Unit 3
Vocabulary skills:
Mind, body and soul.
Complete advanced. CAE.
01
Phrasal verbs
Are two or more words that together act as a
completely new verb with a meaning separate
from those of the original words
Break down
If a machine or vehicle To be unable to control
breaks down, it stops your feelings and to start
working to cry:
“Our car broke down and “When we gave her the
we had to push it off the bad news, she broke
road.” down and cried.”
Break down
to divide something If a system, relationship, or
into smaller parts: discussion breaks down, it fails
because there is a problem or
disagreement.
“It’s easier to handle the
job if you break it down
into several specific “The peace talks
assignments.” broke down when
neither side would
compromise.”
Be taken
aback to be very surprised about something
“Emma was somewhat taken aback by his
directness.”
to start doing or feeling something,
Get into
or being in a particular situation
:
“She got into the habit of going for long walks by
herself.”“
Put
forward to suggest a plan, proposal, idea etc for other
people to consider or discuss
“The candidate put forward numerous
suggestions for his candidacy”
to get involved in something without taking Rush into
enough time to think carefully about itt
“Some firms rushed blindly into unsuitable mergers”:
“
Put sth to delay doing something or to arrange to do
off something at a later time or date.
“The match has been put off until
tomorrow because of bad weather.”
to make you dislike something or not
Put SB off
want to do something
“Don’t let your failures put you off trying harder.“
to meet, find, or discover someone or something by
Come
across chance
“ I’ve never come across anyone quite
like her before.”
”
Come
if someone comes across in a particular way, they across
seem to have particular qualities
“She sometimes comes across as being rather arrogant, but
she is really nice once you take the time to really know her.”
to become popular and fashionable
Catch on
“The idea of glasses being a fashion item
has been slow to catch on.”
to begin to understand or realize something Catch on
“It was a long time before the police caught on to what
he was really doing.“
to get rid of something or stop using Do away
it with
“People thought that the use of robots would do away
with boring low-paid factory jobs.”
Come up
To have to deal with a problem. against
“If you come up against difficulties, let me know and I'll
help out.”
Come up
if someone comes up to you,
if a subject comes up,
they come close to you,
people mention it and
especially in order to speak
discuss it
to you
“One of the teachers “His name came up in
came up and started the conversation.”
talking to me. ”
Come up
if a job or an opportunity
if a problem or difficulty
comes up, it becomes
comes up, it appears or
available
starts to affect you
“I’m afraid I’ll have to “A vacancy has come up
cancel our date – in the accounts
something’s come up ” department. ”
If a fact dawns on you, you understand it after Dawn on
a period of not understanding it sb
“It didn't dawn on him until he was standing in the
empty office that he had forgotten to pack his laptop.“
COPE WITH DEAL WITH
to successfully handle a difficult situation or a person in a
difficult situation:
● Her religious beliefs helped her to cope with
the loss of her husband.
● She's used to dealing with difficult customers.
02 Collocations
Words which are often used together (e.g. make
an
apology) are called collocations.
Idiomatic collocations or “Idioms”
CATCH UP WITH → to reach someone after falling
behind (literally or figuratively).
“ It’ll take me ages to catch up with the semester’s
content after my surgery ”
Idiomatic collocations or “Idioms”
MAKE ENDS MEET→ to have just enough money to
live on.
“ It’s difficult to make ends meet on minimum wage”
Idiomatic collocations or “Idioms”
SET FOOT IN SOMEWHERE → to go to a place.
“He’s never set foot in a library, and it shows.”
Idiomatic collocations or “Idioms”
BE IN TWO MINDS →to be unable to decide about
something
“I was in two minds whether or not to come this
morning .”
Idiomatic collocations or “Idioms”
take things as they come → to deal with
situations calmly as they happen.
Regular collocations
run into problems → fairly literal: to encounter
problems.
take your time → mostly literal: don’t hurry.
make a point of → somewhat idiomatic but still
clear: to be sure to do something.
catch your eye → slightly figurative: attract your
attention.
Time to work!