Work on your pjhrasal verbs 11: Attitudes - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 11 ATTITUDES 
WORK ON YOUR PJHRASAL VERBS 11-~ ATTITUDES 
1. believe in. [a] If you believe in things such as fairies or miracles, you are sure that 
they really exist or happen. 
 - Do you believe in ghosts? 
[b] If you believe in an idea or policy, you support it because you think it is right. 
 - He's very conservative and believes in personal responsibility. 
[c] If you believe in someone, you have confidence in them and think that they will be 
successful. 
 - I won't give up on you, because I believe in you. 
NOTE. You can also use have confidence in. 
2. go for. [a] If you go for a particular thing, you choose it or try to achieve it. 
 - They urged the Chancellor to go for the first option. 
[b] If you go for someone or something, you like them very much. 
 - I don't really go for that kind of food. 
3. live up to. If someone or something lives up to what is expected, they are as good as 
they were expected to be. 
 - The film didn't live up to my expectations. 
NOTE. You can also use match up to. 
4. look at. If you look at a situation in a particular way, you judge it or consider it in 
that way. 
 - I tend to look at things in a very different way from my parents. 
5. look up to. If you look up to someone, you respect and admire them. 
 - She looks up to her father. 
6. object to. If you object to something, you do not like it or approve of it. 
 - Local residents have objected to the plan. 
7. oppose to. If you are opposed to something, you disagree with it or disapprove of it. 
 - We are opposed to plans to build more houses here. 
8. pick on. If you pick on someone, you treat them badly or in an unfair way, often 
repeatedly. 
 - Maria had complained that the teacher was picking on her. 
NOTE. You can also use get at. 
9. put down. If you put someone down, you criticize them and make them feel stupid. 
 - Another thing that upsets me is the way Alex tries to put me down in public. 
 - I hate the way she puts down people in meetings. 
10. put off. To put someone off something or someone means to make them not want to 
do something or not like something or someone. 
 - The country's high prices have put off many tourists. 
 - The disgusting smell put me off my breakfast. 
11. put up with. If you put up with something or someone, you accept them, even 
though you do not like them. 
 - Don't put up with Howard's bad behaviour. 
12. see as. If you see someone or something as a particular thing, you believe that they 
are that thing or have that quality. 
 - He saw her as the perfect woman. 
13. settle for. If you settle for something, you choose or accept it even though it is not 
what you really want. 
 - Don't settle for second best. 
14. show off. If you show off, you try to impress people by showing them what you can 
do or telling them what you have done, usually in a way that is annoying. 
 - He's always showing off about how important his job is. 
15. stand for. The things that someone stands for are the ideas or values that they 
support or represent. 
 - Our organization has always stood for individual liberty. 
16. walk out. If you walk out, you leave a place or a performance as a way of showing 
that you are angry or that you do not like something. 
 - Many of the audience walked out through boredom. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match verbs 1 -4 with particles A-D to make phrasal verbs from this unit. 
1. look / live A. off 
2. put / show B. up to 
3. object / oppose C. for 
4. stand / go D. to 
II. Match phrasal verbs 1-6 with definitions A-F. 
1. put up with A. be as good as expected 
2. go for B. respect and admire someone 
3. oppose to C. accept something, even though you do not like it 
4. live up to D. leave a place to show you are angry or do not like 
 something 
5. walkout E. disagree with or disapprove of something 
6. look up to F. choose or try to achieve something 
III. Answer the questions. 
1. Would a person be pleased or upset if you picked on him/her? 
2. Is it usually considered positive or negative to show off? 
3. If you put up with someone, do you accept that person or not? 
4. If you settle for something, is it usually exactly what you want, or not quite what you 
want? 
5. If you stand for an idea, do you support that idea or not? 
6. If you put someone down, are you praising or criticising that person? 
IV. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct particles. 
1. She was always putting him down / with / at. 
2. Don't be put in / off / at by the high prices. 
3. He's a religious man; he believes on / at / in God. 
4. Veronica strongly objected to / out/ up his remarks. 
5. Why should you settle for / to / under anything less? 
6. He hoped he could live on to / in to / up to their expectations. 
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, October 2018 WORK ON YOUR PHRASAL VERBS 11 ATTITUDES 
7. He wasn't brave enough to stand on to / up to / in to her. 
8. She didn't really go up / to / for adventure holidays - she preferred to relax. 
V. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the list below. 
match up to - walked out - showing off - picked on 
look at - sees...as - settle for - objected to 
1. Did we succeed? It all depends how you............. it. 
2. She............. him reading her text messages. 
3. The other girls.............her at school. 
4. The president was furious and.............of the conference. 
5. If there's no apple juice I'll.............orange juice. 
6. The boys were.............with their skateboards. 
7. She.............saving money..............a good thing. 
8. The new car didn't really.............his expectations. 
VI. Make these sentences less formal. Replace the underlined verbs with the 
phrasal verbs in the list below. 
believe in - put up with - going for - stands for - seen...as - looks at 
1 Helena wasn't sure she could endure much more of this. 
2 She had always considered him as a good friend. 
3 Kim views life as an adventure. 
4 He does not support cruelty of any kind. 
5 This goes against everything our brand represents. 
6 I always end up choosing the chocolate milkshake. 
VII. Correct the phrasal verbs in these sentences. 
1. Jane did not agree with what the company stood off. 
2. We see business on being closely linked to education. 
3. I'm not opposed in the idea of nuclear power. 
4. It isn't always easy to live down to such high standards. 
5. We just ignore Kevin when he shows on. 
6. I usually go on the cheapest option. 
7. Jay was always getting out his little brother. 
8. He walked at after a furious argument. 
VIII. Read Viktor's comment about his teacher. Underline all the phrasal verbs, 
then answer the questions. 
 I look up to my science teacher. He never picks on anyone or puts people down, even 
though he often has to put up with some badly behaved students. We have our first 
science exam next month. I'm not trying to show off, but he tells me I am a strong 
student and that he believes in me. 
 1. Does Viktor admire his science teacher? 
 2. Does Viktor's teacher treat some of the students badly? 
 3. Do all the students behave well? 
 4. What will happen next month? 
 5. What is Viktor trying not to do? 
6. Does Viktor's teacher have confidence in him? 
ANSWER KEY 
I. 1.B 2. A 3. D 4. C 
II. 1. C 2. F 3. E 4. A 5. D 6. B 
III. 
1. They would be upset. 2. It is considered negative. 
3. You accept them. 4. It is usually not quite what you want. 
5. You support that idea. 6. You are criticising that person. 
IV. 1 down 5 for 2 off 6 up 3 in 7 up to 4 to 8 for 
V. 1. look at 2. objected to 3. picked on 4. walked out 5. settle for 
 6. showing off 7. sees (saving money) as 8. match up to 
VI. 1. put up with 2. seen (him) as 3. looks at 4. believe in 5. stands for 6. going for 
VII. 
1. Jane did not agree with what the company stood for. 
2. We see business as being linked closely linked to education. 
3. I'm not opposed to the idea of nuclear power. 
4. It isn't always easy to live up to such high standards. 
5. We just ignore Kevin when he shows off. 
6. I usually go for the cheapest option. 
7. Jay was always getting at his little brother. 
8. He walked out after a furious argument. 
VIII. I look up to my science teacher. He never picks on anyone or puts people down, 
even though he often has to put up with some badly behaved students. We have our first 
science exam next month. I'm not trying to show off, but he tells me I am a strong 
student and that he believes in me. 
 1. Yes, he does. 2. No, he doesn't. 3. No, they don't. 
 4. Viktor has his first science exam. 5. He is trying not to show off. 6. Yes, he does.