Phrasal verb BRING

Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.

The heavy rains brought about/ on severe floods in the area.

The government has already brought in new laws to regulate the sale of weapons.

The boss decided to bring forward the conference from 26^th March to 22^nd March.

Mr. Black has brought forward the problem of increasing prices.

People: “Mr. Black, have you been brought in to solve the problem of the increase in prices?”

The speaker: “Yes, I’ll do my best to bring prices down.”

More phrasal verbs with COME …

bring about	cause something to happen: Jack’s new job brought about changes in his relationship with Clare.
bring back	return something: Could you please bring back the bool I lent you last week?
bring back	make somebody* remember/ recall:* This delicious cake brings back memories from my childhood.
bring down	make somebody* fall/ collapse (both in politics and sports):* The unsatisfied people wanted to bring down the government that didn’t act within the law.
bring down	make something smaller, reduce, decrease something: Will the politicians bring down prices on oil?
bring forward	mention a subject/ an issue for discussion: The chairman brought forward the environmental issue at the emergency meeting.
bring forward	move an event to an earlier date: They brought forward the reunion from 30th September to 20th September.
bring sb in	ask a person to do a particular job: be brought in to troubleshoot
bring sb in	take somebody* to a police station for an interrogation:* The girl was brought in for questioning.
bring sth in	introduce new rules, regulations, legislation, measures, etc: The Parliament brought a new bill on taxes in last week.
bring sth in	make money: Mike brings a lot of money in.
bring off	complete something* difficult successfully:* The team brought off the project, which guaranteed them good bonuses from the management of the company.
bring on	cause something* unpleasant to happen:* Extreme heat will bring on severe droughts in central Africa.
bring out	produce, publish something: This factory brings out 1000 cars every day.
bring out	make something* appear:* I don’t like Molly as she brings out the worst in me as soon as we start disputing.
bring over to	take one person/ thing to a place where someone else is: I want to bring my friends over to my house for the weekend.
bring (a)round	persuade somebody: Jenny didn’t manage to bring her husband round to that trip.
bring (a)round	make somebody* conscious again (=*bring somebody* to*): They brought him round (to) by sprinkling some drops of water on his face.
bring up	raise children, taking care and educating them: Ken was brought up by his grandparents.
bring up	mention a subject for discussion: When the government brought forward the issue of a possibility to bring down the price on oil, the oil tycoons did not like it and brought down the government.

Practice

Exercise 1

Match.

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bring back

bring forward

bring on

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bring (a)round

bring out

bring something in

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bring up

bring off

bring down

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bring about

bring somebody in

bring over

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bring in

bring back

bring out

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bring forward

bring down

bring up

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Match.

bring in

bring (a)round

bring forward

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Exercise 2

Fill in the gaps.

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Are the local authorities going to bring the prices on fuel?

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Jane was brought by her grandparents in the country.

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Peter promised his parents to bring his girlfriend so that they could meet her.

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Their trees and flower bushes desperately needed care, so they brought a gardener to take care of them.

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Heavy snowfalls brought traffic congestion on the roads of the area.

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My neighbours told us they wanted to bring the party from Saturday to Friday.

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This quaint old building brought his happy childhood memories when his parents were still alive.

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If Thomas and his team bring this multi-million-dollar project this month, they will have been promoted by next year.

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Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Write the meanings of the phrasal verbs.

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He brought forward a worthwhile idea at the meeting.

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The company didn't bring down the prices on their products because of the impending crisis.

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At dinner father brought up the subject of family summer vacation.

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Having graduated with honours, Tim landed a good job and started bringing in a lot of money.

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This block brings back his childhood in the village where he was brought up by his grandparents.

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“We didn’t manage to bring her husband round, we’ll have to do everything by ourselves,” Irene sighed heavily.

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When the tap broke, she brought in a plumber.

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The deterioration of the working conditions in the coal mine brought on strikes.

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They didn't know how to bring Kate around who suddenly fainted.

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The new conditions can bring about peace in these countries.

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Exercise 5

Replace the verbs in bold with the phrasal verbs. Make other necessary changes.

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The Chancellor of our college is about to introduce the new stricter regulations to make us wear the uniform

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Smoking in bed causes fires and deaths of innocent people.

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It’s so difficult to convince my dad to let me go out at weekends!

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I’ll definitely suggest this issue for discussion.

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Jake could have benefitted from winning the lottery, but it only made his negative qualities appear – he started taking drugs and abusing alcohol.

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The belligerent demonstrators made the government collapse.

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Meg earns a lot of money in that bank.

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They publish children’s books regularly.

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She’s fainted, can you help me make her conscious again?

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I’ll return these books next week when I call in on you.

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Exercise 6

Exercise 7

take one person/ thing to a place where someone else is

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cause sth unpleasant to happen

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persuade sb;

make sb conscious again (=bring sb to)

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raise children, taking care and educating them;

mention a subject for discussion

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mention a subject/ an issue for discussion;

move an event to an earlier date

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produce, publish sth;

make sth appear

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return sth;

make sb remember/ recall

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introduce new rules, regulations, legislation, measures, etc;

make money

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make sb fall/ collapse (both in politics and sports);

make sth smaller, reduce, decrease sth

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complete sth difficult successfully

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cause sth to happen

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ask a person to do a particular job;

take sb to a police station for an interrogation

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Commit these phrasal verbs to memory!

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Exercise 8*

Make up a 5-sentence story, using the phrasal verbs from the list in any form you need.

Begin your story with “One dark evening …”.

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You can do this task either here or on a piece of paper. Use the prompts below in any order you prefer.

bring on floods – bring off the project – bring out automobiles – bring round the boss - bring down prices – bring up the problem

P.S. This exercise is not corrected here as there are multiple possible answers. We recommend turning to your teacher for correction if needed.

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Exercise 9*

Make up 4 short dialogues (2-3 lines each) on the given topics. Use as many of the phrasal verbs from this block as possible.

Example: Two people discussing the latest political news.

Tim: Did you hear that Sam Taylor, our PM, wants to break away from his party due to the recent disagreements?

Hank: Yes, he announced that he would break with the current party and form a new one with more conservative views and policies.

P.S. This exercise is not corrected here as there are multiple possible answers. We recommend turning to your teacher for correction if needed.

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Dialogue 1. An employee talking to his boss.

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Dialogue 2. Miley and Jerry changing the date of their housewarming party.

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Dialogue 3. Two flatmates trying to fix a leak in the bathroom pipes.

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Dialogue 4. A politician’s speech on TV about a possible decrease in prices.

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