game • The price of petrol is going up . • He is going up the hill . Preposition Adverbial particle UNIT 9: TO BUILD A FIRE III. PRACTICE : TWO - WORD VERBS WITH GO 1. GO AFTER: chase or pursue somebody She is leaving the room in tears and he is going after her. III. PRACTICE : TWO - WORD VERBS WITH GO 2. GO AHEAD: a/. be carried out, take place Ex: Despite the bad weather, the picnic will go ahead. b/. begin to do sthg without hesitation 3. GO ALONG: progress, develop 4. GO AWAY: leave a place 5. GO BACK: return Ex: May I have breakfast, Mum? _ Go ahead. Ex: My sister’s study is going along nicely. Ex: Stay with me. Don’t go away. Ex: The dog wanted to go back toward the fire. III. PRACTICE : TWO - WORD VERBS WITH GO 6. GO BY (of time): pass 7. GO DOWN (of prices): become lower Ex: The price of some electronic devices is going down. Ex: Time goes by so slowly when you’re waiting for someone. 8. GO OFF: be fired, explode 9. GO ON: a/. take place, happen III. PRACTICE : TWO - WORD VERBS WITH GO Ex: He’s cleaning the gun when it goes off. Ex: What’s going on here? b/. continue without changing Ex: The power failure will go on all over the country. c/. Continue speaking, after a short pause Ex: He stopped talking for a moment and then went on. III. PRACTICE : TWO - WORD VERBS WITH GO 10. GO OUT: stop burning, be extinguished. 11. GO OVER: look at sthg carefully, inspect sthg 12. GO UP (of prices): become higher Ex: The fire went out after two hours. Ex: He went over his answers and discovered two serious mistakes. Ex: The price of petrol is going up. EXERCISE 1: Complete the following sentences with particles. • 1. There was a power failure and all the lights went …………… • 2.The building of the new bridge will go …………. as planned. • 3. I always go …………. all my lessons before the test. • 4. If you are hungry, go ………. and eat your meal. • 5.A: Take care of everything while I’m not in the office. • B: Are you going …………? • C: Yes, I’ll go to the beach for a few days. out on over ahead away Complete the following sentences with particles. • 6. We all woke up in the middle of the night when the alarm- clock suddenly went ……………. • 7. A: Why is Mr. Smith so depressed? • B: His business has gone …………… recently. • 8. A: How is your brother’s study going ……… • B: Fine. He has made steady progress in the last few months. • 9. A: Time goes ………… quickly when we are busy, doesn’t it? • B: It sure does. • 10. Why don’t you go ………working. The examination has drawn near. • 11. Please go ………. this report before we send it to the manager’s office. off down along by on over EXERCISE 2: Choose the best answer 1. The time- bomb went off outside the bank. a. off b. down c. along d. ahead 2. My father went over the car thoroughly and advised me not to buy it. a. on b. in c. over d. out 3. Unemployment has gone up again. a. on b. outc. up d. over 4. Shall we go back there for our holiday next year ? a. away b. along c. after d. back 5. He becomes rich. His business is going along nicely. a. over b. on c. along d. ahead . burning, be extinguished. 11. GO OVER: look at sthg carefully, inspect sthg 12. GO UP (of prices): become higher Ex: The fire went out after two hours.