10C The party's over

Phrasal verbs (3): meanings and grammar m!D GJ!D

"Read the article. Then fill i n t he gaps with sentences a)-e).

1. h e wa s yo u n ger

2. I had h ardl y eaten a n y t hi ng

3. )'OU d on 't t end to worry ahout t h i ngs for lon g

d) l '"<l5 scill 3m pciseu

e) m y brot h er was act u al ly going t o get m arri ed

''I'd like you to be my best man," said my brother.

Even though my brother and 1 had always got on well and rarel y •largucd,

••!..wauti/L$.wpr.ise<:l . . I was only just 18. I had only been to a few weddi ngs

Rewri te words/phrases a)-j)

in hold in 1hc article using the correct form of these phrasal verbs.

point out get out of it come up with look up come across go u p split up get over it

.faH--oat put it off

a) . fe.U, p_µt_

b) ............... ............

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in my life and 1 was already going to be a best man. I accepted immedia tely - it was more evidence that I wa s becoming an adult. At last.

During dinner that eveni ng, my mother bltold me that best men were, of course, supposed to make speeches.

"Supposed to or have to?" I asked, feeling my heart rate* <lincrcasing a little. "Well, have lo," she said .

Suddenly I didn't feel h ungry any more.

There wasn't any poi nt in tryi ng to dlavoid doing it. And of course when you're young, z ................................... ................._...........................................

I started making excuses lo myself so I could •ldo it later: after all, my brother and

his fiancee might ¹lend their relationship and the wedding would be cancelled. A week before the weddi ng it was clear that ³.............. ........ . ............

........... . 1 needed a speech. Quickly.

I &lscarched for weddi ng speeches in the place which seems to have the answers to everythi ng: the Internet. After a few mi n utes I hlfou nd a wehsite with ti ps on making speeches. It suggested finding photos of the groom when

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c) ..............

d) .........

e) ........

f) .. ................................. ........ .......

g) ....... ............ ....... . .....

h) . .............

i)

j) .......... . ............

Arc these sentences true (T) or fal se (f)?

1. ITJ Oliver wa s 18 w hen his

brot h er asked hi m to be his

best man .

2. 0 He had been a best m a n

befo re.

3. D He kn ew a bes t m an had

Perfect!There were hu ndred s of photos of my brother when he wa s you ng:

my brother as a baby, my brother with his first 'girlfriend ', my broth er with long hai r, my brother with short hai r and a beard. Easy.

When the moment finally arrived, 1 can't say 1 wa sn't nervou s. Weddi ng speeches arc made after a meal and ⁵....

. ................. ................. . However, withi n

a few minutes of sta nding up to make my speech . 1 started to ilfeel better about it. The photos were a huge success and everyone was asking how 1 ilhad thought of such an original idea. Of course I

lied. More evidence I was becomi ng an adul t. At last.

t o ma ke a speech wh en h e

accept ed.

4 0 llc d id n't t ry t o avoi d

havi ng t o mak e a spee ch.

S 0 I le was su re his h rother

wa s going t o split u p wi t h

hi fian cee .

6. D It was Ol iver's own idea

to u se ph ot os for his speech .

6. D A t 1he weddin g, Oliver

was n ervou s a t fi rst.

6. DOliver t old everyon e wh ere

he got 1hc idea for his speech ._•

*heart rate = t he speed a t which your h eart bcai s