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Leçon 1:
Lesson 1: PHRASAL VERBS
Le tableau suivant représente les "phrasal verbs" que chaque candidat doit connaitre plus un exercise:
Phrasal verbs | Definitions | Examples |
apply for | Ask for | Apply for a job. |
break down | for machines, to stop functioning properly. | My computer has broken down. It needs repairing. |
bring about | Cause to happen, or exist. | Heavy rain brings about dangerous floods. |
call for | Need, require | This job calls for a lot of hard work. |
calm down | Become or make calm after agitation. | Has your anger calmed down yet? |
come back | return | What time do you come back home from school ? |
fill in | Complete (a form) | You need to fill in this form to apply for this job. |
find out | Get to know, discover. | How did you find out the truth? |
get into | Be involved in or with. | Young people should be given the chance to get into society. |
get up | 1- rise on one’s feet. 2- Wake up | |
give up | Put an end to a state or activity. | The doctor told me to give up fatty food |
go through | Examine carefully. | Let’s go through the matter before we decide. |
grow up | Become an adult. | He’s 25 but hasn’t grown up yet. |
keep on | Continue. | You should keep on trying despite hardships. |
leave behind | 1- leave and not take along. 2- be survived by. | Her father left behind a small fortune. |
log on (to) | Enter a computer. | How often do you log on to chat sites? |
look for | Search, seek. | I’m looking for a small house but haven’t yet found one. |
look forward to | Expect or hope for. | I look forward to your next letter. |
look up | Search for information in a reference book. | I often look up new vocabulary in the dictionary |
make up | 1- form, 2- use cosmetics. | Young people make up half the population. |
put down | Write down, record in writing. | Put down your questions. I’ll answer them later. |
set up | Build, found | to set up a program. |
show up | Become visible, arrive. | The teacher hasn’t shown up yet. |
stand for | symbolize | UN stands for United Nations |
take up | Adopt or begin an activity. | You ought to take up swimming. |
take care of | Be in charge of or deal with | I have to take care of my small brother. |
turn down | Refuse. | They have turned down my application. |
write down | Put down in writing | write down your address on top of the letter |
Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verbs:
1- Your problems ___________________ a lot of wisdom. So why don’t you ___________________ and stop crying so that we can figure out a solution.
2- Driving ___________________ a lot of patience and caution.
3- You must ________________ this form to ____________________ a scholarship.
4- Anas is often late for work because his car often ____________________.
5- Many factors have contributed to __________________ the economic depression.
6- Houda is very shy; she finds it hard to __________________ her classmates’ group. Perhaps it is because she has _________________ as a lone child.
7- It is high time to _________________ your childish habits.
8- It was a great shock for her to _________________ that her husband was unfaithful.
9- I have ____________________ the text twice but still haven’t found the answer.
10- Don’t stop now. ___________________ searching.
11- I can’t ___________________; I have forgotten my password.
12- Our ancestors have __________________ a rich heritage which we must keep.
13- The children are ______________________ the next holiday because I have promised to take them to the amusement park.
14- The team is __________________ of professional players.
15- When you read, you should __________________ only key words so that you don’t waste time.
16- I’m sorry to have to __________________ your kind invitation; I’ll be busy then.
17- Do you know what FBI ____________________?
18- Governments must _________________ new policies to face the economic crisis.
19- She is always the last to __________________ smugly at our meetings.
20- Why don’t you _________________ yoga? It will help you control your mind and body.
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