Work on your phrasal verbs 8: Studying and learning - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 7 STUDY & LEARNING 
WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS ~ STUDYING AND LEARNING 
1. catch up. If a person or thing catches up or catches someone or something up, they reach the 
same standard or level. 
 - Once you become so behind with your studies, it's really hard to catch up. 
 - They did well early on, but other businesses are catching them up now. 
2. cut out. If you cut out part of something, you remove it by cutting it. 
 - She had cut out pictures of animals and stuck them on the wall. 
 - I cut an article out of the paper and sent it to her. 
3. drop out. If you drop out, you leave something that you are involved in before it is finished. 
 - She had dropped out of college in the first term. 
 - He dropped out of school and went to work in the supermarket. 
4. fall behind. If someone or something falls behind or falls behind someone or something, they 
do not reach the standard or level of similar people or things. 
 - These children often fall behind with their reading. 
 - His salary has fallen behind those of many of his colleagues. 
5. find out. If you find out something, you learn something that you did not already know. 
 - I'm only interested in finding out what the facts are. 
 - I used the Internet to find their names out. 
6. go over. If you go over something, you examine or discuss each part of it, especially to make 
sure that someone understands it or that it is correct. 
 - I'll go over the main points of what she said. 
7. hand in. If you hand in a piece of work, you give it to someone so that they can read it or deal 
with it. 
 - At half-past eleven they handed their exam papers in. 
 - Don't forget to hand in your homework. 
8. hand out. If you hand things out, you give them to people in a group so that each person has 
one or some. 
 - They handed out questionnaires to the audience. 
 - The teacher asked me to hand the books out. 
9. look at 
[a] If you look at something or someone, you turn your eyes towards them. 
 - Everyone turned to look at the painting. 
[b] If you look at something, you quickly read it or read parts of it. 
 - I've looked at your essay and I think it's very good. 
NOTE. You can also use look through. 
[c] If you look at a subject, problem, or situation, you consider or study it. 
 - His research looked at the way language is acquired. 
10. look up 
[a] If you look up, you raise your eyes. 
 - She did not even look up from her work when he came in. 
[b] If you look something up, you find a piece of information by looking at something such as a 
book or website. 
 - He used a dictionary to look up the word 'apotheosis'. 
 - Nowadays you can look almost anything up on the Internet. 
11. miss out. If you miss out something or someone, you fail to include them in something. 
[mainly BRITISH] 
 - The brochure had missed out the fact that the hotel was right by a busy road. 
 - He missed some important details out of his report. 
NOTE. You can also use leave out. [mainly AMERICAN] 
12. mix up. If you mix things or people up, you are confused about which one is which. 
 - I think you're mixing up the American Civil War with the English Civil War. 
 - Do you have a tendency to mix the digits up when trying to remember numbers? 
13. opt for. If you opt for a particular thing, you decide to do or have that thing. 
 - Unsure what to study at university, she eventually opted for Law. 
14. relate to. If something relates to a particular subject, it is about that subject or is connected 
with it. 
 - I wanted to ask you a question that relates to electricity. 
15. run through. If you run through something, you explain it or read it quickly, in order to 
practise it, check it or make sure that people understand it. 
 - Some of you won't know this so I'll just briefly run through it. 
NOTE. You can also use go through and run over. 
16. sign up. If you sign up, you sign an agreement to do a job or course of study, or join an 
organization. 
 - She signed up to do a Masters degree after graduating from Columbia. 
17. take in. If you take something in, you pay attention to it so that you understand, remember, 
or experience it fully. 
 - I didn't take in everything that he was saying. 
 - Alex had been the perfect pupil, listening and watching and taking it in. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match the verbs with the particles to make phrasal verbs from this lesson. 
through - up - behind - to - out - for 
1. catch / look / mix / sign .. 4. opt .. 
2. cut / drop / find / hand / leave / miss .. 5. relate .. 
3. run / look / go .. 6. fall .. 
II. Match phrasal verbs 1-8 with definitions A-H. 
1. Andrew found the course difficult and dropped out after a month. 
2. They were discussing a complex idea, so it was hard to take it all in. 
3. Dana missed two classes, so it took her a while to catch up. 
4. At university Quang opted for political history and economics. 
5. This chapter relates closely to the last one. 
6. I looked up his address on the company website. 
7. She handed out the certificates to everyone in the class. 
8. He went over the instructions with me again to make sure I understood. 
 A. find information in a book or website 
 B. leave something you are involved in before it is finished 
 C. decide to do something catch up 
 D. be connected with something 
 E. pay attention so that you understand something 
 F. give things out to people in a group 
 G. discuss something to make sure someone understands it 
 H. reach the same standard or level as someone else 
III. Complete the sentences. Choose the best answers. 
1. If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up / through / over. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 7 STUDY & LEARNING 
2. I want to find over / out / up more information about this subject. 
3. Would you mind running at / behind / through the details once more, just so I am quite clear? 
4. You've missed up / in / out a full stop at the end of that sentence. 
5. Many students drop out / in / up of university during the first year. 
6. There's too much information here to take up / over / in at once. 
IV. Answer the questions. 
1. If you opt for something, do you choose to do it or not? 
2. If you hand something out, do you give it to someone or take it from someone? 
3. If you sign up for something, do you agree or disagree to become involved with it? 
4. If you need to catch up on work, are you at the same standard as others, or below it? 
5. If you go over some work, do you repeat it or examine it closely? 
6. If you run through some work, do you do it quickly or in detail? 
V. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. 
looks at - cut out - run through - handed in - fall behind - missed...out 
1. She..pictures from magazines for her art project. 
2. If you miss too many classds, you might..in your studies. 
3. He..the essay to his teacher a day late. 
4. The film..the fascinating history of the country. 
5. I think you have..a few things in your report. 
6. I'll just..a quick summary of the findings. 
VI. Replace the underlined verbs with a phrasal verb from the box with the same meaning. 
finding out - looks at - run through - looking through 
take in - went over - missed...out - mix up 
1. I was looking at your report when I noticed a mistake. 
2. The name is spelled with an 'e' at the end - you've left it out. 
3. First, let me go through today's agenda. 
4. Try not to confuse the two issues. 
5. In her book she considers the position of women in society. 
6. I was able to understand most of what he was saying. 
7. I enjoy learning about different cultures in the world. 
8. We discussed the results in great detail. 
VII. Read Ruby's comments about her university degree. Underline all the phrasal verbs, 
then match them with the correct definitions 1-6. 
 After I finished high school, I signed up to do a degree in Biology at Leeds University. I wanted 
to find out more about Biotechnology, so I opted for a short course on it during my first 
semester. At first it was a lot to take in and I was worried I would fall behind. But my tutor went 
over the coursework with me and by the end of the year I passed the course. 
 1. not reach the same standard or level as other people 
 2. signed an agreement to do a course of study 
 3. understand something 
 4. learn something 
 5. helped me to understand something by talking about it 
 6. decided to do something 
VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. 
Drop out - relate to - run over - hand in - find out - sign up 
1. Professor Young................. to the organization last May. 
2. We'll begin by...................the recommended reading material for this course. 
3. These figures do not............. patients over the age of 65. 
4. If you want to.............more, click on the link below. 
5. Thanh Nam.............of school at the age of 14. 
6. Please.............your reports to your teacher by next Wednesday. 
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ANSWER KEY 
I. 1. up 2. out 3. through 4. for 5. to 6. behind 
II. 1. B 2. E 3. H 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. F 8. G 
III. 1. up 2. out 3. through 4. out 5. out 6. in 
IV. 1. You choose to do it. 2. You give it to someone. 
3. You agree to become involved with it. 4. You are below the standard of others. 
5. You examine it closely. 6. You do it quickly. 
V. 1. cut out 2. fall behind 3. handed in 4. looks at 
 5. missed (a few things) out 6. run through 
VI. 1. looking through 2. missed (it) out 3. run through 4. mix up 5. looks at 
 6. take in 7. finding out 8. went over 
VII. 1.. not reach the same standard or level as other people = fall behind 
 2. signed an agreement to do a course of study = signed up 
 3. understand something = take in 
 4. learn something = find out 
 5. helped me to understand something by talking about it = went over 
 6. decided to do something = opted for 
VIII. 1. signed up 2. running over 3. relate to 4. find out 5. dropped out 6. hand in