UNIT 143. Phrasal verbs 7 up (1) ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 143. Phrasal verbs 7  up (1)

A	go up /come up /walk up (to ...) =approach √ A man came up to me in the street and asked me for money. catch up (with somebody), catch somebody up =move faster than somebody in front of you so that you reach them √ I'm not ready to go yet. You go on and I'll catch up with you /I'll catch you up. keep up (with somebody) =continue at the same speed or level √ You're walking too fast. I can't keep up (with you). You're doing well. Keep it up! √
B	set up an organisation, a company, a business, a system, a website etc. =start it √ The government has set up a committee to investigate the problem. take up a hobby, a sport, an activity etc. =start doing it √ Laura took up photography a few years ago. She takes really good pictures. fix up a meeting etc. =arrange it √ We've fixed up a meeting for next Monday.
C	grow up =become an adult √ Ann was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Australia. bring up a child =raise, look after a child √ Her parents died when she was a child and she was brought up by her grandparents.
D	clean up /clear up /tidy up something =make it clean, tidy etc. √ Look at this mess! Who's going to tidy up? (or tidy it up) wash up = wash the plates, dishes etc. after a meal √ I hate washing up. (or I hate doing the washing-up.)
E	end up somewhere, end up doing something etc. √ There was a fight in the street and three men ended up in hospital. (= that’s what happened to these men in the end) √ I couldn't find a hotel and ended up sleeping on a bench at the station. (=that's what happened to me in the end) give up = stop trying, give something up = stop doing it √ Don't give up. Keep trying! Sue got bored with her job and decided to give it up. (= stop doing it) √ make up something, be made up of something √ Children under 16 make up half the population of the city. (= half the population are children under 16) √ Air is made up mainly of nitrogen and oxygen. (=Air consists of ...) take up space or time =use space or time √ Most of the space in the room was taken up by a large table. turn up /show up =arrive, appear √ We arranged to meet David last night, but he didn't turn up. use something up =use all of it so that nothing is left √ I'm going to make some soup. We have a lot of vegetables and I want to use them up.

EXERCISES

143.1	Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use three words each time, including a verb from Section A.
143.2	Complete the sentences. Use the following verbs (in the correct form) + up: end end give give grow make take take turn use wash 1 I couldn't find a hotel and _____ ended up _____ sleeping on a bench at the station. 2 I'm feeling very tired now. I've ______________ all my energy. After dinner I ______________ and put the dishes away. People often ask children what they want to be when they ______________. We invited Tom to the party, but he didn't ______________. Two years ago James ______________ his studies to be a professional footballer. 3 4 5 6 7 A: Do you do any sports? B: Not at the moment, but I'm thinking of ______________ tennis. 8 You don't have enough determination. You ______________ too easily. Karen travelled a lot for a few years and ______________ in Canada, where she still lives. I do a lot of gardening. It ______________ most of my free time. There are two universities in the city, and students ______________ 20 per cent of the population. 9 10 11
143.3	Complete the sentences. Use the following verbs+ up (with any other necessary words): bring catch fix give go keep keep make set tidy 1 Sue got bored with her job and decided to ____ give it up _______. 2 I'm not ready yet. You go on and I'll ____ catch up with _____ you. 3 The room is in a mess. I'd better _________________. We expect to go away on holiday sometime in July, but we haven't _________________yet. Stephen is having problems at school. He can't _________________the rest of the class. Although I _________________in the country, I have always preferred cities. Our team started the game well, but we couldn't _________________and in the end we lost. 4 5 6 7 8 I saw Mike at the party, so I _________________ him and said hello. 9 When I was on holiday, I joined a tour group. The group _________________ two Americans, three Germans, five Italians and myself. 10 Helen has her own internet website. A friend of hers helped her to _________________.

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