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m Everyday problems 9A p70 confident certain that you can do things well
. ' fed up annoyed, bored or disappointed because you have
oversleep on Monday mornings run out of money/time
• done something for too long
get lost forget someone's birthday
calm /ka:m/ relaxed and peaceful
leave your wallet at home have an accident
bored, excited, tired, annoyed see ... ,~nt""Q .. ij ... :il"'l! .. !1""';\ ... ~ .... , ......
miss a plane/a train get stuck in traffic
lose your keys/mobile
TIPS• We can also use these -ing adjectives to describe
things, situations, places or people: boring, exciting, depressing,
pleasing, embarrassing, tiring, annoying. For the difference
between -ed and -ing adjectives, see lllttij:lllfl1;\ltt.
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• We say something is stressful not stressing: I'm having a very
stressful day .
• •
oversleep sleep longer run out of use all of & Phrasal verbs 9C · p74
than you planned to in the something so there is no
morning: He overslept and more left: She's run out of • There are a lot of common verbs in English with two or
was late for work. coffee. three words: get up, eat out, stay in, look after, go out with,
run out of, etc. These are called phrasal verbs. They are very
common in spoken English.
• Phrasal verbs have two or three parts: a verb and one or two
particles.

verb particle(s)
•
get lost you don't know an accident something move in
where you are or where bad that happens and often get on with
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to go: She got lost and hurts people: He had a car
away
go
couldn't find the hotel. accident on his way to work. go on
LITERAL PHRASAL VERBS
• Some phrasal verbs are literal. We can understand the
meaning from the verb and the particle(s) .

- •
• move in start living in a new home: Our new neighbours
miss arrive too late to do get stuck not be able to moved in yesterday.
something: He missed the move: We got stuck in traffic
go away leave a place: Please tell him to go away.
train because he overslept. and missed the plane.
sit down be standing and then sit in a chair: Hello, everyone.
Please sit down.
TIP• In American English you can say: I forgot my wallet at home. go back return: When are you going back to school?
•
take off remove: Please take off your shoes.
m Adjectives (4): feelings 98 p72

NON-LITERAL PHRASAL VERBS
stressed worried and not able to relax • Some phrasal verbs are non-literal. Sometimes we can't
depressed very unhappy, often for a long time
understand the meaning from the verb and the particle(s).
pleased happy about something that happened
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embarrassed /1mbrerdst/ feel stupid because of something
you did or something that happened get on with like someone and be friendly to him/her: Do you
•
guilty /gilti/ feel bad because you have done something wrong get on well with your sister?
go on continue: The party went on until 4 a.m.
upset unhappy or worried because something bad has
happened put up with tolerate: I can't put up with the stress any more.
lonely unhappy because you don't have any friends or anyone give up stop doing: I want to give up smoking.
to talk to turn up arrive at a place: What time did your parents turn up?
nervous /n3!VdS/ worried because Of something that's going
to happen
TIPS• We often use we// with get on with: I get on well with all
my other neighbours.
• get on with (UK) = get along with (US)
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