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VOCABULARY BASIC
1 Complete the sentences with the words. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
bring | better | in | beginners | pushing the phrasal verbs from exercise 2. Use the words.
bad | just on | up | up | in | down | out
1 We’ve only got one left in the shop. You’re i n 1 Could you pull up at the next corner? My
luck! house is just here.
2 my luck! They have just sold the last copy 2 I had to call a mechanic. My car broke on
of the new book I wanted! the motorway.
3 I wear my grandma’s earrings when I do exams 3 When the speaker was sick, I had to step at
because they me luck. the last minute.
4 My mum bought me a new phone and then I asked 4 Thanks for the offer Jim. I think I’m going to take
her for a tablet too! Do you think I was you on that.
my luck? 5 We were very worried when Bett y didn’t arrive.
5 It was my first time playing the game and I won. It But it turned that she had got the wrong
must have been luck. day.
6 Sorry to hear you failed your driving test. 6 I’m sorry I’m too busy to take any new
luck next time! projects at the moment.
7 When I didn’t get the job as a firefighter, my
5 Complete the text with the words. You have the
parents just said, ‘ luck!’
first letters.
2 Complete the phrasal verbs with vowels. -gain | -ust | -verall | -ell | -oing | -ll
1 t u rn o ut It was one cold February 1 j ust over two years
2 st p in ago when I 2 f over and broke my leg.
3 t ke up on I remember that I had blood 3 a over
4 p ll p my trousers. I was in terrible pain and I had to take
four months off university for multiple operations in
5 t ke on
hospital. I hadn’t finished my first year and I had to do
6 t rn up
the whole year all over 4 a ! For a long time,
3 Match the phrasal verbs with the definitions. I kept 5 g over the accident in my head, but
I’ve come to terms with it now. Life goes on!
1 take on b 6O , I think I was very lucky - I will walk
2 step in
again in the future.
3 pull up
4 turn up
5 turn out
6 take (somebody) up on

a when a vehicle gets closer and stops

b accept and assume a role or job
c substitute or help, often in a difficult situation
d situation becomes clear
e arrive
f accept an offer or challenge

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VOCABULARY BASIC
Answer Key
1 4
1 in 1 up
2 Just 2 down
3 bring 3 in
4 pushing 4 up
5 beginners 5 out
6 Better 6 on
7 bad
5
2 1 just
1 turn out 2 fell
2 step in 3 all
3 take up on 4 again
4 pull up 5 going
5 take on 6 Overall
6 turn up

3
1 b
2 c
3 a
4 e
5 d
6 f

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