Vocabulary
Correct the mistake in this sentence:
My cousin works like a financial advisor
My cousin works like a financial advisor ❌
My cousin works as a financial advisor ✔️
Andy:Why won’t Stephen answer his mobile phone?
Nigel:He must/should have switched it off while he was playing football and forgotten to turn it back on again.
must
Which of the following phrasal verbs means "go in the direction of"?
1 head for
2 give away
3 set off
1 head for
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Manu didn’t succeed in completing the crossword.
ABLE
Manu _______ off the crossword.
wasn’t able to finish
Complete the collocations with the correct form of achieve, carry out or devote:
Igor felt very tired because he had _____ a lot of time and energy to the project.
devoted
Please note: only the past participle form will be accepted 🤷
My wages arrive/get/reach in my account every month on the same day.
arrive
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
Andy: He (can’t / turn) it off for that reason because he didn’t have football training today – it was cancelled.
can’t have turned
Which of the following phrasal verbs means "change something into something different"
1 come up with
2 get rid of
3 try on
4 turn into
4 turn into
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
It’s important that we start our journey early tomorrow.
SET
We need _____ early tomorrow.
to set off
After months of saving, Paul managed to arrive/get/reach his target goal.
reach
Complete with as or like:
When my grandfather left school at the age of 14, he got his first job (1) _____ an office assistant. In those days, he was extremely thin, (2) _____ he wasn’t paid very much and couldn’t afford to eat a lot.
1) as
2) as
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
Nigel: Well, he (may not / hear) it, or he (could / leave) it at home. Try ringing again. He (might / answer) this time. Anyway, why do you want to call him?
Nigel: Well, he may not have heard it, or he could have left it at home. Try ringing again. He might answer this time. Anyway, why do you want to call him?
Fill in the gap with a suitable phrasal verb in its correct form:
If the child is under the age of sixteen, then parents will need to open up the bank account. They can do this by either _____ a meeting at a bank or by filling in a form online.
setting up
Please note: you must use the -ing form to get points 🙃
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Carl couldn’t go towards the beach because the road was closed.
HEAD
Carl wasn’t _____ the beach because the road was closed.
able to head for
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
John couldn’t throw away his old things.
RID
John wasn’t _____ his old things.
able to get rid of
an excuse, an exception and a decision all collocate with which verb?
1) cause _____
2) make _____
3) have _____
2) make _____
Choose a suitable modal for the verb in brackets and put the verb in the correct form:
Andy: I want to remind him that he’s coming round to my house today after school. He (forget) – you know what he’s like.
might/may/could/must have forgetten
Which of the following is the definition for the phrasal verb 'turn into'?:
1) finish by (being / becoming / doing)
2) put on (clothes) to see if they fit or look right
3) change something into something different
4) begin a journey
3) change something into something different
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Pierre was unable to suggest an answer to the problem.
COME
Pierre _____ an answer to the problem.
couldn’t come up with
What is the meaning of 'end up'? What form of verb is it followed by?
finish by (being / becoming / doing)
End up is followed by verb-ing
Complete the sentence with a verb that collocates well with the noun in bold. You must use the correct form:
Scientists have been _____ research to discover the cause of the disease.
carrying out research
Please note: carrying out must be in the -ing form to receive the points 🤷♂️
Choose a suitable modal verb for the verb in brackets and put it in the correct form
Nigel: He (forget) about it – he was talking about it yesterday and he was looking forward to it.
can't/won't have forgotten
Which phrasal verbs have the following definitions?:
throw (something) away
begin a journey
take (something) for yourself
throw (something) away - get rid of
begin a journey - set off
take (something) for yourself - help yourself to
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
James never believed that he would finally become a doctor.
END
James didn’t think _____ a doctor.
he would end up becoming
Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
I think that we, as teenage shoppers, are naturally very sensitive to price. We’re always hunting for (1) and many of us plan our shopping and do not just (2) into shops and buy on impulse.
(1) A) values B) cheapness C) bargains D) decreases
(2) A) jump B) pop C) enter D) pass
(1) C) bargains (2) B) pop