VIII. Below are the three most important meanings of over.

1. Considering and Communicating: talk over, think over,.

• I'll talk it over with him tomorrow and let you know.

• I should think it over and let you have my decision later.

2. Changing and Translating: change over, take over.

• In 1971 Britain changed over to the new decimal money system.

• Our chairman has left, so Peter will take over his job.

2. Other meanings: get over, run over.

• I hope you soon get over your troubles.

• Don't let the dog out of garden or he'll got run over.

Ex. 1. Choose the right phrasal verb to complete the following defini­tions.

1. If a vehicle someone or something, it hits them or drives

over them causing damage.

2. If you ... something ... , you discuss it with someone.

3. To from one thing to another means to stop doing one thing

and change to something else.

4. To means to regain health or success after illness, failure, etc.

5. To a company or a country means to gain control of it.

6. If you ... something ... , you consider it carefully before making a decision.

Ex. 2. Match up phrases on the left with those on the right.

1. It always takes some time a. to talk your problems over with some-

one.

2. There's plenty of opportuni- b. to think things over, ty for you

3. The director decided to c. to get over the shock of someone's change the factory over death.

2. Father likes to go into his d. by buying their shares, study by himself

2. Larger companies are taking e. to bicycle production, over smaller firms

3. What would happen if I were f. or get run over by a bus? to become ill

Ex. 3. Choose the best alternative from the phrasal verb given to fill in the space provided.

1. I agreed to go home and ... things ... with my father {talk over, get over, think over).

2. The agency has advised its clients to or merge with another

company (take over, change over, think over).

3. This company was by the huge Panasonic (run over, taken

over, changed over).

4. I can't her leaving so suddenly (change over, get over, take

over).

5. We almost some little animal that was crossing the road (got

over, took over, ran over).

6. We've just ... our computer system ... to IBM (changed over, taken over, run over).

7. I wanted to one or two business problems which we had

discussed think over, change over, get over).

8. Most smokers have to a milder cigarette (thought over, changed

over, got over).

Ex. 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Когда отец умер, Джон вступил во владение компанией. 2. На него чуть не наехала машина, когда он перебегал улицу. 3. Я должен переговорить об этом со своей семьей, прежде чем согласиться. 4. Ваше предложение такое заманчивое, что я даже не буду обдумывать его. 5. Я надеюсь, он скоро оправится после своего провала. 6. Сначала он был в Либеральной партии, а потом перешел в Демократическую.

1. Increasing and Improving: back up, bring up, brush up, cheer up, dress up, grow up, pick up, speak up, speed up.

• We need more facts to back up our statements.

• She brought up her son alone.

• You need to brush up your English: you haven't used it for many years.

• He always tries to cheer me up.

• Mary dressed up for the party.

• What do you want to be when you grow up?

• The economy is picking up.

• The poor child has no one to speak up for him.

• We are trying to speed up production.

2. Preparing: draw up, fix up, set up, warm up.

• The Board drew up a plan to reconstruct the factory.

• Could you fix up my visit to your company?

• The council set up a committee during the crisis.

• Have a cup of coffee to warm you up.

Ex. 1. Choose the right phrasal verb to complete the following defini­tions.

1. To means to make something or oneself more attractive (as

with clothing).

2. If you support someone with words, you for them.

3. To means to quicken the rate of something.

4. If you ... something you make the arrangements to achieve it.

5. If you want to ... someone you support and encourage them.

6. If you improve something by study, you ... it ... .

7. If you ... something you make the preparations necessary for it to start.

8. To means to become older and bigger.

9. When you raise a child, you ... it ... .

10. When you a document or plan, you prepare it and write it out.

11. To means to feel happier.

12. If you want to become warmer, you

13. To means to improve trade or weather.

Ex. 2. Match up phrases on the left with those on the right.