Grammar 2 - Phrasal Verbs

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Grammar 2: 
Phrasal Verbs

Periode C

Phrasal Verbs

- Phrasal Verbs = combinatie van een werkwoord + voorzetsel
- in, on, up, away, by, about, over, around, out, off, down, back, 
   through, along, forward

- Soms duidelijke betekenis: "get on", "drive off", "come back"
- Soms onduidelijker: "lay off" (ontslaan), "keep up" (volhouden)
- Taalgevoel / leren

Veelvoorkomende phrasal verbs

Come across (find by chance)

Get on ( have a good relationship)

Catch up (talk to someone you haven't in a while)

Stand up (defend against)

Break down (stop functioning)

Fix up (repair or renovate; make something ready)

Point out (draw attention to; indicate)

1. "Maybe we can meet ____ to catch up some time soon?"

1. on
2. up
3. about
4. out

2. "I know it will hurt a lot, but you just have to get it _____ with."

1. on
2. over
3. away
4. down

3. "I'm sorry I didn't get around ____ finishing the task yet."

1. up
2. back
3. through
4. to

4. "I ran _____ an old schoolfriend at the mall."

1. along
2. forward
3. into
4. up

5. "Lucy is really looking forward ____ her birthday party."

1. around
2. forward
3. to
4. over

6. "She really takes ____ her mother, they're both really impatient."

1. over
2. after
3. down
4. off

7. "Our cat suddenly turned ____ again after we'd put up 'missing' posters all over the neighbourhood."

1. down
2. around
3. off
4. up

8. "Let's run ____ these lines one more time before the show."

1. through
2. away
3. out
4. in

9. "I passed ____ the job offer because it didn't pay enough."

1. through
2. up
3. off
4. down

10. "You will lose weight if you stick ___ your diet."

1. around
2. to
3. off
4. down

When we went to high school we used to _______ on weekends in a nearby park.

1. work out
2. hang out
3. drop off
4. come across

When I retire I'll ______
some new hobbies like fishing or playing golf.

1. head for
2. came across
3. take up
4. show up

Mum ________ at the local fitness centre twice a week.

1. works out
2. came across
3. catch up
4. drop off

He tried really hard and ran as fast as he could but simply couldn't _____ with the best runners.

1. head for
2. works out
3. works for
4. catch up

She always keeps _______ about how much money she has and all the things she can buy.

1. showing off
2. live up to
3. show off
4. object to

The book I read didn't ______ my expectations, but maybe I was influenced by too many people.

1. lives up to
2. lived up to
3. live up to
4. liven up to

After our quarrel we decided to go for a meal and ______.

1. drink up
2. think up
3. make up
4. take up

The child WENT THROUGH a lot before recovering completely .

1. suffer
2. leave
3. end
4. match

While cleaning the basement I CAME ACROSS something I thought I had lost years ago.

1. end
2. leave
3. find by chance
4. continue doing

Joe CAME INTO a lot of money , which changed his life completely. INHERIT

1. assign
2. match
3. inherit
4. find by chance

Today:

- Finish: Text 1 & 2

- Work on: Grammar 2

+ Bonus Assignment 2

+ Work on your presentation