Unit 6: Come (Key Verbs)
This unit focuses on phrasal verbs formed with "come," specifically those expressing ideas of movement, change of state, and various other meanings.
Meanings of "Come":
1. Expressing an Idea of Movement or Change of State:
come off: Happen successfully or as planned.
Example: "I was planning to arrange a surprise holiday for her birthday, but I'm not sure it's going to come off."
come about: Happened, especially something which is not planned.
Example: "I've had to organise the school fair again this year - I'm not quite sure how that came about."
come up: Be mentioned or discussed, happen unexpectedly (usually a problem or difficult situation), or become available.
Examples: "Only if the subject comes up in conversation.", "then something came up and we had to deal with it straightaway.", "I don't know if a place on the council is going to come up for a while yet."
2. Other Meanings of "Come":
come up against: Encountered or had to deal with (a difficult situation).
Example: "I am doing a research project for my degree on the psychology of ageing, but I've come up against a few problems."
came across: Discovered (or met) by chance.
Example: "I came across someone who's done an almost identical study."
come to: Make (a decision about something).
Example: "so I've got to come to a decision."
come down to: Depend mostly on or be influenced most by.
Example: "I guess in the end my decision will come down to what my professor recommends."
Exercises:
6.1 Complete these sentences with a particle from the meanings above:
Do you have any glue? The cover of my address book is coming _________________ and I want to stick it together again.
I spilt some orange juice on the tablecloth. Do you think it will come _________________ if I put it in the washing machine?
The last thing I remember was feeling very dizzy. The next thing I knew, I came _________________ in hospital and a doctor was standing by my bed.
The government is going to release a report on traffic congestion. I wonder when it's coming _________________.
We were just chatting at the corner when Jim Gore came _________________ with his girlfriend.
I hear Bruce's operation was successful. When is he coming __________________ of the clinic?
Some very shocking facts have come _________________ about government corruption, t
hanks to an investigation by a national newspaper.
6.2 Use a phrasal verb from the opposite page to complete these dialogues:
Anne: We lost everybody's e-mail ad
dress to start all over again. Ken: Really? How did th_________________? Anne: Oh, it was some co_____________________. Rick: David keeps saying he's going to sail around the world. Ivan: Huh! Do you think it will ever _________________? Rick: Probably not. He's such a drea___________________.
Brian: We'll let you know what Fran: When do you think you'll _________________? Brian: Probably at the meeting.
Olga: I thought you were coming to the dinner party last night. Ulla: Yes, I was intending to, but right at the last minute something _________________. Olga: e.
6.3 Rewrite the underlined words in these horoscopes, using phrasal verbs with "come":
SCORPIO: You may have to deal with a few problems at work today;, but...
TAURUS: You will meet someone by chance who...
Here are more examples and common uses of the phrasal verb "come off":
"Come off" can have several meanings depending on the context:
To happen as planned; to succeed:
"The surprise party didn't quite come off because someone accidentally told her about it."
"We had hoped the peace talks would come off, but they failed."
"I thought the presentation came off really well."
To be removed or detached from something:
"The handle came off the mug when I picked it up."
"This stain just won't come off the carpet, no matter how hard I scrub."
"Does this label come off easily?"
To stop taking medicine, drugs, or a habit:
"He's trying to come off sleeping pills."
"It can be difficult to come off certain medications."
To give a particular impression; to seem or appear (often followed by 'as' or 'like'):
"He sometimes comes off as arrogant, but he's actually very shy."
"Her joke didn't come off well; it offended some people."
"The movie comes off as a bit pretentious."
To finish in a particular condition after a fight, argument, or contest (often with 'better/worse/badly/well'):
"In the debate, she came off much better than her opponent."
"Despite their efforts, the smaller team came off worse in the match."
To have recently finished a period of time when something very successful or very difficult happened (mainly US English):
"The company is coming off one of its most profitable years ever."
"He's coming off a difficult period in his personal life."
Here are the completed sentences for Exercise 6.1, using particles based on the meanings of the "come" phrasal verbs provided in Unit 6:
Do you have any glue? The cover of my address book is coming off and I want to stick it together again.
I spilt some orange juice on the tablecloth. Do you think it will come off if I put it in the washing machine?
The last thing I remember was feeling very dizzy. The next thing I knew, I came to in hospital and a doctor was standing by my bed.
The government is going to release a report on traffic congestion. I wonder when it's coming up.
We were just chatting at the corner when Jim Gore came across with his girlfriend.
I hear Bruce's operation was successful. When is he coming ____out______________ of the clinic? (Based on the provided definitions of 'come' phrasal verbs in Unit 6, there isn't a direct fit for "coming out of the clinic.")
Some very shocking facts have come up about government corruption, thanks to an investigation by a national newspaper.
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