This document discusses phrasal verbs, which are verbs combined with prepositions or particles that create new meanings. It provides examples of common phrasal verbs like "get up," "go up," "go down," "liven up," "put down," "join in," "rally together," "come along," "finish up," "date back," "look back," "look ahead," "leave behind," "pair up," "put across," and "lag behind." Definitions or explanations are given for the meaning conveyed by each phrasal verb example.

1. GrammarGrammar
 Presented by
Imane Jaabouk
(A high school English teacher in Morocco)

2. What is a phrasal verb?
 A phrasal verb consists of two parts: the
main verb and a preposition ( called
also the particleparticle)
 For eg:
 Get up
The main verb
Or the base verb
The preposition/
The particle

3.  Read the following slides
 Try to find the phrasal verbs
 Read again and try to find the meaning
the the phrasal verbs

4. The value of the
dollar goes up

5. Go up: to move higher/ increase/
rise (‫)الزيادة‬

6. The value of the
Euro goes down

7. Go down: to decrease

8. Liven up your meals
with fresh herbs and
spices

9. Liven up: to make something more
interesting

10. It is the end of the year and
I’m so stressed and tired.
I’m going to liven up myself
a little bit by going for a
run in the forest

11. Liven up: to make something /Liven up: to make something /
become more energeticbecome more energetic

13. Put someone down: to make someone
feel unimportant

15. Join in : to become involved in an
activity with other people

16. When i was sick, the
whole family rallied
together

17. Rally together: to support each other

18. You were bad at
English last year. But
now your English has
come along recently

19. Come along: to develop/ to improve

20. If you go on smoking, you
will finish up dead

21. Finish up: end up

22. Hassan Tower dates
back to the era of
Mowadine.

23.  Date back to :
to have existed since a particular time/ a
particular length of time

24. I’m 70. From time to
time, I look back on
my wedding day with
Maria.

25. Look back: to think about something in
the past

27. Look ahead: to think about what’s
going on in the future

29. Leave someone/ somthing behind:
to leave a place without taking
someone or something with you.

30. We should pair up
for 5 minutes so as
to do exercise n°3

31. Pair upPair up: to join together temporarily
with another person to do something

32. When we work together,
each one of us put his /
her opinions across.

33. Put something acrossPut something across: to express
ideas/ opinions clearly so that people
understand them easily.

34. Some countries are still
lagging behind while
others have quickly
progressed

35. Lag behind: to move slowly

37. Cheer up: to feel happier