FCE 2: Unit 10, Listening - Phrasal verbs

"This new one's taken over some abandoned industrial land on the outskirts of the city...". TAKE OVER means...

• take control of something

• provide with what is needed

"... and it's pulling in young people, families, everyone, so there's a really great atmosphere." PULL IN means...

• to attract

• to have to deal with a problem

"It caters for every taste, including people like myself who'd rather not shop at all but would prefer...". CATER FOR means...

• to provide with what is needed

• to suggest or think of an idea/plan

"So you see lots of families having fun here too, without having to hang around with each other the whole time." HANG AROUND WITH means...

• to spend time with someone

• to be doing something

"There are cafés, music for chilling out and even a fashion show." CHILL OUT means...

• to relax

• to attract

"This means families can still be fairly close to each other, even though they're up to different things." BE UP TO means...

• to be doing something

• to go into a place for a visit for a short time

"..., while dad can pop into the computer shop next door ...". POP INTO means...

• to go into a place for a visit for a short time

• to do less of something or use something in smaller amounts

"You know, a day's shopping wears people out". WEAR OUT means...

• to make someone extremely tired

• to take control of something

"They thought of hiring out small electrically driven cars to shoppers to cut down the amount they walk." CUT DOWN means...

• to do less of something or use something in smaller amounts

• to provide with what is needed

"They came up against problems of space - there just wasn't enough room for them all...". COME UP AGAINST means...

• to have to deal with a problem

• to spend time with someone