New Year’s resolutions (Phrasal Verbs and Idioms)

1. I am going to give up smoking this year. (B)

2. Julie should cut down on alcohol – she’s been drinking too much lately. (D)
3. James said he wants to brush up on his Spanish before he travels to Mexico.
4. My dad is thinking about taking up tennis.
5. We need to hit the ground running if we are going to beat the competition.
6. Mick is moving to Canada for a fresh start. He is sick and tired of the lack of quality of life
and badly-paid jobs here.
7. Hannah- I met my current boyfriend very soon after I broke up with my last one.
Jerome- Out with the old, in with the new.
8. My friends and I have been arguing a lot recently. We need to turn over a new leaf and start
communicating better.

Match the phrases in bold to the correct definition below. (BRO – 5mins)

A. A new beginning
B. Quit something
C. Get started on something successfully straight away
D. Eat, drink or use less of something
E. Replace something old with something new
F. Start to be involved in a hobby, sport, interest
G. Change the way you behave for the better
H. Improve your knowledge of something you have learned but partly forgotten