UNIT 38 Phrasal verbs (1)
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Rewrite the sentences replacing the nouns with the pronouns.
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You must call back Susan this afternoon. _____________________________________________________ My grandma passed down these diamonds to me. _____________________________________________________ I’ve put up with Matt since he was born. _____________________________________________________ Have you paid off your mortgage? _____________________________________________________ I had to give up smoking to improve my health. _____________________________________________________ The police are looking into the murder. _____________________________________________________
Write a suitable phrasal verb with two different meanings in the gaps.
1 I’ve never Has the plane
my wedding band since I got married. yet? No, departure’s at 9.10.
2 Why did you Few parents
this issue again? their children strictly nowadays.
3 When Bob Mr Ericson
the conference had just started. the radio when he heard about the kidnapping.
4 My brother Have you
the job he was offered because he didn’t like the boss. the heating? It’s freezing in here!
5 Brenda doesn’t Come on,
well with her flatmates: she wants to move out. my scooter: we’re going to the lake.
6 They managed to I’d like to
with Mrs Rogers’ jewellery and money. for the weekend: I need a holiday.
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First Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words.
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I’m sorry: the printer is out of order. (broken) I’m sorry: the printer’s _________________________. His story can’t be true. (made) He must ____________________________ the story. What caused the change? (brought) What was _________________________________ by? Why don’t we get rid of all this junk? (do) Let’s _____________________________ all this junk. Don’t mess up with those people. (stay) You’d ___________________________ those people. When I saw all that blood I lost consciousness. (passed) I _____________________ as I saw all that blood. Why don’t you have lunch at my place? (round) Why don’t _____________________________ lunch? You shouldn’t eat so many sweets! (cut) If I were ___________________________ on sweets.
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First Listen to 6 speakers and answer each question with A, B or C. You will listen to the recording twice.
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The woman says that A there aren’t enough eggs. B there are no eggs left. C there are more eggs than cheese. The man A is glad he finished university. B was hired by a company after graduating. C didn’t get a degree. The woman says A a friend phoned her unexpectedly. B she visited her friend after a long time. C her friend dropped by.
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The man says A they decided to buy the house after 6 months. B they redecorated the house for 6 months. C they had the house built in 6 months. The girl is sad because A the party has been cancelled. B she won’t be able to go to the party. C she missed the party on Friday. The woman is talking about someone who has A spent a lot of money though her salary’s low. B a job that makes her earn a lot of money. C inherited a lot of money and won’t need to worry anymore.