LOOK OUT !!!!!The car is coming

The girl is looking out the window.

Phrasal verbs

• Phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition that modifies or changes the meaning.

look out take in make up

VERB + PREPOSTITIONVERB + PREPOSTITION

• Intransitive verbs These don't take an object

Ex: They had an argument, but they've made up now.

• Inseparable verbs The object must come after the particle.

Ex: They are looking after their grandchildren.

• Separable verbs With some separable verbs, the object must come between the verb and the particle:

Ex: The quality of their work sets them apart from their rivals.

Meaning of a phrasal verbMeaning of a phrasal verb

A phrasal verb has two meanings:

• Literal meaning:

Look out : an action of looking outside .

• Idiomatic meaning:

Look out : be careful

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Run out :

Literal meaning : the action of running outside .

Idiomatic meaning: nothing left, not having enough.

While he is running out, he ’s listening to music

Look up Look up

• Idiomatic meaning: Find

(as in a dictionary or a reference book)

Example: I don't know this word. Would you look it up in the dictionary for me?

• Literal meaning : the action of head up to look at something above

Example :The kid and the woman are looking up the sky.

Pick up Pick up

• Literal meaning : pick something on ground up.

Ex:

He is picking up the trash.

• Idiomatic meaning : to collect somebody

Ex: Remember to pick me up at 8 o’clock!

Turn on Turn on • Meaning : Start (a

light or machine)

• Example: It's too dark. Turn on the light please

• The boy is turning on the TV

Come up with Come up with

• Meaning : think of the solution

• Ex:

Finally, we come up with the answer for this difficult situation .

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The plane has just taken off.

Please take off your coat and sit down.

Oh,no ! The lights have gone out again.

If you go out, take an umbrella.

Hello? Hello? I can’t hear you. I think we’ve been cut off.

She cut off a big piece of meat and gave it to the dog.

She looked up and smile

I looked up the word in the dictionary.

Can you pick up my pen for me? It ’s under your chair.

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• 1. How do you manage to ________________ the noise from your neighbors?

• 2. We need to _______________ a solution to this problem.

• 3. Has the photocopier _________________ paper again?

• 4. How well do you __________________your colleagues?

• 5. We’re __________________meeting you again.

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Looking forward to Run out of

Put up withCome up with