Work on your phrasal verbs 16: Thinkinh & knowing - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 11th , 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 16 THIKING & KNOWNG 
WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 16 ~ THINKINH & KNOWING 
1. bring back. If something brings back an event or memory from your past, it makes you think 
about it. 
 - The death of a friend can bring back memories of childhood loss. 
 - These photos bring it all back. 
2. come back. If something that you had forgotten comes back, you remember it, often quite 
suddenly. 
 - I hadn't thought about it for years and then it all came back to me when I saw him in the 
street. 
3. figure out. [a] If you figure out the solution to a problem, the answer to a question, or the 
reason for something, you work it out and understand it. [INFORMAL] 
 - I've figured out what the trouble is. 
 - Nancy couldn't figure it out. 
[b] If you figure someone out, you understand why they behave in the way they do. 
[INFORMAL] 
 - He won't let anyone help him. I just can't figure him out. 
4. go back. [a] If something goes back to a particular time in the past, it has existed since that 
time. 
 - These customs go back a long way. 
NOTE. You can also use date back. 
[b] If you go back, you consider things that happened at a time in the past. 
 - To trace its origins, we have to go back some thirty million years. 
5. go by If a period of time goes by, it passes. 
 - Eight years went by. 
6. hear about. If you hear about something or someone or hear something about them, you get 
news or information about them. 
 - They heard about a new restaurant that was opening in town. 
 - I've heard lots of good things about him. 
7. hear of. [a] If you hear of something, you find out something about it or find out that it exists 
for the first time. 
 - How did you first hear of his work? 
[b] If you have heard of someone or something, you are aware that they exist. 
 - I have never heard of the writer they are talking about. 
8. know about. If you know about a subject, you have studied it and understand part or all of it. 
 - You ought to ask John, he knows about photography. 
9. look back. If you look back, you think about something that happened in the past. 
 - The past always seems better when you look back on it. 
10. pass on 
[a] If you pass something on, you give or tell it to someone else. 
 - If you hear any tips, do pass them on. 
 - I could pass on a message if you like. 
[b] If things such as stories, traditions, or money are passed on, or you pass them on, they are 
taught or given to someone who belongs to a younger generation. 
 - Skills such as this should be passed on. 
 - They pass on their traditions through storytelling. 
NOTE. You can also use hand down. 
11. remind of 
[a] If you remind someone of something, you tell them about it so that they remember it. 
 - May I remind you of something you said earlier? 
[b] If one person or thing reminds you of another, they make you think of the other person or 
thing, because they are similar in some way. 
 - You remind me of my friend Binh Bac. 
12. stick in. If something sticks in your mind or memory, you continue to remember it very 
clearly. 
 - Some things stick in your memory for ever. 
13. think of. [a] If you can think of something or someone, you know them and can therefore 
suggest them to other people. 
 - Can you think of anyone who could help us? 
[b] If you think of an idea, you create it. 
 - I began to think of new methods. 
[c] If you think of doing something, you consider the possibility of doing it. 
 - I'm thinking of buying him a present. 
14. workout. [a] If you work out the answer to a mathematical problem, you calculate it. 
 - I've worked it out, and it's 3,171.875 tons. 
 - The weekly rate is worked out by dividing by 52. 
[b] If something works out at a particular amount, it is found to be that amount after all the 
calculations have been made. 
 - The cost of the fuel worked out to be higher than they had expected. 
[c] If you work out a solution or a plan, you think about it carefully and find a solution or decide 
what to do. 
 - We should try to work out the best ways to help these young people. 
 - I've been trying to find a solution and I think I've finally worked it out. 
[d] If you manage to work out something that seems strange, you think about it and manage to 
understand it. 
 - I'm trying to work out what's wrong. 
 - I'm not sure what's missing yet, but I'll work it out. 
NOTE. You can also use figure out. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match the verbs with the particles in the list below to make phrasal verbs from this unit. 
of - back - about - out 
1. bring / come / go / look 3. figure / work 
2. hear / remind / think 4. hear / know 
II. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct particles. 
1. I used a map to figure about / out / over the best route. 
2. Ellie doesn't know anything about / out / over me. 
3. The girl reminded me back / in / of my own daughter. 
4. Have you ever thought over / of / into moving abroad? 
5. I always use a calculator to work it out / about / into. 
6. Can you pass by / of / on a message for me? 
7. Several months went by / over / with before we saw each other again. 
8. This painting dates in / back / over to the sixteenth century. 
III. Correct the phrasal verbs in these sentences. 
1. Have you heard anything more with the bus strike next weekend? 
2. It's a tradition that goes by to the 17
th
 century. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 11th , 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 16 THIKING & KNOWNG 
3. I can't work at how to switch on this machine. 
4. What advice will you pass back to your children one day? 
5. As soon as I hear that music, memories come over to me. 
6. I'll never forget it. It's something that will always stick up my mind. 
7. He looks over on his school days very fondly. 
8. I'm thinking on starting my own business. 
IV. Match sentence halves 1-6 with A-F to make complete definitions. 
1. If something brings 
2. If a memory comes 
3. If you think of doing 
4. If you work something 
5. If you look back, you think 
6. If you know about something, 
about something in the past. 
you have studied it and understand it. 
back a memory, it makes you think about it. 
out, you manage to understand it. 
something, you consider the possibility of doing it. 
back, you remember it suddenly. 
V. Decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F). 
1. Date back means the same as go back.  
2. Hear about means the same as remind of.  
3. Work out means the same as figure out.  
4. Pass on means the same as hand down.  
5. Look back means the same as come back.  
6. Stick in means the same as hear of.  
7. Bring back means the same as date back.  
8. Think of means the same as go by.  
VI. Replace the underlined words and phrases with the phrasal verbs in the list below. 
figure out - know much about - go back 
brings back memories of - go by - think of 
1. The smell of suntan oil always makes me remember summer holidays. 
2. I can't find the solution to this problem. 
3. We can never return to the past. 
4. Can you suggest a capital city that begins with D? 
5. Do you have any information about Antarctica? 
6. I see my friends from school less and less often, as the years pass by. 
VII. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the list below. 
brought back - goes by - heard of - handed down 
passed on - stuck in - come back - dates back 
1. As time..............., I feel less angry about it. 
2. His unusual bright yellow coat had...............her mind. 
3. Luong's father had................the stories to him. 
4. I have never..................this singer. 
5. I can't remember her name, but I'm sure it'll................to me. 
6. Talking about home.......................sad memories for Chau. 
7. The first scientific study.....................to the early 1960s. 
8. The story had been..............from generation to generation in his family. 
VIII. Read the extract from Kimberly's cookery blog. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then 
match them with the correct definitions 1-6. 
 I love the smell of spicy chicken cooking because it reminds me of Jamaica. I live in the UK 
now, but my love of Jamaican food goes back to my childhood in Jamaica. The thing that sticks 
in my memory is my mother cooking this for the whole family every weekend. Several years have 
gone by since I moved to the UK, so I want to pass on my cooking skills to my children. I want 
them to know more about Jamaican culture. 
1. has existed since = 
2. makes me think about = 
3. give or teach = 
4. understand more regarding = 
5. continues clearly in = 
6. passed = 
ANSWER KEY 
I. 1. back 2. of 3. out 4. about 
II. 1. out 2. about 3. of 4. of 5. out 6. on 7. by 8. back 
III. 1. Have you heard anything more about the bus strike next weekend? 
2. It's a tradition that goes back to the 17th century. 
3. I can't work out how to switch on this machine. 
4. What advice will you pass on to your children one day 
5 .As soon as I hear that music, memories come back to me 
6. I'll never forget it. It's something that will always stick in my mind. 
7. He looks back on his school days very fondly. 
8. I'm thinking of starting my own business. 
IV. 1. C 2. F 3. E 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. F 8. F 
V. 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. F 
VI. 1. brings back memories of 2. figure out 3. go back 
 4. think of 5. know much about 6. go by 
VII. 1. goes by 2. stuck in 3. passed on 4. heard of 
5. come back 6. brought back 7. dates back 8. handed down 
VIII. 1. has existed since = goes back to 2. makes me think about = reminds me of 
3. give or teach = pass on 4. understand more regarding = know more about 
5. continues clearly in = sticks in 6. passed = gone by