A. Complete the text using the phrasal verbs from the box in the correct tense.
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breakdown find out get back lie down hurry up run away take off wake up |
I hadn’t seen Jason for six weeks. He 1……ran away…… after the fight with his brother. I got a postcard from New York and that was all I knew. Where was he? Was he OK? I had to 2…………………… . On the last night in November I 3…………………… late. I 4…………………… on the sofa and fell asleep right there. When I finally 5……………………, it was 10 o’clock the next morning. For a moment I couldn’t think what day it was. And then I remembered – it was Sunday and today I was going to find Jason.
6‘……………………, Jack,’ I said to myself. ‘The plane mustn’t 7…………………… without you.’
It was icy cold outside. I threw my bags in the car and started the engine. The car jumped forward and stopped. I couldn’t believe it. This was not a good time for the car to 8…………………… .
Answers
2 find out 3 got back 4 lay down
5 woke up 6 Hurry up 7 takeoff
8 break down.
B. Rewrite each phrasal verb sentence using an appropriate noun object instead of the pronoun. Rewrite each sentence in two different ways.
1 My mum says I can’t go out until I have tidied it up.
My mum says I can’t go out until I have tidied my room up / until I have tidied up my room.
2 Take them off! The sun isn’t shining in the house.
……………………………………………………
3 The beach is really dirty. People should pick it up when they go home.
……………………………………………………
4 It’s too dark in here. Turn them on!
……………………………………………………
5 I can’t ring Louie. I need to charge it up first.
……………………………………………………
6 Let’s have a party! Turn it up!
……………………………………………………
7 They were writing on the wall. The policeman told them off.
……………………………………………………
8 When you sit in a car, you need to put it on.
……………………………………………………
9 You can’t leave. I’ve locked the door and thrown it away.
……………………………………………………
Answers
Possible answers
2 Take off your sunglasses. / Take your sunglasses off.
3 People should pick up their rubbish / pick their rubbish up when they go home.
4 Turn on the lights! / Turn the lights on!
5 I need to charge up my phone / charge my phone up first.
6 Turn up the music / the volume! / Turn the music / the volume up!
7 The policeman told off the children. / The policeman told the children off.
8 When you sit in a car, you need to put on your seat belt / put your seat belt on.
9 I’ve locked the door and thrown away the key / thrown the key away.
C. Complete the dialogues using the verbs in the box and appropriate adverb particles. Use the structure: verb + pronoun + adverb particle.
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give look put take tell throw turn turn |
1 A: I bought these shoes but they’re too small.
B: ……Take them back!……
2 A: What do you think of this hat?
B: It’s great! Why don’t you ……………………………?
3 A: I don’t know what this word means.
B: ……………………………?
4 A: The music is too loud.
B: Why don’t you ……………………………?
5 A: The little girl was really rude to me!
B: Why didn’t you ……………………………?
6 A: We’ve had these biscuits for weeks.
B: ……………………………?
7 A: The TV is boring.
B: Why don’t you ……………………………?
8 A: I don’t enjoy learning to play the piano.
B: Why don’t you ……………………………?
Answers
2 put it on 3 Look it up! 4 turn it down
5 tell her off 6 Throw them away
7 turn it off 8 give it up
D. What activities would you like a robot to do for you? Write at least five sentences in your notebook.
Example: I’d like it to tidy up my bedroom.
Answers
Possible answers
2 I’d like it to wake me up.
3 I’d like it to turn on the TV.
4 I’d like it to take off my shoes.
5 I’d like it to find out the answers to my homework.
E. Circle the correct option.
1 I always leave my dirty clothes on the floor. Asimo …………… and washes them.
a picks them up
b them picks up
c picks up them
2 Asimo can clean your shoes, but you have to …………… them off first.
a turn b take c tell
3 This robot is broken, so I’m going to take …………… to the shop.
a it back b back it c back
4 Asimo …………… my T-shirt. He thought it was rubbish!
a ran away
b broke down
c threw away
5 Asimo always …………… after a meal.
a looks up b picks up c washes up
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 c
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