Phrasal verbs help you to be a better communicator

1. Phrasal verbs advance

2. 1.All the runners gunning for first place in the race.
2.A company’s success can hinge on good marketing.
3. Finally ,I managed to hunt my keys down
4.The teacher would always single her out for her fantastic projects.
5.Their latest adverts play on your emotions
6.And then ,they throw their coats on and walk out the door !
7.When I was cleaning my room ,I came across my middle –school diaries.
8.She mulled it over for days but still could not decide .
9.They have dumbed exams down in the last ten years .
10 .The play dragged on for three hours !
Identify the phrasal verbs in the below sentences

3. Match the following
Came across
Drag on
Dumb down
Mull over
Single out
Hunt down
Play on
Throw on
Gun for
Hinge on
Quickly put on usual clothes
Depend completely on something
Choose someone from a group for special treatment , often criticism
or praise
Exploit someone’s feeling or weak points in an unfair way
find something by accident
Continue for longer than you want
Find with a long search
Try hard to get something (often used in continuous tenses)
Make something simpler ,not in a good way
think about ,consider

4. Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs
1.Don’t ---------your explanations for me .
2.I think you should take some time to --------this idea
3.That meeting really-----------.
4.In the end ,the police managed to --------the criminal-------
5.Our arrival time will -------the plane timetable
6.I am ---------a promotion at work .
7.There is nothing which --------him-------
8.A:Are you ready ?
B:I will just ------some clothes----.
9.They ---------your feelings to make money

5. School and Part-Time Work
Subject: Many students work part-time while they are still at
school or get a job in their summer holidays. What are the
arguments for and against working and going to school at the
same time?
• state the advantages and disadvantages
• describe jobs you would work in if you had the opportunity
• explain how working at an early age can affect your future life

6. Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs
1.Don’t dumb down your explanations for me .
2.I think you should take some time to mull over this idea
3.That meeting really dragged on .
4.In the end ,the police managed to hunt the criminal down
5.Our arrival time will hinge on the plane timetable
6.I am gunning for a promotion at work .
7.There is nothing which singles him out
8.A:Are you ready ?
B:I will just throw some clothes on.
9.They play on your feelings to make money .

7. Came across ---find something by accident
Drag on :Continue for longer than you want
Dumb down : Make something simpler ,not in a good way
Mull over :think about ,consider
Single out :Choose someone from a group for special treatment , often criticism or praise
Play on :Exploit someone’s feeling or weak points in an unfair way
Throw on :Quickly put on usually clothes
Gun for :Try hard to get something (often used in continuous tenses)
Hinge on :Depend completely on something
Hunt down :Find with a long search

8. Source :perfectenglish.com /Google