Phrasal verbs (Upstream Intermediate, p.12)

X. Translate into English using the correct prepositions (Upstream Intermediate, pp. 11-12).

IX. Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition (Upstream Intermediate, pp. 11-12).

Prepositions (Upstream Intermediate, pp.11 -12)

1. The boys went from door to door begging ______ money.

2. He’s been absent _______ school for three days.

3. We need to agree ______ the date to meet.

4. If he does not apologize _____ me _____ being rude, I’ll never speak to him again.

5. I’m beginning to think you actually believe ______ ghosts!

6. I do not want to accuse him _______ telling lies.

7. Irina and Markus were busy _______ preparations for their wedding.

8. You have to apply _______ the passport office _______ a visa.

9. He became accustomed _______ living without electricity, and missed it very little.

10. I don’t really approve _______ children wearing make-up.

11. However hard you try, you won’t convince her _______ her mistake.

12. He started ________ scratch and built up an empire.

13. This film is not suitable ______ young children.

14. I didn’t notice anything ________ the ordinary.

15. The new textbook will really appeal ______ adult learners.

16. The region continues to suffer _______ serious pollution.

17. She eventually managed to overcome her fear ______ the dark.

18. He’s still getting over his illness, so don’t expect too much ______ him.

19. I’ve enjoyed the benefit ______ a good education.

20. She is not short _______ excuses when things go wrong.

1) Я не одобряю отношения этого студента к учебе. Он часто отсутствует на занятиях.

2) Она никогда не летает самолетом, потому что страдаетбоязнью высоты.

3) Нам нужно договориться о цене на дом за городом.

4) Последние две недели он занят строительством необычной пристройки к дому для своих собак, которым стало тесно во дворике за домом.

5) Я сам не верю впреимущества нового метода, поэтому не смогу убедить в них моего руководителя.

6) Мне не нравится этот цвет, я не могу к нему привыкнуть. По-моему, он не подходит для кухни.

7) Она подала заявление в университет на факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики.

8) Тебе следует извиниться перед ней за то, что ты обвинял ее во лжи. Она не ожидала от тебя такого поведения.

XI. Study phrasal verbs with “break” and “bring” (Upstream Intermediate, Appendix 2, p.185) and complete the following sentences with the correct particle.

1. She came back to the house to discover that thieves had broken … and stolen all of her most valuable things.

2. I’m sure that mothers and fathers have an equally important role to play in bringing … their children.

3. The coach broke … on the motorway, so the fans missed the first half of the match.

4. I hear that the company has brought … a new laptop computer, but I haven’t seen it yet.

5. She said she didn’t want to break … her engagement to Paul but in the circumstances she could see no alternative.

6. This photograph brings … memories of when we lived in Scotland, when I was a child.

7. A serious epidemic has broken … in South America and thousands of people are dying.

8. Her mother- and father-in-law who were exceptionally kind to her were very upset when the marriage broke ….

XII. Replace the underlined words and phrases with a suitable phrasal verb with “break” or “bring”.

1. Following two days of shooting along their borders, the two countries have brought their diplomatic relations to an end.

2. The smell of the flowers in the garden made happy memories of my childhood comeback.

3. The party was going well, but suddenly a fierce fight began between rival gangs and some people were seriously injured.

4. My sister and her husband are always having arguments because he totally disagrees with her ideas on how to raise children.

5. We asked some friends around to watch a film, but the video recorder was playing up and it eventually stopped working.

6. Since they put it on the market last autumn, sales of the new word processor have been very slow.

7. If anyone tries to enter by force, the alarm system automatically comes on.

8. We finish our course on 18 December and go back on 8 January, so we’ve got about a three-week holiday.

XIII. Use phrasal verbs with “break” or “bring” to complete the sentences below. Make additions to the context, if necessary.

1. I loved her very much when we were both young. Seeing her again, 20 years later, ….

2. Because of the incident on the border the two countries have ….

3. If there is too much competition, a price war may ….

4. She’s a young mother. She doesn’t have much experience of ….

5. Summer is coming. In three weeks’ time our school will ….

6. This is the fifth album the popular jazz band has ….

7. He was late for the meeting because his car ….

8. The burglars waited until it was dark enough to ….

XIV. Translate the sentences using a suitable phrasal verb with “break” or “bring”.

1) Он воспитывал своих сыновей так, чтобы они умели преодолевать трудности и во всем полагались только на себя.

2) На днях на чердаке нашего дома вспыхнул пожар. К счастью, приехавшие вовремя пожарные быстро потушили огонь, поэтому никто из жильцов не пострадал.

3) Несмотря на то, что здание охранялось, кто-то проник внутрь прошлой ночью и украл компьютер из одного из офисов.

4) Говорят, что выпущена новая модель карманного переводчика, но ее пока нет в продаже.

5) Они такие хорошие друзья, что, кажется, ничто на свете не может разорвать их дружбу.

6) Развалины старого дома на краю деревни напомнили ей о жестоком преступлении, совершенном здесь несколько лет назад.

7) Стиральная машина, кажется, опять сломалась. Придется снова отдавать ее в ремонт.

8) Когда учащихся вашей школы отпускают на каникулы? – Через две недели.

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