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English Word Skills Exercises for A2 – Phrasal verbs

5 exercícios

1. Match words from box A with words from box B to make compound nouns. Write them below.

Aclimate      fossil      globalgreenhouse      ice      rainrenewable      sea      surfaceBcaps      change      energyforest      fuels      gases      leveltemperature      warming
  • 1)
    climate change
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2. Complete the sentences with the particles below. You need to use three of them more than once. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Check your answers at the bottom of the page.

  • down off on out up with
  • 1)
    Factories and power stations give greenhouse gases.
  • 2)
    When we cut trees, we increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
  • 3)
    The world’s oceans are slowly heating
  • 4)
    The world’s supply of gas is likely to run in the next ten years.
  • 5)
    The EU recently decided to close all the nuclear power stations in Europe.
  • 6)
    Solar energy works better in places where you can rely good weather.
  • 7)
    Scientists recently came a car engine that uses only CO2.
  • 8)
    Many types of animals and plants are dying because the Earth is getting warmer.

3. Write the phrasal verbs which can replace the underlined words. Choose from the list below.

  • carry on come up with give up go up look after
  • put off set off use up
  • 1)
    I need to think of a good excuse for not handing in my homework.
  • 2)
    I’m trying to stop eating junk food.
  • 3)
    After running ten kilometres, she was too tired to continue
  • 4)
    He left his job so he could take care of his sons.
  • 5)
    Please don’t finish all the milk – I need some for my breakfast tomorrow.
  • 6)
    The number of people with smartphones is continuing to rise
  • 7)
    We should delay the meeting because nobody can come that day.
  • 8)
    Don’t stay up late! We need to leave early tomorrow.

VOCAB BOOST!

There are hundreds of phrasal verbs in English and many of them are very common. They are easier to learn in small groups. Here are two options:

1 Learn phrasal verbs related to the same topic.

break down = (a car, a bus, etc.) stop working

head for = travel in a certain direction

take off = (a plane) leave the ground, go up in the air

2 Learn phrasal verbs with the same base verb

look after = take care of

look around = explore

look into = study, examine

look up = find in a dictionary or other reference work

4. Use a dictionary to find four phrasal verbs with the base verb turn. Include short definitions.

  • 1)
    =
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    =
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    =
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    =

5. Replace the underlined words with the phrasal verbs below.

  • carry on close down come up with give up look after
  • put off use up wake up to
  • 1)
    Can you take care of the baby while I go shopping?
  • 2)
    Do you think you can stop using your car for a month?
  • 3)
    They delayed leaving their house in spite of the approaching forest fire.
  • 4)
    We need to think of some new ways to save water.
  • 5)
    How did you finish all the sugar? It was a new bag!
  • 6)
    They decided to continue looking for survivors.
  • 7)
    They had to shut their business because of the storm damage.
  • 8)
    People need to become aware of reality and stop using so many natural resources.

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