Zoom in on Phrasal Verbs

You may think they are the apple of our eye but we feel it is good to brush up the subject in the long autumn evenings.

I.  Match  some unusual phrasals with their meanings:

1. zonk out                             a) withdraw

2 .doll up                                 b) add together    

3 .beaver away                       c) work very hard

4. gear up                               d) get ready

5. curl up                                e) dress in attractive clothes

6. bottle out                            f) fall asleep

7 .tot up                                 g) lie down 

Another proof there is no escape from phrasal verbs!

Fill in the text so that it will describe daily routine.

Your alarm clock 1.g…………..  o…… too early as usual. You have a little 2. l…………..  i……  in your cosy bed and then all you have to do is to 3.h………….  u….. not to miss the chance to 4.c……………  u……. w…... the latest news with your classmates. You 5.p………….  o…… whatever you can find in your wardrobe and 6.s…………  o……… for school. Attending classes means7.d………………  w……. various problems- sometimes your last resort is 8.to  t…………….. the teacher i………. 9.p……………. o…… the test until tomorrow. Apart from that, you try to 10.s…………..  u…….  very hard. To be honest, you do it until you decide to 11.s……………  o……and tell your mom you have a bad headache…. 

 

You’re not sated yet, are you? Finally, the most challenging exercise-grammar transformations. 

1.Pete Johnson continued to get up at 6:30 even after he retired.
CARRIED Pete Johnson .................................................... at 6:30 even after he retired.

2.They discussed the problem but nobody had a solution.
CAME They discussed the situation but  nobody.................................................... a solution.

3.I regret not contacting Marco when I was in Bologne.
TOUCH I wish that I ....................................................with Marco when I was in Bologne.

4.The coach had the respect of the whole team.
UP The whole team .................................................... the coach.

5.Ana's mother started the club that Ana now presides.
SET The club that Ana now presides is .................................................... her mother.

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Answers: I. 1f,2e,3c,4d,5g,6a,7b

II.1.goes off,2.lie in,3.hurry up,4.catch up with,5.put on,6.set off,7.dealing with,8.talk ( the teacher) into,9.putting off,10.swot up,11.skive off

III.1.carried on getting up,2.came up with,3.had got in touch,4.looked up to, 5.the club set up by