4. Find out the meaning of the following phrasal verbs and make up sentences of your own to illustrate their usage.

- to turn smth/ smb down

- to cut down on smth

- to straighten smb/ smth out

- to pep smth/ smb up

- to wear off

- to build up (smth)

- to speed smth up

- to wash smth down

- to creep in/ into smth

5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable phrasal verb.

1. My doctor’s told me to ___ ___ carbohydrates.

2. You must ___ ___ your strength after illness.

3. ___ ___ the dish with some curry powder.

4. If this pain doesn’t ___ ___ soon, I shall go mad.

5. The new system will ___ ___ the process of applying for a passport.

6. Jim and Mary must be left to ___ ___ their own affairs.

7. Enemy forces have now ___ ___ to a dangerous strength.

8. There are a few things that need ___ ___ between us.

9. We ___ ___ steak and chips with red wine.

10. The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to ___ ___.

11. Alcohol ___ ___ the action of this medication.

12. Have you some tea to ___ this dry cake___ ?

13. I’m afraid your application has been ___ ___.

14. The party is very dull. What can we do to ___ it ___ ?

15. The factory cannot afford to employ any more workers, so it will have to ___ ___ production.

16. You need something to ___ you ___. How about a drink?

17. Suspicion ___ ___ Joan’s mind.

18. Her resentment was ___ ___ day after day and eventually she decided to urge Philip to speak out in order to ___ ___ the inevitable.

6. Match the adjectives with their definitions. Think of their possible collocations and translate them into Russian.

	Adjective		Definition
1	Clammy	A	With all one’s feelings, interest, sincerity etc
2	Drowsy	B	feeling as if free from the force of gravity
3	Groggy	C	Suffering the effects of drinking too much
4	Half-hearted	D	infml weak because of illness, shock, or tiredness, often unable to walk steadily
5	Hollow	E	infml derog probably dishonest
6	Hung-over	F	showing little effort and no real interest
7	Shady	G	unpleasantly sticky, slightly wet, and usually cold
8	Smarting	H	sleepy, peacefully inactive
9	Weightless	I	(of feelings, words etc) without real meaning or value
10	Whole-hearted	J	of a painful stinging sensation

7. Look up the following words and find out their possible derivatives and collocations.

- drug - pulse

- pill - sleep

Translate the following words and expressions offhand:

наркоман, sleepwalker, наркозависимость, sleeping pill, горькая пилюля, pulsation, наркомания, sleeping car/ sleeper, щупать пульс, pillbox, бессонница, druggist, подсластить пилюлю, (let) sleeping dogs (lie), торговец наркотиками, sleepover, аптека (Am), weak pulse, крепко спать, soft/ hard drugs, держать руку на пульсе, sleeping bag, заснуть.