Work on your phrasal verbs 6: Feelings - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 6 FEELINGS 
WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS ~ FEELINGS 
1. calm down. [a] If you calm down or if someone or something calms you down, you 
become less upset, excited, or angry. 
 - 'Please, Mrs Green,' said Brandon. 'Calm down. Let me explain'. 
 - One of the speakers tried to calm the crowd down. 
 - I wouldn't like to see you really lose your temper/ he remarked, trying to calm down 
 the man. 
[b] If a situation calms down or if you calm it down, the people involved in it become less 
upset, excited or angry. 
 - He told me that things appeared to be calming down a bit. 
 - Dad managed to calm things down. 
NOTE. You can also use settle down. 
2. care for. [a] If you care for someone or something, you look after them and keep them in 
a good state or condition. 
 - She has to care for her elderly parents. 
[b] If you care for someone, you love them. 
 - At last she had found a man that she cared for and who cared for her. 
3. cheer up. When you cheer up or when someone or something cheers you up, you stop 
feeling sad and become happier. 
 - He cheered up a little at the prospect of dinner. 
 - I took some cake into work to try to cheer up my colleagues. 
 - She bought strawberries to cheer herself up. 
4. deal with. If you deal with a negative emotion or a situation that causes negative 
emotions, you manage to control your feelings and continue your normal life. 
 - She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear. 
NOTE. You can also use cope with. 
5. face up to. If you face up to a difficult situation, you accept it and deal with it. 
 - We have to face up to the fact that this relationship isn't going to work. 
6. get over. [a] If you get over an illness or another unpleasant experience, you recover from 
it. 
 - He's had a shock but he's getting over it. 
[b] If you get over a problem or difficulty, you find a way of dealing with it. 
 - We could get over the problem by hiring more staff. 
7. get to. If an experience gets to you, it upsets or annoys you. [INFORMAL] 
 - She can be quite rude sometimes but don't let it get to you. 
8. go through. If you go through an event or period of time, especially an unpleasant one, 
you experience it. 
 - She's going through a busy period in her life. 
9. hope for. If you hope for something, you want it and expect to have it. 
 - The team is hoping for a big win today. 
10. let down. If someone or something lets you down, they fail to do something that you 
expected or wanted them to do. 
 - He would never let a friend down. 
 - I feel guilty about letting down my parents. 
11. look forward to. If you look forward to something, you are happy it is going to happen 
because you expect to enjoy it. 
 - I was not looking forward to my meeting with the manager. 
 - We are really looking forward to our skiing holiday. 
12. open up. If someone opens up, they start to relax and talk about personal things. 
 - It can be hard to get teenagers to open up and talk to their parents. 
13. play on. If you play on people's feelings, attitudes, or weaknesses, you deliberately use 
them in order to achieve what you want. 
 - He played on their prejudices and their fears. 
 - Try to find your opponent's weaknesses and play on them relentlessly. 
NOTE. You can also use play upon. 
14. relate to [a] If you can relate to other people, you can understand how they feel and 
communicate with them easily. 
 - Children need to learn to relate to other children. 
[b] If you relate to something, you understand it because you have had a similar experience 
or emotion or have a similar opinion. 
 - These people have a way of looking at the world that most of us find hard to relate to. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match verbs 1-4 with particles A-D to make phrasal verbs from this unit. 
1. cheer/ open A. for 
2. calm / let B. up 
3. care / hope C. to 
4. relate / get D. down 
II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. 
1. It took her a long time to go through / get over / care for the loss of her pet cat. 
2. We're all hoping for / relating to / opening up to a solution to the problem. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 6 FEELINGS 
3. I don't understand it. It's something I just can't get to / play on / relate to. 
4. Are you cheering up/calming down /looking forward to your trip? 
5. A good teacher is able to let down /calm down /go through a class of noisy, excitable 
 children. 
6. I know it's annoying, but try not to let it cheer you up / open you up / get to you. 
7. You should open up / calm down / look forward to her and talk about how you feel. 
8. She did not want to calm down / cheer up / let down her boss, so she agreed to work 
 more overtime. 
III. Complete the sentences with the particles in the box. 
up to - to - for - over - up - with - on - down 
1. Without him, I could not possibly have faced..............all my fears and difficulties. 
2. Tam Vy always does a good job. She never lets me............. 
3. The family are dealing.............their loss and ask that their privacy is respected. 
4. Tam Chau booked a holiday to cheer herself............. 
5. She always likes to have something to look forward............. 
6. It took a long time for her parents to get............the shock. 
7. He played............the fact that people felt sorry for him. 
8. She really cared.............him. 
IV. Match sentence halves 1-6 with A-F to make complete sentences. 
1. A police officer tried to A. permanent relationship with John. 
2. She lives with a nurse B. what she said about music. 
3. His rude behaviour was really starting C. to get to me. 
4. James played D. on Daphne's guilt. 
5. I could relate to E. calm her down. 
6. Anya was hoping for a more F. who cares for her. 
V. Match phrasal verbs 1-6 with definitions A-F. 
1. Please just calm down! 
2. The company really let us down, so I won't use them again. 
3. He could easily relate to her situation. 
4. We're really looking forward to the weekend. 
5. I don't know what I can do to cheer him up. 
6. Don't let these silly remarks get to you. 
A. upset or annoy 
B. stop (him) feeling sad and make (him) become happier 
C. happy (something) is going to happen because we expect to enjoy it 
D. failed to do something (I) expected 
E. become less upset, excited, or angry 
F. understand (something) because he has had a similar experience 
VI. Replace the underlined verbs with a phrasal verb from the box with the same 
meaning. 
plays on - got over - gone through - deal with - calmed down 
1. A year after the accident, things have settled down again. 
2. Mohammed now finds it easier to cope with his workload. 
3. She still hasn't recovered from the shock. 
4. The news story simply plays upon existing fears. 
5. The family have undergone a terrible trauma. 
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. 
care for - face up to - get over - go through - hope for - open up 
1. After a few hours he began to.............about his problems. 
2. He used to.............the children while she was away. 
3. The best we can.............is to get at least some of our money back. 
4. They have.............such a hard time lately. 
5. Sooner or later you have to.............the truth. 
6. He never.............the death of his wife. 
VIII. Read the e-mail. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then in your own words, explain 
what each one means. 
 Hi Liam, 
 How are you? I'm okay. I had a car accident last weekend. I was really shocked when it 
happened but I've calmed down now and am getting over it. However, I may have to face up 
to the fact that the accident was my fault. I'm sure you can relate to ail this after your car 
accident last year. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to seeing you next weekend as I need 
something to cheer me up! 
 See you soon, 
 Emily 
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ANSWER KEY 
I. 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 
II. 
1. get over 5. calm down 
2. hoping for 6. get to you 
3. relate to 7. open up 
4. looking forward to 8. let down 
III. 1. up to 2. down 3. with 4. up 5. to 6. over 7. on 8. for 
IV. 1. E 3. C 2. F 4. D 
V. 1.E 2. D 3. F 4. C 
VI. 1. calmed down 2. deal with 3. got over 4. plays on 5. gone through 
VII. 1. open up 2. care for 3. hope for 4. gone through 5. face up to 6. got over 
VIII. 1. calmed down = become less upset 
 2. getting over it = recover from 
 3. face up to = accept and deal with 
 4. relate to = understand 
 5. looking forward to = be happy (that something is going to happen) 
 6. cheer me up = stop feeling sad and become happis