Complete the passage using look after/take after/do up.. Last week, for instance, he fell off a ladder while he was.......his new house.[r]
Trang 1PHRASAL VERBS - UNIT 2
I Complete these sentences using the six verbs from the list below Use each verb
only once.
grow up - look after - bring up - do up - look back
1 My aunt her family without any help from her husband
2 Julia wants to be a teacher when she
3 When I stayed in hospital the nurses me very well
4 Children often their parents
5 We must stop and start thinking about the future
6 Let's the flat before we try and sell it
II Change these sentences into the passive Do not include the agent in your
answer.
e.g John's parents brought him up in the country
=> John was brought up in the country
1 Jack's mother looked after him
2 My parents brought me up to respect the law
3 They did up the house before they sold it
III Replace the words in italics by the words in brackets Change the word order
if necessary.
e.g Sandra takes after Sue (her)
=> Sandra takes after her.
1 Aunt Jane brought up four children (them)
3 Mike takes after him (his grandfather)
4 You should look after them (your new shoes)
5 I enjoy looking back on the old times (them)
IV Complete the passage using grow up/bring up/look back.
Ted was a badly-behaved child and very difficult to When I at his childhood
it is funny to think he and became a policeman
V Complete the passage using look after/take after/do up.
Sam his father He is very careless and doesn't himself properly Last week,
for instance, he fell off a ladder while he was his new house
VI Use the verbs in brackets to reply to the following.
=> I bought it because I'm going to do it up and sell it
1 Your car is in very good condition, (look after)
6 Last time I saw Sally she was just a little girl (grow up)
ANSWER KEYS
I
1 brought up 4 take after
2 grows up 5 looking back
3 looked after 6 do up
II.
1 Jack was looked after
3 The house was done up before they sold it
2 I was brought up to respect the law
III.
1 brought them up
2 do up the lounge in our new flat/do the lounge up in our new flat
3 takes after his grandfather
4 look after your new shoes
5 looking back on them
IV.
bring up; look back, grew up
V.
takes after, look after; doing up
VI.
1 I've always looked after it (etc.)
2 It’s going to be done up soon (etc.)
3 Yes, when I look back on it (etc.)
4 He was brought up very well by his parents (etc.)
5 That's because she takes after her mother (etc.)
6 Well, now she's grown up and is a teacher (etc.)