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Phrasal Verbs
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100

r _ _ _ _ _ e   a penalty

receive

100

He wants to win the competition by/at any cost.

at any cost

100

It was only last year that she won/gained/earned/achieved the World Championship.

win (v) - to gain a victory; to get first place in a race or competition = wygrywać

achieve (v) - to accomplish sth = osiągać, zdobywać (np. wyniki)

earn (v) - to deserve sth; to get money for doing work = zasługiwać, zarabiać (pieniądze)

gain (v) - to obtain or achieve sth = zyskiwać

100

He’ll have to speed up/run out if he wants to win.

speed up (phr v) - to move at a faster rate; to accelerate = przyspieszać

run out (of sth) (phr v) - to use all the supply of sth and have none left = nie mieć już (czegoś), wyczerpać (np. zasoby)

100

Always f_ _ _ _ w the rules.
Don’t lose your t_ _ _ _ r in play.

follow

temper

200

_ _ _ _ the shot

take

200

Did you watch the match between/against West Ham and Leeds United?

between (two parties)

200

I was excited when I won/gained/earned/achieved a personal best in the race.

achieve (v) - to accomplish sth = osiągać, zdobywać (np. wyniki)

earn (v) - to deserve sth; to get money for doing work = zasługiwać, zarabiać (pieniądze)

gain (v) - to obtain or achieve sth = zyskiwać

win (v) - to gain a victory; to get first place in a race or competition = wygrywać

200

Larry knocked/dropped Sam out of the competition.

knock out (of sth) (phr v) - to eliminate sb from a competition, etc = tu: wyeliminować

drop out of (sth) (phr v) - to leave an activity before finishing it = tu: wycofać się (np. z wyścigu)

200

the fact that you are always confident and hopeful about things 

p__________ a_________

positive attitude

300

____t  the opposition

beat

300

We didn’t see the athlete in/up close.

up close

300

I don’t think he’s got the private/personal/own/individual qualities one needs to be captain.

personal quality (phr) - a characteristic of sb's personality  = cecha charakteru

private (adj) - owned by a particular person  = prywatny

own (adj) - belonging to a particular person and not any other  = własny

individual (adj) - relating to one person = indywidualny


300

I’m going for a walk to work out/work off lunch!

work (sth) off (phr v) - to try to burn the calories of a meal with exercise = tu: spalać (np. kalorie), pozbywać się (np. wagi)

work out (phr v) - to exercise  = ćwiczyć (fizycznie)


300

being honest and principled

integrity

400

_____  public

general

400

Her dedication led into/to her winning the medal.

lead to

400

What qualifies/constitutes/establishes/requires cheating in a running race?

constitute (v) - to be regarded as = stanowić

qualify (v) - to have the requirements to do sth  = kwalifikować się

establish (yourself as) (v) - to become recognised and accepted = wyrabiać sobie opinię

require (v) - to need sth = wymagać, potrzebować

400

Are you going to join in/try out for the netball team?

try out (for sth) (phr v) - to compete for a position in a sports team = próbować się dostać (np. do drużyny)

join in (sth) (phr v) - to take part in sth = dołączać


400

A debate szalała over the controversial issue of privacy rights.

has raged

500

____ supplement

health

500

They’re playing ___ a chance to be in the final.

for a chance

500

 She overcame/beat/defeated/conquered many obstacles to become a world-class athlete.

overcome an obstacle (phr) - to deal successfully with a difficulty = pokonać przeszkodę

beat (sb) (v) - to overcome an opponent = pokonać (przeciwnika)

defeat (v) - to win against sb in a competition, game, etc = pokonać, zwyciężyć

conquer (v) - to gain control of a group of people or their place  = podbijać, pokonywać

500

Let’s do some gentle exercises to slow down/cool down after our intense workout.

cool down (phr v) - to become less hot = chłodzić się, studzić się

slow down (phr v) - to move more slowly; to reduce speed = zwalniać (zmniejszać prędkość)

500

Show h_ _ _ _ _ _y when you win.

Show g _ _ _ e when you lose.

humility grace

600

r _ _ e    _ o _ el

role model

600

Her behaviour resulted ____ a two-match ban.

result it
600

The organisers need to face/deal/encounter/confront the demands of the fans for a larger venue.

face the demands (phr) - to accept and deal with sb's requests  = mierzyć się z wymaganiami

deal with (sb/sth) (phr v) - to cope with sb/sth; to handle sb/sth = radzić sobie (z czymś)

encounter (sth) (v) - to experience sth bad or difficult = napotykać (np. problem)

confront (sb/sth) (v) - to come up against sb/sth unpleasant = konfrontować

600

The athlete injured himself and dropped out of / ran out of the race.

dropped out of

600

Peter was responsible for causing the accident, but only ______; it wasn't completely his fault.

to some extent (phr) - to a limited degree; partly  = do pewnego stopnia

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