Question

2.1 Complete these sentences using verbs from the list in A opposite.
1 The car b..
down on the way to the airport.
2 The heavy snow blocked the roads and c...
the farm off completely.
3 It took him a long time to g...
I over his illness.
4 It isn't easy to learn German but you must k...
on trying.
5 If you'd like a lift to the station tomorrow, I can p....
you up at 9 a.m.
6 This is a really stupid programme. Please t..
the TV off.
2.2
In which of the sentences in exercise 2.1 above could you put the particle in a different
position?
2.3
Decide whether the phrasal verbs in these sentences are concrete or abstract in meaning,
by writing C for concrete or A for abstract in the brackets.
EXAMPLE He looked up (C) and saw a hot-air balloon in the sky.
1 I would never go against () my parents' wishes.
2 Shall I cut out ( ) this ad for the new CD player? We might want to buy one.
3 About five miles into our journey the engine cut out () and we broke down ( )
completely. It was over an hour before the rescue service turned up ( ).
4 Do we need to dress up ( ) tonight or is it informal?
5 I shall never really appreciate what my grandparents went through ( ) during the war.
2.4 Replace the underlined verbs in these sentences with phrasal verbs made using the verbs and
particles from the boxes below. If necessary, use the Mini dictionary at the end of this book.
make chase brush leave fall
up for out aside
out
1 They just ignored my complaints; it made me very angry.
2 I believed his story about having lost all his money. How stupid I was!
3 I couldn't understand what he was saying with all the noise.
4 Could you pursue Janet's report? She promised it last week but I haven't seen it yet.
5 If you are phoning from outside the country, omit the first zero in the city code.
2.5
Use more formal equivalents from the box instead of the phrasal verbs in these sentences.
Write the formal verbs in the correct form.
decline issue organise cancel
escape
1 The government have put out a statement condemning the recent protests.
2 The union accepted the new pay deal and called off the strike.
3 The number of people not owning a TV set nowadays has gone down dramatically.
4 There was a disturbance in Blackmoor Prison yesterday and three prisoners got away.
5 Could you see to lunch for our visitors? There will be four of them.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

Complete estas oraciones usando verbos de la lista en A opuesto.

Explicación: