Unit 6 – Learning and doing

I. Phrasal Verbs

Find the phrasal verbs of these sentences below and underline them.

1. He pointed out the danger of driving in the storm.

2. Just cross it out and rewrite it correctly.
3. Rip up this piece of paper after you’ve finished reading it.
4. Do you want to write down my phone number?
5. I didn’t know the meaning of the word, so I had to look it up in a dictionary.
6. I can’t rub it out because I wrote it in pen.
7. “Turn over the next page, please” Mrs. Black said.
8. The teacher asked me to read out the first paragraph of the reading text.

Then match them with their meanings.

a. To tell someone important information.

b. To remove with a rubber.
c. to turn something so that the other side is towards you.
d. to write information on a piece of paper.
e. to draw a line through something written
f. to say something out loud what you are reading.
g. to try to find information in a book
h. to tear something into pieces.

II. Prepositional Phrases

Complete the sentences by filling in the correct prepositions in each gap.

1. Are you in favour ……………. going camping with us?

2. Our teacher asked us to learn the irregular verbs ……………… heart.
3. ………………. conclusion, I would like to thank you all for your hard work.
4. In large cities, in London ……………… instance, there is a lot of smog.
5. I didn’t fail the exam; ……………… fact, I did it rather well.
6. ……………. general, men are taller than women.