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9 Complete each sentence with the phrasal verb from the box that has the most similar
meaning to the bold verb. Use each phrasal verb only once.

hand in talk about talk over think over turn down

1. Anyone interested in the job may submit an application.
I need to hand in my application by tomorrow. I should get busy!

2. Please consider the job offer. We could use talented people like you.
Hey, Tammy. Did you the job offer? What did you decide?

3. Mr. Clark, Tamara may refuse the offer. Other companies have offered her more money.
What’s your decision, Tammy? Are you going to the job offer?

4. Mr. Clark, I’d like to discuss offering more money to Tamara. What do you think?
The boss and I will the possibility of offering more money to Tammy.

5. The boss will see all employees individually to discuss any problems.
Ken, can we the problem with this design? I’d like to find a solution.

REAL ENGLISH

Phrasal verbs are more common in informal speaking and writing.
The single word verb is sometimes used in a more formal situation.

Formal: You must submit your essays no later than 5 p.m. on Friday.
Informal: Hey Jon, when do we have to hand in our essays?

10 LISTEN.

A Listen to the excerpt from a lecture about inventors. Complete the text with the phrasal
CD4-15
verbs you hear.
People like to believe that inventors are brilliant people who (1) dream up

new ideas on their own. In movies about innovation, an inventor often
(2) with the perfect solution to a problem. At times these
inventors (3) problems, but they never

(4) . They (5) trying to make

our lives better, and eventually they succeed.
In fact, these popular ideas about inventors are far from the truth. In reality, most inventions

(6) a community of people who are all trying to
(7) the answer to a problem.

For example, people often (8) the name of Thomas Edison
when (9) innovation. Many people believe that Edison

(10) the light bulb without any help. However, Edison’s light bulb was

not completely new. He was just the first one to produce something that people could buy and use.

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