CH 8 Phrasal Verb- 102

CHAPTER 8 - Phrasal Verb-102

by WONG Moe

​Call for

​- to require

​- make something necessary

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​They made repeated calls for donations

Open Ended

make a sentence

call for

​cut out for

​- to be suited to

-t​o have the qualities and abilities needed for something.

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He's not cut out for teaching.

​Why do you think that you're cut out for this job?

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Open Ended

cut out for

​find out

​- to discover

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​How did you find out he was not the thief?

Open Ended

find ou

​show off

​- to behave boastfully

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​He only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.

Open Ended

show off

​take to

​- to start to like

​- ​When someone starts to do something new often, usually because they enjoy doing it.

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My cat has taken to sleeping on the kitchen counter.

I have taken to wearing the color yellow on Fridays.

Caleb has really taken to gardening, hasn't he?

Open Ended

taken to

​take up

​- to begin

​- become interested

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​Susan took up tennis when she was 11 years old

Open Ended

take up

​call out

to challenge

​- to summon

​- to announce

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Mr Lee was called out to answer for his mistakes.​

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​try out for

​- to audition

​- to try to become a member of a team

- to get a part in a play or film by showing someone how well you can play or perform

Rita’s trying out for the school play again.