alsa >| fo Discussing problems Describing problems Rosie: How's life with you, Jean? Is everything going OK? Jean: Not ceally. They're threatening to make some redundancies at my husband’s work, so that's hanging over’ us. All because senior management botched up” and lost the company millions of pounds last year! My daughter’s relationship with her boyfriend of five years has broken down’ because pressures they were both having at work began to spill over* into their private lives and they just couldn’t cope. Then, my son, the journalist, was in Phrasalia and got caught up in’ the revolution there ~ he ran into® difficulties when he was trying to leave and we don’t know when he’ll get home. He even landed in” prison for a few days. Rosie: Oh dear! And how are you bearing up*? Jean: Oh, it’s hard, but I'm OK, But how about you, what's going on in your life? Rosie: It’s quite stressful, too, as we've just learnt Bob’s sister is riddled with? cancer .., ' making us worry about what is going to 5 involved in an activity or situation which happen prevented him from moving ? (informal) spoiled something by doing 6 began to experience it badly 7 found himself in a difficult situation or > failed unpleasant place * have an unpleasant effect on another ® dealing with a sad or difficult situation situation ° fall of something unpleasant or bad Dealing with problems COPING WITH PROBLEMS os ‘We must all resign ourselves to! the fact that we will encounter problems ‘throughout our lives, We cannot safeguard against? all unpleasant events. Nor ‘can we walk away? from every difficult situation that comes along. We have to find ways of living with* the bad situations that we inevitably face from time to time and find ways of ironing out? difficulties. We should not be too proud to fatt L__“ back on* our parents for advice — we may be surprised at how helpful they can be. If the problem is 2 disagreement, then we may be able to smooth things aver”. Explaining how we fee! will sometimes be all that is needed to clear up® a misunderstanding. If we have behaved badly, then we should apologise and find a way to make up for? our actions. The important thing is not to resort to"? behaviour that we know is wrong even if it seems to offer a temporary solution. Don't just grasp at" the frst chance of an easy way out — it may not be the right thing to do. "accept that something we do not want to talking to the people involved in it happen will happen ® give or find an explanation for, or deal ? do things to stop something unpleasant with, a problem or disagreement happening do something good so that the bad thing > stop being involved in a situation that is seems less important and does not cause a difficult to deal with problem any more * accepting a difficult situation and continuing '° do something that you do not really want with our life while it exists to because you cannot find any other way 5 doing something to resolve a problem of achieving something © ‘use something when other things have "quickly use or accept an opportunity to do failed, or when there are no other choices or have something, especially because you 7 make a disagreement or problem seem less are unhappy with the present situation serious or easier to deal with, especially by 62 English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced29.1 29.2 Exercises Complete these emails between Liz and Sharon using phrasal verbs from the opposite page. Hi Sharon, Life’s never easy, Is it? I've had a big misunderstanding with my colleague Peter and | want to... ...(1) it up but I'm not sure how. I's been vee (2) Over me for a week now, and | don’t want relations to... (3) down between me and him as | have to meet with him once a week, He thinks | told people he took time off when he wasn't really sick and as a result he ...(4) in trouble with the boss. All | had said was | was glad to hear it wasn't anything serious. What should | do? Advice greatly appreciated! Liz e686 S Dear Liz, Well, you're right not to thy 10... (5) away from the situation. It's bound to a. (6) over into your professional dealings with him. It sounds like you've got (7) up in some maticious office gossip. Invite him out to lunch, explain, and ‘pologise for causing him any problems. That should... s-vne (B) things over a bit. Tell him what a wonderful colleague he is. At moments like this you have to... seve (Q) 10 flattery! Its usually the only Way 10 .... (10) up for saying or doing something you wish you hadn't. Most people can't resist being flattered? Hope that helps. Love, Sharon ae J Rewrite the underlined parts of these sentences, using a phrasal verb from the opposite page. Make any other necessary changes. 1 When the doctors examined the dead man, they found his body was full of disease. 2 I just quickly accepted the first opportunity to get out of my boring job and do something more exciting, I wasn’t prepared to just continue to accept it; I had to make a change. 3 Iwas forced to use my knowledge of map reading from my days as a boy scout to help us find a way out of the valley. 4 I'm sorry, P've done things the wrong way and caused a lot of problems for everyone. 5 A healthy diet and plenty of exercise is the best way to protect yourself from heart disease. 6 Her life is difficult. Her husband died. Now she just has to be brave and determined and try to carry on as best she can. 7 Vm afraid we just have to reluctantly accept the fact that we are going to have to sell the house, 8 She tried very hard to resolve the misunderstandings between the two groups. Eq Look at the problem page of any English language magazine or newspaper and see how many phrasal verbs are used to talk about problems. Make a note of any you find, especially any not practised in this unit. There are also many problem pages in English on the Internet. Try doing a search for ‘problem page’. English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced 63A ie Encouraging others Expressing impatience Exclamations and warnings The exclamations on this page are all informal. Be careful with the ones marked * as you risk insulting the person you are speaking to. Can I borrow your paper? " a command used in musical contexts, meaning ‘Start playing/singing!” expression possible context you say this in order to ... Roll on (Friday)! ‘You are in the middle of a very busy week at work. show that you are looking forward to a time or event Dream ont ‘A not very musical friend is telling you about their plans to become a famous rock star. tell someone that what they hope for is not possible and will not happen Grow upt* A middle-aged colleague sticks his tongue out ata fellow worker. tell an adult to stop acting like a child Hang about! AA friend is telling you about a problem when you suddenly think of something that might solve their problem, tell someone to stop doing or saying something, to wait a minute Knock it off Cut it out People are arguing nolsily next to you when you are trying to concentrate on your work. tell someone to stop doing something which Is annoying you Go ont AA friend has just told you that he's been invited to appear in a Hollywood film. tell someone that you do not believe ‘what they just said (Note: spoken with a falling intonation) Come ont Come off it! AA friend is daiming he plays better chess than you~ and you pride yourself on your play. tell someone you don't believe them or disagree or are angry with them Wake up! You are telling someone how to do something but they are clearly daydreaming. tell someone not paying attention to listen to what you say Pipe down!* Three or four small children are all telling you something at the same time. tell people, usually children, to stop talking so loudly ‘Shut up! ‘Your two brothers are arguing when you are trying to concentrate. tell someone to stop talking 66 English Phrosol Verbs in Use Advanced31 31.2 31.3 Exercises Using exclamations from the opposite page, what could you say to a friend who was about to start a race in the hope of breaking a record? was acting in a childish way which was annoying you very much? told you a very surprising bit of news? told you he/she had just seen a flying saucer? (give two possible answers) was in a long-distance race and who was looking very tired and about to give up? (give two possible answers) 6 was daydreaming and had not listened to something important you just said? 7 was continually kicking your chair in a very iritating manner? (give two possible answers) 8 said he/she intended to be an astronaut? waone Complete these sentences with a verb from the opposite page. 1 on the end of term! I'm sick of studying. 2 Hey, you kids, down, will you! I'm trying to have a conversation with your granddad and I can’t hear myself speak. 3. Oh, nnsnnans About! P've just found her number; we don’t need to ring directory enquicies after all. snuse UP, everyone! Your glasses are still half-full. We have to leave now if we're to catch the film! 5 Tim: — Can I print something out on your printer? 4 Mona: Of course, {0 enmnn---! You don’t need to ask! 6 (Older brother to younger brother) ...........¥p Tom, will you! P’m trying to listen to this cD. 7 (Emma is standing at the side of the pool) Emma: Mum, watch me dive in! Mum: Okay,.. ...n then, but be careful, darling! 8 Come om, ween UP, Children! It’s wrong to waste food. 9 (Singer to guitarist) Okay............. it away! One, two, three! Which exclamations from the list would fit these situations? Use a dictionary if necessary. Get off Watch out! Come along! Listen up! Calm down! Go easy on it! 1 A child is dawdling behind the rest of the family walking to the bus stop. What might the parents say? 2 Someone is starting to lose their temper. What might you say? 3 A child is pulling at the clothing of another child, who is getting annoyed. What might the second child say? 4 Someone is about to cross a busy road without looking. What might you say? 5 Someone is using too much force to try to open your expensive camera. What might you say? 6 A group of children are about to board a train for a school trip; the teacher wants to get their attention to give them important information. What might the teacher say? English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced 67Als) > = Technology Computers Several verbs related to computers are based on the verb go, meaning access or use something. ‘You can go onto a computer, the Internet, a website. You can go into a menu, a programme, a different window. You can go to an item on a menu, a particular web page or part of a page, or a link. Note how phrasal verbs are used in these extracts from an online computer helpline. Query: How do | stop pop-up adverts’ from coming up every time I go onto the Internet? Answer: Go into the tools menu on your browser and click ‘disable pop-ups’. Query: When Itry to print off more than one copy of a document, a warning light comes on on the printer or the printer just goes off altogether and | have to switch it on again. Answer: Try re-installing the printer driver. You can call up the information you need for your printer by opening the control panel and then going to ‘printers’, then clicking ‘help’. Query: | want to set up a web cam. How do | do it? Answer: Firstly, plug the web cam into the back of your computer. Then, click on your taskbar at the bottom of your screen. A pop-up ment? will appear. Choose ‘install new hardware’ and follow the instructions. Query: How can | get my photos to fade in and fade out? when | show them on my ‘computer? Answer: Just right-click on the folder and choose ‘Slide show’. They'll fade in and out automatically. Query: There was 8 power cut the other day while | was working on my computer and a whole load of data | hadn't managed to save got wiped out®. How can | avoid this in future? r Answer: You can buy a piece of equipment which will automatically provide back-up power. [= ' unwanted advertisements which suddenly appear on the screen when you are online 2 4 list of choices which appears on a computer screen 3 become gradually louder or brighter (fade in) or quieter or darker (fade out) * accidently removed from a computer Other technical equipment ‘When the battery is low, the whole unit simply Most scanners take up to a minute to warm plugs into the mains supply to recharge. up”. The Zono 8448 takes just 10 seconds. start working so that it becomes warm Tune into any radio station anywhere in enough to work well the world with Worldband _ software. You can pick up thousands of stations | |! | ooking for a photocopier that doesn’t 24 hours a day. seize up? every time you change the paper? The new Jentra 850 has @ unique No need to spend hours wiring everything paper-flow controller. up’, Bluetooth means you just switch on and ‘connect! 3 stop moving or working in the normal way connecting something to a piece of electrical equipment by using electrical wires 112. English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 Exercises Complete these sentences with phrasal verbs from A opposite. 1 Ar the end of a scene in a radio play the actors’ voices often 2. When you bought your new laptop, did you find it easy to... 3 Could you three copies of the document, please? 4 The network crashed this morning and ... all my work. 5 When using this program, you can . the dictionary whenever you need it. 6 Ifyou click on any icon on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, a menu appears on your screen. Choose the correct word to complete these sentences. 1. With my new radio [ean .......1.umm far more stations than I used to be able to get. a) tune in b) pick up c) set up 2 Ifa machine stops moving or working normally, you can say that it has a) cut off b) wiped out c) seized up 3 Okay, if you want to create a template, go......... Word and open the File menu. a) onto b) in ¢) into 4 Pm going to have to get my printer repaired — it keeps going......... for no apparent reason. a) on b) off ©) out 5 Please could you help me sun Enernet access on my new computer? a) set up b) tune in c) pick up 6 Whenever Dave is abroad he . .uthe BBC World Service to listen to the news. a) seizes up b) tunes into ¢) goes onto Ate these sentences true or false about the computer that you usually work on? 1 Pop-ups come up every time you go on the Internet. 2 You create bullet points by going into the Format menu and clicking on Bullets and Numbering. 3. Your printer plugs into the back of your monitor. 4 You can pick up radio stations from all over the world, § Ie takes about a minute for your machine to warm up. 6 Te makes an automatic back-up of files on a regular basis. Complete each sentence in an appropriate way, using one of the phrasal verbs from the opposite page and any other words that you need. 1 The advantage of a Bluetooth connection is that you don't ....n:uunn 2. You can print a document by selecting the print ion or by 3 Its quite easy to use a web cam once you have .. 4. Whenever I switch on my new computer it takes quite a long time $ Tecan use ¢ is cable to listen to my MP3 ‘player in the car by 6 If your printer is beginning co ran out of ink, then a warning ligh Find an article online about a computer, camera, mobile phone, MP3 player or other piece of technology that you are interested in. Does it contain any examples of phrasal verbs? If so, note them down in their context. 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