Weeks 3 - 4

A. Phrasal Verbs with the verb TO COME

come out: to appear, to be seen. The newspaper comes out every Monday through Friday. The moon came out last night.

come around: to change one's mind, to change one's opinion, agree. My son doesn't want to study in New Zealand, but I think he will come around to the idea if he thinks about it for a while.

come down on: to scold or punish. Our boss really came down on us after we made that mistake.

come up with: to produce or supply. I didn't think Joe had any money but suddenly he came up with enough to buy a car.

come to (someone): remember or recall. I didn't remember who who she was and suddenly it came to me. We went to high school together.

come about: to happen. You became the mayor of your city? Wow! How did that come about?

come across: to find. Last night I came across my old photographs. I haven't seen them in years.

come down with: to become sick. Oh that new disease is terrible. I hope I don't come down with it.

come back (1): to go back.  I came back from New York at 6am. 

come back (2): to be restored.  She was very sick all last week but her strength is coming back. 

come by: to visit informally.  I came by my friend's house after having dinner with my parents.

come in (1): to arrive, get in. News came in that next year?s car models have just come in.

come in (2): to place in a race or contest. Frank came in second in the Boston Marathon.

Choose the best phrasal verb for the sentence. Check your answer by clicking on the arrow below each sentence.

1. David           _________________         come out         come around         come down on         come up with         came to          come about         come across         came down with          a terrible cold.
          Check Your Answer         came down with         
2. I hope I          _________________         come out          come around         come down on         come up with         came to         come about         come across          came down with          my sweater soon. I can't find it but I have to wear it tonight.
         Check Your Answer         come across          
3. Alex couldn't remember where he put his keys. Then it suddenly          _________________         come out         come around          come down on         come up with         came to         come about         come across         came down with          him. He left them at the restaurant.
         Check Your Answer         came to         
4. How did Microsoft          _________________         come out         come around         come down on          come up with         came to         come about         come across         came down with         ? It started when Bill Gates and...
         Check Your Answer         come about         
5. Most magazines          _________________          come out         come around         come down on         come up with         came to         come about          come across         came down with          every month.
         Check Your Answer         come out          
6. I wonder if the staff can          _________________         come out         come around         come down on          come up with         came to         come about         come across         came down with          a new idea for our project. I hope they are creative enough to give us something good.
         Check Your Answer         come up with         
7. Their mother would always          _________________          come out         come around         come down on         come up with         came to         come about          come across         came down with          them when their behavior was bad. She would hit them with a spoon.
         Check Your Answer          come down on         
8. Right now Ellen doesn't agree with me, but I think she will          _________________         come out         come around          come down on         come up with         came to         come about         come across         came down with           to my way of thinking soon.

         Check Your Answer         come around         

Now is your turn.  Can you come up with 5 sentence using at least 2 phrasal verbs with COME. Come on, you can do it

B. Find the phrasal verbs used in these 3 article excerpts and replace them by another verb maintaining the same sense

It will be up to Syrians themselves to make sure growth is broad-based and sustainable. With so many businesses shut down and the educational system in shambles, the country will need all the entrepreneurial talent it can get.

“After the regime is ousted, the minister of economy should come up with a plan to secure all Industrial zones and meet all businessmen and industrialists to encourage them to come back to run their factories again, along with incentives,” Kadi said.

Optimism is hard to come by at this point, but there are a few factors that give Syrians abroad some hope for the future.

Alagha notes that Syria has always benefited from its diaspora, a reliable source of capital. “There has been a large Syrian community in exile for a very long time,” he said. “They will continue to send money into Syria. In addition, I am confident that we will come across new investors looking to tap into the enourmous human resources in our country.  You will see that soon, the companies that left Syria will come around and realize the enourmous potential that our country has to offer”

And if the post-conflict environment proves welcoming enough, many of the entrepreneurs who left Syria could come back, bringing their talent, experiences and connections with them.

I truly believe that we have the potential -- we just have never come up with a good story for investors and entrepreneurs to take a chance in this country”

The key to FuelCell's change in fortune has also come about as a result of the increase in project-based financing. Just a few years ago, the cost of capital for wind and solar was relatively low but according to Bottone fuel cell projects could not attract capital for less than 15 %. Since then "we've seen things come down to a 10 or 11% unlevered return expectation, which allows for a lot of projects to be developed." FuelCell Energy also handles the operating responsibility for delivering the combined heat and power product, which further de-risks the projects for the investor.

Global trends have helped fuel cells along recently. "We have a world with a lot of things going on. Denuclearization is creating electricity supply issues in some countries. There's a debate about solar. Throughout all that discussion, I think our timing is good to come up with cost-competitive clean infrastructure plays, which is what FuelCell Energy does."

C. Barilla screaming for help. Save the Pasta!

Listen to the following podcast and answer the questions below:

Podcast: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=2&t=1&islist=false&id=158565443&m=158589956

Transcript: open this file ONLY if you have some serious difficulties understanding the program and can not answer the questions below _ http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=158565443

1. Provide a 2-3 minute summary of the story: who are the actors, where is this taking place, what is interesting about the story
2. Was the problem?
3. What were some of the measures that the plant manager took in order to solve the issues?
4. They talk about an employee getting fired.  Why did he get fired?
5. Do you think that these measures could work in France? Why or why not?

Task: write a simple 3-4 minute speech where you play the role of the general manager at Barilla and announce a new policy at the company to prevent absenteeism.  Please make sure to work in an insentive for employees that do not call in sick very often or not at all during a year. The speech should contain the following:

1. A clear explanation of the policy including citing WHY this is being put in place by the company
2. Examples of how this would work
3. Incentives for people that are not absent and possible penalties for those that do not abide by the new policy.
4. Effective date of the new policy