Rip Off / Wear Out / Pull Out /

Turn Out / Catch On

Exercise 1
Vocabulary
rip off = 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 = to make someone very tired

All this studying is wearing me out

pull out = to withdraw; to stop being involved in an activity, event,

agreement, etc

turn out = 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 = to become popular

This song is so good, and it’s catching on
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Exercise 2
Dialogue Practice

Nina and Nicole talk about a fashion show that Nicole has visited

Nina: So how did the fashion show turn out

Nicole: Completely disappointing. There was nothing new. All the
clothes were ripped off from other designers. I saw nothing original
Nina: 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
Nicole: Well, that’s not what I heard. There are rumors that the
designer is pulling out of fashion week after this fashion show
Nina: I feel bad for the designer. I am sure all the pressure is
wearing him out
Nicole: 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
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Exercise 3
Article
Read the article

A Hard Day for Fran

Frank has his very own clothing store and he is a big sh 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
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 Exercise 4
Fill in the Blanks

Zach and Nathan are working on their model building design for an
upcoming competition

Zach: Can we take a break? I am seriously ______________

Nathan: Yes, me too. Let’s take a break. How do you think our
design is going to ____________
Zach: I think it’s going to be great. I really hope it ____________
It will be something new and original. At least, we are not
___________ someone’s idea, like a lot of people do in this line of
work
Nathan: Speaking of that, did you hear about Andrew? He was
accused of plagiarism, so his design will be ___________ of the
competition
Zach: Oh wow, that’s too bad. I hope not many people will nd
out about that. I mean, it must have been embarrassing getting
caught like that

Exercise 5
Fill in the Blanks
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1. Everybody started using that word now. It’s really

_______________
2. I was completely ______________ after the training
yesterday
3. How did the presentation ____________ ? Was the board of
directors satis ed
4. I am sorry, but we need a new slogan. I don’t see this one
________ at all
5. That story is not original! It was ___________ from
Cinderella
6. Mr. Harris called called to let us know that he is _________
of the deal
7. Children get ____________ from playing if their parents
don’t make them take naps
8. Did Zoe come back from his surprise party? How did it
_________
9. Plagiarism is when you __________ someone else’s work
10. At the last moment, the president decided to _________ of
the agreement
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 Exercise 6
Sentence Building

Create sentences using the following phrasal verbs

• rip of
• wear ou
• pull ou
• turn ou
• catch o
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