1. What problem is your research trying to solve?
2. Why did you decide to investigate that problem?
3. Why is this research and your findings important?
4. What is the scope of your study - a general problem, or something specific?
5. How did you conduct your research? What did you use?
6. What unanswered question or untried method in existing research does your experiment address?
7. What is your main claim or argument?
8. What have you observed?
9. What does your observation mean?
10. What have you found out?
11. Do the results agree, contradict, or are they exceptions to the rule?
12. What do your results mean?
13. What findings of others are you challenging or extending?
14. What solution (or step toward a solution) do you propose?
15. What answer have you reached from your research?
16. Has your hypothesis or argument been supported?
17. What conclusions can you draw?
18. Did the study achieve the goal (resolve the problem, answer the question, support the hypothesis) presented in the Introduction?
Exercise 4.2.3
Phrasal verbs consist of a verb and an adverbial or a prepositional particle. They cannot be translated literally and therefore they are difficult to learn. They are used to convey a special meaning. To find their meanings you should keep in mind that the same verb followed by different particles conveys different meanings. Use dictionaries to understand the meaning of the phrasal verbs in the following tasks:
Table 8
A. Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings and then translate them
| Phrasal verbs | Meaning | Translation |
| 1. to beabout | a) to like a lot | |
| 2. to bedown | b) to be depressed | |
| 3. to beinto | c) to concern | |
| 4. to beoff | d) to finish | |
| 5. to be over | e) to be rotten |
B. Fill the gaps using phrasal verbs in the correct form
1. What was the lecture ___?
2. I’m ___ both classical music and jazz.
3. What time will the meeting be ___?
4. This cheese always smells strong. Don’t worry. It’s not ___.
5. I am normally a bit ___ at this season.
6. What kind of reading are you ___?
7. The conference was ___ on Friday afternoon.
8. Peter failed his driving test. That’s why he’s ___ at the moment.
C. Now make up some examples of your own.
Table 9
A. Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings and then translate them
| Phrasal verbs | Meaning | Translation |
| 1. to get off with | a) to connect with by phone | |
| 2. to get on | b) to have good relations with | |
| 3. to get on with | c) board | |
| 4. to get through | d) get out of bed | |
| 5. to get up | e) have a romantic encounter with |
B. Fill the gaps using phrasal verbs in the correct form
1. Eve got ____ with Sam at the office party.
2. When I got ___ the bus, it was full and I had to stand up.
3. My collegues are easygoing persons. We get ___ quite well.
4. Is there something wrong with your mobile? I couldn’t get ___.
5. We have to get___ early tomorrow.)
6. She doesn’t have to get ___ until ten.
7. I don’t get ___ his parents.
8. We’ try to get ___ with you the day after tomorrow.
C. Now make up some examples of your own.
Table 10
A. Join the phrasal verbs with their meaning and then translate them
| Phrasal verbs | Meaning | Translation |
| 1. to giveaway | a) distribute | |
| 2. to giveback | b) surrender | |
| 3. to givein | c) return smth | |
| 4. to give out | d) give for free | |
| 5. to give up (1) | e) stop doing smth | |
| 6. to give up (2) | f) stop trying |
B. Fill the gaps using phrasal verbs in the correct form
1. Give me ___ my flash drive. You’ve been taking my things for ages!!! (away / back)
2. Don’t give ___. Keep trying and conduct your experiment. (away / up)
3. Alan didn’t want to participate in our meeting so we all tried to persuade him and he gave ___. (away / in)
4. It’s difficult to give ___ bad habits. (away / up)
5. The reaction gave ___ a tremendous heat. (away / out)
6. It was very difficult problem. In the end I gave ___ and found somebody to help me. (away / up)
7. Our former chief was mean. He never gave ___ anything. (away / up)
8. Can you answer the question or do you give ___? (away / up)
9. I’ve got a small oil heater but it doesn’t give ___ much heat. (away / out)
10. We spent all morning giving ___ information leaflets about the meeting. (up / out)
C. Now make up some examples of your own.
Table 11
A. Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings and then translate them
| Phrasal verbs | Meaning | Translation |
| 1. to take after | a) start a new hobby | |
| 2. to takeback | b) take control of a company | |
| 3. to takein | c) remove | |
| 4. to takeoff (1) | d) absorb information | |
| 5. totake off (2) | e) resemble a relative | |
| 6.totakeover | f) return to the shop | |
| 7. totakeup | g) leave the ground |
B. Fill the gaps using phrasal verbs in the correct form
1. I’ve just taken ___ swimming.
2. The lecture was complicated but I managed to take ___ most of it.
3. My brother really takes ___ our mother.
4. She normally takes ___ her gloves before shaking hands with her collegues.
5. The new director will be taking ___ next week.
6. Many people take ___ English to make their careers.)
7. He spoke so fast that I couldn’t take ___ a word he said.
8. What time does your plane take ___?
9. I’m going to take this book ___ because it’s not relevant to my subject.
10. If it’s faulty, we’ll take it ___ and exchange it for another one.
