Phrasal Verbs

UP TO B2
by @sheisfluent
 Привет! Меня зовут Женя, я преподаю английский
язык взрослым и студентам. Если вы чувствуете, что
застряли на B1 и никак не сдвинетесь с места, то эта
серия UP TO B2 поможет вам прокачать ваш
английский. В этом выпуске вы узнаете фразовые
глаголы, которые помогут вам расширить ваш
активный словарный запас слов.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Get hold of = obtain (sth)
You need to get hold of that ball

Have a go = try to do (sth)

He lets me have a go on his new bike.

Take risks = take chances even when they are bad

I don’t enjoy take risks.

Make up = invent
I make up excuses to my parents when I’m late.

Keep a promise = fulfil the word given

You always keep your promises

Not have a clue = guess, understand, or deal nothing

He didn’t have a clue how to answer the questions

Get over = recover from

I can’t really avoid an occasional cold or other
infection, but I get over them pretty quickly.

Live up to = be as good as (sth)

My mon is very ambitious for me and it’s difficult to
live up to her expectations.
 PRACTICE. WRITING

It's been five years since John moved out from his
parents and lived with his girlfriend Annie. However,
every time they gathered together with the whole
family, he felt blended into the background. It was
always difficult for him to live up to the expectations
of his parents, although they never blamed him for it.
All his siblings have achieved incredible heights: his
brother James made up a new payment system for
his company, his sister Kate got a hold of a new car
and is now traveling around the country, nobody has
a clue how, but even Chris, the youngest of the
brothers, helped his parents buy a country house last
year. John's life was like an average American family
– yes, he was happy, he was dating a good girl and
couldn't complain about anything, but this year he
decided to take risks and do something he could be
proud of. So, he decided to have a go at…

Придумай продолжение истории,

используя изученные фразовые глаголы
 PHRASAL VERBS
Get on with = continue doing sth especially work.
I need to get on with my homework project.

Go on = continue.
The film went on for too long.

Do up = repair or decorate.
We’re going to do up your room this weekend

Clear up = make tidy removing things or putting them

in their place.
I spent all morning clearing up the mess in my room

Wear out = make so extremely tired

Mati felt worn out after lunch.
Shopping in Oxford Street wore us out, so we decided
to take a taxi back to the hotel

Pick up = collect / to go and get sth or so.

We’ll need to pick up some pots of paint

Take up = start doing a particular job or activity

I am thinking of taking up jogging
 PHRASAL VERBS
Hand back = return (sth) to the person who gave it to
you.
Julia worked really hard for the test, but when the
teacher hand it back she found she’d got a very low
mark.

Get away with = succed in avoiding punishment for

sth.
I don’t know how Jane gets away with copying her
essays from the internet, but the teacher never seems
to notice.

Point out = tell so about some information, often

because you believe they are not aware of it or have
forgotten it.
Turn out to be = be known or discovered finally and
surprisingly
The exam turned out to be easier than I expected and,
just as you pointed out, it was all things we’d studied
before.

Put off = postpone

That student put his final exam off.
PRACTICE. VOCABULARY

Use the verbs from the previous page.

He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I

_______ ___ that Denis is afraid of heights.

"No, I've never seen him before," I said, _______ her

____ the photograph.

I can't ___ ___ going to the dentist any longer.

The truth ______ ___ to be stranger than we had

expected.

If I thought I could ___ ____ ____ it, I wouldn't pay

my taxes at all.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Be up to = be capable of / be doing (sth)
What have you been up to? You should have finished
the shopping by now.

Cater for = provide what is wanted or needed by so or

sth
It’s an enormous music shop which caters for all
musical tastes from classical music to heavy metal.

Chill out = relax completely

It’s a great little café to chill out in after a hard day at
school.

Come up against = have to deal with a problem.

I never expected to come up against so many
problems trying to get my mobile phone fixed.

Come up with = suggest or think of an idea or plan.

Chantal came up with the brilliant idea of selling

Cut down (on) = do less of sth or use sth in smaller

amounts
I’m spending far more than I can afford. I’ll really have
to cut down on the amount of shopping I do.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Pull in = attract
This new film is so popular that it has been pulling in
huge audiences.

Take over = take control of / occupy

They’ve taken over an old building in the city centre
for their new shop.

Pick up = collect, or to go and get, smb or sth

I’m going to pick up those red shoes I ordered.

Hang around with = spend time with smb

Melanie doesn’t like hanging around with her parents,
so she’s gone shopping on her own.

Look back = to think about sth that happened in the

past
I think when she looks back at her youth, she feels she
didn’t study hard enough herself.

Sum up = summarize
Could you sum up your personality in just a few
words?
 PRACTICE. SPEAKING

Is it difficult for you to ask othe people to cater

something for you? Why or why not?

Do you prefer chilling out at home in front of TV or to

barhopping with friends? Explain your choice

Recall the last time, when you came up against

problems in friendship or relationship.

Is it easy for you to cut down on sugar or junk food?

Do you often look back on you mistakes from the past?

Does it motivate you or not?

Name some things in a partner that can pull in you

and talk about red flags.

Could you sum up your personality in just a few

words?
good luck!

@sheisfluent