PHRASAL VERBS
WHAT PHRASAL VERB FITS TO THE DEFINITION?
REDUCE
CUT DOWN
TABLET COMPUTERS ARE GWOWING IN (POPULAR)
TABLET COMPUTERS ARE GWOWING IN POPULARITY
You must never let anyone use your Identity Card.
SHOULD
Under ____________________ let anyone else use your identity card.
Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU let anyone else use your identity card.
FILL IN THE CORRECT TENSE
MY NEW GAME IS NESATIONAL - AS SOON AS YOU
(FINISH) A LEVEL, YOU (GET) SOMETHING COMPLTELY DIFFERENT TO DO.
MY NEW GAME IS NESATIONAL - AS SOON AS YOU
FINISH A LEVEL, YOU GET SOMETHING COMPLTELY DIFFERENT TO DO.
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ANTS IN HIS PANTS
BE FIDGETY OR RESTLESS
WHAT PHRASAL VERB FITS TO THE DEFINITION?
UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT IS CHANGING REALLY FAST
KEEP UP WITH
AS MAPS ARE FLAT, IT IS VIRTUALLY (POSSIBLE) TO SHOW THE RIGHT SCALE, AREA AND DIRECTION ON ONE MAP.
AS MAPS ARE FLAT, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SHOW THE RIGHT SCALE, AREA AND DIRECTION ON ONE MAP.
Playing drums is fun, but so is singing in a choir.
JUST
It's _____________________ singing in a choir as it is playing the drums
It's JUST AS MUCH FUN singing in a choir as it is playing the drums
QUITE LATE ONE EVENING I (WALK) HOME ALONE FROM COLLEGE.
QUITE LATE ONE EVENING I WAS WALKING HOME ALONE FROM COLLEGE.
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HOLD YOUR HORSES
WAIT A MOMENT
WHAT PHRASAL VERB FITS TO THE DEFINITION?
LEAVE THE GROUND
TAKE OFF
MERCATOR SPENT HIS (YOUNG) IN FLANDERS.
MERCATOR SPENT HIS YOUTH IN FLANDERS.
This film stands a very good chance of winning an award.
HIGHLY
It is ___________________________ win an award.
It is HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE FILM WILL win an award.
YESTERDAY WAS A VERY BAD DAY. IF____________RAINING PERHAPS IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO DIFFICULT.
YESTERDAY WAS A VERY BAD DAY. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN RAINING PERHAPS IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO DIFFICULT.
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AT A SNAIL´S PACE
VERY SLOWLY
FILL IN THE BLANK
________SOMEONE A FAVOUR
DO SOMEONE A FAVOUR
CELEBRITIES OFTEN SEEM TO LEAD SUCH INTERESTING LIVES THAT IT IS PERHAPS (UNDERSTAND) THAT WE WANT TO FIND MORE ABOUT THEM.
CELEBRITIES OFTEN SEEM TO LEAD SUCH INTERESTING LIVES THAT IT IS PERHAPS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT WE WANT TO FIND MORE ABOUT THEM.
Hilary was asked to give an explanation for making the mistake.
WHY
Hilary was asked to _________________ the mistake.
Hilary was asked to EXPLAIN WHY SHE MADE the mistake.
WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS, THE COST OF SPACE (FALL) DRAMATICALLY.
WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS, THE COST OF SPACE WILL BE FALLING DRAMATICALLY.
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KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
SOLVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH ONE ACTION
FILL IN THE PHRASAL VERB
I HATE THE WAY MY SISTER ALWAYS TAKES________________AND THINKS I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
I HATE THE WAY MY SISTER ALWAYS TAKES ME FOR GRANTED AND THINKS I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OUR MOODS ARE MORE (STRONG) INFLUENCED BY FRIENDS THAN WE TEND TO THINK.
RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT OUR MOODS ARE MORE STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY FRIENDS THAN WE TEND TO THINK.
I can't deny that I was embarrassed to be given the award.
NO
There's ____________________ embarrassment at being given the award.
There's NO DENYING MY embarrassment at being given the award.
SOON CUSTOMERS (ISSUE) WITH QUESTIONNAIRES, AND IT (HOPE) THEIR ANSWERS WILL PROVIDE A CLEARER IDEA OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCENTS AND INCREASED SALES.
SOON CUSTOMERS WILL BE ISSUED WITH QUESTIONNAIRES, AND IT IS HOPED THEIR ANSWERS WILL PROVIDE A CLEARER IDEA OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCENTS AND INCREASED SALE
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CHICKEN OUT
DECIDE NOT TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE OF FEAR