Phrasal Verbs
My phone battery died, so the call suddenly got ______.
My phone battery died, so the call suddenly got cut off.
This person tells jokes on stage to make the audience laugh: a ______.
This person tells jokes on stage to make the audience laugh: a COMEDIAN.
My grandmother is 98 and still ______.
My grandmother is 98 and still ALIVE AND WELL.
English ______ (speak) all over the world.
English SPOKEN all over the world.
She ______ (not / like) spicy food, so she never orders curry.
She DOESN'T LIKE spicy food, so she never orders curry.
This milk smells terrible. I think it has ______.
This milk smells terrible. I think it has GONE OFF.
This person watches a TV show or a video: a ______.
This person watches a TV show or a video: a VIEWER.
Life is full of ______, good days and bad days.
Life is full of UPS AND DOWNS, good days and bad days.
Look! The street ______ (repair) right now.
Look! The street IS BEING REPAIRED right now.
I ______ (know) the answer to that question.
I KNOW the answer to that question.
The pain will ______ in a few hours, don’t worry.
The pain will WEAR OFF in a few hours, don’t worry.
This person writes music, like Mozart or Beethoven: a ______.
This person writes music, like Mozart or Beethoven: a MUSICIAN.
We’ve been together ______ for years, with a few breaks in between.
We’ve been together ON AND OFF for years, with a few breaks in between.
Be quiet, please! The baby ______ (put) to bed at the moment.
Be quiet, please! The baby IS BEING PUT to bed at the moment.
Right now I ______ (have) lunch, so I can’t talk. Call me later!
Right now I AM HAVING lunch, so I can’t talk. Call me later!
Our friends are flying to Australia, so we’re going to the airport to ______ them ______.
Our friends are flying to Australia, so we’re going to the airport to SEE them OFF.
This person works in government and tries to win votes: a ______.
This person works in government and tries to win votes: a POLITICIAN.
He travelled ______ looking for the perfect coffee.
He travelled FAR AND WIDE looking for the perfect coffee.
Rewrite in the passive: “They are building a new hospital near the airport.”
A new hospital is being built near the airport.
The soup ______ (taste) delicious, but the chef ______ (taste) it again to check the salt.
The soup TASTES delicious, but the chef IS TASTING it again to check the salt.
The company’s new electric scooter really ______ last summer, and now it sells in twelve countries.
The company’s new electric scooter really TOOK OFF last summer, and now it sells in twelve countries.
This person represents their country in a foreign nation: an ______.
This person represents their country in a foreign nation: an AMBASSADOR.
I haven’t finished the puzzle; I only have ______ of it.
I haven’t finished the puzzle; I only have BITS AND PIECES of it.
Rewrite in the passive: “Do they make these shoes in Italy?”
Are these shoes made in Iltaly?
Explain the difference in meaning: “I think this film is boring” vs. “I am thinking about going to the cinema.”
1st - in my opinion
2nd- consider