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Exercise 8
Read the job advert. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then in your own words, explain what each one means.
A Because the business was doing really badly. 
B Good idea. I really need a rest.
C I wanted to try something new.
D It's going great. I'm really settling in now.
E No, not at all. I'm happy to help if I can.
F Yes I do - I get on well with all my colleagues.
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Your turn!
Think about the job you do now, or a job you would 
like to do. Use the phrasal verbs in this unit to talk 
about it. For example:
It took me a long time to settle in.
I'd like to take on a more challenging role.
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Business
bring out
When a person or company brings out a new product, they produce it and sell it.
The company is planning to bring out a new range of financial products later this year.
The singer has now brought a second album out.
build on
Q] If an activity, organization, system or belief is built on something, it is developed from that thing.
The relationship between a bank and its customer is built on trust.
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I You can also use build upon and base on.
@] If you build on the success of something, you take advantage of it to make further progress.
We must try to build on the success of these industries.
They are building on existing skills and traditions.
come out of
If one thing comes out of something else, the first thing results from the second.
If all you focus on is negative thinking, then nothing good can come out of it.
hand over
CD If you hand something over, you give it to someone so that they have or own it.
He handed the phone over to me.
People have handed over large sums of money for work that was never done.
If you hand over to someone or hand something over, you give another person responsibility for dealing 
with something.
The head teacher handed over to his deputy.
He recently handed control of the company over to his son.
keep down
If someone or something keeps the number, size, or amount of something down, they stop it increasing 
and keep it at a low level.
They employ fewer staff to keep costs down.
We need to keep down production costs.
look into
If you look into something, you find out and examine the facts about a problem or situation.
They hired a financial adviser to look into the firm's accounts.
make up for
To make up for something means to replace something that has been lost or damaged or to provide 
something instead of it.
There would have to be major cuts to make up for the loss of revenue.
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