Unit 14 | Grammar | B2

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrasal verb.

1. Although the party got off to an uncomfortable start, it ___________________fine in the end.
2. She was furious to see her ex-boyfriend__________________ unexpectedly at her party.
3. I think we’re lost. We’ll have to_________________________.
4. The ugly frog suddenly_______________ a handsome prince.
5. Have you got anyone to_________________ when are in need of advice?
6. She politely __________________ his proposal of marriage.
7. Don’t forget to___________________ your computer before you leave.
8. It’s hot in here._______________ the temperature_________________, please.
9. I can’t_________________ the lights; we have blown a fuse.
10. Water______________ ice at zero degrees Celsius.

In some of the sentences below there are mistakes. Correct the mistakes.

1. He tried to solve the problem like his teacher had shown him.

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2. Don’t touch anything. Leave everything like it is until the police arrive.

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3. Like mother, like daughter. (English proverb)

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4. Stop behaving as a child.

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5. He used to work as a builder but he has now found a better paid job.

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Use either much or very to fill in the gaps.

1. She is_________________ friendlier than her sister.
2. John is____________________ clever.
3. They are_______________ fast learners.
4. Sue is a_______________ better driver than her husband.

Use the CAUSATIVE FORM to finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it.

1. I need a haircut.

    I have to _____________________________________

2. A baker made a cake for their wedding.

    They _____________________________________

3. We must ask someone to paint the house.

    We must _____________________________________

4. Someone made the curtains for the Smiths’ living room.

    The Smiths _____________________________________

Rewrite the following sentences using: get

1. She has asked me to buy some food for her on my way back from the office.

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2. Take your coat because it’s colder today than yesterday.

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3. Someone hurt the goalkeeper during the match.

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4. Fortunately, the bus arrived at the station a few minutes after the explosion.

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5. It’s easy to lose your way in the forest.

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Exercise 1

For numbers 1-9, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓) by the number. If a line has a word that should not be there, write the word in the box.

SCIENTIFIC FASHION

1 ___________ Parisians have always been ready to adopt new and exciting fashions, not

2 ___________ just in clothing but also and in thought. Throughout the centuries they have

3 ___________ got their inspiration apart from kings and queens, scientists and philosophers. In the

4 ___________ early eighteenth century, Benjamin Franklin showed that the lightning

5 ___________ was a release of electricity; this, in turn, it led to the development of

6 ___________ lightning conductors, and, for high society in Paris, not just on rooftops! In

7 ___________ the late 1770s, when interest in electricity became to widespread, the ladies

8 ___________ and gentlemen of Paris considered that it necessary to have a lightning

9 ___________ conductor attached to their hat when they went out walking. Of course,

having such a device dangling from your hat to the ground was not only

considered a safety precaution but the height of Parisian fashion.

Exercise 2

For numbers 10-16, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space the same line.

PASSING ON NEW IDEAS

In humans the (10 DIFFER)……………… between various cultures is very clear. In different parts of the world people wear different clothes, eat different food, and so on. Various groups of people also have customs and traditions which have been handed down through the (11 GENERATE)………………..…….Animals, like humans, also have various cultural (12 CHARACTER)……………….. which are passed from one animal to another. As in humans, the cultural differences between one animal group and another are often very easy to see. One famous example of the (13 EXIST)………………….. of differing cultures in animal groups involved the passing on of a ‘new (14 PROCEED)……………………’. It was made by a member of an (15 EXPERIMENT)…………………. monkey colony living by the sea in Japan. One monkey found that by washing sweet potatoes she could remove sand from them and get a much better taste. It was not long before other monkeys in the group started copying her technique. This (16 BEHAVE)………………………… is now widespread throughout the colony.

Exercise 3

For numbers 17-24, read the text below and think of the word which fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

DISASTER DATE?

I had arranged to (17)………………….. Joan up at seven. I stood outside her house holding a fresh bouquet of flowers in my trembling hands. I took a deep breath and knocked. Joan opened the door and said, ‘Hi. I’ll just (18)………………….. my coat and then we can go.’ In the car I felt unusually tense and for a couple of kilometres the only thing that kept the conversation going was two ridiculous remarks about the rainy weather. I was beginning to relax when suddenly the engine stopped. And there was something else: My feet and ankles felt damp and cold. We had driven into a flooded road. I turned (19)………………….      apologise but Joan was sitting there laughing, with her feet on the seat. We got out and started pushing.Fifteen minutes later we (20)……………………. the engine started. Joan turned to me smiling, ‘There’s no way we’re going to (21)……………….. to the cinema on time. And we really must get dry clothes on. Why don’t you (22)………………. me home? What a disaster! I hadn’t even managed a simple thing (23)………………… taking my date to the movies. When we (24)……………………. to her house, we were both shivering with cold. She asked me in and we spent the rest of the evening talking in front of the fire. Three weeks later she agreed to marry me.

Exercise 4

For numbers 25 - 29, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.

25. Long journeys often tire me. (get)

I often ……………………………………………………….long journeys.

26. Everyone at the party was surprised when the Prince arrived unexpectedly. (turned)

Everyone at the party was surprised when………………………………………

27. The flight attendant asked him if he had had his passport checked at the air terminal. (have)

I…………………….. at the air terminal?’ asked the flight attendant.

28. Oh, dear! I forgot that it was my turn to collect the kids from school! (pick)

Oh dear! I forgot that it was my turn to……………………………. from school!

29. Will you be able to get to your house on your own? (home)

Will you be able to…………………………………………. on your own?