Phrasal verbs, dependent prepositions, idioms (Spotlight 8 Module 5)

Module 5

Dependent prepositions

1. Tick the correct prepositions

2. Complete the sentences below.

1) Jungle pets are wild _____________________ and cannot be kept as pets.

2) Once a tornado had passed, Greg knew they were ____________________________.

3) By the time the firefighters arrived, the block of flats had already gone up _________________________.

4) Why________________________ didn’t you tell me that before?

5) In 1908 earthquake in Italy left the town of Messina ___________________________.

Phrasal verbs: call

call off a) need

call for b) ask to help

call on c) visit

call in d) visit formally

call out f) cancelled

1) The army was called ________ to help with rescue efforts.

2) Unfortunately the match was called ________ due to bad weather.

3) Call _______ and pick up your CD sometime.

4) Their injuries called ________ immediate medical attention.

5) Why don’t you call _______ my brother while you are in Kent.

Idioms

4. Complete the sentences using the correct idiom:

♥ feel under the weather ♥ see which way the wind blows

♥ save up for a rainy day ♥ be a bolt from the blue

♥ be on cloud nine

1. Look! She’s so happy! She seems _________________________________.

2. It is important not to spend all your earnings and _____________________________________.

3. Tom wants to go home. He’s ______________________________________.

4. The news that Jim was fired came as ________________________________________.

5. I’m not going to make a decision now. I’m just waiting ______________________________________.

5. Write down the list of new words and phrases.