Complete First - Unit 5, phrasal verbs pgs. 53-54
get away with - up
It's getting harder for students to ____ _____ ____ copying essays from the internet, because teachers check __.
put off - got over
Our science teacher is ill, so she has ______ ____ our test until she has ____ _____ her infection and is back at work.
turned out
POLICE were called after a group of men were spotted with guns on Saturday, February 21 - however it _____ _____ they were part of a formal shooting party.
live up to
Piotr works hard because he wants to ____ ___ _ his parents' ambition for him.
look back to - turned out
When I ______ _______ __ when I first started secondary school, I realise that I didn't expect to enjoy studying chemistry, but it has ________ _____ to be quite interesting.
handed back - pointed out
When my teacher ______ ______ my essay,she ______ ____ that I hadn't answered the question exactly and that there was a lot which was irrelevant.
get away with - gets away with
___ ______ ___: succeed in avoiding punishment for something. I don't know how Charo ____ _____ _____ copying her exams on the internet, but the teacher never seems to notice.
point out - turn out - turned out - pointed out
_____ ______: tell someone about some information, often because you believe they are not aware of it or have forgotten. _____ _____: be known or discovered finally and surprisingly. The exam ______ _____ to be easier than I expected and just as you _____ _____, it was all the things we'd studied before.
hand back - handed back - get over
______ ______: return something to the person who gave it to you. Julia fought really hard for her test, but when the teacher _____ it _____, she found she'd got a very low mark. I hope she _____s ____ the disappointment.
live up
be as good as something. My mum is very ambitious and it is very difficult to _____ ___ to her expectations.
put off
decide or arrange to delay an activity or event until a later time or date. Postpone. Franz hates writing essays and tries to ___ ___ writing them till the last moment.
get over
feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy. Julia fought really hard for her test but still failed it. I hope she _____s ____ the disappointment.