I love phrasal verbs!
To arrive and register at a hotel or airport
to check in
The road to the village goes through the mountains, but it is a long and dangerous journey / travel / trip
JOURNEY
If you ________ (not / arrive) late at the train station, we ______ (not / miss) our train to Newcastle.
If you HADN'T ARRIVED late at the train station, we WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED our train to Newcastle.
About 200 people _____________________ part in the swim across the port every year
TAKE
You can find lots of bargains in the second-hand shop
Lots of bargains can be found in the second-hand shop
What football team do I support?
ARSENAL
Question: The festival of Diwali is primarily celebrated in which religion?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
C) Hinduism
to run into somebody
My ambition / career / experience is to design computer games. I’ll do it one day.
AMBITION
He ______ (catch) a taxi from the airport if he
________ (have) enough money.
He WOULD HAVE CAUGHT a taxi from the airport if he HAD HAD enough money.
Could you ________ me a favour, please? Could you help me translate this email into Italian?
DO
Someone took my wallet out of my coat pocket.
My wallet was taken out of my coat pocket
How many children do I have?
Two
Which ancient civilization constructed the Machu Picchu complex in the Andes Mountains?
A) Inca
B) Maya
C)Aztec
D) Olmec
A) Inca
TO STAND UP FOR
TO DEFEND
I only met my great-grandmother on one occasion / opportunity / possibility. She was a hundred years old, so it was a special moment for me
OCCASION
If only he _______ (stop) playing his drums so loudly when I'm trying to work.
WOULD STOP
We do not let the public know the exact location of an endangered animal like the black rhino. It could put the lives of the rhinos in danger and should be avoided at all ___________
COSTS
He has been complaining about his vision; he should
_____ his eyes _______
have his eyes tested
Name one of the British dishes David has mentioned during the course (not fish and chips!)
Pigs in blankets, Shepherds pie, etc
Question: What does “www” stand for in a website address?
A) World Web Window
B) World Wide Web
C) Wide World Web
D) Web World Wide
B) World Wide Web
TO DROP OUT
TO ABANDON SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY
We only wanted a light dish / food / meal, so we just had soup and a salad
MEAL
Your brother keeps borrowing your things without asking you first.
I wish he wouldn't keep borrowing my things.
If only he would ask me before borrowing my things.
We don’t know what causes this disease. Many scientists have _________ their lives to finding a cure
DEDICATED
Sometimes I like to order my dinner on the app and
_______ it _________ to my house.
have it delivered
When did I come to live in Spain?
19th June 2008
Question: Mount Everest is located on the border of which two countries?
A) India and China
B) China and Nepal
C) Nepal and Bhutan
D) India and Nepal
B) China and Nepal
TO TELL SOMEONE OFF
to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
Make sure you check / look/ supervise your answers carefully before you hand in your paper at the end of the exam.
CHECK
You saw a shirt on offer on Friday, but when you went to buy it on Monday it had gone.
I wish I'd bought the shirt on Friday.
If only I hadn't waited until Monday.
I’m trying to contact Kimiko but I can’t get ________ of her. Why doesn’t she answer her phone?
HOLD
People thought that protesters were to blame for the graffiti.
It was thought that protesters were to blame for the graffiti
What did I do before I came to Spain?
I was an accountant
Question: What is the capital city of Canada?
A) Ottawa
B) Toronto
C) Vancouver
D) Montreal
A) Ottawa