domingo, 28 de agosto de 2011

Phrasal verbs - Unit 07




Unit 07 -
to come across sth: to encounter or find sth by chance
to come down with an illness: to get an illness
to come into money: to inherit
to come round: to come to your house
to come up: to be mentioned or discussed; arise or appear ( in a class,exam,meeting,etc...)
to come up with sth: to think of or suggest an idea or solution to sth
to cut down on sth: to reduce the amount you drink, eat, etc...
to cut sth or sb off: to separate or isolate
to splash out on sth: to buy sth expensive
Exercises – Transformations
a. As the only heir Carl inherited more than thirty thousand million dollars.
    Came
    As the only ...............................................thirty thousand million dollars.
b. She feels very isolated living in the countryside.
    cut
    She feels..................................................living in the countryside.
c. I found a picture of mine while cleaning up the basement last week.
    came
    I …..................................................mine while cleaning up the basement
    last week.
d. Sue's got high blood pressure. She was told to reduce her salt
    consumption .
    down
    Sue's got high blood pressure. She was told to …......................................her
    salt consumption.    
e. A cousin of mine acquired AIDS while travelling to the Northeast.
    down
    A cousin of mine....................................................traveling to the Northeast.
f. Yesterday was Claudia's birthday. So she bought a very expensive car.
   on   
   Claudia............................................................car because yesterday was her
   birthday.
g. Gisele usually has great ideas when it comes to solving problems.
    up
    Gisele usually.........................great ideas when it comes to solving problems.
h. I'm throwing a party tonight. Wouldn't you like to drop by?
    come
    I'm throwing a party tonight. Wouldn't you like to ….......................... ?
I. Study chapter five because it will be discussed in the meeting.
    come
    Study chapter five because it will......................in the meeting.

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