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4.3. Match the multi-word verbs in a with the definitions in b. If necessary, listen to the interview again.

1. to catch on

a. to withdraw from an agreement or arrangement

2. to pick up

b. to gain control or possession of something

3. to fall through

c. to be abandoned or fail to be completed (e.g. a plan or arrangement)

4. to come up with something

d. to increase, improve or recover (e.g. economy or business)

5. to take someone on

e. to decrease in amount or number

6. to fall off

f. to employ someone

7. to lay someone off

g. to become popular or fashionable

8. to back out (of something)

h. to produce an idea, suggestion or solution

9. to take (something) over

i. to dismiss someone because there is no work (usually temporarily)

4.4. Make sentences with the same meaning using multi-word verbs.

Example: This new hairstyle has become popular. (catch on)

This new hairstyle has caught on.

  1. We employ extra staff at Christmas.

  2. She produced several excellent ideas.

  3. He gained control of the company.

  4. The economy is improving.

  5. The demand for our product is decreasing.

  6. The government has withdrawn from the project.

  7. The company has temporarily dismissed three hundred workers.

  8. The plan to build another airport was abandoned.

  9. Her ideas have become really popular.

4.5. Read the dialogue and replace the words in italics with multi-word verbs.

A Hello, Bill, how’s the car business doing at the moment?

B Not very well, I’m afraid. Our sales are decreasing at the moment, and our latest model hasn’t proved to be very popular. We’ve also had to withdraw from a new project to build a family car. What about you?

A Our export figures weren’t very good at the start of the year, but now they're starting to improve and we need to employ extra staff. In fact, we’re thinking of taking control of another business.

B Lucky you! Our company is thinking of dismissing some of its staff until things get better. By the way, what happened about that design problem you were telling me about?

A Fortunately one of our team managed to produce a brilliant solution to the problem – otherwise the whole project would have been abandoned.

4.6. Collocation. Which of the words can be used with the multi-word verbs below? Up to three items may be correct.

  1. She came up with an interesting idea. / a serious complaint. / a useful suggestion. / the right answer.

  2. The new fashion / The Prime Minister / The idea / The song is catching on.

  3. The plan / The search / The scheme / The project has fallen through.

  4. The rain / His love / Investment / Production is falling off.