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Exercise 8
Read the conversation. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then match them with the correct definitions 1 -6.
: Emma: Hi Dylan. We're going to a concert tonight. Do you fancy coming along?
: Dylan: Sure! What time should we get together?
: Emma: Well, I was thinking we could go out around six thirty.
: Dylan: Okay, then I'll come over to your place at six.
: Emma: Great. Oh, I think we're going to eat out before the concert. And I'm taking my car. So how about we 
: call for you at six instead?
: Dylan: Okay. See you then!
1 make a short visit
2 going with us to the same place
3 collect
4 leave the house
5 have a meal at a restaurant
6 meet
Exercise 6
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.
Your turn!
What do you enjoy doing in your leisure time? Use 
the phrasal verbs in this unit to talk about it. For 
example:
I like to get together with friends for dinner.
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Sport and fitness
catch up
If you catch up or catch someone up, you reach someone who is in front of you by walking faster.
Simon tried to catch up with the others.
cut down
If you cut something down or cut down, you reduce the amount of something you use or eat, or do 
something less often.
We need to cut down the amount of fat in our diets.
You can cut the calories down a bit by adding less sugar.
fall behind
If you fall behind or fall behind someone when moving with a group of people, you move more slowly 
than them, so they get ahead of you.
Schumacher was strong throughout the race, but fell behind ten laps from the end.
I 
note
I You can also use lag behind.
get into
CD If you get into a particular habit or way of behaving, you start to have that habit or behave in that way.
I really need to get into a fitness routine.
E If you get into a subject, you start being interested in it. [INFORMAL]
She got into healthy eating and doing exercise.
go through
E If someone goes through a series of actions or movements, they perform it.
The music started and we went through a series of warm-up exercises.
E In sport, if a person or team goes through, they win one stage of a competition and go on to the next stage. 
Serbia beat Russia 3 - 7 and look set to go through to round two.
go up
E When someone or something goes up or goes up something, they move from a lower position to a higher 
one.
We saw a party of mountaineers going up the mountain.
I 
n o t e
! The opposite of go up is go down.
E If a cheer, shout, or other noise goes up, a lot of people cheer, shout, or make that sound at the same 
time.
A huge cheer went up as the players walked out onto the court.
join in
If you join in or join in an activity, you start to do something with other people who are already doing it. 
We joined in with the celebrations.
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