Unit 107: go in / fall off / run away etc.
Master phrasal verbs (type 1)
A. Phrasal Verbs (verb + in/out/up/down etc.)
A phrasal verb is a verb (go/look/be etc.) + in/out/up/down etc.
go in = enter
get on = continue travelling
• Ann opened the door of the car and got in. (= into the car)
• I waited outside the house. I didn't go in.
• The bus arrived and I got on.
• He stood up and left the room.
• I usually get up early. (= get out of bed)
• We looked up at the stars.
• Be careful! Don't fall off.
• Would you like to sit down?
• The picture fell down.
• Lie down on the floor.
• I waited outside the house. I didn't go in.
• The bus arrived and I got on.
• He stood up and left the room.
• I usually get up early. (= get out of bed)
• We looked up at the stars.
• Be careful! Don't fall off.
• Would you like to sit down?
• The picture fell down.
• Lie down on the floor.
B. away / off / back / over / round
run away
come back
• The thief ran away. (or ... ran off)
• Ann has gone away for a few days.
• be/go away (= in/to another place)
• We went out for dinner and then went back to our hotel.
• Go away and don't come back!
• Ann is away. She'll be back on Monday.
• The wall wasn't very high, so we climbed over.
• Turn over and look at the next page.
• Somebody shouted my name, so I looked round (or around).
• We went for a long walk. After six miles we turned round (or around) and went back.
• Ann has gone away for a few days.
• be/go away (= in/to another place)
• We went out for dinner and then went back to our hotel.
• Go away and don't come back!
• Ann is away. She'll be back on Monday.
• The wall wasn't very high, so we climbed over.
• Turn over and look at the next page.
• Somebody shouted my name, so I looked round (or around).
• We went for a long walk. After six miles we turned round (or around) and went back.
in / out / on / off / up / down
got in (= into the car)
go in
got on
stood up
get up early
fall off
sit down
fell down
go in
got on
stood up
get up early
fall off
sit down
fell down
away / off / back / over / round
ran away
gone away
went back
come back
climbed over
turn over
looked round
gone away
went back
come back
climbed over
turn over
looked round
107.1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the list + in/out/up etc.
got
got
looked
looked
rode
sat
turned
went
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
- I went to the window and looked out.
- The door was open, so we .
- He heard a plane, so he .
- She got on her bike and .
- I said hello and he .
- The bus stopped and she .
- There was a free seat, so she .
- A car stopped and two men .
107.2 Complete the sentences. Use out/away/back etc.
- 'What happened to the picture on the wall?' 'It fell down.'
- Please don't go . Stay here with me.
- She heard a noise behind her, so she looked .
- I'm going now to do some shopping. I'll be at 5 o'clock.
- I'm feeling very tired. I'm going to lie on the sofa.
- When you have read this page, turn and read the other side.
- Jim is from Canada. He lives in London now but he wants to go to Canada.
- We haven't got a key to the house, so we can't get .
- I was very tired this morning. I couldn't get .
- Ann is going on holiday next month. She's going on the 5th and coming on the 24th.
107.3 Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box + on/off/up etc. If necessary, put the verb into the correct form. All these phrasal verbs (wake up etc.) are in Appendix 6.
break
carry
fall
get
give
hold
slow
speak
take
wake
- I went to sleep at 10 o'clock and woke up at eight o'clock the next morning.
- 'It's time to go.' '________ a minute. I'm not ready yet.'
- The train ________ and finally stopped.
- I like flying but I'm always nervous when the plane ________ .
- How was your exam? How did you ________ ?
- It's difficult to hear you. Can you ________ a little?
- This car isn't very good. It has ________ many times.
- When babies try to walk, they sometimes ________ .
- I told him to stop but he ________ .
- I tried to find a job but I ________ . It was impossible.