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or go, together with an adverb such as away or in, a
j preposition such as into or with, or sometimes both an
adverb and a preposition. Put down is a phrasal verb; so
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Preface 33 On a hike ( 2) 70
1 Burglars beware! 6 34 Air travel is so slow 72
2 Fire, Fire! 8 35 Train travel is so nice 74
3 No ticket, no ride 36 Mr Holt arrives in town (1) 76
4 Feeling tired 37 Mr Holt arrives in town (2) 78
5 A lonely giant 38 Mr Holt arrives in town (3) 80
6 Look where you're going 39 Rose wants a holiday 82
7 Early in the morning 40 Busy Lizzie 84
8 The postman plays a trick 41 Lazy Susan 86
9 A celebrity arrives 42 Lily gets to work 88
10 Lucy's old dress 43 Lily on the computer (1) ,90
11 Lucy's new dress 44 Lily on the computer ( 2) 92
12 The fashion show 45 Lily on the computer (3) 94
13 Jenny does advertisements 46 Lily on the computer (4) 96
14 The weather forecast 47 Larry tries to write a letter 98
15 The sun 48 Larry tries again 100
16 The great climate debate (1) 49 Family resemblances 102
17 The great climate debate (2) 50 Family life 104
18 The great climate debate (3) 51 Family responsibilities 106
19 The great climate debate (4) 52 Family support 108
20 Big Ben's job (1) 53 Anne Miller and me (1) 110
21 Big Ben's job ( 2) 54 Anne Miller and me (2) 112
22 How did the budgie escape? (1) 55 Anne Miller and me (3) 114
23 How did the budgie escape? (2) 56 Back, back, back 116
57 Down, down, down 11.8 )
24 A quarrel
25 A reconciliation 58 Off , off , off 120
26 The treasure hunt (1) 59 Out, out, out 122
27 The treasure hunt ( 2) 60 Up, up, up 124
28 The treasure hunt (3) List of Phrasal Verbs 126
29 The treasure hunt (4)
30 Faster and slower
31 The cycle race
32 On a hike (1)
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go out
When someone goes out, they leave their home
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break in Their house is now empty. Two
When someone breaks in, they use force to enter burglars try to break in.
a place, usually in order to steal something.
Thieves broke in and stole Mrs
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Frre, Frref Some boys were fooling around with

matches.
People saw the fire and called
out the fire service.
fool around
When people fool around they behave in a silly
and irresponsible way.
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blaze up
They set fire to some dry grass. It.
When something blazes up, it starts to burn blazed up fiercely. ,
strongly.
We thought the fire was out but it
suddenly blazed up again.
call out
When you call out the fire service, the doctor, the
army, etc, you ask them to come and deal with a t
dangerous situation.
The doctor doesn t like being called
out in the middle of the night.
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put out
When you put out a fire or a light, you make it
stop burning.
I used a fire extinguisher to put out
the fire.
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No ticket, no ride Susan put out her hand to ask the

bus driver to stop.
When the door opened, Susan got
on the bus.
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put out
When you put out your hand or arm, you stretch
it out.
Josh put out his hand and grabbed
get on
the rail to stop himself from falling.
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Susan opened her bag to get out her purse. She looked and looked but
When you get on a bus, train or plane, you go she couldn't find it.
inside it.
The bus was nearly empty when I
got on.
get out
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When you get off a bus, train or plane, you leave get off the bus.
it. (Note: You get off a bus, train, or plane, but you
get out of a car.)
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to lie down.
lie down
When you lie down, you put your body flat on
something.
The animals lie down in the long
grass so that nobody can see them.
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He stretches out comfortably on the sofa.

When you stretch out, you make your body straight
and long.
I can t stretch out in this bed. Its
too short.
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drop off
When you drop off, or drop off to sleep, you fall
asleep.
Granddad dropped off while he was
watching the television.
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When something wakes you up, it makes you stop drops off to sleep.
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A lonely giant I am a lonely giant. I tower

over everyone else.
When I look down on them , they all
seem very small.
tower over
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look down
I have to bend down to hear what
When you look down, you direct your eyes towards people are saying to me.
the ground.
If you re climbing a long ladder, you
should not look down . You may feel
giddy.
bend down
When you bend down, you make your body move
forwards and downwards.
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shoelaces.
My voice is very loud . It is so loud
scare away that it scares people away . That is
why it is lonely being a giant.
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them away, you make them leave by frightening
them.
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Look where you're Tommy was walking along the

street. He wasn't looking where he
The dog didn't look where he was
going either. Tommy tripped over
was going. him.
going
walk along
When you walk along something such as a street,
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you are going from one end of it to the other.
Sally was walking along the road
towards the bus stop.
trip over
If you trip over something, your foot hits against
it and you fall. I t
The waiter tripped over my foot and
dropped the dishes he was carrying.
fall down
When you fall down, you drop to the ground Tommy fell down and hurt his knee. The dog s owner helped Tommy up.
He apologized to Tommy. The dog tried to apologize too.
suddenly.
Did Sammy simply fall down or was
he tripped?
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I helped Grandma up out of her
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her alarm clock before she gets into bed.
get into
If you get into something, you move inside.
The man got into his car and drove
away.
go off
If something such as an alarm clock, a burglar The alarm clock goes off very early in It's too early. May looks at
alarm or a bomb goes off, it makes a noise or the morning. / the clock. It is only 5 o'clock.
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The police made everyone leave the
area in case the bomb went off .
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get up May dare not fall asleep again in case she is late. She gets up and makes
a cup of tea. Bgt she drinks her cup of tea in bed.
When you get up, you leave your bed.
What time do you usually get up in
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looking out for the postman.
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look out for
If you look out for someone or something, you
watch carefully so you see them approaching.
Roger was standing on the platform
at the station looking out for the
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come down But the postman
walks on. He
If someone or something comes down the street, does not stop at
they move along it towards you (not always going Simon's house.
from a higher level to a lower level). He has no cards
There s a big lorry coming down or presents for
Simon.
the street.
walk on
When someone walks on, they continue to walk.
Susan paused for a moment outside
the shop window and then walked
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He turns round qnd comes to Simon's front door.
turn round (also turn around)
If you turn round or turn around, you go in the
opposite direction.
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A celebrity arrives A large car pulls up in front of the Grand Hotel.
pull up
When a car pulls up, it stops.
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crowd around (also crowd round)
When people crowd around something or
someone, or crowd round them, they form a large
group around them. People crowd around the car .
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We all crowded round to look at out of the car .
or famous is arriving. We don't yet know
Peter s photographs.
who it is.
get out of
When someone gets out of a car, they leave the
car. (Note: You get out of a car. You get off a bus,
train or plane.)
The policeman told the driver to get
out of the car.
meet up with
It's glamorous film star Linda Lee. She's come to meet up with a Hollywood
When you meet up with someone, you spend director and discuss her new movie.
some time with them.
Ihad arranged to meet up with Jill
after school.
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grow out of
If you grow out of a piece of clothing, you get Ifl!
bigger. The piece of clothing is now too small for
you.
James has only had those shoes for
two months and he s already grown
out of them.
get on 3.
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If you get a piece of clothing on, you succeed in
putting it on your body.
I can get this jacket on if I breathe
in.
do up
When you do up buttons or a zip, you fasten
them.
The suitcase is too full. We cant do
up the zip.
take off
When you take off a piece of clothing, you remove
it from your body.
Take off those wet clothes before
you catch a cold.
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shop. You want to find out if you like it.
I thought you looked nice in the
bluejacket. Why don t you try it on
again?
piled up on a chair .
pile up
You pile up things, or pile them up, when you put
them into a big pile.
We piled up the books on the
teachers desk.
take in
You take in a dress, or take it in, when you make
it tighter to fit better.
Ive got thinner, so I must take my
dress in at the waist.
grow into
If you grow into a piece of clothing, you become
bigger to wear it.
You think those shoes are too big, but
Donald will soon grow into them.
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The fashion show Jenny is a model. Part of her

job is to walk up and down in
There are lots of new clothes to show.
When Jenny reaches the changing room,
front of people to show them she takes off the dress she has been
new clothes. wearing and puts on another one.
walk up and down

When you walk up and down, you walk first in
one direction and then in the opposite direction.
I walked up and down the street
looking for number 32B.
put on
When you put on a piece of clothing, or put it on,
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Jim put on his hat and coat and
went out.
have on
When someone has on something, or has
something on, they are wearing it.
Brian had on blue shorts and a red
sweater.
dress up
When someone dresses up, they put on special
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clothes. When you dress up as someone, you put
on the sort of clothes that that person wears.
Mr White dressed up as a clown to
entertain the children.
Jenny enjoys being
a model. She used
to like dressing
up when she was
a little girl. She
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Paula dressed in black for the
funeral.
wrap up It's part of her job. She s Sometimes she has to strip off to
If you wrap up, you put on warm clothing. advertising winter fashions, j i advertise summer swimwear ,
If you re going out, wrap up. Its so she has to wrap up . A
going to snow.
strip off
If you strip off, you remove most or all of your
clothes.
John stripped off and dived into
the water. )
lounge around
When you lounge around, you spend time in a But it's not easy to lounge around and look
relaxesij/yhen the weather is cold and wet.
lazy or relaxed way.
He spent the whole morning
lounging around in the garden.
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The weather Let's look ahead now to

tomorrow's weather.
The day will start warm and sunny,
but it will start to cloud over
forecast before lunchtime.
look ahead
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I m looking ahead to the party-
tomorrow night and wondering what
I should wear.
cloud over
When the sky clouds over, it becomes covered
with clouds.
It s starting to cloud over and Im
afraid its going to rain.
pour down
When it pours down, if rains very hard.
Its pouring down outside and youll
get soaking wet.
brighten up
When it brightens up, the weather becomes
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sunnier.
Itll brighten up soon and then you
can go out and play again.
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For people and animals the day begins .
come up
When the sun comes up, it appears in the sky.
The sky starts to get brighter in the
east before the sun comes up .
When the sun goes in , it can get quite shady and cold .
go in
When the sun goes in, it becomes covered by a
cloud.
It got much colder when the sun
went in .
come out
When the sun comes out, it shines again. When the sun comes out again , it soon gets warmer . . , ''
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I waited for the sun to come out
before I took the picture.
go down
When the sun goes down, it disappears from the HoTOO,
sky in the evening.
As the sun went down, the sky
turned a beautiful red colour.
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The great climate Nobody knows for certain what is

going on with the earth's climate.
Professor Smith believes that the
earth is warming up. Her graph
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If an object warms up, it becomes warmer.
She warns that rivers and, lakes
Wait for the oven to warm up before could dry up. Large areas of the
you put the meat in. world could become desert.
dry up
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water in it.
During hot, dry summers this
stream dries up .
die out
If a type of plant or animal dies out, there are no
more such plants or animals. If this happens,
People hunted these birds for food, many kinds
and finally the birds died out . of plants and
animals will
die out .
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The great climate

debate (2)
disagree with
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they are wrong.
John disagrees with Peter about
the best day for the party.
cool down
When something cools down, it becomes cooler.
The plates are very hot. Wait for
a minute until they have cooled
down .
freeze over
When something freezes over, it becomes covered
in ice.
The pond in our garden froze over over .
last winter.
wipe out
To wipe out someone or something is to kill all
people, animals, plants, etc of that kind.
This special spray will wipe out all
the weeds in your garden.
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The great climate The chairwoman thanks Professor Smith and Professor Jones. She says
the two professors have put forward some very interesting arguments.
debate (3) They have given us a lot to think about .
put forward
When you put forward an idea or argument, you
speak or write about it.
Mary put forward some very good
arguments in favour of the plan.
think about
If you think about something, you examine it in
your mind.
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I must think about the question for
a while before I give you my answer.
weigh up We must weigh up what they have The future of the world may
When you weigh up ideas or arguments, you said and make a decision. depend on what we decide.
compare them to see which is better or more
important.
We re weighing up the advantages
and disadvantages of buying a car.
depend on IS
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If something depends on something else, that
other thing will have a very great influence on the
first thing.
The success of the event will depend
on the weather.
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When you deal with a problem, you take action Ely
that will stop it from troubling people any longer.
The government must deal with the
problem of unemployment.
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Mr Bright agrees with Professor Mr Bright will work hard to win
If you agree with someone, you believe that they Smith. But some of Mr Bright's them over .
are right. colleagues do not.
I agree with most of what Professor
Jones said.
win over
If you win over someone, or win them over, you
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face up to Then they can face up to the problem together .

When you face up to a problem, you recognize
that the problem exists and that you must deal
with it.
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We cant run away from them.
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look after
If you look after someone or something, you make
sure that they are not harmed.
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Mr Jones stays at home and looks
after the children while his wife 3
goes out to work.
set off for
When you set off for a place, you go there.
Sarah set off for the airport to If anyone forgets If anyone goes
catch her plane. anything , I run after shopping , I help out .
before they set off them .
run after for school in the
When you run after someone, you run to reach
them.
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help out
To help out is to make people's work easier for
them.
Laura helps out in the shop at busy
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Brg Ben's fob (2) I also take them out for a walk every day to make sure they stay fit and
healthy.
take out
If you take someone out, you take them to a place S3 Q2> c
that is away from their home.
It s my birthday today, so Andrew is
taking me out to the theatre. I set them a good example at meal
times. I always eat up
everything on my plate.
eat up
When you eat up something, you eat all of it.
If you don t eat up your vegetables, ~
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When you watch over something, you guard them At night I watch over them and keep them safe from harm .
so that they are not harmed.
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look for
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listen out for
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When you listen out for something or someone, Lucy's Pad. ' We'll help you look Mum. ' We'll find him quicker if we
you listen carefully to try to hear them. for him.' listen out for him.'
Please listen out for the postman.
I m expecting a parcel today.
look up
When you look up, you move your eyes and head
to see things above you.
Catherine was so interested in her
hook that she didnt even look up
when I came in.
Sure enough they heard a soft whistle. They looked up and saw Percy
sitting on a high shelf.
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Percy down.
He put him back in his cage.
escape? (2)
get down
When you get something down, you bring it from
a high place to a lower place.
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Linda got down the suitcase that
she kept on top of the cupboard.
put back
When you put something back, you put it in the
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place where it was before.
Sam decided that he didn t, want to
buy the book and put it back on the
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shelf.
let out Lucy was very relieved. But Lucy's little brother owned up. He
she still wanted to know who had climbed on a chair and opened
When you let someone or something out, you had let Percy out. the cage door because he wanted to
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inside.
Jim got locked in the cellar and had
to shout for someone to come and let
him out .
own up
When you own up, you admit that you have done
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something wrong.
If nobody owns up, then I shall
punish the whole class.
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get on
When people get on, they are friends.
Beth and Joan are interested in the
same things and get on very well.
fall out
When people fall out, they quarrel. If you fall
out with someone, you have a quarrel with that
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Mr Brown fell out with Mr White
because Mr White s dog chased his
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If you keep people or things apart, you stop them
from fighting.
The owners of the two dogs
struggled to keep them apart .
calm down
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Eventually Tom and David calmed down , but they still refused to shake
hands.
When you calm down, you stop being angry or
excited.
Calm down and tell me exactly
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ere before. Everyone is asking what happened to smooth things over
between them.
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never to quarrel again.
smooth over
Someone or something that smooths things over
helps people to become less angry about the thing
that caused their quarrel. Steve was a much better
Ive smoothed tilings over with Another boy called Steve arrived
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and asked if he could join in goalkeeper than either Tom or
Peter. Hes now willing to accept when the boys played football . David. That was something Tom
your apology. and David could easily agree on.
join in
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The other girls wouldnt let Lucy
join in their games.
agree on
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same feelings or opinions about it.
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They both really dislike Julie.
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The treasure Jill came across a piece of paper

folded inside a very old book.
She called her two brothers to come
and look. They carefully opened out
hunt (I) the piece of paper and laid it on the

table in front of them.
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I came across a really pretty dress
in a shop. T'
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You say that something looks like something
why there s a big cross on it.
when they have the same appearance. The cross stands for buried
Im sure its a map.I
Brian was wearing a cap that made think it's a map of the
treasure.
him look like a policeman. garden of this house!
stand for
When something stands for something else, it
represents it or means it.
What do the letters USA stand for?
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The treasure The children decided to

use the map to hunt for
They went into the garden to get
together the equipmept that the'
treasure. needed.
hunt (2)
hunt for
When you hunt for something, you try very hard
to find it.
Susan has been hunting
everywhere for her purse.
get together Paul paced out the correct stance

When you get things together, you bring a number from the tree.
of things that you want into one place.
Dad s getting together the things i
we need for the picnic.
pace out
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using big steps.
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When they had found the spot, the boys started

to dig a big hole.
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The treasure The hole was getting quite deep.

Then Paul struck something with
Carefully they scraped away the
earth from around the object.
his spade. It made a sound like
hunt (3) metal. Peter called out to Jill to
come and look.
call out fr >>

If you call out, you say in a loud voice.
Emily called out a warning just
before the statue fell over.
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scrape away
If you scrape away something, or scrape it away,
you remove it using a tool with a sharp edge.
I scraped away some of the
old. paint to look at the wood 1
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dig out
When you dig out something, or dig it out, you
remove it from a place by digging.
Rescuers were trying to dig out
It was a metal box. The boys finished digging it out. It was old,
survivors who were buried beneath rusty and very heavy. The boys put it on the ground beside the
the collapsed building. hole. Jill wondered if they could prise off the lid with a spade.
prise off
When you prise off something, or prise it off, you
use a tool as a lever to lift it up.
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I prised off the lid of the tin with
the blade of my penknife.
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have to give it away?

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their father to help
hunt (4) them open the box.
When they opened
it, they found that
it was crammed
cram with with old coins. <3
If something is crammed with something, it is
completely full with it .
The picnic basket was crammed
with all sorts of nice things to eat.
give away
If you give away an object, or give it away, you
give it to someone free. date back to Roman times.
Brian didn t need his old bike any
more so he gave it away to one of
his friends.
date back to
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If something dates back to a time or period, it was c
made in that time, usually long ago.
These buildings date back to the
First World War.
Their father said
hand over they should hand
If you hand over something, or hand it over, you the coins over to
give it to someone to hold or use. the experts at the
museum. The experts
The robber pointed a gun at the
[ would be able to tell
bank clerk and told her to hand them what the coins
over the money. .were and whether
they were valuable.
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drive along
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the road in a vehicle. o'
We were listening to the radio as we V

drove along .
speed up
When you speed up, you go faster or do something 3P sirs
faster.
Gan you speed up a little and try to
finish the job by Wednesday?
slow down
When you slow down, you go slower or do
something more slowly.
Sarah slowed down as she
approached the road junction.
hold up
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or holds them up, it delays them.
A fallen tree was blocking the road
and holding up the traffic.
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race . The other competitors
are trying very hard to catch
Another competitor tries to get past
Laura .
up with her .
catch up with
When you are behind someone and then catch
up with them, you go faster and are level with
them. S.
I ran after Richard and caught up E ur *
with him before he reached the bus
stop.
Laura makes an extra effort . She draws
get past
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runner, he ll be in the lead.
draw ahead
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other drivers and soon drew ahead The others are falling furth rbehind . Laura is now sure to win .
of them.
fall behind
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hiking. Barry is starting to lag
Barry's friends call to him. They tell
him to hurry up.
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lag behind
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slowly than the other people in a group.
Debbie and Sally were always
lagging behind the rest of the
group.
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faster.
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Barry explains that he has twisted
keep up with his leg. It hurts badly. That is why
You keep up with someone by going at the same he cannot keep up with them. He
speed as they are. says they should go on without him.
I had to walk very fast to keep up
with David.
go on \ V!
If you go on, you continue your journey.
Ill go on and tell the others that you
will be five minutes late.
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leave behind
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do not take them when you leave a place. W V
Joanna left her umbrella behind
when she got off the bus.
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set off
When you set off, you begin a journey.
We set off for the nearest village,
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which was five kilometres away. Barry is winched up into the
helicopter and taken to hospital.
stay behind
You stay behind if you remain in a place when
other people leave it . -
Joe had to stay behind after school
because he had misbehaved in class.
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winch up
When you winch up someone, or winch them
up, you pull them upwards using a special lifting
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The crew of the helicopter winched
up the injured man. pX
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Ithink it often goes very slowly.
Here is a very long queue of
people waiting to go through the
Often there are long queues of security checks.
so slow people waiting to check in.
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check in
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When you check in, you tell someone at an airport
or a hotel that you have arrived.
You have to check in three hours
before your flight departs.
go through
When you go through a place or thing, you enter
it and then leave it on the other side. This is the departure lounge. A lot of people are waiting around here to
board the plane.
The train went through a tunnel.
wait around
If you have to wait around, you spend time doing
nothing.
I m tired of waiting around for
something to happen.
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take off \
When a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and
goes up into the air.
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When you get on the plane, you may still have to wait. Sometimes there is
a queue of planes waiting to take off .
I closed my eyes and held Jenny s
hand as the plane took off .
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sit back
When you sit back, you sit in a way that makes
you feel comfortable and relaxed.
You can sit back and watch while
someone else does all the work.
flash past
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quickly past you.
A bird flashed past my window. I A
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was.
The countryside flashes past. The time seems to go by very quickly.
go by
When time goes by, it passes.
The time went by very slowly
because I had nothing to do. S . p.
pull in
When a train pulls in, it arrives at a station.
c.
As the train pulled in, I looked to Very soon you are pulling in at your destination . What a nice way to travel!
see if Susan was waiting for me on sr -
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head for rJ?1
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it.
Celia was walking down the High
Street heading for the library.
get to
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What is the quickest way to get to

the station from here?
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mark down
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something down, you make a mark on UNFORM AT
you should take
something. The assistant marks down on the map the map with you .
I have marked down on the list the where Mr Holt has to go.
words I want you to learn.
take with
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out into a busy street. .
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come out
When you come out, you move from being inside
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a place to being outside it.
The neighbours came out to see who
was making such a noise. C.
cross over
Mr Holt crosses over and walks along
When you cross over, you go from one side of a the other side of the street.
street to the other side.
Let s cross over to the shady side of
the street.
point out
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someone where they are.
I dont know Mr Holt. Can you point V
him out to me?
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Mr Holt arrives
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go in
When you go in, you enter a building or a place.
Do we have to pay to go in?
take up
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them up, you go with them or carry them to a
higher level.
The porter took the suitcases up in
the lift.
look round
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When you look round a room, a building or a place, Mr Holt looks round his room. It seems very pleasant and comfortable.
you look at the things inside it. He thinks he may be sorry to check out at the end of his stay.
I have a free morning, so I am going
to look round the town.
check out
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that you are. leaving and you pay your bill. (Note:
When you check in at a hotel, you tell the staff
that you have arrived.) o
I m sorry, sir. Miss Temple is no
longer here. She checked out this
morning.
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39 holiday
Rose wants a Rose is really looking forward to her holiday
This year she is going away for two weeks .
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When you look forward to something, you are
happy and excited when you think about it.
We re all looking forward to
James s birthday party next week.
go away time travelling
She will spend some time relaxing. She will also spend
When you go away, you go somewhere else for a around and seeing interesting places.
holiday.
We are going away for a week at the
end of August.
travel around S'

When you travel around, you go from one place
to another.
Michael has been travelling around
in Spain and Portugal.
come back
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holiday will end and she
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keeps at it all day.
From morning till night she rushes
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place to place.
I spent the morning rushing around
She is so busy that by the evening she has tired
getting the house ready for my
herself out .
visitors.
tire out
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you feel very tired. If you tire yourself out, the
things you do make you feel very tired.
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Lazy Susan What does Lazy Susan do?

Nothing , she chills out .
; She spends all day lazing around .
Sometimes , for a change ,

she nods off .
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chill out
When you chill out, you relax.
We ve had a busy day, so lets chill
out for a while.
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When you nod off, you fall asleep.
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Is it half past five already? I must
have nodded off while I was reading
my book. SBPRO on
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When someone lazes around, they behave in a
lazy way and do very little.
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I lazed around for most of the
morning and didnt start work until
after lunch. Susan is idle , but she keeps other people
busy. They have to wait on her.
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bringing them things that they need. &
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Lily gets to work Lily usually gets in at about

8.45. Some of her colleagues
She likes to start the day by
tidying up her desk.
are already in the office. Work
officially begins at 9.00.
get in
To get in is to arrive, especially at work or at
home.
What time did you get in last
night? - Not until midnight.
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The train gets in at six oclock.
She makes herself a cup of coffee.
tidy up She sits dowp at her , desk to drink
When you tidy up things or an area, you make it.
them tidy.
You cant watch television until
youve tidied up your room.
sit down
When you sit down, you go from a standing
position to a sitting position.
Please sit down, Mrs West. Ill he
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ready for you in a minute.
Now she has drunk her coffee,
Lily is ready to get down to work.
get down to
When you get down to something,
you start doing it.
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Lily on the Lily switches on her computer. She has to wait for a moment while the
computer boots up .
computer (T )
switch on
When you switch on a machine or a piece of
equipment, you press a switch or button to start
it.
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mobile phone.
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Lily types in
boot up her password.
A computer boots up by loading the programs it
needs to start working. h
There is a slight delay while the
computer boots up .
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type in /
When you type in something, or type it in, you use
the keyboard to make letters appear on a screen or
a piece of paper.
I typed in my name and my email
address.
log on
When you log on, you give the computer
information so that it allows you to use its systems
or data.
I can t log on because I ve forgotten
my password. I
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Lily on the Lily clicks on the file that she wants to open.
computer (2)
click on r
You click on something by moving the cursor on
the screen until it is over an icon. You then press a
button on your mouse.
You can open most flies by simply
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clicking on the icon that represents
them.
come up The document that Lily scrolls down until She reaches the point
When a page, file, image, etc comes up, it appears she was writing she gets to the right where she left off
on the computer screen. comes up. page., yesterday. Now she
can continue.
A message came up saying that the
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program was going to close down.

scroll down
When you scroll down, you move towards the
bottom of a computer document and make the text
sm.
move up your screen. (Note: You can also scroll up
by moving towards the top of a text.)
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I scrolled down to the next page. ..
leave off
When you leave off, you stop doing something.
I ll start reading again from the
point where I left off .
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Lily on the When she reaches the end, Lily

prints out her document.
computer (3)
work on
When you work on something, you do work that is
connected with it.
John is working on the car because
there is a problem with the engine.
print out
When you print out something from a computer, t
or print it out, you make it appear on paper.
I am just going to print out the
letter.
check over She likes to check over her work

When you check over something, or check it over, on paper. It is easier to spot the
you examine it to make sure that it is correct. mistakes.
Sara checked my essay over
carefully and didn t find any spelling A
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LHY on the Lily is happy with the work she has done. She closes down
the program that she has been using. Then she logs off .
computer (4)
close down
When you close down something on a computer,
or close it down, you make it stop working.
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Close down any programs that are
running before you load the new
software.
log off Lily doesn't have to switch off her computer. It switches itself off .
When you log off, you tell the computer that you
no longer want to use its systems or data.
Does Katie have to log off if I want P
to use the computer?
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switch off
When you switch off a fnachine, or switch it off,
you make it stop working.
Please switch off the television
when you go to bed.
finish with
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She is glad that she has finished with the computer for today. Now she
can go home.
When you have finished with something, you no
longer want to use it.
If you ve finished with the
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Larry tries to Larry wants to send a letter to his girlfriend. He writes down his address
and the words hear Julia'. He can't think what else to write.
write a letter
write down
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when you put it in words on paper with a pen or
paper.
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cross out Whenever he tries to write Larry gets angry. He screws up his
something, it sounds silly. He keeps piece of writing paper.
You cross out something when you draw a line crossing out what he has written.
through it to show that it is not good enough.
I crossed out the whole paragraph ?
and wrote it again.
screw up
When you screw up a piece of paper, or screw it
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up, you fold it together roughly and tightly.
Dont screw up that piece of paper;
fold it neatly.
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When you throw away something, or throw it
away, you do not want it any more.
Those shoes had holes in the soles,
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girlfriend. He still cannot think
Perhaps some of what he wrote the
first time was not so silly, after all.
of anything to say. He picks up the piece of paper and
smooths it out .
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mind as an idea or a picture.
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or smooth it out, you make it smooth again. a
We put the sheet on the bed and
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When you copy out something, or copy it out, you Now he is not angry. Larry thinks This time he is quite pleased
copy in your own handwriting. some of the things that he wrote with the letter. Harry folds up
are quite nice. He decides to copy the paper and puts it into an
I thought you might be interested in them out again. envelope.
this paragraph so I copied it out for
you.
fold up
When you fold up something, or fold it up, you
bend it and lay one half on top of the other half.
Sally folded up her clothes neatly b* r
and put them away in the drawer.
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I never realized how much Susan
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look like
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or thing, they are similar in appearance.
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Molly looks like a scarecrow
dressed in those old clothes.
belong to
You belong to something such as a family or club
if you are a member of it.
I used to belong to the Scouts when
You can see that the Browns belong to the same family. Their
I was your age. looks have been passed on from one generation to the next.
pass on
If people pass on a characteristic, or pass it on,
they give it to their descendants.
Unfortunately, my mother didn t
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people, they are parts of it. W tCLE
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make up
When people or things make up something, they Families are made up of people who are related to one another.
are parts of it.
Peter is one of the eleven players
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be able to provide for your family
properly.
Parents are also responsible for bringing up their children correctly.
bring up
When you bring up children, or bring them up, you
look after them and teach them good behaviour.
Sally was brought up by her aunt
after her parents died.
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grow up
When children grow up, they become older, bigger
and more mature.
Sarah grew up with three sisters
Things change when the Then it is often the children's responsibility
and two brothers. children have grown up. to care for their parents.
care for
If you care for someone who is old, ill, etc, you
treat them kindly and get them the things that
they need.
Grandma is being cared for by the
doctors and nurses in the hospital.
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support to someone who is in trouble.
When Jill s husband was sent to
prison, all of her friends rallied
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turn to They rally round when someone is in trouble. If you' ve got a family,
there is always someone to turn to.
When you turn to someone, you contact them
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hoping that they will give you help and support.
John was in desperate need of help
and had no one to turn to .
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and continue to support one another.
Well stick together to the end.
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something together.
Bob and Pete teamed up to run in
the three-legged race.
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copies of his new CD.
We always went around together outside school as well.
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you make them feel more cheerful.
Jenny tried to cheer us up by telling V
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But that doesn't make me sad.
Our lives are separate now, but
we have kept up our friendship.I
and me (3) usually hear from Anne at least
once a week.
think back
When you think back a time in the past, you
remember it.
I was just thinking back to the days
before we owned a car.
keep up
When you keep up something, or keep it up, you
do not allow it to stop.
They kept up the conversation for
two whole hours.
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When you hear from someone, you receive a
letter, phone call, e-mail, etc from them.
I m rather worried because I haven t
heard from Geoffrey for over a We meet up as often as we can. It still cheers me up to be with Anne.
month.

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When people meet up, they spend some time
together.
I arranged to meet up with Tom
when I was in London.
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following me.Ithought this was very suspicious.
look back
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When you look back, you look at what is behind
you.
He walked away and didn t look
back .
turn back A moment laterIlooked again. He was still following me - and he was
When you turn back, you go in the opposite shaking the umbrella at me. I turned back. I had to face him.
direction.
The expedition had to turn back
before it reached the South Pole.
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stop them coming closer.
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it.
I gave back the money that I had
borrowed from my uncle.
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When you knock down someone or something, or fri
knock them down, you hit them and cause them
to fall.
The builders are going to knock
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' Hard -working police officers tracked
down the owner of the car .
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write it in or on something.
I noted down Jean s telephone
number on a scrap of paper.
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When you track down someone or something, or A
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track them down, you find them after searching ,
hard for them.
Paul managed to track down an old A stern judge sentenced the motorist to
gentleman who had been at school one year in prison for dangerous driving.
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show off
When you show off, you do clever or difficult
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things just to impress other people.
Lucy told her little brother to stop
showing off because she wasn t at
all impressed.
fall off Tom showed off too often. His Tom tried to laugh off the
bike hit a bump and he fell off . accident. _
When you fall off, you fall when you are sitting,
standing or riding on something. 0
Whenever Jane tries to stand up on
her surfboard, she falls off .
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laugh off
You laugh off something, or laugh it off, when
you laugh about something and pretend that it is 1
not serious.
Most people thought it was just a
minor difference of opinion and But falling off when he was showing off has put Tom off riding his bike
put off
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59 out, out, out Mr and Mrs Green have decided to clear

out an old cupboard in their garage.
dear out
If you clear out a cupboard, or clear it out, you
remove everything inside it.
We are going to clear out the spare
bedroom so that we can repaint it.
sort out
When you sort out things, or sort them out, you
They sort out everything that They throw out the rest.
arrange them. used to be in the cupboard.
You should start by sorting out that
pile of papers on your desk.
pick out i
When you pick out something, or pick it out, you
select it.
I picked out three books that you
might be interested in.
throw out
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They pick out the things that could still be useful.
When you throw out something, or throw it out,
you get rid of it.
Peter never wears his old football
boots now, so I threw them out .
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Up, up, up I wash up. David dries up .
dear up
When you dear up after a meal, you remove the
dirty plates, cutlery, etc and make the table tidy
again.
Don t start clearing up until
everyone has finished eating.
wash up /
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used for a meal.
Lisa says that its my turn to wash
up .
dry up
To dry up is to dry dishes, plates, etc that have
been washed after a meal.
You cant dry up with a wet towel. Then we hang up the damp cloths. After that we can do anything we like
hang up
When you hang up something, or hang it up, you
attach it to something.
We need to hang this poster up
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LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS clear out If you clear out a cupboard, or clear it out, you remove
everything that is inside it.
clear up When you clear up after a meal, you remove the dirty
plates, cutlery, etc, and make the table tidy again,
click on You click on something by moving the cursor on the screen
agree on When people agree on something, they have the same until it is over an icon, and then pressing a button on your mouse,
opinions about it. close down When you close down something on a computer, or
agree with If you agree with someone, you believe that they are close it down, you make it stop working,
right. cloud over When the sky clouds over, it becomes covered with
clouds.
be related to Someone who is related to someone else comes from come across When you come across something, you find it by
the same family as that other person, chance.
belong to You belong to something such as a family or club if you come back When you come back, you return to a place that you left
are a member of it. earlier.
bend down When you bend down, you move forwards and downwards, come down If someone or something comes down the street, they
blaze up When something blazes up, it starts to burn strongly, move along it towards you (not always going from a higher level to
boot up A computer boots up by loading the programs it needs to a lower level).
start working. come out When the sun comes out, it shines again,
break in When someone breaks in, they use force to enter a place, come out When you come out, you move from being inside a
usually in order to steal something, building to being outside it.
brighten up When it brightens up, the weather becomes sunnier, come up When a page, file, image, etc comes up, it appears on the
bring up When you bring up children, or bring them up, you look computer screen.
after them. come up When the sun comes up, it appears in the sky in the
morning.
call out When you call out the fire service, the doctor, the army, etc, consist of When something consists of different things or people,
you ask them to come and deal with a dangerous situation, they are parts of it.
call out If you call out, you say in a loud voice, cool down When something cools down, it becomes cooler,
calm down When you calm down, you stop being angry or excited, copy out When you copy out something, or copy it out, you copy
care for If you care for someone who is old, ill, etc, you treat them something in your own handwriting,
kindly and get them the things they need, cram with If something is crammed with something, it is completely
catch up with When you catch up with someone in front of you, you full with it.
go faster and are level with them, cross out You cross out something when you draw a line through it to
check in When you check in, you tell someone at an airport or a show that it is not good enough.
hotel that you have arrived. cross over When you cross over, you go from one side of a street to
check out When you check out, you tell the people at a hotel that the other side.
you are leaving and you pay your bill, crowd around (also crowd round) When people crowd around
check over When you check over something, or check it over, you something or someone, they form a large group around them.
examine it to make sure that it is correct or in good condition,
cheer up When you cheer up someone, or cheer them up, you make date back to If something dates back to a time or period, it was
them feel more cheerful, made in that time, usually long ago.
chill out When you chill out, you relax. deal with When you deal with a problem, you take action that will
stop it from troubling people any longer.

depend on If something depends on something else, that other freeze over When something freezes over, it becomes covered in ice.
thing will have a very great influence on the first thing,
die out If a type of plant or animal dies out, then there are no more get down to When you get down to something, you start doing it.
plants or animals of that kind. get down When you get something down, you bring it from a high
dig out When you dig out something, or dig it out, you remove it place to a lower place.
from a place by digging. get in To get in is to arrive, especially at work or at home.
disagree with If you disagree with someone, you believe that they get into If you get into something, you move inside.
are wrong. get off When you get off a bus, train or plane, you leave it. (Note:
do up When you do up buttons or a zip, you fasten them,
draw ahead When you draw ahead of someone else, you move
.
You get off a bus, train, or plane, but you get out of a car )
get on If you get a piece of clothing on, you succeed in putting it on
ahead of them. your body.
dress in If you dress in something, you wear it. If you are dressed in
get on When people get on, they are friends and enjoy being
something, you are wearing it. together.
dress up When someone dresses up, they put on special clothes.
get on When you get on a bus, train or plane, you go inside it.
When you dress up as someone, you put on the sort of clothes that get out When someone gets out of a car, they leave the car. (Note:
that person wears. You get out of a car. You get off a bus, train or plane.)
drive along When you are driving along, you are travelling on the
get out When you get something out, you take it from inside a
road in a vehicle. container.
drop off When you drop off, or drop off to sleep, you fall asleep, get past If you get past someone or something, you move from
dry up If a river, lake or stream dries up, there is no more water in it.
behind them to in front of them.
dry up To dry up is to dry dishes, plates, etc that have been washed
get together When people get together, they meet and spend time
after a meal. with each other.
get together When you get things together, you bring a number of
eat up When you eat up something, you eat all of it. things that you want into one place,
get to When you get to a place, you reach it. If you want to know
face up to When you face up to a problem, you recognize that the
how to get to a place, you want to know a route that will bring you.
problem exists and that you must deal with it. to it.
fall behind If someone falls behind, there is a gap between them
get up When you get up, you leave your bed.
and the person in front of them. give away If you give away an object, or give it away, you give it to
fall down When you fall down, you drop to the ground suddenly,
someone free.
fall off When you fall off, you fall when you are sitting, standing or
give back When you give back something, or give it back, you give
riding on something. it to the person from whom you received it.
fall out When people fall out, they quarrel. If you fall out with go around When people go around, they go to different places,
someone, you have a quarrel with that person, go away When you go away, you go somewhere else for a holiday,
finish with When you have finished with something, you no longer go by When time goes by, it passes.
want to use it.
go down When the sun goes down, it disappears from the sky in the
flash past When something flashes past, it moves very quickly past
evening.
you. go in When the sun goes in, it becomes covered by a cloud,
fold up When you fold up something, or fold it up, you bend it and go in When you go in, you enter a building or a place,
lay one half on top of the other half, go off If something such a$ an alarm clock, a burglar alarm or a bomb
fool around When people fool around they behave in a silly and
goes off, it makes a noise or explodes,
irresponsible way. go on If something is going on, it is happening.
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go on If you go on, you continue your journey, knock down When you knock down someone or something, or
go out When someone goes out, they leave their home and go knock them down, you hit them and cause them to fall.
somewhere else, usually for pleasure,
go through When you go through a place or thing, you enter it and lag behind When someone lags behind, they move more slowly
then leave it on the other side. than the other people in a group.
grow into If you grow into a piece of clothing that is big for you, you laugh off You laugh off something, or laugh it off, when you laugh
get bigger until the piece of clothing fits properly, about something and pretend that it is not serious,
grow out of If you grow out of a piece of clothing, you get bigger laze around When someone lazes around, they behave in a lazy way
and the piece of clothing is now too small for you. and do very little.
grow up When children grow up, they become older, bigger and leave behind If you leave someone or something behind, you do not
more mature. take them when you leave a place,
leave off When you leave off, you stop doing something,
hand over If you hand over something, or hand it over, you give it let out When you let someone or something out, you allow them to
to someone to hold or use. leave a place or thing that they are inside,
hang up When you hang up something, or hang it up, you attach it let up When you let up, you work less hard or do something more
to something. slowly.
have on When someone has on something, or has something on, lie down When you lie down, you put your body flat on something,
they are wearing it. listen out for When you listen out for something or someone, you
head for If you head for a thing or a place, you go towards it. listen carefully to try to hear them,
hear from When you hear from someone, you receive a letter, phone liven up You liven up an event, or liven it up, when you make it
call, e -mail, etc from them. more lively and exciting.
help out To help out is to work with people and make their task log off When you log off, you tell the computer that you no longer
easier for them. want to use its systems or data.
help up When you help someone up, you help them to stand, log on When you log on, you give the computer information so that it
especially after they have fallen. allows you to use its systems or data,
hold up When something holds up someone or something, or holds look after If you look after someone or something, you make sure
them up, it delays them. that they are not harmed.
hunt for When you hunt for something, you try very hard to find it. look ahead When you look ahead, you talk or think about what will
hurry up If you hurry up, you do something faster. happen in the future.
look at When you look at someone or something, you direct your
join in If you join in, you start doing something with a group of eyes towards them.
people who are already doing it. look back When you look back, you look at what is behind you.
look down When you look down, you direct your eyes towards the
keep apart If you keep people or things apart, you stop them from ground.
being close to one another or from fighting, look for When you look for something or someone, you try to find
keep at it When you keep at it, you continue to work very hard, them.
keep back When you tell someone to keep back, you want to stop look forward to When you look forward to something that is going .
them coming closer. to happen, you are happy and excited when you think about it.
keep up When you keep up something, or keep it up, you do not look like If someone or something looks like another person or
allow it to stop. thing, they are similar in appearance,
keep up with You keep up with someone by going at the same look out for If you look out for someone or something, you watch
speed as they are. carefully so you see them approaching.
look round When you look round a room, a building or a place, you such as food, clothes and money,
look at the things inside it. pull in When a train pulls in, it arrives at a station,
look up When you look up, you move your eyes and head to see pull up When a car pulls up, it stops,
things above you. put back When you put something back, you put it in the place
lounge around When you lounge around, you spend time in a lazy where it was before.
or relaxed way. put forward When you put forward an idea or argument, you speak
or write about it.
make up When people or things make up something, they are parts put off Something or someone puts you off when they make you
of it. dislike them.
make up When two people make up, they become friends again put on When you put on a piece of clothing, or put it on, you use it
after quarrelling. to cover part of or all of your body.
mark down When you mark down something, or mark something put out When you put out a fire or a light, you make it stop burning,
down, you make a mark on something, put out When you put out your hand or arm, you stretch it out.
meet up with When you meet up with someone, you spend some
time being with them and talking to them, rally round When people rally round, they give help and support to
meet up When people meet up, they spend some time together. someone who is in trouble.
run after When you run after someone, you run to reach them,
nod off When you nod off, you fall asleep, run away When you run away, you leave a place fast, usually
note down If you note down something, or note it down, you write because you are frightened.
it quickly in or on something. rush around When you rush around, you go very fast from place to
place.
open out When you open out something that is folded, you unfold it.
own up When you own up, you admit that you have done something scare away When you scare away people or animals, or scare them
wrong. away, you make them leave by frightening them,
scrape away If you scrape away something, or scrape it away, you
pace out When you pace out a distance, you measure it using big remove it using a tool with a sharp edge,
steps. screw up When you screw up a piece of paper, or screw it up, you
pass on If people pass on a characteristic, or pass it on, they give it fold it together roughly and tightly,
to their descendants. scroll down When you scroll down, you move towards the bottom
pick out When you pick out something, or pick it out, you select it or end of a computer document and make the text move up
and usually remove it. your screen. (Note: You can also scroll up by moving towards the
pile up You pile up things, or pile them up, when you put them into beginning of a text.)
a big pile. set off When you set off an alarm, you make it start to work,
point out If you point out a place, thing or person, you show set off When you set off, you begin a journey,
someone where they are, often by pointing with your finger, set off for When you set off for a place, you go there,
pour down When it pours down, it rains very hard, show off When you show off, you do clever or difficult things just to
print out When you print out something from a computer, or print it impress other people.
out, you make it appear on paper. sit back When you sit back, you sit in a way that makes you feel
prise off When you prise off something, or prise it off, you remove it comfortable and relaxed.
by using a tool as a lever to lift it up. sit down When you sit down, you go from a standing position to a
provide for When you provide for someone, you give them things sitting position.
slow down When you slow down, you go slower or do something
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more slowly. think about If you think about something, you examine it in your
smooth out When you smooth out something that is creased, or mind.
smooth it out, you make it smooth again. think back When you think back a time in the past, you remember it.
smooth over Someone or something that smooths things over helps think of When you think of something, it comes into your mind as an
people to become less angry about the thing that caused their idea or a picture.
quarrel. throw away When you throw away something, or throw it away,
sort out When you sort out things, or sort them out, you arrange you do not want it any more.
them or organize them. throw out When you throw out something, or throw it out, you get
speed up When you speed up, you go faster or do something faster. rid of it.
stand for When something stands for something else, it represents it tidy up When you tidy up things or an area, you make them tidy,
or means it. tire out If something or someone tires you out, they make you feel
stay behind You stay behind if you remain in a place when other very tired. If you tire yourself out, the things you do make you
people leave it. feel very tired.
stick together When people stick together, they remain united and tower over When something or someone towers over you, they are
continue to support one another. much taller than you are.
stretch out When you stretch out, you make your body straight and track down When you track down someone or something, or track
long. them down, you find them after searching hard for them,
strip off If you strip off, you remove most or all of your clothes. travel around When you travel around, you go from one place to
switch off When you switch off a machine, or switch it off, you another.
make it stop working. trip over If you trip over something, your foot hits against it and you
switch on When you switch on a machine or a piece of equipment, fall.
you press a switch or button to start it. try on If you try on a piece of clothing, you put it on to find out if you
like it or if it fits you.
take after If a younger person takes after an older person, they look turn back When you turn back, you go in the opposite direction,
quite similar. turn round (also turn around) If you turn round or turn around, you
take in You take in a dress, or take it in, when you make it narrower stop going in one direction and go in the opposite direction instead,
or tighter so that it fits better. turn to When you turn to someone, you contact them hoping that
take off When a plane takes off, it leaves the ground and goes up they will give you help and support,
into the air. type in When you type in something, or type it in, you use the
take off When you take off a piece of clothing, you remove it from keyboard to make letters appear on a screen or a piece of paper.
your body.
take out If you take someone out, you take them to a place that is wait around If you have to wait around, you spend time doing
away from their home. nothing.
take to When you take to someone or something, you start to like wait on If you wait on someone, you act as their servant, bringing
them. them things that they need.
take up When you take up something or someone, or take them up, wake up When something wakes you up, it makes you stop being
you go with them or carry them to a higher level. asleep.
take with If you take something with you, you carry it when you go walk along When you walk along a street, you are going from one
to a place. end of it to the other.
team up When people team up, they cooperate to do something walk on When someone walks on, they continue to walk,
together. walk up and down When you walk up and down, you walk first in
one direction and then in the opposite direction.
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warm up If an object warms up, it becomes warmer,
wash up To wash up is to wash the dirty dishes after a meal,
watch over When you watch over something, you guard them so
that they are not harmed.
weigh up When you weigh up ideas or arguments, you compare
them to see which is better or more important,
win over If you win over someone, or win them over, you persuade
them to agree with you.
winch up When you winch up someone, or winch them up, you pull
them upwards using a special lifting machine,
wipe out To wipe out someone or something is to kill all people,
animals, plants, etc of that kind,
work on When you work on something, you do work that is
connected with it.
wrap up If you wrap up, you put on warm clothing,
write down You write down something, or write it down when you
put it in words on paper.
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LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES

A phrasal verb is a verb that has two or more parts.

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Lucy's new dress

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walk up and down

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dressed in something, you are wearing it.

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Lily on the When she reaches the end, Lily

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