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Real Exam English Episode Five – Phrasal VerbsUse Of English Exercises (answers at the end):1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:A. I was brought ____ in a place called Bury, which is in the north west of England. out (b) up (c) over (d) downB. There's a lot of things I have on the long ______ at the moment, mostly things like tidying the house and stuff.arm (b) finger (c) leg (d) footC. Do you normally deal with a problem straight away or ____if off for later?(a) put (b) postpone (c) delay (d) hangD. When you go abroad do you tend to pick ____ a bit of the language?(a) in (b) up (c) at (d) intoE. Irish people ___ a bomb off and I got cathedral glass in my head.(a) put (b) went (c) set (d) blewF. I'd say I probably look ____ to my parents.(a) up (b) out (c) over (d) downG. My mum is very ____ strung and my dad's a bit more relaxed.(a) heavily (b) highly (c) majorly (d) overlyH. Food shopping is something I can put ____until the next day.(a) on (b) off (c) in (d) out2. What is the missing word?(a) I'd say I usually _____with my glasses if I'm nervous, or a pen.(b) I was brought up in a place called Bury, a place historically that was famous ____ cotton mills.(c) I'd say if there's anything I need to cut _____ on it would be crisps and junk food.(d) I'm very much into gardening so I prefer to do that _____ than anything in the house3. Word Formation – Form a word to fit the gap, using the word in brackets. I was brought up in a place called Bury, a place _____ that was famous for cotton mills. (HISTORY)I need to cut down on my ______ of news. (TAKE)I don't _____set an agenda and say right, I must try and do some new things this year. (PURPOSE)I need to cut down on my internet _____. (USE)If I was to take after someone I would say my own mother because at times I’m a bit of a _______. (WORK)Transcript:Hello and welcome to Real Exam English, my name is Trevor.Phrasal Verbs, dun dun dun.When I ask my students what?s the part of English that they find the most difficult they often say phrasal verbs, and I get it. There are a lot of different combinations, some of which don?t follow any logic, but at the end of the day you need to look at them as just another piece of vocabulary. So, when are phrasal verbs used in English exams? Well, for every English exam you can use them in your speaking and writing exams, and of course you will hear some in the listening tests too. , if you are doing a Cambridge B2, C1 or C2 exam then you will see them in the Use of English, parts 1, 2 and 4.My advice is to make a list of all of the phrasal verbs you come across in previous practice papers, because they are repeated very often, the same ones come up again and again in the exams. And there?s our first two phrasal verbs for today, to come across means to find something by chance, and to come up means to arise or to happen. So, yea, get yourself a list and try to focus on a few of them you think you might be able to use easily in your writings and speaking.Ok so all of the questions today contain phrasal verbs in the questions, which is not really that common to be honest, but it’s a great opportunity to study the meanings of these phrasal verbs and the speakers use a bunch more of phrasal verbs in their answers too. As usual we have speakers from a variety of countries so you can practice listening to all of those different accents. Ok then, lets go with the questionsTrevor: Who do you take after?Roxane(UK): Not me mum, it?s gotta be me dad. My mum is very highly strung I think and me dad?s a bit more relaxed, he?s a bit more chilled. I probably have a little bit of both of them, but more me dad than me mum.Trevor: And physically?Roxane: I?ve got my dad’s eyes, haven?t I? But I don?t know about anything else, I?ve got my mum?s belly.Trevor: What is something you usually put off for another day?Mike(USA): What do I usually put off for another day….maybe cleaning in some cases. My house is already clean but sometimes I want it to be much better so….or maybe food shopping is something I can put off until the next day or something. Mainly it?s always gonna be cleaning or food.Trevor: Is there anything you need to cut down on?Mike: Let’s see. I?d say if there?s anything I need to cut down on anything it would be more or less like crisps, it?d be like potato chips, and a lot of junk food which I?ve been really cutting down on lately and lots of eating less meat, I?ve been cutting down a lot on that but mainly it?s gotta be junk food. Trevor: Who do you take after?Mike: If I was to take after someone, I would say my own mother because at times I’m a bit of a workaholic.We also hear this word workaholic which is Someone who works too much. This word has its origins in alcoholic which of course is someone who is addicted to alcohol. There are a couple of other words with this suffix and they are shopaholic, someone who is addicted to shopping and chocaholic, someone who can’t stop eating all that delicious chocolate.Trevor: Who do you take after?Emma(Ireland): I would say I have a bit of both of my parents in me. I don?t particularly take after either one of them I think, possibly more so my mother. Trevor: What is something you usually put off for another day?Emma: There?s nothing I put off for another day but there?s a lot of things I have on the long finger at the moment, mostly things like tidying the house and stuff because I would always at this time of the year prefer to be outdoors more. Like at the moment I?m very much into gardening so I prefer to do that rather than anything in the house, so the house is a mess!Trevor: Is there anything you need to cut down on?Emma: No I don?t really think….oh there is actually one thing, my internet usage, which am…..I dunno I think it?s because I have a need for knowledge a lot of the time and could spend a lot of time on the internet looking up different things to know more about things so yea my internet usage would be the thing. It?s not social media, and it?s not trivial kind of websites. It?s more knowledge-based or news-based stuff. Possible my intake of the news as well, particularly, but it doesn?t stress me out so maybe I don?t need to cut down on it, I don?t know, how do you know.Trevor: Who do you look up to?Diarmuid(Ireland): Who do I look up, am. I?d say I probably look up to my parents. Trevor: Do you find it difficult to come up with thing to do in your free time?Diarmuid: No not really, any free time I have I?ll always try spend it wisely enough, cause I don?t get too much of it. I work quite hard.Trevor: What do you fiddle with when you are nervous?Ofordi(UK): I?d say I usually fiddle with my glasses if Im nervous, or a penTrevor: When you go abroad do you tend to pick up a bit of the language?Ofordi: I try, I do try and I would say I probably pick up a little bit. I wouldn?t say I?m particularly good at it but I would assume I?m better than most English people. Trevor: Do you normally deal with a problem straight away or put if off for later?Ofordi: It depends what the problem is. If I can get away with dealing with it later then I’d try and deal with it later but if it?s something urgent I?ll deal with it straight away.Trevor: Are you a fan of taking up new activities?Ade(UK): No, I don?t purposely set an agenda and say right, I must try and so some new things this year but it?s the nature of who I am that I soon get bored of things so I?ll start something, it might be the guitar or something and then I?ll practice the guitar and I?ll get some songs and I?ll get to a point where it becomes frustrating and I?m not progressing and I know I should be spending hours and hours practicing to get better and at that point I get bored and I think, ok let?s try the drums and I?ll move on to something else and I think that?s the case whether it?s gardening or cycling or whatever it is in my life. I?m always quick to move on to the next thing.Trevor: Where were you brought up?Ade: I was brought up in a place called Bury which is in the county of Lancashire, which is in the north west of England, a place historically that was famous for cotton mills. Trevor: Have you ever blown anything up?Zoe(UK): No, but I?ve nearly been blown up! So, I was in Manchester, I think it was 1992 something like that, maybe 93, Irish people set a bomb off and I got cathedral glass in my head and in the back of my leg because I was stood in front of the cathedral when it went off and all the windows went through and I was just there so I got stained-glass window. I think I still got a little bit inside my head still, so I?ve not really blown anything up but I?ve nearly been blown up.Okey dokey, that?s all folks. Remember to like and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, iTunes or whatever podcast player you use. And I?d love to hear from you on social media too.Thanks a million for listeningFancy LanguagePhrasal verbs: come across, come up, take after, put off, cut down on, fiddle with, set off, take up, look up to, bring up, blow up, set off, go off, look up, move on, stress out, get away with.Use of English Answers:1 A. (b) B. (a) C. (a) D. (b) E. (c) F. (a) G. (b) H. (b)2. fiddle, for, down, rather3. historically, intake, purposely, usage, workaholic ................
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