Phrasal verbs To take up a hobby to start doing a hobby To make up for to compensate – – I have just taken up snowboarding. The excellent food more than made up for the awful weather. To pick up new skills to acquire To get a lot out of something to take benefit – – I picked up some useful skills, such as…….. from something. (enjoyment, knowledge, etc.) I got a lot out of the training sessions. To catch up with someone to share the latest To come across to find unexpectedly (not – – news about your life with someone. people) We should meet for a coffee and catch up. We were walking through the jungle when we came across some old ruined buildings. To get on/along with someone to like and be To keep/carry on doing something to – – friendly with someone. continue We got along with everyone in our group. We kept on walking all night. Look/watch out for be vigilant for Sort out a problem resolve a problem – – Look out for pickpockets on the metro system. The manager came and sorted out the problem.
Phrasal verbs To take up a hobby – to start doing a hobby I have just taken up snowboarding. To make up for – to compensate The excellent food more than made up for the awful weather. To pick up new skills – to acquire I picked up some useful skills, such as…….. To get a lot out of something – to take benefit from something. (enjoyment, knowledge, etc.) I got a lot out of the training sessions. To catch up with someone – to share the latest news about your life with someone. We should meet for a coffee and catch up. To come across – to find unexpectedly (not people) We were walking through the jungle when we came across some old ruined buildings. To get on/along with someone – to like and be friendly with someone. We got along with everyone in our group. To keep/carry on doing something – to continue We kept on walking all night. Look/watch out for – be vigilant for Look out for pickpockets on the metro system. Sort out a problem – resolve a problem The manager came and sorted out the problem.
informal-recommendation-letter1.docx