Unit 142. Phrasal verbs 6. Up / down
Unit 142; Part B
Knock down etc.knock down a building / blow something down / cut something down etc.
• Some old houses were knocked down to make way for the new shopping centre.
• Why did you cut down the tree in your garden?
Also be knocked down (by a car etc.)
• A man was knocked down by a car and taken to hospital.
Unit 142; Part C
Down= getting lessslow down = go more slowly
• You're driving too fast. Slow down.
calm (somebody) down = become calmer, make somebody calmer
• Calm down. There's no point in getting angry.
cut down (on something) = eat, drink or do something less often
• I'm trying to cut down on coffee. I drink far too much of it.
Unit 142; Part D
Other verbs + downbreak down = stop working (for machines, cars, relationships etc.)
• The car broke down and I had to phone for help.
• Their marriage broke down after only a few months.
close down / shut down = stop doing business
• There used to be a shop at the end of the street; it closed down a few years ago.
let somebody down = disappoint somebody because you didn't do what they hoped
• You can always rely on Pete. He'll never let you down.
turn somebody/something down = refuse an application, an offer etc.
• I applied for several jobs, but I was turned down for each one.
• Rachel was offered the job, but she decided to turn it down.
write something down = write something on paper because you may need the information later
• I can't remember Tim's address. I wrote it down, but I can't find it.
Exercises
Complete the sentences. Use the following verbs (in the correct form) + up or down: Key.2 turn it down
3 calm him down
4 put them up
5 let her down
6 turned it down
calm let put |
2 The music is too loud. Can you ______________________.
3 David was very angry. I tried to ______________________.
4 I've bought some new curtains. Can you help me ______________________.
5 I promised I would help Anna. I don't want to ______________________.
6 I was offered the job, but I decided I didn't want it. So I ______________________.
| For each picture, complete the sentences using a verb + up or down. In most sentences you wil need other words as well. Key.2 took them down 3 stand up 4 turned it up 5 put their bags down 6 were blown down / fell down wrote it down S bent down and picked them up  |
Complete each sentence using a verb (in the correct form) + down.Key.2 calm down
3 slowed down
4 was turned down
5 broken down
6 cut down
7 let down
8 (has) closed down
9 be knocked down (or be pulled down or be torn down)
10 turned down
11 was knocked down
12 broke down
1 I stopped writing and put down my pen.
2 I was really angry. It took me a long time to _____________.
3 The train _____________ as it approached the station.
4 Sarah applied to study medicine at university, but she _____________.
5 Our car is very reliable. It has never _____________.
6 I need to spend less money. I'm going to _____________ on things I don't really need.
7 I didn't play very well. I felt that I had _____________ the other players in the team.
8 The shop _____________ because it was losing money.
9 This is a very ugly building. Many people would like it to _____________.
10 I can't understand why you _____________ the chance of working abroadfor a year. It would have been a great experience for you.
11 A: Did you see the accident? What happened exactly?
B: A man _____________ by a car as he was crossing the road.
12 Peter got married when he was 20, but unfortunately the marriage _____________ a few years later.
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