The Adventures of Lara Cruft

Episode 5: Phrasal verbs with Put

They looked for the Lost City all day. Mrs Bluebottle was tired and unhappy, she had put on weight and was very unfit. It was difficult to put up with her constant complaining. William showed no sympathy, he kept putting her down. Saying she was a silly old lady. When she couldn’t put up with him any longer she hit him over the head with her handbag. It was a big handbag. He finally came round twenty minutes later! Finally they came to the end of the cave. There was a small dark hole. What should they do, go on or turn back? Bill couldn’t make up his mind. William said it was dangerous to go pot holing without the necessary equipment, but that didn’t put Lara off. Nothing was going to put her off finding the city of Gold, not Mrs Bluebottle, William, or Bill. They heard the men with guns getting nearer. Lara got out her mobile phone, it worked. She rang her friend the Mayor of Cairo. She got his secretary to put her through to him They were old friends, she always put him up when he was in London. She explained the situation, and he said he would send for help. The police would be there ASAP. “Now we go into the hole” said Lara.

Match the phrasal verbs with the definition

1. Put up with someone’s behaviour

2. Put someone up for a night

3. Put someone down

4. Put on weight

5. Put someone through to someone

6. Put someone off an idea

7. Make up your mind

8. Send for something (help)

9. Go on

a. Get fatter

b. Connect by telephone

c. Finally decide (after much thought)

d. Say negative things about someone

e. Let someone stay in your home

f. Discourage someone from doing

Something

g. Ask for something to be brought (help,

the bill in a restaurant)

h. Tolerate someone’s behaviour.

i. Continue

Read through the story with a partner and see if you can remember which verbs go in each gap. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING! Then you can reuse it again and again.

They looked for the cave all day. Mrs Bluebottle was tired and unhappy, she had put ___ weight and was very unfit. It was difficult to put ______ her constant complaining. William showed no sympathy, he kept putting her ___. Saying she was a silly old lady. When she couldn’t put ______him any longer she hit him over the head with her handbag. It was a big handbag. He finally came round twenty minutes later! Finally they came to the end of the cave. There was a small dark hole. What should they do, go _____ or turn _____? Bill couldn’t _____ up his mind. William said it was dangerous to go pot holing with out the necessary equipment, but that didn’t put Lara ___. Nothing was going to put her ___ finding the city of Gold, not Mrs Bluebottle, William, or Bill. They heard the men with guns getting nearer. Lara got out her mobile phone, it worked. She rang her friend the Mayor of Cairo. She got his secretary to put her ___ to him They were old friends, she always put him ___ when he was in London. She explained the situation, and he said he would ___ for help. The police would be there ASAP. “Now we go into the hole.” said Lara.

Ask your partner these questions. Use the phrasal verbs in your answers.

1. Do you find it difficult or easy to put up with people who are rude?

2. If you read bad reviews of a film you were going to see, would it put you off going?

3. Do you find it easy or difficult to make up your mind? What about your friends? Who is the worst at making up their mind?

4. Do you have to worry about putting on weight?