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Exercises, phrasal verbs: Attitudes.
Exercise 1.
Match verbs 1 -4 with particles A-D to make phrasal verbs from this unit.
1.
look/live.
2.
put/show.
3.
object / oppose.
4.
stand/go.
A. off, B. up to, C. for, D. to,
Answer key.
1.
look/live.
B. up to, 2.
put/show.
A. off, 3.
object / oppose.
D. to, 4.
stand/go.
C. for,
Exercise 2.
Match phrasal verbs 1-6 with definitions A-F. 1.
put up with.
2.
go for.
3.
oppose to.
4.
live up to.
5.
walkout. 6.
look up to.
A. be as good as expected, B. respect and admire someone, C. accept something, even
though you do not like it, D. leave a place to show you are angry or do not like something,
E. disagree with or disapprove of something.
F. choose or try to achieve something.
Answer key.
1.
put up with.
C. accept something, even though you do not like it,
2.
go for.
F. choose or try to achieve something.
3.
oppose to.
E. disagree with or disapprove of something.
4.
live up to.
A. be as good as expected, 5.
walkout, D. leave a place to show you are angry or do not like something,
6.
look up to.
B. respect and admire someone,
Exercise 3.
Answer the questions.
1.
Would a person be pleased or upset if you picked on him/her?
2.
Is it usually considered positive or negative to show off?
3.
If you put up with someone, do you accept that person or not?
4.
If you settle for something, is it usually exactly what you want, or not quite what you
want?
5.
If you stand for an idea, do you support that idea or not?
6.
If you put someone down, are you praising or criticising that person?
Answer key.
1.
Would a person be pleased or upset if you picked on him/her?
They would be upset.
2.
Is it usually considered positive or negative to show off?
It is considered negative.
3.
If you put up with someone, do you accept that person or not?
You accept them.
4.
If you settle for something, is it usually exactly what you want, or not quite what you
want?
It is usually not quite what you want.
5.
If you stand for an idea, do you support that idea or not?
You support that idea.
6.
If you put someone down, are you praising or criticising that person?
You are criticising that person.
Exercise 4.
Complete the sentences.
Choose the correct particles. 1.
She was always putting him down / with / at.
2.
Don't be put in / off/ at by the high prices.
3.
He's a religious man; he believes on I at I in God.
4.
Veronica strongly objected to / out/ up his remarks.
5.
Why should you settle for/ to / under anything less?
6.
He hoped he could live on to / in to / up to their expectations.
7.
He wasn't brave enough to stand on to / up to / in to her.
8.
She didn't really go up / to / for adventure holidays - she preferred to relax.
Answer key.
1.
She was always putting him down.
2.
Don't be put off by the high prices.
3.
He's a religious man; he believes in God.
4.
Veronica strongly objected to his remarks.
5.
Why should you settle for anything less?
6.
He hoped he could live up to their expectations.
7.
He wasn't brave enough to stand up to her.
8.
She didn't really go for adventure holidays - she preferred to relax.
Exercise 5.
Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.
match up to walked out, showing off, picked on, look at, sees... as, settle for, objected
to, 1.
Did we succeed?
It all depends how you_____________ it.
2.
She--------------------- him reading her text messages.
3.
The other girls_____________ her at school.
4.
The president was furious and_____________ of the conference.
5.
If there's no apple juice I'll_____________ orange juice.
6.
The boys were_____________ with their skateboards. 7.
She_____________ saving money______________a good thing.
8.
The new car didn't really_____________ his expectations.
Answer key.
1.
Did we succeed?
It all depends how you look at it.
2.
She objected to him reading her text messages.
3.
The other girls picked on her at school.
4.
The president was furious and walked out of the conference.
5.
If there's no apple juice I’ll settle for orange juice.
6.
The boys were showing off with their skateboards. 7.
She sees saving money as a good thing.
8.
The new car didn't really match up to his expectations.
Exercise 6. Make these sentences less formal.
Replace the underlined verbs with the phrasal verbs in the box.
believe in, put up with, going for, stands for, seen ... as, looks at,
1.
Helena wasn't sure she could endure much more of this.
2.
She had always considered him as a good friend.
3.
Kim views life as an adventure.
4.
He does not support cruelty of any kind.
5.
This goes against everything our brand represents.
6.
I always end up choosing the chocolate milkshake.
Answer key.
1.
Helena wasn't sure she could put up with much more of this.
2.
She had always seen him as a good friend.
3.
Kim looks at life as an adventure.
4.
He does not believe in cruelty of any kind.
5.
This goes against everything our brand stands for.
6.
I always end up going for the chocolate milkshake.
Exercise 7.
Correct the phrasal verbs in these sentences.
1.
Jane did not agree with what the company stood off.
2.
We see business on being closely linked to education.
3.
I'm not opposed in the idea of nuclear power.
4.
It isn't always easy to live down to such high standards.
5.
We just ignore Kevin when he shows on.
6.
I usually go on the cheapest option.
7.
Jay was always getting out his little brother.
8.
He walked at after a furious argument.
Answer key.
1.
Jane did not agree with what the company stood for.
2.
We see business as being closely linked to education.
3.
I'm not opposed to the idea of nuclear power.
4.
It isn't always easy to live up to such high standards.
5.
We just ignore Kevin when he shows off.
6.
I usually go for on the cheapest option.
7.
Jay was always getting at his little brother.
8.
He walked out after a furious argument.
Exercise 8.
Read Viktor's comment about his teacher.
Underline all the phrasal verbs, then answer the questions.
I look up to my science teacher.
He never picks on anyone or puts people down, even though he often has to put up with some
badly behaved students.
We have our first science exam next month.
I'm not trying to show off, but he tells me I am a strong student and that he believes
in me.
1.
Does Viktor admire his science teacher?
2.
Does Viktor's teacher treat some of the students badly?
3.
Do all the students behave well?
4.
What will happen next month?
5.
What is Viktor trying not to do?
6.
Does Viktor's teacher have confidence in him?
Answer key.
I look up to my science teacher.
He never picks on anyone or puts people down, even though he often has to put up with some
badly behaved students.
We have our first science exam next month.
I'm not trying to show off, but he tells me I am a strong student and that he believes
in me.
1.
Does Viktor admire his science teacher?
Yes, he does.
2.
Does Viktor's teacher treat some of the students badly?
No, he doesn't.
3.
Do all the students behave well?
No, they don't.
4.
What will happen next month?
Viktor has his first science exam.
5.
What is Viktor trying not to do?
He is trying not to show off.
6.
Does Viktor's teacher have confidence in him?
Yes, he does.
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