1 Complete the phrasal verbs with the correct preposition. Then match the verbs to the definitions.
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count …………… finish …………… go …………… hit it …………… let somebody …………… stick …………… take ……after…… |
1 to be similar to an older member of the family in appearance or character ……take after……
2 to disappoint someone by failing to do what you agreed to do …………………
3 to be confident that you can depend on someone …………………
4 to stop liking someone or something …………………
5 to end a romantic relationship …………………
6 when people support and help each other …………………
7 when people like each other and become good friends …………………
Answer
2 let somebody down
3 count on
4 go off
5 finish with
6 stick together
7 hit it off
2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Add a preposition to each sentence to make phrasal verbs.
1 his girlfriend / finished / Mike / two / ago / weeks
……Mike finished with his girlfriend two weeks ago. ……
2 My cousin / because / he’s so clever / looks / he thinks / me / down
…………………………………………………
3 Sarah / her grandmother / so independent / because / looks / she’s / up
…………………………………………………
4 I / my dad / fell / over / with / money / problems
…………………………………………………
5 your mother. / the same / You / blue eyes / You have / take / and red hair
…………………………………………………
6 Jose. / didn’t / I / with / it / He’s so / arrogant / hit /
…………………………………………………
7 won’t / I / you / let / promise / I
…………………………………………………
Answer
2 My cousin looks down on me because he thinks he’s so clever.
3 Sarah looks up to her grandmother because she’s so independent.
4 I fell out with my dad over money problems.
5 You take after your mother. You have the same blue eyes and red hair.
6 I didn’t hit it off with Jose. He’s so arrogant.
7 I won’t let you down I promise. / I won’t let you down, I promise.
3 Match the sentence halves. There are three extra endings.
1 We don’t allow badly- …B…
2 I need to make a long- ……
3 I suppose Mum is middle- ……
4 This smart watch looks very high- ……
5 It’s important to have a well- ……
6 We booked the holiday at the last- ……
7 Your brother is quite tall and very well- ……
8 Tina looks so grown- ……
A tech. Whose is it?
B behaved dogs into the restaurant.
C built. Does he do a lot of exercise?
D balanced diet which includes plenty of protein and fibre.
E organised diet with a limited amount of sugar.
F distance call to Singapore. Is that OK?
G minute and got a really good deal.
H up, I can’t believe she’s 18 already!
I term job so that I can start saving to buy a house.
J aged since she’s 47, but she looks a lot younger.
K paid position in the marketing industry.
Answer
2 F 3 J 4 A 5 D 6 G 7 C 8 H
4 Complete the text with the words from the box and one of the following prefixes: grown, high, last, self, short or well.
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built confident minute organised paid tech term up |
Now that you’re all 1……grown-up…… and going off to college it’s time you got a job. Just a 2………………… one, over the summer holidays. It would be good experience for you. There are quite a few 3………………… jobs around. You’re 4………………… and a good swimmer, so you could be a life guard. Alternatively, you could work as a programmer at this 5………………… company since you know a lot about technology. If you’re 6…………………, you might save enough money to go on a 7………………… holiday before college starts. Just remember to be 8………………… at the interview and I’m sure you’ll have no problem.
Answer
2 short-term
3 well-paid
4 well-built
5 high-tech
6 well-organised
7 last-minute
8 self-confident
5 Choose the correct options.
A: What’s the matter? You look a bit down.
B: Oh, it’s nothing. I’ve just (1) fallen out / hit it off / finished with my brother that’s all. I always feel that he (2) looks down on / looks up at / lets down me because he’s at college and I’m not. I don’t know why though, he’s so (3) well-organised / badly behaved / last-minute. He’s always missing lectures and he (4) rarely / constantly / most days calls home which worries my parents.
A: Oh dear! I’m sure it’s just a (5) short-term / well-built / well-balanced thing. Wait until next year when you’re at college too!
B: I know, I’m just being silly. I’m sure I can (6) count on him / stick together / take after him if I need to. I just hate arguing. I wish he’d act more (7) high-tech / grown-up / middle-aged with us.
A: Come on! Let’s go out for ice cream, that should (8) bright / lift / flood your mood.
B: Definitely!
Answer
2 looks down on
3 badly behaved
4 rarely
5 short-term
6 count on him
7 grown-up
8 lift
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