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Exercise 8
Read this extract from a financial advice website. Underline all the phrasal verbs, then decide if the 
sentences that follow are true (T) or false (F).
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MONEY MATTERS
j If you're looking to put down a deposit on a house, you might think you can't afford it, but there are things 
| you can do to help. Cutting back on luxuries you don't need is a great way to build up your savings. You might
• also want to consider taking out a loan to help cover the cost of a large deposit. Remember, if you do get into 
: debt, don't worry - there are companies out there who can help you to pay it off.
1 There are things you can do to help pay for a deposit on a house. □
2 Spending more on luxuries can help to increase your savings. □
3 You should consider arranging to get a loan. □
4 If you start to owe a lot of money, you should worry about it. □
5 There are companies who can help you pay all the money that you owe. □
Your turn!
Look for a website that offers financial advice. Can 
you find any examples of the phrasal verbs in this 
unit?
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Reporting in the media
bring about
To bring about something means to cause it to happen.
The Administration helped bring about a peaceful settlement.
We're pressing for more information on what brought the decision about.
call for
If you call for an action, you demand that it should be done.
New safety measures have been called for.
call in
If you call someone in, you ask them to come somewhere to do something for you.
The Army was called in to control the rioting.
They called him in for questioning last night.
call off
If you call off an event or an arrangement that has been planned, you cancel it.
We planned the match for yesterday afternoon but had to call it off because of the weather.
Union leaders have agreed to call off the strike.
come after
To come after a particular event, point in time or person is to happen or exist later than them.
The shock news comes after a series of incidents last month.
come under
If someone or something comes under something difficult or unpleasant from other people, they 
experience it.
The department has come under fire for wasting public money.
get around
If recent information gets around or gets around a place, a lot of people tell other people about it. 
The news got around that he was leaving.
Gossip gets around the film industry much faster than in other places.