	8	on
	4	off
	5	off
	6	off

46.3	2	He is putting on his shoes.
	3	A plane is taking off
	4	She is turning on the oven.

46.4	2	took off
	3	went on
	4	went off
	5	turned down