Practice Exercise 1
Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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look after
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take care of
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hold on
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wait
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do without
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manage
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take up
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occupying
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run out of
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have no more
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break down
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stopped working
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meet up with
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arrive unexpectedly
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check in
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registered
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turn up
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visit
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look into
| investigate |
EMAIL 1
TO: Robert Booth
FROM: Amy Cookson
RE: 1 Service Lift
The service lift in the warehouse has (1) break down____ (stopped working) again.
Could you please get the Shindler engineer to (2)_look into_____ (investigate) what
This is urgent, because we really cannot (3)do without__________ (manage) it. We are
EMAIL 2
TO: Robert Booth
FROM: Amy Cookson
RE: Mr Senai
We are expecting Mr Senai from Japan sometime this afternoon.
I have rung the hotel, but he has not (6) check in__ (registered) there yet, so
I have to (10)turn up__ (visit) a client at about 3.30, but I should be back by
4.15.
Practice Exercise 2
Phrasal Verb
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Meaning
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back up
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copy file to another space
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build up
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improve
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close down
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close
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fill in
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fill
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give up
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desert
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take up
| accept |
try out
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put to test
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break down
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stopped working
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pick up
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meet
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put off
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delay
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meet up with
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arrive unexpectedly
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buy out
|
buy
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turn off
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shut off
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go through
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undergo
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look up
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find
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turn up
|
start
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look after
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take care
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help out
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help somebody out of recession
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run out of
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have no more
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1) Did you ____back up______ your files last week?
2) Keith Sole quickly __build up___ his shareholding to 10% of the company.
3) If we don't stop the losses, the company will have to be _close down____.
4) After you've __fill in________ the form, can you leave it with Fiona, my secretary?
5) We've __help out_______ trying to get business from small companies.
6) Marvin Steel is in the process of _buy out_____ many of the smaller shareholders.
7) Could you ask Paul to __give up__________ with arranging the company BBQ at the
8) If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should __look up_____ in a dictionary.
9) My plane gets in at 10.30. Could you _pick me up________ at around 11?
10) The meeting has been _turn up_______ until 17 April.
11) Have you had an opportunity to ___try out_________ our evaluation software yet?
12) Don't forget to __turn off________ the air-conditioners when you leave the office this
13) I'm afraid to say that the photocopier's __break down_______ yet again!
14) I think I'll _pick up________ Roger before I go home this evening.
15) During the recession, the company __go though_____ some difficult times.
16) Mary has decided to ___take up________ an offer from another company.
17) Whatever you do, don't ____put off________ to the meeting late.
18) Who will __look after_________ my children if I have to work full-time?
19) I _met up with________ John last night.
20) Please call Jane if you __run out of_______ any stationery items
