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Exercise 1

Vocabulary

turn into

Phrasal Verb

tərn ˈɪntuː

to change and become someone or something different

Caterpillars turn into moths or butterflies.

look down on

Phrasal Verb

lʊk daʊn ɑn

to think that someone is less important than you; to judge negatively

Society looks down on criminals.

Homeless people are often looked down on.

He looked down on anyone who didn't share his views.

Too many recent college graduates look down on career opportunities in small regional cities.

put up with

Phrasal Verb

pʊt ʌp wɪð

to tolerate; to accept something unpleasant

She was having a hard time putting up with his snoring.

I can't put up with you any longer.

I can't believe you put up with all that noise in the hall.

That computer manufacturer's customers are unlikely to put up with its poor customer service for much longer.

call off

Phrasal Verb

kɔːl ɔːf

to cancel a planned event

The game was called off because of the weather.

He had to call off the meeting since he was late.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to call off our date because of this awful headache.

Since she hasn't gotten back to us with the specifications, let's call off today's meeting.

get away with

Phrasal Verb

gɛt əˈweɪ wɪð

to avoid being punished after doing something bad

I can’t believe he got away with breaking the window!

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor.

Alicia and David are talking about their company's anniversary party.
	David I heard our big anniversary party has been called off. What went wrong?
	Alicia Uhm, everything. The whole organization turned into a complete disaster.
	David I thought we hired a professional event planner.
	Alicia We did, but that "professional" did not act very professionally. He was just so arrogant and kept looking down on all of us in the meetings, and you know that Craig doesn't really put up with that kind of behavior.
	David So, what? Craig just lost it and fired the guy?
	Alicia Well, eventually, yes. Surprisingly, he was very tolerant at first. Until the guy tried to charge us double the price that we originally agreed on. He actually thought he would get away with it. So, that was the end of it.

Exercise 3

Article

Read the passage aloud with your tutor.

A Hard Decision to Make

Mia was seriously thinking about calling off the wedding. She remembered the time when she was very happy with George, but that time had come to an end. Ever since George became famous, he turned into this arrogant, selfish person and Mia just couldn't put up with him anymore. He even started looking down on their friends and family. Mia picked up the phone and called him, "It's over. The wedding is off." She could hear him scream, "You can't do that! This will be a scandal! You think you can just get away with this?" Mia hung up, knowing that she had made the right decision. That was not the man she loved.

Exercise 4

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the dialogue.

Ms. Sato's son has been causing some troubles recently, so she came to school to talk to his head teacher.
	Teacher Thank you for coming here today, Ms. Sato. I wouldn't have called you if it wasn't important. I need to talk to you about your son's behavior.
	Lisa Sato Why? What did he do?
	Teacher He used to be such a calm and quiet boy, but he has recently (1) an aggressive and problematic person. Both his classmates and his other teachers have been complaining about him. They say that he is (2) his friends and he often offends them. They don't know how to (3) him anymore!
	Lisa Sato I'm very surprised to hear that. He is going through some difficult times at home, but I had no idea that he's been acting like that...
	Teacher I think you really need to talk to him. Last weekend, we organized a basketball competition at school. We were surprised to see that no one from his class showed up. Later on, we found out that he called his classmates on Friday and told them that the event had been (4). We decided not to suspend him, but he shouldn't be able to (5) that.
	Lisa Sato I can't believe he did that! I will talk to him. I'm really sorry that he caused so much trouble.

Choose answers from the options below that fit in blanks 1 to 5

Answer Pool (Questions 1-5)

get away with
called off
turned into
put up with
looking down on

Exercise 5

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.

The ugly duckling eventually a beautiful swan.

Let’s the party; I’m not feeling well.

I hate that guy! He anyone who's less successful than he is.

The annual open-air concert was because of the storm.

Our honeymoon a nightmare when our passports got stolen.

You're crazy if you think that anyone can rob a bank and it!

I don't know how you your boss. He is so rude and judgmental.

How do you manage to all that noise? It's impossible to work here!

Whenever my sister and I fall out, I end up being in trouble and she it! That's just not fair!

Exercise 6

Sentence Building

Create sentences using the following phrasal verbs.

turn into
look down on
put up with
call off
get away with