CLASS 1
8th June
Complete the sentences with correct forms of words in brackets.
• Nowadays, it’s sometimes difficult to decide what things in life give us a real
………. . [PLEASED]
• He might seem a bit rude, but he has very good ………. . [INTEND]
• What are my ………. to the community I am a part of? [OBLIGE]
• Some people say that life is ………. and you can do anything you want. [LIMIT]
• Julius Caesar was the most ………. man in ancient Rome. [POWER]
• A life without limits is ………. and we shouldn’t strive for it. [MEANING]
• Oscar Wilde said he could resist everything except ………. . [TEMPT]
What can you miss? Match the different uses of the verb miss with their explanations:
1. He shot and missed the target by five metres !
2. He didn't miss his wallet until the waiter brought his bill !
3. I overslept and missed my train to work .
4. She will be sadly missed by all thet knew her .
5. I think I wasn't focused during the lectures because I missed the point of the speech .
a) to fail to understand, notice or hear something
b) to feel sad a person or a thing isn’t present
c) to notice that something is lost or absent
d) to be too late for an event/activity or not be present at it
e) to fail to hit or reach something
Fill in the gaps with the words from the box to create phrasal verbs with ‘out’. Change the form of the verb if necessary.
SORT GET MISS STAND STAMP OPT HANG POINT BRING FIGURE
a) The aim of these activities is to offer people with mental health needs a way of ………. out and meeting people, and to build skills and self-confidence.
b) The following documents clearly ………. out the potential risks to our company.
c) The government must act to ………. out interracial hatred and violence.
d) Because so many things have already been invented, creating something which ………. out becomes very challenging.
e) Your friends always ………. out your best self!
f) If you are not a member of our group, you’re definitely ………. out on something marvellous.
g) The Old Town Square is a lively place where many locals ………. out in the evening.
h) It took me some time to ………. out who the killer in that story was.
i) We had a misunderstanding but we ………. it out and now everything is alright.
j) You can ………. out of this marketing campaign at any time by sending us an email.
There is some logic in the use of prepositions/adverbs in phrasal verbs. For example, up is used when something is ‘better or improving’ as in cheer up, brighten up or dress up. Discover what meanings out can bring by matching phrasal verbs from exercise 3 to the right group below:
1) not being included or not taking part in something;
2) being or moving outside; this usually means that you leave a place or you do something outdoors;
3) trying to find an answer or solution to a problem or something you don't know or understand;
4) used when something that you can't see or has been hidden suddenly appears;
5) when something is finished or you finish it; sometimes, it means it’s done to the end or completely, until nothing is left
