Give the reaction of phenol and ethyl alcohol with
1.sodium
2.Br2/H2O

Acids react with the more reactive metals to give hydrogen gas. Phenol  also gives the same reaction, the only difference is the slow reaction because phenol is such a weak acid.
If bromine water is added to a solution of phenol in water, the bromine water is decolourised and a white precipitate is formed .

If a small piece of sodium is dropped into some ethanol, it reacts steadily to give off bubbles of hydrogen gas and leaves a colourless solution of sodium ethoxide, CH3CH2ONa.

2CH3CH2OH+ 2Na --> 2CH3CH2ONa + H_{2
Ethanol generally will not react with Bromine in water as bromine water is oxidising , and ethanol don't contain any easily replaceable double bonds. Conversion of alcohols to carboxylic acids requires much stronger oxidising agents.
Also, OH cannot be replaced by weaker Br. But in extreme conditions , CH3CH2Br might be formed in traces.}