angielski phrasal verbs 24

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tinker with sth

- dłubać przy czymś, majstrować

Travis spends long hours tinkering with his bike.

Travis spędza dtugie godziny dłubiąc przy swoim rowerze.

make over

- odmieniać, zmieniać

She got back from the hairdresser completely madę over.

Wróciła od fryzjera zupełnie odmieniona.

49 Now listen to the short dialogue. Listen carefully and pay special attention to phrasal verbs that appear in the conversation.

- Is she coming to the party or not? She’s been tinkering around upstairs for ages now. I think she must be giving herself a complete make over. When it comes to looking gorgeous no-one can dress up the way Chloe does.

- Yeah, tell me about it. Do you think these shoes go with this outfit?

I’ve gained weight and 1 can’t do the zipper up on the other dress.

- Yeah, I think you look great. Don’t worry about your extra weight - I can’t see it. Are those shoes comfy enough

to dance in though? I know that they’ve really caught on, but I’d hatc for you to get blisters.

Exercise. Translate the follow-ing phrases into Polish:

break down - popsuć się see to sth - zająć się czymś, zadbać o coś tinker with sth - dłubać przy czymś, majstrować

Say it in English:

upowszechnić się, przyjąć się - catch on pasować do czegoś - go with sth zgasić, ugasić coś - put sth out

³⁸ Part 13

Listen carefully to the phrasal verbs together with their Polish translations. Repeat each phrasal verb after the speaker. Then listen to the sentence that indicates how to use it properly.

break down

- rozbić, rozłożyć

What do you cali the enzyme that breaks down proteins?

Jak nazywa się enzym, który rozkłada białka?

cater for

- zaspokajać

This programme is meant to cater for the needs of disabled people.

Ten program ma na celu zaspokajanie potrzeb ludzi niepełnosprawnych.