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Exercise 1

Vocabulary

reach out to

Phrasal Verb

riʧ aʊt tu

to offer help

He is trying to reach out to children from poor neighborhoods.

wrap up

Phrasal Verb

ˈræpˈəp

to finish something

Do you think you can wrap up this proposal by noon?

Let's wrap up our discussion for today.

ask for

Phrasal Verb

æsk fɔːr

to request something from someone

I asked for a wake-up call at seven.

She asked her doctor for advice.

grow on

Phrasal Verb

groʊ ɑn

to start to like something or someone

I didn't like the plan at first, but it grew on me.

have in

Phrasal Verb

hæv ɪn

to have someone in one's house, office, etc. to do some work

I had the plumber in yesterday.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor.

Ling and Grace work for a nonprofit organization. They talk about an idea Grace presented not long ago.
	Ling I've been thinking a lot recently about what you mentioned some time ago, about opening a public kitchen and reaching out to the poor by offering them free meals. I have to admit the idea is growing on me.
	Grace I'm so glad to hear that. I really think we can make it work. I was thinking we could use the basement for that. Of course, we'll have to ask for all the necessary permissions.
	Ling Yes, there will be a lot of work. We will also need to have a designer in to help us organize the space so we can put it to good use.
	Grace I think we should meet and try to wrap up all the details before we present the idea to everyone.
	Ling I agree.

Exercise 3

Article

Read the passage aloud with your tutor.

How It All Began

People often ask Grace how she decided to start a nonprofit organization that would reach out to people in need. And she always smiles when she thinks about how it all began. One day, she had the cable guy in, he came to fix some connection problems Grace was having. As he was wrapping up his work, Grace noticed that he kept looking at the clock. When he was done, he asked Grace for a glass of water and she went to the kitchen to bring it. Just for the sake of conversation, Grace asked, "Are you in a big hurry? Do you have a lot of work to do today?" The cable guy said, "No, I'm done for today. But I need to get to the hospital by 1 pm. I'm donating blood, you know, trying to give something back to the world." That's when Grace realized she had never done anything to help others and the idea of committing her life to helping those in need started to grow on her.

Exercise 4

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the dialogue.

Masa lost his job and didn't know what to do. His friend David convinced him to start working on his own and now he is helping him turn his garage into an office.
	David Alright, let's (1) for tonight! We'll finish it up tomorrow.
	Masa This place is really (2) me. It's going to be amazing after everything is finished. I'm (3) the electrician in tomorrow, so I think everything will be done by Friday.
	David It's good to see you in a good mood again. Are you excited about starting work on your own?
	Masa I definitely am! I can't even sleep at night from all the excitement! I think this is the best thing that ever happened to me. I never got to thank you for (4) me when I needed help. I don't know what I would have done without you.
	David I'm glad I could help. That's what friends are for. But you need to learn to (5) help when you need it, instead of trying to figure everything out on your own.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 5

Answer Pool (Questions 1-5)

wrap up
having
reaching out to
ask for
growing on

Exercise 5

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.

We have to our work here before it starts raining.

I'm sorry, but I a vegetarian meal. This is actually chicken.

Wealthy people should the poor much more than they do.

You should try sushi again. It will you.

We've (the builders) all week and it was impossible to work with all the noise.

Her charity is thousands of homeless people.

After his presentation, he went to celebrate with his colleagues.

I didn't like him at first, but he's me.

You should always the receipt when you go shopping.

Exercise 6

Sentence Building

Create sentences using the following phrasal verbs.

reach out to
wrap up
ask for
grow on
have in