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Exercise 1
work out get up turn off put on go out take off wake up
1. The children were all at the table waiting for me to finish off__.
2. I’m afraid there isn’t any cake left - we dish it up.
3. Judging by the way they tuck into dinner, they must have been very hungry.
4. I can probably rustle up a meal with what’s left in the fridge.
5. There are some very good restaurants in the city centre if you like to eat out.
Exercise 3
check in get on get off (2x) break down take off turn back
John and David’s flight home from Amsterdam was at nine in the morning. They had arranged to meet with John’s friend
Mark at half past six but Mark arrived at the hotel almost half an hour late – that, however, was just the beginning of their
problems. On the way from the hotel to the airport, their car (1)break down in the middle of a busy intersection, causing a
traffic jam. Then, David realized that he had left his mobile phone in the hotel, but it was too late for them to (2) turn back.
When they arrived at the airport, they had just enough time to (3) get off_, go through passport control and security check
and (4) get on_ the plane. The plane (5 take of very shortly after that and eight hours later, they landed in New York, but
they couldn’t (6) check in the plane because there was a problem on the runway. They felt a jet lag and finally, forty-five
minutes after landing, they (7) get off_.
Exercise 4
Journeys
Complete the conversation with a phrasal verb from the box in the correct form. The definitions in brackets will
help you.
1. The house was such a mess after the party so I helped to clear down
3. Could you put the books _back_ on the shelves after you have used them?
Exercise 6
Money
These phrasal verbs are all about spending and saving money. Use the correct form of a phrasal verb from the box
to replace the words in italics in the sentences below.
splash out save up fork out settle up dip into put down
5. If you pay for dinner I’ll settle up at the end of the evening.
Emotions
These phrasal verbs all relate to emotions and feelings. Try to match them to their meanings on the right:
Relationships
These phrasal verbs all relate to relationships. Complete the dialogues with the phrasal verbs below.
A: Did you hear that Sarah and David have _ split up (end a relationship)? B: Really? They’ve been put up whir (be
boyfriend and girlfriend) for years! What went wrong?
A: Sarah said all they did was argue because he was very jealous, and she couldn’t
Go out with (tolerate) it anymore. David apparently is very upset.
A: I’m sure he is, but he’ll get over_ (begin to feel better).
Mapa Cognitivo de Cajas - Phrasal Verbs