angielski phrasal verbs 26

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fali over

-    przewrócić się

She tripped and fell over, hurting her elbow.

Potknęła się i przewróciła, raniąc się u; łokieć.

put down

-    uśpić (zwierzę)

My dog was old and sick and had to be put down.

Mój pies był stary i chory - musiał zostać uśpiony.

take against someone

-    nabrać niechęci do kogoś

My dog took against him instantly.

Mój pies od razu nabrał do niego niechęci.

put on

-    przybrać np. na wadze

The food was delicious there and we all put on weight.

Jedzenie było tam pyszne i wszyscy przybraliśmy na wadze

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

-    I’vc bcen trying to give up cigarettes for ages now. Watching yon light up now makes me want to start all over again.

-    Sorry about that. I know I should really cut down. Fve been working out at the

gym morę often recently. I’ve lost a lot of weight too, but I’m afraid that if I give up smoking Fil put on weight again.

-    You know, that’s a really silly reason to smoke. Fm trying to stop because

1 want to be healthier, you should too.

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Exercise. Translate the following phrases into Polish:

come round - odzyskać przytomność

give sth up - rzucić coś

cut down (on sth) - ograniczyć

Say it in English:

ćwiczyć, „pakować” - work out uśpić (zwierzę) - put down nabrać niechęci do kogoś - take against someone

Part 14

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.

Iive on sth

- żyć, utrzymywać się z czegoś For the last 10 years they’ve been living on loltery winnings.

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