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 come back.

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.

Idioms and fixed phrases (Upstream Intermediate, p.13).

XV. Paraphrase the following sentences using idioms and fixed phrases (Upstream Intermediate, p.13).

1. He’s been beaten by a gang of thugs and is covered in bruises.

2. If you don’t want to upset your friend, you’ll have to invent a harmless small lie.

3. I think it’s time we discussed this difficult situation and tried to improve it.

4. When I looked round he seemed to have disappeared in a sudden and mysterious way.

5. We don’t go out very often.

6. The new trainees are young and lack experience.

7. If you want to reach an agreement that benefits you, be ready to argue in a very determined way.

8. We’ve got her confession right here in a written form.

9. We’ve been travelling around talking to people all over the country.

10. When manufacturers refused to cooperate, the company stopped buying their equipment.

11. She is good at making plants grow; her roses are the most beautiful in our neighbourhood.

12. Ian is determined to marry Lucy and he is not going to be met with refusal.