UNIT 142. Phrasal verbs 6 up/ down ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 142. Phrasal verbs 6  up/ down

A	Compare up and down: put something up (on a wall etc.) √ I put a picture up on the wall. pick something up √ There was a letter on the floor. I picked it up and looked at it. stand up √ Alan stood up and walked out. turn something up √ I can't hear the TV. Can you turn it up a bit? take something down (from a wall etc.) √ I didn't like the picture, so I took it down put something down √ I stopped writing and put down my pen. sit down /bend down /lie down √ I bent down to tie my shoelace. turn something down √ The oven is too hot. Turn it down to 150 degrees.
B	Knock down, cut down etc. knock down a building, blow something down, cut something down etc. √ Some old houses were knocked down to make way for the new shopping centre. Why did you cut down the tree in your garden? √ be knocked down (by a car etc.) √ A man was knocked down by a car and taken to hospital. burn down = be destroyed by fire √ They were able to put out the fi re before the house burnt down.
C	Down = getting less slow down = go more slowly √ You're driving too fast. Slow down. calm (somebody) down =become calmer, make somebody calmer √ Calm down. There's no point in getting angry. cut down (on something) =eat, drink or do something less often √ I'm trying to cut down on coffee. I drink too much of it.
D	Other verbs + down break down =stop working (for machines, cars, relationships etc.) √ The car broke down and I had to phone for help. Their marriage broke down after only a few months. √ close down /shut down =stop doing business √ There used to be a shop at the end of the street; it closed down a few years ago. let somebody down = disappoint them because you didn't do what they hoped √ You can always rely on Paul. He'll never let you down. turn somebody/something down = refuse an application, an offer etc. √ I applied for several jobs, but I was turned down for all of them. Rachel was offered the job, but she decided to turn it down. √ write something down = write something on paper because you may need the information L ater √ I can't remember Tim's address. I wrote it down, but I can't find it.

EXERCISES

142.1	For each picture, complete the sentences using a verb + up or down. In most sentences you will need other words as well. 1 There used to be a tree next to the house, but we ____ cut it down. ________________ 2 There used to be some shelves on the wall, but I _______________. The ceiling was so low, he couldn't _______________.straight. She couldn't hear the radio very well, so she _______________. 3 4 5 While they were waiting for the bus, they _______________.on the ground. A few trees _______________.in the storm last week. We've got some new curtains, but we haven't _______________yet. Lisa dropped her keys, so she _______________ and _______________. 6 7 8
142.2	Complete the sentences. Use the following verbs (in the correct form) +down: calm let take turn turn write 1 I don't like this picture on the wall. I'm going to ____ take it down. ________ 2 The music is too loud. Can you ____________________? David was very angry. I tried to ____________________. Sarah gave me her phone number. I ____________________on a piece of paper. I promised I would help Anna. I don't want to ____________________. I was offered the job, but I decided I didn't want it. So I ____________________. 3 4 5 6
142.3	Complete each sentence using a verb (in the correct form) +down. 1 I stopped writing and ______ put down ____ my pen. 2 I was really angry. It took me a long time to _______________. The train _______________as it approached the station. Sarah applied to study medicine at university, but she _______________. Our car is very reliable. It has never _______________. 3 4 5 6 I need to spend less money. I'm going to _______________on things I don't really need. I didn't play very well. I felt that I had _______________the other players in the team. The shop _______________because it was losing money. This is a very ugly building. Many people would like it to _______________. I can't understand why you _______________the chance of working abroad for a year. It would have been a great experience for you. 7 8 9 10 11 A: Did you see the accident? What happened exactly? B: A man _______________by a car as he was crossing the road. 12 Peter got married when he was 20, but unfortunately the marriage _______________ a few years later.

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