Name ---------------------- Date -----------------------

Phrasal Verbs
1. Take after (someone) - to be similar to an older member of your family in
appearance or character
2. Take down – to write something down
3. Take off – to leave the ground and begin flying
- To remove clothes
4. Take out – to remove ( bad thing) / to withdraw
5. Look after - to take care of someone / something
6. Break up – end a relationship
7. Look into ( + something) – to investigate / to research
8. Give up – to quit / to stop doing something

Exercises
Complete the sentences using “take down , take after , take off , take out”
1. You can -------------------------- some cash at an ATM.
2. The airplane ---------------- once the runway was clear.
3. This will be in the exam. Make sure you -------------- it ----------------------.
4. I ----------------------------- my father in looks.

Complete the passage using “ take out , break up , look after , give up”
My cousin sister -------------------------- with her boyfriend because he didn’t
------------------------ smoking. She had to ----------------------- her mother so she wanted
to be healthy. Last year, her mother’s health was worse, so they had to ------------------- all
their money from bank.

Complete the sentences.

1. Who do you ---------------- ------------------- - your mother or father?
2. The teacher told the students to -------------- ------------- notes .
3. As he was not feeling comfortable , he ------------- ------------- his necktie.
4. The trash smells bad. Can you -------------- it out , please?
5. The helicopter ------------------ ------------ from platform.
6. Although Claire and Tom were together for two years, they ------------ -------------
recently.
7. The police are --------------------- ----------- who murdered this beautiful girl.
8. You should ----------------- ------------ drinking beer. It’s not good for your liver.
The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is a sculpture. It is really big, enormous! It looks even bigger
because it stands on top of a hill. It is
the largest sculpture in Britain. It is 20
metres tall. The wings measure 54
metres across. They are at a slightly
forward angle, to create the image of
an embrace, a hug. The artist, Anthony
Gormley, started the sculpture in 1994
and finished it four years later. The statue is in a town
called Gateshead, beside the main motorway to the
North, the A1. It is built above an old coalmine. Underneath the Angel, miners used to
work in the dark. Normally, angels are shown as beautiful, graceful, white, floating
around in the air. This angel is not like other depictions of angels. This angel is dark,
sturdy, powerful, rooted in the ground. Actually, it has very deep foundations to
withstand strong winds. This monument is a symbol of the Northerners it represents:
strong, resolute, made of steel. It will not bend or break. As you drive North, you see
this massive structure and it is breath-taking. If you are a Northerner, it makes you
feel proud. However, not everybody likes it. Some people say it is ugly and brutal. I do
not agree. I think it is tremendous, absolutely wonderful. But then, I am from the
north of England!

Answer the questions in full sentences:

a. What is the Angel of the North?

b. Where does it stand?
c. How tall is it?
d. How wide are the wings?
e. Who is the artist?
f. How long did it take to make the sculpture?
g. Which town is it near?
h. Which motorway is it near?
This diagram shows
i. What is beneath it? the very deep
j. How are angels depicted normally? foundations
k. How is this one different?
l. Why has it got such deep foundations?
m. What is it made of?
n. How are Northerners described?
o. Does everyone like the sculpture? An angelic angel!
p. Does the author like the sculpture? Why?
Over to you: what do you think about the Angel of the North? Have you got a
favourite sculpture or work of art? What kind of art do you like?