Phrasal Verbs: Bring Up, Get Over, Run Into, Look Into, Turn Down
PHRASAL VERBS
9/29/2025
1. Warm-Up (3 min)
Questions:
Has anyone ever brought up an uncomfortable topic with you?
Sample answer: “Yes, my friend brought up politics during dinner.”
When was the last time you ran into someone unexpectedly?
Sample answer: “I ran into my neighbour at the supermarket yesterday.”
2. Presentation (5 min)
Read the examples:
Bring Up
“She brought up the issue during the meeting.” (mention a topic)
“Don’t bring up old problems again.”
Get Over
“It took him months to get over the breakup.” (recover from difficulty)
“She finally got over her fear of flying.”
Run Into
“I ran into my teacher at the mall.” (meet unexpectedly)
“We ran into traffic on the way to the airport.”
Look Into
“The police are looking into the case.” (investigate, examine)
“I’ll look into the problem tomorrow.”
Turn Down
“She turned down the job offer.” (reject, say no)
“He turned down the invitation to the party.”
👉 Notice: Turn Down can mean reject, but it also means reduce volume (not used here).
3. Controlled Practice (6 min)
Choose the correct phrasal verb.
“The doctor is ____ new treatments for the disease.”
(a) looking into
(b) getting over
“He ____ the scholarship because it wasn’t enough money.”
(a) turned down
(b) ran into
“She ____ her old school friend in the park.”
(a) ran into
(b) brought up
“It’s hard to ____ losing a pet.”
(a) get over
(b) look into
4. Interactive Practice (5 min)
Matching activity: Match the beginnings with the endings.
Column A
“He didn’t want to ____ the subject in front of everyone.”
“She finally managed to ____ her fear of swimming.”
“We ____ some problems with the new software.”
“The manager will ____ the complaint.”
“They had to ____ the invitation due to scheduling.”
Column B
“…bring up”
“…get over”
“…run into”
“…look into”
“…turn down”
5. Free Practice (5 min)
Answer in your own words:
What’s a topic you don’t like people to bring up?
Have you ever had to get over something difficult?
Who was the last person you ran into?
Has anyone ever asked you to look into a problem for them?
Have you ever turned down an offer or invitation?
6. Wrap-Up & Review (1 min)
Quick recap:
Bring Up → mention
Get Over → recover
Run Into → meet unexpectedly / encounter
Look Into → investigate
Turn Down → reject
Self-check: Can you make one new sentence with each?
✅ Answer Section
Controlled Practice:
1 → (a) looking into
2 → (a) turned down
3 → (a) ran into
4 → (a) get over
Matching Activity:
Bring up → “…the subject in front of everyone.”
Get over → “…her fear of swimming.”
Run into → “…some problems with the new software.”
Look into → “…the complaint.”
Turn down → “…the invitation due to scheduling.”
