Talk a Lot Getting a Job 20 Common English Phrasal Verbs  apply for work towards stand out smarten up fill out 11 try out make an application for put yourself about 15 come across make progress towards a goal, e.g a qualification 19 chivvy along improve your appearance bring up 10 complete by hand, e.g a form map out test how suitable sth / sby is be outgoing and proactive 16 gloss over mess up get across 18 write a quick note leave a negative situation; make a fresh start raise a topic in conversation; mention plan avoid saying sth make a mistake appear; seem jot down work harder; focus more seriously on sth 14 become happier; improve your mood 12 encourage sby to go faster; nag break away 17 knuckle down look / be different from the rest 13 cheer up look out for 20 trawl through convey; show; communicate wait expectantly; be alert search carefully through a lot of dull information For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto www.englishbanana.com now! 42 Talk a Lot Getting a Job English Phrasal Verbs – Matching Game Match each sentence below with one of the phrasal verbs from this unit Change forms where necessary:  If I see any good vacancies, I’ll the details for you, OK? Try to _ before the interview Perhaps buy a new suit, or get a haircut _ the paper tomorrow There should be around 800 new jobs advertised What should I say if they my previous boss at the interview? You must be more self-motivated in looking for a job I can’t _ you _ every day, can I? Mandy is at university, a degree in Sports Therapy You ought to any gaps in your CV, like when you’ve been out of work I hate the job adverts on the internet every day It’s so boring! Olive wore green tights to the interview, in a bid to from the rest Don’t worry if you during the interview Just pick yourself up and keep going! I’ve over thirty jobs, but only had two interviews so far Please this form and return it to us ASAP I tried to _ the reasons why I was sacked, but they didn’t want to listen If you want to get a good job, you’ll have to and put some effort into it! We’ve been some of the new recruits – with mixed results The first candidate very well, but her CV is light on experience I told her to , because things can only get better Tina and I spent an hour our future and what we want to achieve Getting a job will enable me to _ from my parents’ home and be independent On Monday I’m going to visit some employers and generally ! 43 Talk a Lot Getting a Job – English Phrasal Verbs Activities This is a handy table showing collocations – words that go well with these phrasal verbs You could use it to make a quick quiz for students after they have learned the meanings, e.g “Which phrasal verb is to with appearance?” Or “Find a phrasal verb that’s transitive separable.” Or guess the preposition that links phrasal verb and object, e.g “To stand out from the rest…” Or encourage students to build sentences (positive, negative, and question forms) by linking content words together using function words, e.g “Lee is working towards a qualification at work.” etc # 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 subject (person) a pronoun, e.g I, you, he, she, etc a person or thing, e.g the interviewer, Paul’s brother, the jobseeker, the presentation, this candidate, etc p/verb* apply for cheer up work towards knuckle down stand out break away smarten up bring up fill out map out try out gloss over put yourself about mess up come across get across chivvy along look out for jot down trawl through tr? sep? collocation e.g 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 a job / position / vacancy place / time e.g at the Job Centre / online please as soon as possible / quickly a promotion / qualification at work / university at school / university / work and finish your work! from the crowd from your old way of life at an interview / in a task this month / this year at work / an interview and look more professional during a meeting / appraisal a topic / the subject of… a form / blank fields on paper / on a web form on a big piece of paper in the office / all week on an application / CV regularly / twice a week the future / a clear strategy a new activity / employee a few details / facts by visiting / phoning firms at work / during the interview badly / completely well / badly / poorly on paper / at the interview as clearly as possible at home / all the time every day / on Fridays on a scrap of paper information / my P.O.V.1 because they’re too slow the latest vacancies a phone number / address job adverts / the classifieds online / in the paper / regularly Notes: tr = transitive – the phrasal verb can have an object sep = separable – some transitive phrasal verbs are separable, which means that the object, e.g an object pronoun like “him” or “it”, or somebody’s name, can go before the particle or after it Some transitive phrasal verbs are inseparable – the object has to go after the particle Intransitive phrasal verbs not have an object, therefore cannot be separable or inseparable Remember, some phrasal verbs, e.g “bring up”, have a range of meanings The information here relates to the definitions given on the “20 Common English Phrasal Verbs” handout * Choose any verb form, e.g Present Perfect Continuous, Third Conditional, Future Perfect, etc Topic Questions Choose the correct phrasal verb, and make a sentence about… a) yourself, b) a friend: 10 11 encouraging a friend not to be down-hearted because they’ve been rejected making a mistake on an application form and having to start again attempting to be different from other candidates so that the employer notices you stepping out of your comfort zone2 and attempting a new challenge nagging somebody who lacks motivation and is not very interested in getting a job communicating your key skills and achievements at a job interview sitting down with a trusted friend and planning your short- and long-term goals looking for employment in a different town, because you need to make a fresh start telling somebody to be more confident and pro-active in searching for vacancies making progress towards a goal by completing various short-term objectives seeing a job advertised in a shop window, and making a note of the phone number point of view the place where you feel comfortable – either a real place or a metaphorical one 44