This document discusses phrasal verbs. [1] Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with particles that can be literal or idiomatic in meaning. [2] Examples of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs are provided along with their meanings. [3] An exercise is included to practice using sample phrasal verbs in sentences.

1. TopFlex 7 Unit one
Phrasal verbs
Presentation

2. Phrasal verbs
• Phrasal verbs are verbs which are followed by one or
more particles.
Looking forward to, look up, run out of
• Phrasal verbs can be:
• Literal – They keep the same meaning of the verb
• When the bell rang all the kids ran out of the
classroom and left school.
• Idiomatic – They change the meaning of the original
verb.
Oh no! we run out of gas and the nearest gas station is
five miles from here!

3. PHRASAL VERBS
 Meanings
 Come up with create or produce
 Come across find by accident
 Look forward to to anticipate with pleasure
 Look up try to find information in a book
 Put up with tolerate
 Run out of to finish
 Take off to leave the ground (airplane)

4. PHRASAL VERBS
 Phrasal verbs can be:
 Separable –They can be separated
 Example: put off – put the meeting off
 put off the meeting
 put it off
 never: put off it

5. PHRASAL VERBS
 Phrasal verbs can be:
 Inseparable –They cannot be separated
 Example: come across
 I came across some pictures.
 I came across them.
 Never: I came some pictures across.

6. Phrasal verbs
Separable Inseparable
• Take off – • Go out –
Take your shoes off! The lights have gone out again!
Cut off I can’t finish my report.
I’m so hungry... Please cut a Come across
piece of cake off for me.
I came across some friends in
Look up the mall yeasterday.
Look some words up in the
dictionary. Get along
Take away – I get along well with my
Take the dishes away, please. coworkers.

7. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
•When I was walking the dog this
morning I __________ across
came a beautiful
dress.

8. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• I am __________ meeting you.
looking forward to

9. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
Look up
• __________ the new words____ in
this dictionary. It is great!

10. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• I am not very creative, but
Julia always _________ with
comes up great
solutions.

11. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• Because of the snow the plane
_____________ until seven
won’t take off
o’clock tomorrow.

12. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• I can’t __________ this traffic
put up with
anymore. I spend more than an
hour to get to work.

13. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
•I was driving back home when
ran out of
the car __________ gas.

14. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
•When I was walking the dog this
morning I __________ a beautiful
came across
dress.

15. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• I am __________ meeting you.
looking forward to

16. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
Look up
• __________ the new words____ in
this dictionary. It is great!

17. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• I am not very creative, but
Julia always comes up with great
_________
solutions.

18. Put up with run out of come across take off
look up come up with look forward to
• Because of the snow the plane
_____________ until seven
won’t take off
o’clock tomorrow.

19. Choose some phrasal
verbs and make your
own dictionary .