Insight Ele Sb u9 p (voc ) phrasal verbs p132

to reach a place or person that is difficult to reach

• get through

• speak up

• call back

• hang up

used to ask someone to speak louder

• speak through

• speak up

• speak out

• speak down

to telephone someone again, for example because they were not at home when you telephoned last time

• hang up

• speak up

• hang up

• call back

to finish a telephone conversation

• hang up

• speak up

• get through

• call back

I tried phoning her office, but I couldn’t ​ (a)   through.

I said goodbye and ​ (b)   up.

Can you ask John to call me ​ (c)   when he gets in?

Could you ​ (d)   up, please? I can't hear you

• hung
• get
• back
• speak

get

____ up

to connect someone to someone else on the telephone

• put somebody through

• pick up

• get off

• hang on

to interrupt someone and stop them from finishing what they were saying

• get off

• cut off

• put people through

• pick up

to finish work and leave the place where you work at the end of the day

• get off

• pick up

• cut off

• put me through