Phrasal Verb	Meaning
look after	Take care to someone
hold on	wait
do without	do some thing without any help
take up	grip, hold
run out of	finished
break down	finish or stop work, fell down
meet up with	meet togather
check in	sign in
turn up	next one or change
look into	find into something

EMAIL 1

TO: Robert Booth

FROM: Amy Cookson

RE: 1 Service Lift

The service lift in the warehouse has (1)broken down(stopped working) again.

Could you please get the Shindler engineer to (2)look into(investigate) what has gone wrong and fix it as soon as possible?

This is urgent, because we really cannot (3)_do without (manage) it. We are having to move everything upstairs by hand. This is (4)_taking up (occupying) a lot of time and soon everyone is going to (5)run out of(have no more) patience.

EMAIL 2

TO: Robert Booth

FROM: Amy Cookson

RE: Mr Senai

We are expecting Mr Senai from Japan sometime this afternoon.

I have rung the hotel, but he has not (6) _checked in_(registered) there yet, so he may just (7)_turn up______ (arrive unexpectedly) at the office. If he does, could you (8)_look after(take care of) him and ask him to (9)_meet up(wait) until I get back?

I have to (10)hold on (visit) a client at about 3.30, but I should be back by

4.15.

Practice Exercise 2

Phrasal Verb	Meaning
back up	behind of you
build up	to make some thing step by step
close down	shut down
fill in	complete
give up	not in any situation
take up	grip
try out	try to get out
break down	stop work
pick up	to pick some thing
put off	cancel
meet up with	get  togahher
buy out	buy something from out side
turn off	shut down
go through	join or meet togather
look up	seek search
turn up	next one
look after	take care
help out	help from outside
run out of	finish

1) Did you _go through your files last week?

2) Keith Sole quickly _bought out his shareholding to 10% of the company.

3) If we don't stop the losses, the company will have to be _closed down.

4) After you've __filled in_ the form, can you leave it with Fiona, my secretary?

5) We've _given up trying to get business from small companies.

6) Marvin Steel is in the process of _building up_ many of the smaller shareholders

7) Could you ask Paul to help out__go to gather with arranging the company BBQ at the weekend?

8) If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should __look it up__________ in a dictionary.

9) My plane gets in at 10.30. Could you __pick me up__ at around 11?

10) The meeting has been __put off_until 17 April.

11) Have you had an opportunity to ___back up_________ our evaluation software yet?

12) Don't forget to __turn off____ the air-conditioners when you leave the office this evening.

13) I'm afraid to say that the photocopier's __broken down _or run out_________ yet again!

14) I think I'll __meet up with__________ Roger before I go home this evening.

15) During the recession, the company ___met up with________ some difficult times.

16) Mary has decided to _try out or give up___________ an offer from another company.

17) Whatever you do, don't _turn up___________ to the meeting late.

18) Who will _look after___________ my children if I have to work full-time?

19) I __picked up__________ John last night.

20) Please call Jane if you __run out__________ any stationery items

Task 2:

Create a short story of your own and use five to six phrasal verbs from the two lists above in it. Ask your peers to proofread it before you publish.