Phrasal verb FALL

Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.

“The future of the company is falling apart, because you and your team are falling behind with the project!” the creative manager was shouting at Elly so loudly that the calendar fell off the wall and down to the ground.

Jack fell for Lizzy passionately.

Lizzy fell for Mikey, but she said “I’m in love with you” to Jack.

And Jack fell for this lie.

“If plan A falls through, I’ll fall back on plan B,” the student reflected.

More phrasal verbs with FALL …

fall apart	break into pieces: This agenda is falling apart, I need a new one.
fall apart	become upset: After he went bankrupt, he started to fall apart.
fall back	retreat, move backwards: Keira was so disgusted when she saw a tarantula that she fell back.
fall back on (C2)	use sb or sth as a support in case nothing/ nobody else helps: Tommy could always fall back on his best friend when his parents refused to help him.
fall behind	not complete sth in time, be late, not meet deadlines: The team fell behind with the project, which made the boss angry.
fall down	fall to the ground: The little boy stumbled and fell down.
fall for (B2)	be attracted by sb, fall in love with: Dan fell for Rosy immediately, so beautiful she was…
fall for (B2)	believe in a lie: “It’s an outright lie! Did anyone fall for it?” she asked indignantly.
fall in with	agree: Her dad falls in with everything her mum says.
fall off	become fewer in number or worse in quality: The sales fell off in the last quarter.
fall out (with)	disagree, argue: Kate fell out with Liz over her boyfriend last Saturday, and they still haven’t made up.
fall out	loosen and become separated: His hair started falling out.
fall through (B2)	when sth planned does not happen: His plan to go to the Maldives for a week fell through when the company he worked for made him redundant.

Practice

Exercise 1

Match.

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fall down

fall off

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fall out with

fall apart

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fall for

fall through

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fall apart

fall in with

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fall for

fall out

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fall back on

fall behind

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Exercise 2

Fill in the gaps.

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The bosses seldom fall each other – they usually get along.

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“You are falling the project, the deadline was last Wednesday!” the manager shouted exasperatedly at the team.

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The picture fell the wall and then noisily … on the floor.

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Peter always fall his wife to avoid scandals.

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They were naive and fell the con’s promises of a better life.

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The launch of their product fell , which was quite foreseeable.

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My granny’s rocking chair is falling , so I’ll give her a new one for her birthday.

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“Do you have a backup plan to fall in case this one falls …?” Jim asked curiously.

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Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Write the meanings of the phrasal verbs.

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"The number of students willing to get a university degree has fallen off in the past five years," said the Minister of Education.

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Maria's parents always fall in with each other.

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"If plan A doesn't work out, we'll fall back on plan B, right?" the assistant wondered.

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Their plans fell through due to a number of external circumstances.

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The team fell behind the schedule, so they had to extend the deadline.

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In the autumn leaves fall down.

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Mark fell for Alice, but he was too shy to tell her.

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They used to often fall out, so eventually they divorced.

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"Nobody will fall for such a downright lie!" said the father.

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The deal fell through when the software vendor refused to give a 50% discount.

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Exercise 5

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

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They often quarrel with their parents.

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Sally has nobody to support her in case her granny dies.

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Mike was attracted by Marge when he first was her.

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The troops were forced to retreat as there were swamps all around and a severe winter coming.

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It’s difficult to always agree with your elder sister.

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The boy ran as fast as he could but stumbled and fell to the ground.

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All his dreams of a better life never came true as he was fired.

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Sarah first believed his lies, but on second thoughts something in his behaviour aroused her suspicion.

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After the founder of the company died, it stopped functioning.

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The calendar has got detached from the wall.

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Exercise 6

Exercise 7

use somebody or something as a support in case nothing/ nobody else helps

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loosen and become separated

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break into pieces;

become upset

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agree

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become fewer in number or worse in quality

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when something planned does not happen

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retreat, move backwards

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not complete something in time,

be late, not meet deadlines

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be attracted by somebody,

fall in love with somebody;

believe in a lie

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fall to the ground

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disagree, argue

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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 “Every day Elly … ”.

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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.

fall in love with – his plan falls through – fall out with his mother – his plan falls through – fall back on his best friend

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: A teacher and a student talking in the classroom.

Teacher: Look at your schoolbag, Michael. It’s falling apart.

Student: I know. We fell out with Ken and had a fight.

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. Henry and Mark talking about girls.

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Dialogue 2. two colleagues discussing their project.

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Dialogue 3. Kerry and Pierre, friends, talking about relationships.

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Dialogue 4. A couple making plans for the foreseeable future.

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