ENGLISH DOWNLOAD B1+ : UNIT 1-VOCABULARY 2

ENGLISH DOWNLOAD B1+ : VOCABULARY 2

Refer to the textbook page 10

Collocations and Expressions

combinations of words to a form meaning

EXERCISE 1

Complete the sentences with the correct form of do or make.

Multiple Choice

1. My sister and I always _____ time to visit Grandma at the weekend.

• do

• make

Multiple Choice

2. I cooked breakfast, so you can _____ the washing-up.

• do

• make

Multiple Choice

3. Sally likes to help out, so she _____ lunch or the evening meal on Saturdays.

• does

• makes

Multiple Choice

4. We can’t believe it. My brother offered to _____ the laundry while we were at the supermarket!

• do

• make

Multiple Choice

5. After I _____ the beds, I’ll sweep the floor.

• do

• make

Multiple Choice

6. If Fran _____ chores around the house, her parents give her pocket money.

• does

• makes

Multiple Choice

7. Mum and Dad _____ the housework at the weekend because they are both at work during the week.

• do

• make

Multiple Choice

8. Don’t _____ trouble ... go and lend a hand in the garden.

• do

• make

Phrasal Verbs

• a combination of a verb and an adverb or a verb and a preposition, or both, in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of the words considered separately

• Examples: work out, pay for

EXERCISE 2

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

1. My dad just remarried and I’m pleased to say that my new stepmum and I get along / get by really well.

• get along

• get by

Multiple Choice

2. I believe family is important, so I get back at / get together with my relatives whenever I can.

• get back at

• get together with

Multiple Choice

3. My wife has been grumbling a lot recently. I think we should go away / go out on holiday for a few weeks.

• go away

• go out

Multiple Choice

4. Steven has fallen out / fallen apart with his best friend. He seems very upset.

• fallen out

• fallen apart

Multiple Choice

5. When Mum went on strike, the dishes piled on / piled up in the sink and the flat got very messy.

• piled on

• piled up

EXERCISE 3

Now match the phrasal verbs you didn’t use in EXERCISE 2 with the meanings

LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS:

• get by

• get back at

• go out

• fallen apart

• piled on

Fill in the Blanks

1.

: take revenge on

Fill in the Blanks

2.

: increase something by a large amount

Fill in the Blanks

3.

: manage to live or achieve something with difficulty

Fill in the Blanks

4.

: break up into pieces

Fill in the Blanks

5.

: leave the house to go somewhere