The document provides examples of common phrasal verbs and their meanings. It includes phrasal verbs like "hurry up" which means to move faster, "listen up" which means to pay attention, "shut up" which means to be quiet, "take up" which means to begin a new hobby, and "make up your mind" which means to make a decision. It also defines other phrasal verbs such as "look it up" which means to research something, "wake up" which means to become aware, and "brush up" which means to re-learn skills from the past.

2. On a piece of paper, draw a graphic organizer like the one below and record the phrasal verbs.

4. Hurry Up ! = Move faster / quicker !

5. Hurry Up! We’re going to be late !

7. Listen Up ! = Be Quiet / Pay attention.
(Polite)

8. Listen Up when I am talking to you !!
Please pay closer attention !

10. Shut Up ! = Be Quiet (NOT polite)

13. “Take up” = Begin a new hobby.
Learn something new.

14. I’m going to ‘take up’ a new hobby.
What do you suggest ?

15. I’m going to ‘take up’ a new language.
Which is harder ?
Chinese ? Or Korean ? ?

18. “Make up your mind” = Make a decision.
Decide. Choose. Make a choice.

19. Make up your mind !
I don’t care where we eat dinner, but I
am hungry !

20. “Make up” stories = To create
stories.

21. The Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf !’ is a tale
of a boy who ‘made up’ false stories.

22. Make up = To apologize after a fight
/ argument.

23. You two stop fighting and make up to
one another. Say you’re sorry !

25. Look (it) up = Research something
on-line or in a book.

26. If you don’t know something, look it
up in the dictionary or “Google it”.

28. Wake Up ! = Become aware.
Pay attention. Take action.
Do something!

29. If we don’t wake up soon,
it will be too late
to save the planet from global
warming.

30. What proverb is this ???

31. The early bird gets the worm.

33. “Warm up” = Prepare. Get ready
(usually before exercise)

34. It’s a good idea to warm up before
exercising, by stretching.

36. “Catch up” = To talk to someone
you haven’t seen in awhile.

37. I have not seen you in so long ! Let’s
‘catch up’ soon, over coffee or lunch.

39. “Step up” = To take responsibility or
leadership. To work harder.

40. If you are going to pass this course,
you had better ‘step up’ and work
harder.

42. “Brush up” = to re-learn skills you
learned a long time ago, to ‘refresh
your memory’

43. I need to ‘brush up’ on my Spanish
before my trip to Mexico. I haven’t
studied it since high school.