1. Did you get the previous exercise correctly? Match the phrasal verb with
the meaning. Compare your answers with your classmates.
to go and fetch someone from a place and take
them somewhere else
Set out
Check in
to increase speed
Pick up
when a plane arrives on an airport
Get in
to climb on board
Look around
Speed up
to register at a hotel when a plane arrivesonan
airport
Get away
to start a journey
Get on
toleavetogo somewhereforabreakor holiday
to explore what is near you, in your area

Back up: apoyar. The rest of the team backed her up when she told Management about her plans. También puede significar «dar marcha atrás» o «hacer una copia de seguridad».

Bring up: mencionar algo. Don’t bring up the budget during the meeting, please.

Carry out: llevar a cabo. The company is carrying out a plan to increase salaries by 20% next year.

Come across: encontrarse a alguien por casualidad. I went to the park and came across your brother – he is looking so grown up now!

Come up with: ocurrirse (una idea, solución…). Remember our IT problem? Well, Carlos has come up with a great solution!

Drop off: dejar a alguien en un sitio. Marcos is dropping me off at the airport today.

Find out: averiguar. María got promoted when they found out she has excellent business skills.

Get along: llevarse bien. Do you get along with your English teacher? I think she’s really cool.

Get back to: responder más tarde. Let me check out some numbers and I will get back to you with an answer this afternoon.

Get over: superar. He has gotten over his breakup quite well, don’t you think?

Give up: dejar un hábito. I gave up smoking last May. También puede significar «rendirse».

Hurry up: darse prisa. Hurry up or we will never make it in time!

Look after: cuidar de alguien. I’m looking after the children while my sister is at work.

Make up: recuperar. Making up for lost time. Otros posibles significados: hacer las paces, maquillarse, inventar…

Pick up: recoger. Can you pick me up at the train station? También puede significar «aprender por casualidad»: I picked up some French while I was living in Paris.

Point out: señalar. Thanks for pointing this out, John -otherwise we could have made a big mistake.

Set up: fundar, establecer. I have always wanted to set up my own freelance business.

Turn on/off: encender/apagar. Can you turn the lighs off when you leave, please?

Turn out: ocurrir de manera diferente a lo esperado. As it turns out, John didn’t get the job in Advertising -he is going to Australia for a gap year instead.

Turn up: llegar o aparecer. Mike hasn’t turned up yet. Do any of you know where is he?