English Corner III

Do you remember the phrasal-prepositional verbs ( three-word verbs)? Example:  I am sorry to hear that, but I can not put up with your lies anymore!    (tolerar) Now complete the three-word-verbs with the missing words: He’ll probably fail; he’s not up ________ the challenge. Ele provavelmente vai fracassar, pois não está à altura do desafio.         2.…

an English corner in Chengdu

Do you remember the phrasal-prepositional verbs ( three-word verbs)?

Example:  I am sorry to hear that, but I can not put up with your lies anymore!    (tolerar)

Now complete the three-word-verbs with the missing words:

  1. He’ll probably fail; he’s not up ________ the challenge. Ele provavelmente vai fracassar, pois não está à altura do desafio.

        2. What are they up _______?   O que eles andam tramando (fazendo)?

3. I broke up ________ my girlfriend last night. – Eu briguei com a minha namorada ontem à noite.

4. The doctor told her to carry ______ with the treatment. – O médico disse a ela que continuasse com o tratamento.

         5. I’ve been getting low grades, but I’ll study hard and catch _______ with the other students.– Tenho recebido notas baixas, mas vou me esforçar e alcançar os demais alunos.

6. You have to check ________ of the hotel before noon.– Você tem que dar saída do hotel antes do meio-dia.

7.  He came __________ to me and said: ‘you are under arrest.’– Ele chegou a mim e disse: – você está preso.

         8. He came up _________ an umbelievable explanation.– Ele veio com uma explicação inacreditável.

         9.  The police ( they ) need to crack ________ on burglary. – A polícia precisa tomar medidas severas contra furto.

10. The school should do _________ with some of the regulations.– A escola deveria acabar com alguns dos regulamentos.

The Answers of the last English Corner’s Edition:

Edmund Burke (1729-1797)
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) 

The Mirror

    Edmund  Burke,  1729 – 1797, Irish  Philosopher

I look in the mirror. And  what do I see? A strange looking person, that  cannot be me. For I am much  younger. And not nearly so fat, as that face in  the mirror I am looking at. Oh, where  are the mirrors That I used to know, like the  ones which were made thirty years  ago? Now all things have changed. And  I`m sure you`ll agree Mirrors are not as good as  they used to be. So never be  concerned, if wrinkles appear. For one thing I`ve  learned , which is very clear, should  your complexion be less than perfection, it is  really the mirror that needs  correction!!

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