Work on your phrasal verbs 12: Planning & organising - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 12 PLANNING & ORGANISING 
WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 12 ~ PLANNING & ORGANISING 
1. aim at 
[a] If you aim at something, or if something that you do is aimed at having a particular 
effect, you hope to achieve it. 
 - They are aiming at a higher production level. 
 - The research is aimed at developing treatments for the disease. 
[b] If an action or activity is aimed at someone, it is intended to influence them or be of 
interest or help to them. 
 - Many of the devices are aimed at people with hearing problems. 
NOTE. You can also use be directed at. 
2. count on. If you count on something, you expect it to happen and include it in your 
plans. 
 - These workers can now count on a regular salary. 
NOTE. You can also use count upon and rely on. 
3. end up. If you end up in a particular place or situation, you are in that place or 
situation after a series of events, even though you did not originally intend to be. 
 - If we go on in this way, we'll end up with millions of people unemployed. 
NOTE. You can also use wind up and finish up. 
4. fit in. If you manage to fit in a person or task, you manage to find time to deal with 
them. 
 - I'm on holiday next week, but I can fit you in on the 9
th
. 
NOTE. You can also use squeeze in. 
5. follow up. [a]If you follow something up, you try to find out more about it and 
perhaps do something about it. 
 - When I heard the rumours, I tried to follow them up. 
[b] If you follow up one action or thing with another, you do or have the second action 
or thing soon after the first. 
 - They must attend the course, and this is followed up by personal visits. 
 - The President followed up the first round of voting by challenging his opponent to a 
public debate. 
6. go about. If you go about a task or problem in a particular way, that is the way you 
start to deal with it. 
 - I'd been wondering how to go about it. 
7. line up. If you line something or someone up in preparation for an event or activity, 
you arrange for them to be ready and available. 
 - We've lined someone up to present the show. 
 - I had plenty of questions lined up for him. 
8. plan for. If you plan for a particular thing or event, you consider it when you are 
making your arrangements. 
 - Why didn't I plan for this possibility? 
9. pull off. If you pull something off, you succeed in doing something difficult. 
 - They pulled off a deal with an Australian firm. 
 - She had succeeded, triumphantly: she had pulled it off. 
10. rule out. If you rule out something or someone, you decide that they are impossible 
or unsuitable or that they are not responsible for something. 
 - The government has not ruled out military action. 
 - You have to be under thirty, so that rules me out. 
11. run into. If you run into problems or difficulties, you unexpectedly begin to 
experience them. 
 - He ran into trouble with his economic policies. 
12. set out 
[a] If you set out to do something, you intend and begin to do it. 
 - They had failed in what they had set out to do. 
[b] If you set something out, you explain facts or ideas clearly in writing or in speech. 
 - His conclusions were set out in his article. 
13. start on. If you start on something, you begin doing it or doing something with it. 
 - You clean the kitchen while I start on the bathroom. 
14. turn out. If something turns out a particular way, it happens in that way. 
 - It turned out to be a really great evening. 
NOTE. You can also use work out. 
15. wind up. [a] When you wind up an activity or event, or when an activity or event 
winds up, it ends. 
 - When my turn came to wind up the debate, I felt very nervous. 
 - Perhaps we should wind it up there. 
[b] If you wind up in a particular place or situation, you are in it as the end result of a 
series of events or processes. 
 - After a great night out we wound up at a Chinese restaurant. 
 - This plan might wind up costing us more money. 
NOTE. You can also use finish up and end up. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match the particles in the list below with the verbs to make phrasal verbs from 
this lesson. 
out - up - into - on 
1. end / follow / line / wind ............. 
2. rule / set / turn ............. 
3. count / start ............. 
4. run ............. 
II. Complete the sentences with the particles in the list below. 
up - out - on - for - about - off 
1. They can't rule......... the possibility of a takeover. 
2. I think you may have gone......... this the wrong way. 
3. When the business collapsed, we ended..... . with no money. 
4. The team pulled......... a win against Spain. 
5. We always plan.........several different outcomes. 
6. I'm glad I can count.........your support. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 12 PLANNING & ORGANISING 
III. Match each phrasal verb 1-5 with another phrasal verb A-E that has the same 
meaning. 
1. turn out A. be directed at 
2. fit in B. work out 
3. end up C. rely on 
4. count on D. squeeze in 
5. be aimed at E. wind up 
IV. Match phrasal verbs 1-6 with a word or phrase A-F with the same meaning. 
1. The advertising campaign is aimed at women. A. arranged 
2. We could probably fit you in some time next week. B. ended up 
3. The band has another tour lined up for this summer. C. find time to deal with you 
4. We always follow up any customer complaints. D. intended to influence 
5. He wound up in hospital after the accident. E. begin doing 
6. I'll start on the accounts now. F. investigate 
V. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct answer. 
1. If you wind something up, you start / finish it. 
2. If you follow something up, you take something from it / find out more or do more 
about it. 
3. If you pull something off, you are I aren't successful. 
4. If something is ruled out, it is compulsory / unsuitable. 
5. A person you can't count on is reliable / unreliable. 
6. If something turns out a certain way, the results are expected / unexpected. 
VI. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 
1. I tried to make a doctor's appointment for tomorrow, but he's too busy to follow me 
up / fit me in / rule me out 
2. The presentation is pulled off for / ruled out for / aimed at teachers with little or no 
experience. 
3. After an hour, the talk show host started to set out / end up / wind up the 
conversation. 
4. Things didn't turn out / wind up / follow up the way I thought they would. 
5. I've got lots of revision to do. I'd better start on / set out / run into my work. 
6. How do you count on /set ou t/ go about changing your password? 
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the list 
below. 
turn out - set out - set out - run into - go about - follow up 
1. The idea has been........................by our researchers. 
2. I'm not sure how to.....................setting up my own business. 
3. We might.....................some problems later on. 
4. Andrew.....................to establish himself as a journalist. 
5. This will depend on how things............................ 
6. In the journal, she..........................her theory in detail. 
VIII. Read the conversation. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then in your own 
words, explain what each means below. 
Chinedu: How should we go about planning our wedding? 
Stephanie: Well, we could start on the guest list this afternoon. 
Chinedu: I think we should really try to line up a venue first. 
Stephanie: We can't rely on good weather, so let's rule out outdoor venues. 
Chinedu:That's true - we don't want to wind up getting married in the rain! 
Stephanie: Planning a wedding isn't easy. But I'm sure we'll pull it off! 
ANSWER KEY 
I. 1. up 2. out 3. on 4. into 
II. 1. out 2. about 3. up 4. off 5. for 6. on 
III. 1. B 2. D 3. E 4. C 5. A 
IV. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. F 5. B 6. E 
V. 1. finish 2. find out more or do more about it 3. are 
 4. unsuitable 5. unreliable 6. unexpected 
VI. 1. fit me in 2. aimed at 3. windup 4. turnout 5. start on 6. go about 
VII. 1. followed up 2. go about 3. run into 4. set out 5. turn out 6. set out 
VIII. 
1. go about = start to deal with something 
2. start on = begin to do something 
3. line up = arrange to be ready 
4. rely on = expect something to happen 
5. wind up = end up 
6. pull it off = do it successfully