26 Phrasal verbs (Unità 108–109)

26 Phrasal verbs (Unità 108–109)
Un phrasal verb è un verbo + particella (on, in, off, up ecc.) che, unite, hanno un significato specifico.
Alcuni phrasal verbs sono intransitivi e non reggono un complemento.
I grew up in Florence. We set off at 5.30.
Can you speak up?
Alcuni phrasal verbs sono transitivi e non devono reggere un complemento.
Turn the music down.
Did you hand in your homework? Can you look after my bag for a few minutes?
Un phrasal verb in tre parti è formato da verbo + particella + particella.
The printer has run out of ink. I need to get on with my work.
1 Completa le frasi con un phrasal verb dei riquadri.
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get up go off grew up meet up set off wake up
0 What time did you wake up this morning?
1 What time did you
this morning?
2I
in Rome, but I live in Milan now.
3 What time did you
for school this
morning?
4 Sorry I’m late. My alarm clock didn’t
5Let’s
at John’s house at 6.30.
3 Completa i dialoghi con i phrasal verbs in tre parti
del riquadro.
carry on with catch up with come up with
get back from get back to get on with
look forward to run out of
.
fill in give up hand in hang up put on turn down
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Can you
this form, please?
You need to
smoking.
It’s cold outside.
your coat
The music’s too loud.
it
Where can I
my coat?
We need to
our homework
on Friday.
do without
look after
look into
.
.
take after
12 Can you
my bag for a few minutes?
13I’ll
the situation for you.
14 I
my mother more than my father.
15 I always need a coffee in the morning. I can’t
it.
2 Scegli l’alternativa corretta.
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A Do you like this dress?
BYes, try it out / try it on and see what it looks like.
A Where did you find that old photo?
BOh, I ran into / came across it when I was
tidying up / washing up my room yesterday.
ACan you look at / look after my cat for me?
B Sure, no problem.
A I can’t hear the TV.
B Here’s the remote. Turn it up / Switch it up.
A What does ‘synecdoche’ mean?
B I don’t know. Look after it / Look it up in the
dictionary.
AHow many people turned up / turned in for the
meeting?
B Oh, about ten, I think.
A Shall I put my shoes off / take my shoes off?
B No, that’s OK.
A I got 95% in the English exam.
B Oh, stop showing up / showing off.
ACan I see that football magazine you were reading?
BOh, sorry. I threw it away / put it off when I finished it.
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A What shall we do?
B Well, we need to come up with a plan.
A Do you
your neighbours?
B Yes. They’re really friendly.
A When did you
your holiday?
B Yesterday, actually.
AAre you going to
your piano
lessons?
B Yes, after the Easter holiday.
A The photocopier has
paper.
B OK, I’ll put some more in.
AI’ll
you as soon as I hear any
news.
B OK. I
hearing from you then.
ADo you think Arsenal will
Chelsea
in the league?
BNo. They’re ten points behind and there are only
six games to play.
4 Completa i titoli di giornale con i phrasal verbs del
riquadro.
goes off called off cut down on
gets back to looking into sets off
0 Bomb
goes off
in city centre. 20 injured
1 Presidential visit
security concern
2 Police
3 Man
world swim
due to
football corruption
on round-the-
4 President
weeks in hospital
work after two
5 Public advised to
consumption
coffee
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