FCE - Phrasal Verbs
bump into
#Kahoot #PV
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) September 21, 2020
1. You'll never guess who I BUMPED INTO on the way here.
bump into sb = to meet sb unexpectedly
e.g. I bumped into my old English teacher at the gym. pic.twitter.com/lka9HE2tpu
come across
@Maraminguel
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) February 22, 2020
People share the bizarre places they've come across their lookalikes https://t.co/iJpSVAGQdy
Elections are very different in the UK. Here are some expressions that you might come across when reading about the December election -
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) November 11, 2019
General election 2019: Key words and phrases explained https://t.co/AIBg9RM0Oh
Do you know what "chuggers" (charity MUGGERS) are? I COME ACROSS them every day. I avoid them by saying that I don't speak Spanish.
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) April 26, 2013
find out
Today is St. David's Day - the national day of Wales.
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) March 1, 2021
Try this Quiz to find out how much you know about the principality.https://t.co/9pNJBdRxnC pic.twitter.com/74Iw9fTwtw
Waking up to FIND OUT that Spain lost. WHAT A RELIEF! :D
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) July 1, 2013
get by
#Kahoot #PV
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) September 21, 2020
4. My French isn't perfect but I more than GET BY.
get by = be able to live or deal with a situation with difficulty, usually by having just enough of stg you need, such as money
e.g. When we were students we GOT BY ON very little money. pic.twitter.com/96SmRGpfPs
get over
Most of the polls before the 2016 referendum showed a similar lead for remain. So I agree, polls have a chequered history.
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) August 14, 2019
Leave won the poll that counted. No more faffing about - remainers have had three years to get over it.
#PV
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) March 11, 2017
He took a while to GET OVER his divorce. =
recover from / accept an unpleasant situation?
or
start a new relationship?
look into
look into (a problem) = investigate and try to resolve
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) January 28, 2020
look out
Almost.
Just 3. We warn people to look out when there is danger approaching. If you hear someone call it, jump out of the way quickly. pic.twitter.com/gB7RvfkdUI
look out for
A highlight of the August night sky for many of us is the Perseid meteor shower. Look out for it this weekend and while you’re waiting to see it, why not learn some star-related idioms.#learnenglish #vocab #stars #astronomy #meteors #space #perseid #idioms #shootingstars pic.twitter.com/VFY4c0gmdY
— BBC Learning English (@bbcle) August 10, 2018
look up to
#PV LOOK UP TO - to respect and admire sb
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) June 4, 2020
e.g. A lot of people LOOK UP TO him. I hope he doesn't let them down.
e.g. Few schoolchildren LOOK UP TO THEIR TEACHERS nowadays. They are more likely to LOOK UP TO SOME CELEBRITY.
A Quizlet about look phrasals:https://t.co/H22yYH5QOx pic.twitter.com/jGh5VKyqjq
make up
#PV MAKE UP - to invent sth, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) June 5, 2020
e.g. I MADE UP AN EXCUSE not to go to the meeting.
e.g. He MAKES UP THE RULES as he goes along.
e.g. I don't trust him. I think he's MAKING THE WHOLE THING UP. pic.twitter.com/hObE6XhpPB
take up
#PV TAKE UP - to start doing a particular job or activity
— Graham Mad Teacher (@madteacher72) March 27, 2020
e.g. Have you ever thought of TAKING UP actING?
e.g. He TAKES UP HIS NEW POST on June 1st.
e.g. I TOOK UP swimMING after I got injured playing football. https://t.co/w1ULJwOpHD pic.twitter.com/V0tnq2up7M
turn up
How late is too late? https://t.co/cXgqAgr18O
I'm not the best timekeeper in the world. Even when I was at school, I'd often turn up late.
How about you?
Put the verbs (in their correct form) into the following sentences:
- Leave it with me. I ___ it and get back to you as soon as possible.
- I'm tired of just ___. I want a job with better wages.
- He ___ the post of headmaster last year.
- He needed a long time ___ the break-up with his girlfriend.
- Don't worry! He ___. He's probably stuck in traffic.
- Look what I ___ when I was tidying out the attic.
- ___ her. She said she was going to the conference too.
- You'll never guess who I ___ on the way here.
- ___! There is a car coming.
- I didn't feel like going to the dinner so I ___ an excuse.
- Children should ___ Olympic sportsmen and women rather than footballers.
- Can you ___ when the meeting is? I need to get organized.
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Comments
2 bump into
3 take up
4 get over
5 turn up
6 make up
7 look out for
8 come across
9 look out
10 get by
11 look up to
12 find out
It's good to see you having a go at Phrasal Verbs.
1. Right verb, wrong form
2. Wrong verb, wrong form
3. Right verb, wrong form
4. Right verb, wrong form
5. Right verb, wrong form
6. Wrong verb, wrong form
7. Right right !!!!!
8. Wrong, wrong :-(
9. Right, right Hurrah!!!!
10. Wrong verb, right form.
11. Right, right !!!
12. And you end with..... right, right :-))
Well done.
Do you want to have another try? The forms can be with -ing, infinitive, past....
If you want to practice more Phrasal Verbs, check out Funky Phrasals and Face Up To Phrasals under BBC Learning English ( see left hand column )
See you on Thursday.
I don´t know that i´ve to change the form of the verbs.
So let´s go with a new attempt
1 will look into
2 get by
3 took up
4 getting over
5 is turning up
6 have come across
7 look out for
8 have bumped into
9 look out
10 made up
11 look up to
12 find out
I'll see you tomorrow
Here are the answers:
1. will look into
2. I'm tired of just getting by. (prep + verbing
3. took up
4. ...time to get over...
5. he'll turn up. (prediction)
6. came across when ...
7. look out for
8. bumped into on the way here.
9. Look out!
10. made up
11. look up to
12. find out
So you got all the Phrasal Verbs right. The next step is to start integrating them into your language.
Well done!
1. Leave it with me. I WILL LOOK INTO it and get back to you as soon as possible.
2. I'm tired of just GETTING BY. I want a job with better wages.
3. He TOOK UP the post of headmaster last year.
4. He needed a long time TO GET OVER the break-up with his girlfriend.
5. Don't worry! He WILL TURN UP. He's probably stuck in traffic.
6. Look what I CAME ACROSS when I was tidying out the attic.
7. LOOK OUT FOR her. She said she was going to the conference too.
8. You'll never guess who I BUMPED on the way here.
9. LOOK OUT! There is a car coming.
10. I didn't feel like going to the dinner so I MADE UP an excuse.
11. Children should LOOK UP TO Olympic sportsmen and women rather than footballers.
12. Can you FIND OUT when the meeting is? I need to get organized.
See you on Wednesday!
8. You'll never guess who I BUMPED INTO on the way here.
Well done!
1. Leave it with me. I LOOK OUT FOR it and get back to you as soon as possible.
2. I'm tired of just GET BY. I want a job with better wages.
3. He LOOKED INTO the post of headmaster last year.
4. He needed a long time TO GET OVER the break-up with his girlfriend.
5. Don't worry! He WILL TURN UP. He's probably stuck in traffic.
6. Look what I BUMPED INTO when I was tidying out the attic.
7. I CAME ACROSS her. She said she was going to the conference too.
8. You'll never guess who I CAME ACROSS on the way here.
9. LOOK OUT! There is a car coming.
10. I didn't feel like going to the dinner so I MADE UP an excuse.
11. Children should LOOK UP TO Olympic sportsmen and women rather than footballers.
12. Can you FIND OUT when the meeting is? I need to get organized.
They are all correct apart from:
1. Leave it with me. I'll look into it and get back to you as soon as possible.
2. I'm tired of just getting by. I want a job with better wages.
3. He took up the post of headmaster last year.
6. Look what I came across when I was tidying out the attic.
7. I'll look out for her. She said she was going to the conference too.
8. You'll never guess who I bumped into on the way here.
A tricky one.