D Practice. 1. Match the verbs on the left with a phrasal verb on the right which means the same. arrive cause discover stop working close (a factory)

1. Match the verbs on the left with a phrasal verb on the right which means the same.

arrive cause discover stop working close (a factory) abandon (a meeting) complete (a form) reject (goods received)

call off send back turn up bring about find out shut down break down fill in

2. Read the formal report. In the dialogue which follows, two people discuss the report.

The pump stopped working and so the supervisor stopped production. Maintenance staff examined the whole pump assembly and discovered that the flow of liquid into the pump was faster than normal. This may have caused excessive pressure in the pump assembly.

Fill in the spaces with phrasal verbs which mean the same as the non-phrasal verbs in the report.

Tomas:	What happened?
Janet:	First the pump ____ ____ and so the supervisor ____ ____ production.
Tomas:	Then what?
Janet:	We ____ ____ the pump assembly and saw that the flow into the pump was too fast.
Tomas:	And did that ____ ____ a pressure build-up?
Janet:	Well, I think so, yes.

3. Here is an extract from a telephone conversation.

Jean: Oh, tell Eva that if she comes along next week I'll be pleased to look over the results with her. It doesn't matter when, she can just turn up any day. Oh, and tell her Tom is going to come along tomorrow. Also, tell her next Monday's sales meeting has been called off.

Write a brief fax to Eva giving her the required information from this extract. Use non-phrasal verbs.

4. Answer the following questions using phrasal verbs in your answer instead of the highlighted non-phrasal verbs (using the verbs from C).

1 When did you take possession of the house you now live in?

2 When was the last time you i nvente d an excuse for not doing something?

3 When was the last time someone arrived unexpectedly to see you?

4 Give an example of something surprising that you discovered recently.

5 Have you ever rejected an offer of work?

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