Phrasal verbs in Business English 6

✓ Useful for TOEIC ✓ Useful for Cambridge BEC

💬 Useful phrases
“follow up on” — to check the progress of something previously discussed or initiated
“carry out” — to perform or complete a task or plan
“take on” — to accept or begin a new responsibility, task, or challenge
“bring up” — to introduce a topic or issue for discussion in a meeting or conversation
“put forward” — to suggest or propose an idea for consideration
“wrap up” — to conclude or finish a meeting, project, or activity
“break down” — to analyze something in detail, or to stop functioning
“set up” — to establish, organize, or prepare something for operation

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Complete each of the sentences below with one of the following phrasal verbs: shoot up, track down, put together, wrap up, keep up with, come into, turns out, set out, broke down, sign up for

1. The privatization talks ( = failed) yesterday.✓

2. He was hoping to ( = create) a new proposal.✓

3. They are hoping to ( = finish) the meeting at 7:00 PM.✓

4. Employees are not required to for ( = to join/become part of) the program.✓

5. It that he wasn't being honest with the other partners.✓

6. They tried to ( = find) the person responsible for embezzling funds.✓

7. They to acquire( = started to pursue the acquisition of) the other company.✓

8. They went bankrupt because they couldn't ( = effectively compete against) their competitors.✓

9. Analysts predict sales will ( = increase) by 50% during this quarter.✓

10. The new regulations effect next week.✓