Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Rip Off |Wear Out |Pull Out |

Turn Out | Catch On
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Exercise 1
Vocabulary
Teacher's note
Read each phrasal verb and let the student repeat it.

rip off
Phrasal Verb

rɪp ɔːf
to steal someone's ideas, designs, etc. and present them as one's own
This song was ripped off from an old hit.

wear out
Phrasal Verb

wɛr aʊt
to make someone very tired
All this studying is wearing me out.
pull out
Phrasal Verb

pʊl aʊt
to withdraw; to stop being involved in an activity, event, agreement, etc.
The investor has to pull out of the business.

turn out
Phrasal Verb

tərn aʊt
to develop or end in a particular way; to prove to be the case
The task turned out to be beyond his abilities.

catch on
Phrasal Verb

kæʧ ɑn
to become popular
This song is so good, and it’s catching on.

Exercise 2
Dialogue Practice
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Nina and Nicole talk about a fashion show that

Nicole has visited.
 So how did the fashion show turn out?

Nina
Completely disappointing. There was nothing new. All the clothes were ripped
off from other designers. I saw nothing original.

Nicol
e
Really? That's a surprise. I think I heard some critics say the collection is a
breath of fresh air and that it might catch on.

Nina
Well, that's not what I heard. There are rumors that the designer is pulling out
of fashion week after this show.

Nicol
e
I feel bad for the designer. I am sure all the pressure is wearing him out.

Nina
Yeah, but he should've tried harder. If you want to succeed in that kind of
business, you have to put a lot of effort into it.

Nicol
e
Exercise 3
Article
Read the passage aloud with your teacher.
Teacher's note
Read the paragraph and let the student repeat it.
A Hard Day for Frank
Frank has his very own clothing store and he is a big fish in the
fashion industry. All designers want their clothes to be sold at
Frank’s. Frank chooses only those designs that he thinks are
original and will catch on quickly. When he saw Andy’s summer
collection, he was utterly disappointed. It turned out that most of
Andy’s designs were ripped off from other designers. Eventually,
Frank decided to pull out his collection and check out other
designers. However, all of them were equally disappointing. By
the end of the day, after all the fashion shows he had attended,
Frank was completely worn out.

Exercise 4
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the dialogue.

Zach and Nathan are working on their model

building design for an upcoming competition.

Can we take a break? I am seriously (1).

Zach
Yes, me too. Let’s take a break. How do you think our design is going to (2)?

Nath
an
I think it's going to be great. I really hope it (3). It will be something new and
original. At least, we are not (4) someone else's idea, like a lot of people do in
this line of work.
Zach
 Speaking of that, did you hear about Andrew? He was accused of plagiarism,
so his design will be (5) of the competition.

Nath
an
Oh wow, that's too bad. I hope not many people will find out about that. I mean,
it must have been embarrassing getting caught like that.

Zach
1.
Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank
1
Answer
worn out

2.
Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank
2
Answer
turn out

3.
Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank
3
Answer
catches on

4.
Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank
4
Answer
ripping off

5.
Choose an answer from the options below that fits in blank
5
Answer
pulled out

Answer Pool (Questions 1-5)

• pulled out




• worn out




• catches on




• turn out




• ripping off




Exercise 5
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs to complete the sentences.
1.
Everybody started using that word now. It’s really .

Answer
catching on
2.
I was completely  after the training yesterday.

Answer
worn out

3.
How did the presentation  ? Was the board of directors
satisfied?

Answer
turn out

4.
I am sorry, but we need a new slogan. I don't see this
one  at all.

Answer
catching on

5.
That story is not original! It was  from Cinderella.

Answer
ripped off

6.
Mr. Harris called to let us know that he is  of the deal.

Answer
pulling out

7.
Children get  from playing if their parents don’t make them
take naps.

Answer
worn out

8.
Did Zoe come back from her surprise party? How did it  ?

Answer
turn out

9.
Plagiarism is when you  someone else’s work.

Answer
rip off

10.
At the last moment, the president decided to  of the
agreement.

Answer
pull out

Exercise 6
Sentence Building
Create sentences using the following phrasal verbs.

• rip off
• wear out
• pull out
• turn out
• catch on