Phrasal Verbs
The temperature is supposed to go ____ to 90 today, so I hope your air conditioner is working!
The temperature is supposed to go up to 90 today, so I hope your air conditioner is working!
Michael Jackson was best pop artist.
Michael Jackson was the best pop artist.
She’s not singing as (loudly) as she can.
She’s not singing as loudly as she can.
to go down means to reject.
FALSE
to go down = to decrease
to turn down = to reject
How do they call Santa Claus in England?
In England, they call Santa: Father Christmas.
I thanked him for the offer but turned it _____.
I thanked him for the offer but turned it down.
I’d like to go a little farther into the details tomorrow.
I’d like to go a little further into the details tomorrow.
Now days are getting (short) and (short).
Now days are getting shorter and shorter.
The synonym to the phrasal verb "to run by" is " to tell over"
FALSE
the synonym would be "to talk over"
It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of ____________ at Christmas.
It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas.
[ˈmɪsəltəʊ]
I've got to go - something has just come ____ at home and I'm needed there.
I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there.
He came up a great idea for the ad campaign.
He came up with a great idea for the ad campaign.
You're even (pretty) in person than your profile picture.
You're even prettier in person than your profile picture.
while talking about distance, both farther and further can be used.
TRUE
The Chinese New Year date ...
a) is the 31st of December
b) is the 31st of March
c) changes every year
The Chinese New Year date changes each year. In 2021, Chinese New Year falls on Friday, February 12th.
The company has laid ____ 30 per cent of its staff.
The company has laid off 30 per cent of its staff.
There isn't no better solution to this problem.
There isn't any better solution to this problem.
There is no better solution to this problem.
Sometimes it seems like (little) I do, (many) tired I feel.
Sometimes it seems like the less I do, the more tired I feel.
We use "later" to talk about the order and "latter" to talk about the time.
FALSE
later - about time: I’ll go to the gym later.
latter - about order: Of the first two Hobbit movies, I prefer the latter.
Do you know what occasion the song "Jingle Bells" was originally written for?
a) Thanksgiving
b) Christmas
c) New Year
It wasn't originally a Christmas song! In fact, the jolly anthem was written in 1850, entitled One Horse Open Sleigh, for the American holiday, Thanksgiving!
I have an idea I'd like to run ____ you. (2 variants)
I have an idea I'd like to run by/past you.
Scafell Pike is the most easily identifiable peak of the Lake District.
Scafell Pike is the most easily identifiable peak in the Lake District.
She answered (enthusiastically) than I expected, but it didn't seem she was against it in general.
She answered less enthusiastically than I expected, but it didn't seem she was against it in general.
much, a little (bit), slightly, by far are the intensifiers of the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs.
FALSE
much, a little (bit), slightly - comparative degree
by far - superlative degree
In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas (the Dutch version of Santa Claus) arrives from _____, not from the North Pole.
a) Portugal
b) Spain
c) the Bahamas
In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas (the Dutch version of Santa Claus) arrives from Spain, not from the North Pole.