9 About and Around_ Phrasal Verbs

​9 About and Around

9.1 Choosing the Correct Word to Complete Each Sentence.

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1. I couldn’t get to sleep because of Owen ​

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__________ around upstairs.

Mini Discussion

1.     Have you ever heard a strange noise coming from another room or upstairs?
What was it, and how did you react?
Follow-up: What do you think Owen was doing when he was "banging around"?

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2. Wait a moment – the document you need is __________​

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about here somewhere.

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3. I think we should stop the car and let the children __________ ​

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around for a bit.

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4.The room looks different. Have you __________ ​​

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the furniture around?

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5.If you __________​

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around, you might be able to find someone with a car for sale.
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6.I hate the way rumours __________​

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around the office.

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7.You really shouldn’t leave such important papers __________ ​

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about.

Mini Discussion

2. If important documents or items were "lying around" in your home, who would be most likely to lose them?
   Follow-up: Do you have a funny story about losing or misplacing something important?

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8.Yanis made the children laugh by __________​

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around with pieces of fruit.

9.2 Completing Each Dialogue Using a Correct Verb

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Complete each dialogue using a correct verb



1. Isla: I need to find a flat to rent in London. Do you know of anything available?
Katie: No, but I’ll __________​

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.

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ask around

get around

boss around

clown around

lie around

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2. Sara: Do you know where the extension lead is?
Milo: Yes, I think it might be __________​

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in my study somewhere.

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getting around

bossing around

clowning around

asking around

lying around

Mini Discussion

3. Imagine you’re at a party where rumors "fly around" quickly. What’s the funniest or weirdest rumor you’ve ever heard?
   Follow-up: How do you think people can stop rumors from spreading?

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3. Adam: How did Hugo know we’re getting married?
Zara: Well, news like that __________​

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very quickly.

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gets around

bosses around

clowns around

asks around

lies around

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4. Ava: Do you get on well with your sister?
Ella: Yes, on the whole, though she ___________________​

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a bit too much.

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gets me around

clowns me around

asks me around

lies me around

bosses me around

Mini Discussion

4. When you were a kid, did anyone ever “boss you around” like Great Uncle Edward? How did you handle it?
   Follow-up: Who in your family is most likely to "clown around" and make everyone laugh?

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5. Amber: What do you think of Freddie?
Louis: I find the way he always __________ ​

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a bit childish.

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gets around

clowns around

asks around

lies  around

bossess  around

9.3 Completing Each Sentence with Correct Phrasal Verbs

​Multiple Choices

Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with correct phrasal verb

1.I thought Alex was just __________ in his bedroom today, but in fact, he’s been really busy. He’s tidied up all the books and papers that were __________ on the floor. He’s also __________ his bed and his desk, which makes the room feel bigger.

• lying 

  lying around 

  switched around 

• lying 

  bossing us around

  run around 

• lying

  banging around 

  going around 

Mini Discussion

5. If you had to "ask around" for something today, like a car for sale or a missing object, how would you do it?
   Follow-up: What’s the most unusual question you’ve ever asked someone while “asking around”?

Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with correct phrasal verb

2.When I was a child I used to hate visiting Great Uncle Edward. He wouldn’t allow us children to __________ in case we broke anything, and he was always __________ us __________, getting us to __________ after him, doing odd jobs for him.

• run around 

  banging around  

  run around 

• run around 

  bossing us around

  run around 

• run around 

  banging around 

  going around 

Mini Discussion

6. In your room, do you "switch around" furniture often to make it feel new? Or do you leave everything in the same place?
Follow-up: What’s the most creative way you’ve rearranged a room or space?

Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with correct phrasal verb

3.Do you think we could find a way to __________ the problem of having to get written permission from everyone to use the photographs in our book?

• bang around 

• clown around

• go around 

• work around

Mini Discussion

7. Imagine you’re on a treasure hunt, and you see things “lying around” in random places. What kind of treasure would you hope to find?
   Follow-up: How would you convince others to help you “run around” and find it?

Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with correct phrasal verb

4.I think we should be honest with everyone and not try to __________ the issue.

• bang around 

• clown around

• skirt around 

• lie around

Mini Discussion

8.   A messy room with items lying around

   1. Picture a bedroom with clothes, books, and papers scattered everywhere. “What’s the first thing you would pick up and organize in this room?”

Multiple Choice

Complete each sentence with correct phrasal verb

5.We hear people __________ every night in the flat upstairs. All sorts of rumours have been __________ among the neighbours as to what is going on up there.

• banging around 

  clowning around

• banging around 

  going around 

• skirting around 

  going around 

Mini Discussion

9.  Kids clowning around at a park

a. Picture children laughing, jumping, and playing with a ball.
“What games did you play when you were younger? Did anyone clown around like this?”

Mini Discussion

10. People asking around in a marketplace

    a. A lively market scene with someone holding a list, asking a vendor for help.

    “If you were in this market, what would you ask around for?”