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Guia Definitiva Phrasal Verbs
Guia Definitiva Phrasal Verbs
Guia Definitiva Phrasal Verbs
What is this?
make a decision do a decision
strong coffee powerful coffee
generation gap generation space
You need to hear them and read them to understand native speakers.
You need to say them and write them so you seem natural to native speakers.
Exam?
Use of English Humans are not the only creatures that like to _____ fun. Collocation:
A have B do C get D take have + fun
Part 1
Use of English Modern bicycles combine compactness _____ convenience. Collocation:
combine st + with + st
Part 2
Use of English Tea was virtually _____ in England until about 1700. Collocation:
KNOWN virtually + unknown
Part 3
Use of English Tickets for the concert tomorrow cannot be bought before Collocation:
12th May. SALE be + on + sale
Part 4 Tickets for the concert will not _____ _____ 12th May.
Verb + preposition
turn into As children turn into teenagers, their whole world changes.
break up John’s parents have broken up and John’s very depressed.
pay attention If Rocky had been paying attention in class, he wouldn’t be in detention.
fall out Teenagers are always falling out and making up again.
fit in The new girl in the class seems to be fitting in well with her classmates.
Noun + noun
youth centre The YMCA is a youth centre for teenagers to hang out in.
law-breaking youth Some charities want to take the homeless youth off the streets.
peer pressure They want to give them ideas on how to ignore peer pressure.
mood swing Many adolescents suffer from mood swings and depression.
generation gap Young psychologists are hired to reduce the generation gap between them.
Adjective + noun
physical development Teenagers go through a period of rapid physical development.
emotional maturity Teenagers want to be treated as adults, but are not emotionally mature yet.
social skills They want to teach them social skills they never learnt.
young adults Eighteen is a difficult age because you are both a teenager and a young adult.
close relationship Jane has a very close relationship with her mother.
clear skin The doctor prescribed Tom a lotion to help keep his skin clear from spots.
wide generation gap My mother doesn’t think the generation gap is as wide now as it used to be.
high level Today’s teenagers can suffer very high levels of stress, according to doctors.
clean record When juvenile offenders turn eighteen, they get a clean criminal record again.
narrow range Unfortunately, there’s an extremely narrow range of activities available.
long hours I don’t think it’s healthy for Umar to spend such long hours alone in his room.
great importance A teenager’s social life is a matter of great importance to them.
Verb + noun
take make have do take make have do
_____ research _____ progress
_____ the first move _____ a complaint
_____ fun _____ the blame
_____ a trick _____ a great time
_____ a deep breath _____ well
_____ a party _____ an idea
_____ the right thing _____ care of
_____ the flu _____ changes
_____ a difference _____ somebody a favour
Verb + adverb
benefit greatly Freya would benefit greatly from some sessions with a psychologist or counsellor.
develop rapidly The world is developing so rapidly that parents often find it hard to keep up.
grin broadly Whenever I see Sean, he’s either grinning strictly or laughing at some joke.
strictly speaking Strictly speaking, a nineteen-year-old is still a teenager, but we usually say young adult.
smelling strongly Jean came in smelling strongly of tobacco and her father was sure she’d been smoking.
working hard After working hard for my exams all day, I went out with my friends in the evening.
Adverb + adjective
highly intelligent Highly intelligent teenagers can suffer from boredom at school, which
leads to misbehaviour.
deeply disappointed The head teacher told Carl that she was deeply disappointed with the
way he was acting in class.
Phrases
to come and go as you You can’t just treat this house like a hotel and come and go as you
please please.
to call it a night You’ve been doing your homework for hours so why don’t you call it a
night and carry on in the morning.
be safe and sound Thank goodness Becky made it home from the party safe and sound!
sense of style It’s no wonder she has such a good sense of style - she spends all
day reading fashion magazines.
now and then I only see my old school friends now and then, these days.
matter of taste Music is a matter of taste and, when you get older, your likes and
dislikes might change.
peace and quiet At last, the kids went to camp and John got some peace and quiet to
study for his exams.
chalk and cheese The two boys are like chalk and cheese but, despite their differences,
they’re the best of friends.
hard and fast There are no hard and fast rules to bringing up teenagers.
waste of time Adolescents often feel it’s a waste of time to talk to their parents
about their problems, since they won’t understand.
Verb phrases
grow older As children grow older, they start to want more independence.
tell lies to sb Why do teenagers have a reputation for telling lies to their parents?
pay attention Very few of the students were paying attention to what the teacher
was saying.
go white The young girl went white and fainted.
get angry They argue, but they seldom get angry with each other.
to be held responsible At what age should young people be held responsible for their
actions?
talk about I don’t know what you’re talking about!
to turn red The two youths turned red and started shouting at each other.
Verb + adverb
study hard Katie has been studying hard all afternoon.
lately He’s been coming home very late at night lately.
correctly guess Her brother correctly guessed that something was wrong.
deeply hurt He’s just broken up with his best friend and he’s deeply hurt.
dead certain I’m dead certain that he wasn’t in class that day.
learn fast Young people learn fast and rarely make the same mistake twice.
highly suspicious The teenagers looked at the new teacher and were highly suspicious of him.
take it easy Take it easy! There’s no need to lose your cool.
watch closely If you watch him closely, you’ll see he takes after his father in the way he acts.
sound asleep Karen’s sound asleep, so don’t go into her room.
Practice
Part 1
Hi Scott,
Sorry I haven’t written for a while, but I’ve been busy settling in here. I also (1) _____ the flu, so I was in bed for
a while.
It’s quite different here from life in the UK. There’s so much peace and (2) _____ that I sometimes miss the
honking of car horns and the crowds of London. Mum likes it, though, and her anxiety (3)_____ have almost
disappeared.
I started my new school. I’m going to have to start (4) _____ attention in class, because there’s loads I don’t
know, especially in history and geography. I’m a (5) _____ learner, of course, so I’m not too worried. The only
thing that does worry me a bit is that all the kids here seem to have very (6) _____ friendships already and I
don’t know how easy making friends is going to be. My social (7) _____ is non-existent at the moment. Oh well,
I’m sure it will get better.
Write soon. I really want to stay in touch by email, because I think it’s (8) _____ unlikely I’ll be seeing you until
the summer at least.
Hal
A B C D
1 had took did went
2 silence quiet quietness calm
3 assaults crises attacks panics
4 paying showing seeing noticing
5 rapid hard lazy fast
6 favourite best old close
7 existence life skill event
8 greatly highly strongly broadly