COMMON PHRASAL VERBS IN F C E 1

COMMON PHRASAL VERBS IN F. C. E. 1. I’ve decided to CUT DOWN ON smoking. A couple a day could be enough. 2. I’ve decided to GIVE UP SMOKING. I smoke too much. 3. I TOOK UP painting when I was ten years old. 4. I’m LOOKING FORWARD TO going back home! I’m exhausted. 5. Look at Tom. He TAKES AFTER his bother a lot! 6. We PUT put our journey OFF because of the weather. 7. This bookshop was SET UP by a group of Oxford’s teachers ten years ago. 8. All members of The Beatles LOOKED UP TO John Lennon. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Reduce the amount of Stop doing something Start a hobby Await with excitement Be similar Postpone Start a business Admire

PHRASAL VERBS PRACTICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I can’t wait to go to the beach! It’s so hot now! As a child, I used to admire my teachers. You must be Tom’s brother: you are identical to him ! The manager postponed the meeting for tomorrow. I will stop working in this job in May. I’m fed up! My uncle opened this restaurant two years ago. I need to eat less sweets. I started to learn German in January.

PHRASAL VERBS PRACTICE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. I can’t wait to go to the beach! It’s so hot now! As a child, I used to admire my teachers. You must be Tom’s brother: you are identical to him ! The manager postponed the meeting for tomorrow. I will stop working in this job in May. I’m fed up! My uncle opened this restaurant two years ago. I need to eat less sweets. I started to learn German in January. I’m looking forward to going to the beach. As a child, I used to look up to my teachers. You must be Tom’s brother. You take after him. The manager put off the meeting for tomorrow. I will give up this job in May. I’m fed up. My uncle set up this restaurant two years ago. I need to cut down on sweets. I took up German in January.

FCE. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4. 1. The doctor told her to reduce the amount of sugar in her diet. CUT The doctor told her………………………. . …………the amount of sugar in her diet. 2. My sister didn’t begin to play tennis until she met Tom. TAKE My sister didn’t ………………………………. . until she met Tom. 3. Peter is just like his father! TAKE Peter…………………………………his father. 4. Today’s meeting is postponed and it will be held next week. PUT Today’s meeting has…………………………. until next week. 5. I’ve decided that in the future I’m not going to eat chocolate. GIVE I’ve decided I’m………………………………………. …from now on. 6. Mike’s father started he company that Mike now runs. SET The company that Mike runs …………………………………. . his father. 7. I can’t wait to see Mary again! LOOK I…………………………………………………. …. Mary again. NEXT SLIDE) (ANSWERS ON THE

FCE. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4. 1. The doctor told her to reduce the amount of sugar in her diet. CUT TO CUT DOWN ON The doctor told her………………………. . …………the amount of sugar in her diet. 2. My sister didn’t begin to play tennis until she met Tom. TAKE TOOK UP TENNIS My sister didn’t ………………………………. . until she met Tom. 3. Peter is just like his father! TAKES AFTER Peter…………………………………his father. 4. Today’s meeting is postponed and it will be held next week. PUT BEEN PUT OFF Today’s meeting has…………………………. until next week. 5. I’ve decided that in the future I’m not going to eat chocolate. GIVE GOING TO GIVE UP CHOCOLATE I’ve decided I’m………………………………………. …from now on. 6. Mike’s father started he company that Mike now runs. SET WAS SET OUT BY The company that Mike runs …………………………………. . his father. 7. I can’t wait to see Mary again! LOOK ‘M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING I…………………………………………………. …. Mary again.