Vocabulary Phrasal Verbs

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Section Four Phr

Phrasal verbs with down

a Complete the definitions below with

Choose from the following n m

necessary


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10 you

ajob

you manage

to

keep it, even though

it

might be difficult

to do

so.

you a building, you demolish

or

destroy it.

12

a factory ,

it

shuts

permanently.

13

you

something

,you

try to

make

it

appear

less

important or

serious

than it

really is.

14

something you ,

it

makes you feel

depressed.

15

you ,

this

usually

means that you

get married,

set up home and start

leading a quiet,

routine

life.

16

a

government

a revolt

or

rebellion, they

crush it

by force.

9

S

10

o

12

13

14

15

16

b)

Now complete the following sentences with a suitable phrasal

verb with down . Choose from the verbs

in

exercise

a

n make

any changes where necessary.

The

nuclear industry is always anxious

to the

dangers of an

accident at a

nuclear

power station.

2

There was a revolt

in the north of

the country,

bu t

government

troops soon

it

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2

you someone you meet him

or her

unexpectedly.

3

To m ea ns t o go to bed.

When you at a hotel you r eg is te r y o ur n am e

address etc an d pick u p t he key to your room.

5 To m ea ns t o enter a building by force

or

illegally

usually

in o r de r t o steal.

6

yo u

someone doing something

you

persuade

hi m

or he r to

do it.

7

you something you investigate it.

8 To money or property means to inherit it.

9 someone or something another thing they

change and become someone or something different.

10

you something suchas a game you take part in

it.

11 When a government a new law

they introduce

it.

12

you

something for example central heating

you

install

it.

13

you

an

i t em o f

clothing you

make

it

smaller

an d

tighter.

14 you for someone you do th e w or k o r t ak e th e

5

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14


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hrasal verbs with off

a Complete the definitions below with a suitable phrasal

verb.

Choose from the following n make any changes where

necessary.

15

16

1 When football players they start

the

game.

2 you someone you go with them to

the airport railway station etc.

and

say goodbye to

them

there.

3

you someone you scold

or

reprimand them for something they have done wrong.

4 a bank a loan

it

regards the debt as a loss which

will never

be

recovered.

5 you a relationship you end it.

6

you something you complete

or

perform something successfully.

7 you someone you imitate

or

copy

their

speech

break off

dropotf

go

off

keep off

ldck off

layoff

pull off

pu t

off

see off

show off

stop off

take off

tell off

turn

off

wear off

write

off

b

1

2

3

4

5

6

7


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13 The effect

of this drug

should in a couple

of

hours.

14 We ou r friends at

th e

airport.

15 A loud cheer

went up

from

th e

huge crowd as England

in

their

World Cup match against Germany.

16 We were just leaving th e shop whe n

th e

bomb

Fortunately we weren t seriously

hurt

7

5

2

It s

_

omplete the captions

Complete the captions in the drawings below using a suitahle

phr s l verb from the previous three exercises namely ones with

down in into

n

off .

1

He s

_


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3

w

4

5

I

n

i

t

7

a

8 W

y

9

I

10

t

u

I

w

12

y

I

;

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14

He s

_

a frog.

13

She s

_

15 They re

it


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h

a

1 W

a

t

2

3

t

4

p

5

q

br

ch

co

di

2 My son

isn t

very well in his ne w school.

He s

finding th e work too hard.

3 Do you like Chinese food, Paul?

Dh yes

I

practically it. It s no t often

I

ea t

anything else.

4 Could I

th e

dress in

th e

window, please?

I d prefer you t o u se t he fitting-room,

madam

5 It

must

have been standing in

th e

pouring rain watching th e

match

yesterday that

your

cold.

you could just a moment, please, I l l just see if

Mr Collins is free.

7

When

I

went

to

work in London for six weeks,

I

got my

sister

to

- my mail.

8 I t s d a rk in here. Someone th e light, please.

9

Let s

Andy

an d

Lynne tonight.

It s

ages since we

last

saw them.

10 you re still looking for a job, Rose, I hear that Woolworth ar e

extra

staff for

th e

sales.

11 You

can t

working non-stop like

that

You ve got

t o t ak e a break some time.

12 I

won t

le t

you down, Paula , You know you ca n _


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13

you ca n something, you manage to see,

read

or

hear

it.

14 When

a book ,

it

is published

or

is

made

available

to th e public.

15

a boxer

an

opponent, he

h it s h im

so

hard that

his opponen t loses consciousness for a while

or

is u na bl e t o

recover from

th e

blow

in

time.

16

a legal document,

such

as a visa ,

or

a

contract

_

it

expires

an d

is

therefore

no longer valid.

13 I s

as

14

Hi

15 O

no

da

ne

16

t

hr

a

C

C

n

b) Now complete the following sentences with a suitable phrasal

verb with out . Choose from the verbs in exercise

a n

make

any changes where necessary.

1 I m no t

exactly

s u re w he n

t he t r ai n

leaves,

bu t

if

you

wait here

I ll tr y

an d

_

2 He

was very disappointed

when h e

was

of th e

team

for

th e

match

against Manchester

United.

3 Th e room was so

ho t

an d stuffy that sh e

thought

sh e was going

to _

4 This factory 2,000 radios every day.

blo

che

com


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7 two people , this means they have become

friends again after a quarreL

8

To

means to make

a mistake.

To a building is to repair, modernize or decorate

it.

10 someone, especially a child, you _

he o r she is being

naughty

and is very difficult to controL

something in a meeting, conversation, etc. it

means it

is mentioned or discussed.

12

people a bank, a post office, a security van, etc.

they rob it, usually by threatening with weapons.

13 you tell someone

to

, you want them

to

stop

being depressed and to become happier.

14 you

you put

on

smart

or formal clothes, usually

because you are going somewhere special.

15 When a vehicle ,

it

slows down

then

stops.

16 things , for example, prices,

it means they

rise

or

increase.

8

T

B

T

10

T

to

12 U

n

S

13 I

c

14 D

15 T

16 T

t

o

b)

Now complete the following sentences with a suitable phrasal

verb with up . Choose from the verbs

in

exercise

a n

make


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3 She _

in t crowd

5 h e y r e _ ~

_

will never _

6

He s _

hi m _

I

3


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ther useful phr s l verbs

a Complete the definitions below with a suitable phrasal verb.

Choose from the fol lowing n make any changes where

necessary.

bring round

fall

through

ge t at

get away

get through

o

around/round

o over

go

through

go with

v s ~

pull through

st nd

for

takeaway

takeover.

take

to

turn

away

13

f

14

15

t

16

1 If you something such as pain loss etc. you suffer

or experience it.

2

If

letters

or

initials something for example BBC

they are an

abbreviation for the whole word or name.

3

If

you someone or something you begin to fonn a

liking for them.

4

If

you someone you revive them or

make

them

conscious again

after

they

have

been

unconscious.

5 If you to someone you manage to contact

them

by

telephone.

i

b

1

d

2 M

l

3

S

4

T


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Three part phrasal verbs

Complete the phrases

2

with a suitable ending a l Write your

answers n the boxes on the opposite page

11

Julia s

fainted

Well, throw some

water

on he r face. That should _

he r

_

12 Th e old lady finally at th e weekend. She was 94

a nd h ad

been ill for some time.

13

Make

sure

yo u

pu t

th e tablets on th e t op s h el f o f

the

cupboard

so

that

th e children

can t

them.

14 What do th e letters UNESCO

?

I m no t

sure.

Something to

do

with th e

United Nations,

I

think.

15 I

think

we d better th e accounts again, just to

make

sure

we haven t m ad e a n y mistakes.

16 I tried phoning th e BBC after th e programme to protest,

bu t

couldn t . All th e lines were engaged.

1

1 W

o

Thr

Com

answ

10 W

fo

11 S

12 I

o

I

I

t

f


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1

2

3

4

5

7

I

look

or

w

11 She s

a real snob

and

12 Would

you

like

cabbage instead, as

we ve

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