I. Come
A. Come expressing an idea of movement or change of state
Come along – arrive at a place – Not many people bought tickets for the concert in advance, but quite a few came along and bought tickets at the door.
Come apart – separate into pieces – The antique picture frame just came apart in my hands.
Come around / come round – become conscious again – A nurse was with me when I came round after the operation.
Come out – disappear or become less strong (of dirt or colour on clothing/material) – Let your shirt soak overnight and the stain will probably come out.
Come out – become public knowledge after it has been kept secret (of the truth) – If the story comes out about the Prime Minister, he’ll have to resign.
Come out – be given to people (of results or information) – When do your exam results come out?
Come out – leave after a period in a place (of hospital/prison) – Jane’s coming out of hospital at the weekend. She’s much better now.
B. Come expressing an idea of happen
I was planning to arrange a surprise holiday for her birthday, but I'm not sure it's going to
come off. [happen successfully or as planned]
I've had to organise the school fair again this year - I'm not quite sure how that came about.
[happened, especially something which is not planned]
Dennis: Will you tell your boss about your plans to stand for the local council?
Norma: Only if the subject comes up [1] in conversation. I nearly told him at work this
morning, but then something came up [2] and we had to deal with it straightaway.
Mind you, I don't know if a place on the council is going to come up [3] for a while
yet, so perhaps I'll wait.
1 is mentioned or discussed
2 happened unexpectedly, usually a problem or difficult situation
3 become available
C. Other meanings of come
I am doing a research project for my degree on the psychology of ageing, but I've come up
against [1] a few problems. I came across [2] someone who's done an almost identical study, so
I've got to come to [3] a decision: do I want to continue with it or not? I guess in the end my
decision will come down to [4] what my professor recommends.
1 encountered or had to deal with (a difficult situation)
2 discovered (or met) by chance
3 make (a decision about something)
4 depend mostly on or be influenced most by
II. Get
Learning phrasal verbs in pairs associated with a context
get together (often + with) - If two or more people get together, they meet in order to do something or spend time together. - It's nice to get together with people you get on with.
get on (often + with) - If two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other. - It's nice to get together with people you get on with.
get on (often +with) - continue doing something, especially work. - I must get on with my work. I got behind because I spent too much time on the Internet.
get behind (often + with) - If you get behind with work or with payments, you have not done as much work or paid as much as you should by a particular time. - I must get on with my work. I got behind because I spent too much time on the Internet.
get sth over with - do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done. - Let's get this meeting over with, or else we'll never get away before the rush hour and it will take ages to get home.
get away - leave a place or person, often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do so. – Let's get this meeting over with, or else we'll never get away before the rush hour and it will take ages to get home.
can't / couldn't get over sth - be very surprised or shocked that something has happened or that something is true. - I can't get over how she manages to get away with doing so little work. It's obvious to everyone, but the boss never seems to notice.
get away with sth / doing sth - succeed in not being criticised or punished for something wrong that you have done - I can't get over how she manages to get away with doing so little work. It's obvious to everyone, but the boss never seems to notice.
B. More phrasal verbs with get
Gerry: How do you manage to survive without a job?
Kimberly: Oh, I get by with a bit of help from my parents. [have just enough money to pay for the things I need, but nothing more]
Lauren: The problem is that the regulations don't allow us to use next year's budget.
Juliet: Oh, don't worry. We'll get around/round it somehow. [find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem]
Yanis: Have you rung the travel agent's yet to confirm our bookings?
Ronan: Sorry, I haven't got around/round to it yet, but I'll do it after lunch, I promise. [do something that you have intended to do for a long time]
Polly: I really think you ought to apologise to you-know-who about you-know-what.
Ivan: I'm sorry, I don't know what you're getting at. Who? What? [If you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have said something indirectly.]
Ellen: Do you think I can get away with not using any handouts in my lecture? [do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it]
Lou: Yes, the students just throw them away anyway.
TASK: COMPOSE A FAIRY-TALE USING ALL THE PHRASAL VERBS ABOVE (ABOUT 250 WORDS).
A. Come expressing an idea of movement or change of state
Come along – arrive at a place – Not many people bought tickets for the concert in advance, but quite a few came along and bought tickets at the door.
Come apart – separate into pieces – The antique picture frame just came apart in my hands.
Come around / come round – become conscious again – A nurse was with me when I came round after the operation.
Come out – disappear or become less strong (of dirt or colour on clothing/material) – Let your shirt soak overnight and the stain will probably come out.
Come out – become public knowledge after it has been kept secret (of the truth) – If the story comes out about the Prime Minister, he’ll have to resign.
Come out – be given to people (of results or information) – When do your exam results come out?
Come out – leave after a period in a place (of hospital/prison) – Jane’s coming out of hospital at the weekend. She’s much better now.
B. Come expressing an idea of happen
I was planning to arrange a surprise holiday for her birthday, but I'm not sure it's going to
come off. [happen successfully or as planned]
I've had to organise the school fair again this year - I'm not quite sure how that came about.
[happened, especially something which is not planned]
Dennis: Will you tell your boss about your plans to stand for the local council?
Norma: Only if the subject comes up [1] in conversation. I nearly told him at work this
morning, but then something came up [2] and we had to deal with it straightaway.
Mind you, I don't know if a place on the council is going to come up [3] for a while
yet, so perhaps I'll wait.
1 is mentioned or discussed
2 happened unexpectedly, usually a problem or difficult situation
3 become available
C. Other meanings of come
I am doing a research project for my degree on the psychology of ageing, but I've come up
against [1] a few problems. I came across [2] someone who's done an almost identical study, so
I've got to come to [3] a decision: do I want to continue with it or not? I guess in the end my
decision will come down to [4] what my professor recommends.
1 encountered or had to deal with (a difficult situation)
2 discovered (or met) by chance
3 make (a decision about something)
4 depend mostly on or be influenced most by
II. Get
Learning phrasal verbs in pairs associated with a context
get together (often + with) - If two or more people get together, they meet in order to do something or spend time together. - It's nice to get together with people you get on with.
get on (often + with) - If two or more people get on, they like each other and are friendly to each other. - It's nice to get together with people you get on with.
get on (often +with) - continue doing something, especially work. - I must get on with my work. I got behind because I spent too much time on the Internet.
get behind (often + with) - If you get behind with work or with payments, you have not done as much work or paid as much as you should by a particular time. - I must get on with my work. I got behind because I spent too much time on the Internet.
get sth over with - do and complete something difficult or unpleasant that must be done. - Let's get this meeting over with, or else we'll never get away before the rush hour and it will take ages to get home.
get away - leave a place or person, often when the situation makes it difficult for you to do so. – Let's get this meeting over with, or else we'll never get away before the rush hour and it will take ages to get home.
can't / couldn't get over sth - be very surprised or shocked that something has happened or that something is true. - I can't get over how she manages to get away with doing so little work. It's obvious to everyone, but the boss never seems to notice.
get away with sth / doing sth - succeed in not being criticised or punished for something wrong that you have done - I can't get over how she manages to get away with doing so little work. It's obvious to everyone, but the boss never seems to notice.
B. More phrasal verbs with get
Gerry: How do you manage to survive without a job?
Kimberly: Oh, I get by with a bit of help from my parents. [have just enough money to pay for the things I need, but nothing more]
Lauren: The problem is that the regulations don't allow us to use next year's budget.
Juliet: Oh, don't worry. We'll get around/round it somehow. [find a way of dealing with or avoiding a problem]
Yanis: Have you rung the travel agent's yet to confirm our bookings?
Ronan: Sorry, I haven't got around/round to it yet, but I'll do it after lunch, I promise. [do something that you have intended to do for a long time]
Polly: I really think you ought to apologise to you-know-who about you-know-what.
Ivan: I'm sorry, I don't know what you're getting at. Who? What? [If you ask someone what they are getting at, you are asking them what they mean, usually because they have said something indirectly.]
Ellen: Do you think I can get away with not using any handouts in my lecture? [do something successfully even though it is not the best way of doing it]
Lou: Yes, the students just throw them away anyway.
TASK: COMPOSE A FAIRY-TALE USING ALL THE PHRASAL VERBS ABOVE (ABOUT 250 WORDS).
