Match the phrasal verbs with their meanings (1-10).

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1) to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance

2) to practise a skill in order to improve it

3) (about a feeling) to increase gradually over a period of time

4) to say something, especially to express your opinion

5) to check smth carefully

6) to read something carefully from beginning to end in order to check details or find mistakes

7) to give something to someone in a position of authority

8) to like each other and have a friendly relationship with each other

9) to write something on a piece of paper

10) to think about something and manage to understand it

Now complete the sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs from exercise 2.

1) Spend a couple of minutes just to _______________ your essay.

2) These are tasks that provide students with "data" about how a particular grammatical structure works and help them _______________ the rule for themselves.

3) _______________ seven words that describe how you feel.

4) He was able to get students who might regularly be shy in class to _______________ and participate.

5) Could you _______________ this report and correct any mistakes?

6) I _______________ a word I’d never seen before.

7) Why don’t you _______________ your Italian _______________ on Francesca?

8) Have you _______________ your history essay yet?

9) Most people think of proofreading as largely consisting of checking spelling, punctuation and grammar. These are, of course, major elements of the work, and if you didn't _______________ well with grammar at school or if your spelling is poor, this is almost certainly not the job for you.

10) No matter the grade, teachers need to _____________ the confidence in their students -- not bring it down.

Change the word in capitals

1. He is quietly CONFIDE…………..that there will be no problems this time.

2. Other USE…………….. information is also given at the back of the book.

3. It is important to set yourself REAL……………goals.

4. Most schools nowadays prefer to use continuous ASSESS…………, because it gives a fairer picture of how the student has done during the whole year.

5. There have been questions about the ACCURATE…………. of the report.

6. You will never disturb people who sit next you, If you listen to the RECORD…………….. via headphones

7. He's speaking Italian, not Spanish. Don't you know the DIFFER………….?

8. The QUESTION………………. asks students how they feel about services on campus.

9. Everyone in the class had made SIGNIFY………… progress in some form of expression.

10. The article provides a detailed ANALYSE……………. of various research designs.

Prepositions

1. Mom wasn’t happy ………….Tess going off travelling on her own.

2. Alex is very good ………. languages.

3. I explained the situation…………. my class teacher.

4. Do children know the difference……………..right and wrong?

5. I haven’t spoken…………. Steve about all this.

6. New Zealand was weak ………… defense.

7. My grandmother is always worrying…………. something.

8. She takes a keen interest ……….. politics and current affairs.

9. She likes Biology, but she’s not too keen …………Physics.

10. I was listening ………. the football commentary on the radio.