OXFORD LEARNER''''S GRAMMAR - PART 7 pdf

331
Viewpoint,
truth,
and
comment
adverbials

Finder 199-201
Put
in
a single-word
adverb
which means
the
same as
the
words
In
brackets.
~

c;.1'7-<?-r-ljj

' (It's clear that) the
se
figures are inaccurate.
1 I
don't
like
Tom'
s new girJrnend IrtLl(

.:
h. . . . . . (
10
be
frank)
2 . . . . . . . .

(I presume)
there
will
he
refreshments
~
I can't help you. . . . . . . . . . . . .
(l
'm afraid).
4 . (
h's
lucky) I've brought my
phone
with me.
5 . . . . . . .

. ' (rrom a cultural
point
of
view) this
place
is
<l

de
se
rt
6 . . . . . . . . . . .

'
(It
c
ould
be that) it's just a
rumour.
7 Uo
YOll
think
young people are
bC'
col1ung more
aware.
.'?
6
9
(of polillcal issues)

. .
,r
rherc's
no
doubt
thaI) things will
be

dlffererH
in
future.


(It
was
stupid
of
me, but) I told the caller my password.
332 Linking adverbials
II
Finder 2028
Put
In
these words or phrases'
after
all, consequently, firstly,
for
example, in addition,
il't 6tfteF-W6fds, nevertheless,
secondly.
to-
The
insurance
company
"<ly
that
the
paymcm

IS
~ubjcct
to dchlY·

~0
p
~lJt;r:
r:v
pr-~
t
~
.
they're going to take a while to pay me.
There
IS
lots
of
new bUlldmg in
the
carnal.
A new
government
headquarters
is heing
constructed,

. . .


. .

2
All
the
staff
h<\Vc
heen
put
Oil
short-term
contrclt.:ts,
and

have no lob sL'Curity.
•
.•.
t ht'y
3 This
new
venture

ould
be
a big risk for us
should
take
that
fisk.
, I believe
we
4 Unemployment

has
risen



. .

.

becClu
se
of
the
economic
recf'ssion
and



.

.


because
of
the l'lrge
number
of
: dH)QI1t~<.Ivers

looking
for
work.
5 You
should
know
something
aboul
business

.
business
studies
at university.
6
The
airport
authorities
plan
to
extend
the
existlllg runway,
and.
they
want
to
bUIld a completely Ilew
one
. . . ' you

did
JJ I •
Viewp
.,
i
lll,
1
"!lb
, ,-Il,d
U)
llllllfmr
:1d
vc,l)
ta
ls
].
1"33
Review
of
adverbials

Finder
189-202
168
Each
of
these
sentences
IS
incorrect.

Complete
the"Corrcct sentence
I tlen', 36lftC
umes-ge
to
bed
-a
t
~H
.
. .
~
~~,~ s
do/')'~
.'¥.'.tP.~
l}.~
,a
ll
1 TJ>e-cRbl<'-"""Hleeply-ufldeHfle-greuml
The
ca
ble . . . .

.

.
4
V¥e-h~flwrtfl.eay
.
. I've had

o 'il-e're eli ift
the
fttth-meef:ing lafet.
We
'
re

.
7 T 1ffil-ts-very-taJl, -bttt-MMjHs fttflfier-taller.


. . . , .
Tom
is

,




_


.
8
~ttfttt6n
i~
het:6HUftg
I"ore
dangerously.

The
situatIOn . . .

.

9
ka~1
6eHftitely-that"fllftft Bt
Ihe
Necne
of-the-eriltle.
10
~t-are&
am81.cdly.
Everyone


.
11
I
hape
mtteh th8t yott-Etfe-Stte€eSsful
I
hope,
" .
,

. .
•.
12

J h.evefri
·
IleVer-
,
~
tft-hoo-A-»geles.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
the letter
no e-mail
s.
. . . . , . . .
.'
.
.

empty.
. . . . . . .
.

of
the crime.
.

,


Los Angeles.
13
:rhe-rnftn-ts-djsabk!d;-fl.ftd-atldiftg-to-tftfit-lle~
a-fleftFf-OOfleitien.

Themani
s

.
. . . . . . . . . Inlcrcst
mg.
333 .
HCVlt'W
of
adVf'ltllais
I
1
,
I
334
Introduction
to
the
comparison
of
adjectives

Finder
203A
- B
Read
these
two
paragraphs
and

write
down
all
the
comparative and superlative
adJectives.
C.{lIJ> ANI)
(O
PPER
Gold
IS
milch softer
than
cappel,
so
it
is
easier to
hammer
into s
hape
.
It
ill
not very strong A gold
knife might
look
very fine,
but
it

would
not
haw
bt'('n lIluch
usc
fur skinning a heaT,
so
from
c<1rly
time!>
gold be
came
the
metal for
ornaments
Copper
i!'.
mu
ch
harde
r; iI would
have
been
mm
-h
more c.hflit:ult for early man
to
shape,
but
the finished article was more durable.

rrrnill
I.
AIIChl~()J1
rile
Simy
of
Ml'la/<)
MIDTOWN
MANHA
'lT
AN
Midtown
Manhattan,
wh
Ich
ranges
toughly
f
rum
341h
ttl
591h Strl.'Cts
.tnd
riverto
river, is a
center
of
slIpcl1Ulivps.
Th
e biggest

buildm
gs, brif.:luest lights.
grCOItcsl
(;()nccnlr<nion
of
big bUSiness,
I.Hgcs{
complex of
{healers
and concert
bOu~t:s.
m.
>s
l hargain imsclIlt!llIs, most t!xcluslve
COUW
I C
houscg
,
.md
the
mo
st sl
lCCla
iJ
7ed
servict:~
arc
all
here
(fmm

/-()t
J'''
'1 H
lu
lgel
'rrm

1
III
Am

,.,or
)
1 C:omparolli\'
("
adjectives:
2 Superl;:uiv{' adjectives'
: oft.e_
.'
~
•
b
l
!l
!l~
S't,

, • , . , , , .
335 The comparative and superlative
of adjectives

, . , .
II>
Fi
nder
203B- E
Complete this table. It
may
help you
to
look
at
the
two
paragraphs in 334
~
I
2
3
•
5
6
7
8
Adjective
so
ft
bright
t1ifficult
exclUSive
hard

lar
ge
tlura
bl
e
Compa
ra tive
">Of
tex
more difficult
ca~
lIcr
Supe
rlative
softest
brightest

mo
st exclusive
. .
. . .

.
' '-
-'-
-
'-'-'-'-
-' ' '-' ' - -
bigges
t

:l:
H . I
ntrodlllllOIl
to
Ihe LOmp,lJi::.on of ,1dIIX I
IVCS
Hi~
336 The comparative and superlative
of
adjectives

Finder 203B-E
look.
at
these rules and examples. They are all
about
forming
comparative and superlative
ad
jectives.
Which
examples
go
with which rules?
Rulc5

Most onc-
sy
ll
ablc ddjcclivcs

end
in
er
l
es
,. e.g . .

So
me oJlc·
!oyllablc
adJecuvcs
haw
more/
mo
st, c.g

2 So
me
one·s
yllahlc Adjectives
ca
n hnve c
Hh
er form, e g

3 Mosl
Iwo
·
sy
ll'lhlc adjectives

have more/
mo
st, e.g .

-1
TWCI·syllublc
adjectives ending
in y
usualJy
have erle
st
, c g

.
5
Some
twu·syllablc adjectives
cun
have either furm, e.g

6 Three·syllilble adj
ec
ti
ves ha
ve
nlOrt'!mos
t,
e.g
Examples
a) true,

tru
er/
mor
e ,rue,
truc
sll
m
os
t
tru
e
b) expenSIve,
morc
expensive,
mosl expensive
c)
funn
y. funnier. funniest
dl small. slllaller, slllallest
cl st
upid
,
stupuler
/ruore s
tupid
,
s
tupide
st/
mo

st
stupid
o real, m
ore
fe
;:
,1.
mo
st r
ea
l
g)
certain.
mor
e cc
n"in
,
mo
st certain
337 The comparative and superlative
of
adjectives
to-
cp .
I
2
,
4
5
6

~
Finder 203A- E
Comment on the
information
using a comparative or a superlative adjective.
to-
The
I".:xcalibur
Hot
el
in
I,as Vcgus
hn
s over 4,000 rooms No
OIh
er hOlel
ililhe
world is so la
rge
.
The
Excal
lb
ur Ilote!
is.
tI
'Ie:
(Clr,9
f
~

:S
~
J:K?
t
.e-,l
In
~
'?e:
~
/~l


to-
India
is
quite a crowded country.
II
has
294
people
per
s
quare
kilometre. But
K;:lIIglade
sh has
763 people
per
sq
uar

e kilUlTlelre.
Ranglad
~s
h
is

~
c;-
.
c
:
!~l~
l
t.
~
.,."
.1:
'4
~a

Tel
eco
m Tower IS
IHO
mel res tali,
lHII
C
anada
Tower
in

East
London
is 250 metres tall.
C
anada
Tower is

.
2
Th
e Beatl
es
were a very success
ful
group
.
The
y so
ld
over a billi
on
discs .
md
tape
s. No
ot
her
KfOuP
in
the

worid has been as succe
ss
fu
l.
The
Bcatlcs were . .



.
3 Venus has a diame((:r
of
12
,
104
kilmllClr
es
It
is
n't as big
as
Ihe E'
IMh
. which
ha
s a dmffictci
of
12,756 kilome
tr
es.

The Earth is

.
4
26
million p
eo
ple visited the Tower
of
l
.ondon
last ye
ar
,
hut
n wasn't as
popular
as
Madame
Tu
ssaud's
waxwork
mu
se
um,
which
had
2.8 million visitors.
La
st year

Madame
Tu
ss<l.ud
's was . .

_

.

.
5 The
Ri
ver Severn is 220 miles long. No
other
river in Brilain is
SO
lunK
.
The
Hiv
er Severn is





.•
.
J
70

.
Be,
·
Th
e
COIl1P
iH
<l
l
ivc
alld SlIjlcrltHiW of ml
)CCI
IVCS
()
C
ambridge
UnivcrsilY
dal
es f
tom
1284,
but
it
i
Sll
',
as
old as Oxford Univers
it
y,

which
dale
s
from 1167.
Oxf
ord
University
is
.
7
The
Mona
I.isa
is
worth
nwn
y millions
of
dolla
rs
. No
other
pic.:lUre
in
the
world is so valuable.
TllP
Mona
Li
sa is .

fI
Tob
y.
w
ho
li
ved in New
York,
was
a
mu
ch-loved dog.
When
hi
s
owner
died,
she
left him $75
million,
which
made
him
a world record brcilker among wcalthy dogs.
Toby
was.
338 The comparative and superlative
of
adjectives

Finder 203A- F
Each
of
these sentences has a
mistake
in
it
.
Cross
out
the
wrong
word
or
words
and
write
the
correct
version .

This
area
is
hecoming
f8shinnnbler.
I This is
the
boringest film I've
cver

seen
.
2
If
was the
sadest
moment
of
my
life.
3 That
hill
is
the
most
high
pOilU
for miles around.
4
As
it
turn
ed
out
, J
co
uldn
', have
been
wronger

.
S
It
's
most
expensive
10
go by trilln th
an
by
bus.
. . . . .
.,
.
~
. . . . . , . . .
6 H
ow
much
more
far is
there
to go?
. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 The
place
looks a bit tidyer now.
S
This·design is Ihe atlracrivest
of

all
. . . . . . .
9
The
weather
W<JS
getting h,lddcr
aU
the
time
.
339
Some special comparative and
superlative forms

F
inder
2Q3G
Joshua
and
William
are
travelling
t
oge
ther
. They are in a strange
town.
Comp
lete

the
conversation
by chOOSing
the
correct
words
.
Joshua:
William:
Joshua
:
William:
Jos
hua
:
William:
Joshua:
William:
Jo
shua:
I
mLIst
puse
thI
S l
ettcr
to
my
Sisler. J
haven

',
been
in touch with
her
since
(
"'
j la
st/latest
month
.
J
have
to
make
a
phone
call,
but
my
mobile
nceds
a new battery. Do you know
where
the
0 ) next/
neare
st call
box
is?

We
ll
,
according
(0 this
map
, if we go along here
and
turn left at the
(2
) next
/nea
rest
crossroads,
we'll
come
to
the
pos
t officc. May
be
YO
li
can
ph
onc
from
there
. I
can

post
my
letter, anyway She
should
get it this week.
Is
your
sIster younger
than
you?
No,
she's (3)
elde
r/older. She's left college
and
s
he's
lookmg for a
job
I'm sending
her
all the (4) las
t/
l
ates
t
new
s about
OLIr
travels.

I
must
ring
home
today
and
find
out
if there's
an
y
(5)
farthcrlfurther
news
about
my
mother
and
her
operation.

-

We
ll
, I
hope
it's
good news.
She di

dn't
know
she
needcd
an
operatio
n unlil
(6)
last/lacest week. It's b
een
a s
hod
.
Oh,
here
we
are. The
post
office. And
thcre
's a c
aiibox,
look. .
r\H . Tlw ('ornp,tlaII
VC
a
nd
"U)ll'llall
vc
of

adJc(lIVcS 171
340 The comparative
of
adverbs

Finder
204
Complete
the
sentences
us
in
g a verb
and
the
comparative
of
an adverb.
Try n Ol
\0
be $0
care
less
in
}'
our
work.
Yo
u
sho

uld
ny
f(J
•
••
I
2 I thought the team played badly today. J've offen
see
n
(h
e
m.
than lhac
3 Must you talk
so
luud?
Plea~c

. . . . . . . . . . .
.'
co
uld you?
4
You get
up
100
lill
e. Why
don
't you . . . . . . .

,.
?
5 I
did
we
ll
in this
motllh
's
l
es
t. J'm pl
ease
d
be
caus
e I
had
expe
cte
d to , .

th
a n
1:1
<;
1
time.
n
Th

e
com
pany
IS o r
en
ning
In a very inefficie
nt
mann
er.
It
sho
uld take Imme
diate
Illcusurcs
10
.
341
More, most,
less,
least,
fewer,
and
fewest

Finder 205
Look
at
the
information

and
complete
the
sentences
using
more
,
most
,
le
ss,
least.
fewer
,
or
fewest.
II>-
Worker:.
In
the
Third World
don
',
ea
rn as m
uc
h
money
as
th

ose
in Eurupe.
Wu
rk
er in
th
e Third World et?r-:0
~e
~
~
:00"-':.1:1
. til an I:ur
opeans

Sarah rook lots
of
phot
os
at
the
wedding. No
one
el
se
took
uS
man
y
Sa
ruh

.
~q<:;k
.
~
/
:e:
~:5~
.
photos
1
Ther
e t
!m'
t
as
much crime
III
country
area:.
as
ther
e is
In
ci
ue
s.
There
's

. . . . . . than in

rh
e
ci
ties.
2
The
Green I'arty
ca
ndidate
dtdn
't get
many
votes.
All
the
other
cand
idates got man!.
The
Green Parry candit!ale . . . . . . . . . . .

. votes
3 No
olher
sl
ale
of
the
US
ha

s
liS
mu
ch
raUl
:IS
LOlllsiana.
Louis
ia
na
rain.
4
Soap
operas get
huge
numb
ers
of
Viewers, b
UI
th
e tigures for d
oc
um
e
ntanc
:.
ar
c
mllch

lower.
Soap
ope
r
us
. . . .

than
do
c
umentarie
s.
5
At
the
m
ome
nt
Ar
se
nal have 42 poillls. No oth
er
club
1
1<Is
more
than
37.
Arsenal

. . . . . . .

points.
6 The
re
ar
e lOIs
of
pas
se
ng
ers un
thc
bu
scs
ill
t
he
daytime,
but
11
0t
so
many
in
the
eveni
ngs
In
the

evenings .

. . . . .


.
on
rhe buses.
7
Sell co
h(l~
made
vcry lillIe prallt. In fact it has
made
less
th
'
lIl
any
ot
her
s
up
ermarket
Sc
i
lLO
. .

profit.

8 The Prime Minister
has
quite
a lot of power.
Th
e Q
uc
en
doesn
't
ha
ve
as
mu
ch
Thc
Queen

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. .
th
an
th
e
Prime
Ministe
r.
9
The

accident
rate
among
young drivers is
higher
Ihan
among
older
dr
iv
ers.
Young dri
vers.
than
older
drivers.
172
~140
• The
(.oll
l{
Xlra
llve
of advcl'l)\
342
Less
, least, more, most, and
as
II>
Finder 2068-C

Complete the conversation. Put
in
less
, least more, most, or as.
I'm
I(lIinR
10
l unch next
wf.,'ek
.
1>0
I'll
h.
we
to book my flight I
thmk
i
t'll
be
,
II»

~~
. convenient 10 go by air
than
by train.
i>CICr:
lindsay:
I'd gu by
mun.

Tr.
un
s
arc
(I
)

.
•.
.

comfortable (
han
plan
es
.
Uut
Ihe l.rall1 fare is really expenSive.
The
planc
I
sn't
(2)

. .
expen
sive as
Ihe
'min,
which

alW'dYS
sur
pri
ses
me
Peter.
J-indsay'
I
hale
lI
ymg. It's my
(3)
. , . fnvouritc
means
of
transport.
Well, I
don
't nllnd
it
And I'm
nell
(4)
. . . . . . .

keen
on
trains as you
arc
. A

shO
ll
flight I"
(5J

. . .

haring than a long
Crain
journey, I find.
P(Hcr:
I'd rllih er drive
Ih;Ul
fly.
Lindsay:
I'm definitely
/lUI
driving.
No,
thank you. DnvillK
alilhat
way would
be
thc
Peter:
Lindsay
Peter'
(6
) . . . . . stressful
wuy

of
gelling
th
e
re
.
I
don
't
think
lInvlIIg is
(7
) . . . . .

. s
tr
cs:.rul
as
Hy
mg
.
Well,
It
IS
to mc.
And
Will
you
he
ahle

In
get
a night ilt the fight time?
Planes
are
(8) .
frtljUellt
than
train!>,
aren't
they?
l.indsay: Oh,
ther
e urc plenty of flights. l1Icrc'"
olle
at
tCIi
in
the
morning
.
That'll
be the
(
9)
.•

. collvcnit'nt.
343 Patterns expressing a comparison

Finder
206
Wr
i
te
a second sentence
so
that
It
has
a similar meaning
to
the
previous one.
Use
the
word
In
brackets.

Plastic isn't as expens
ive
11
.
~
wuod. (more)
· . l .
.x~
i,j
r;r"{J(

~
.
~
.I<.Pf'
•.
~
I'f~
•. t
f¥?
1\
p
{
(
~!.
.r.,I.
c
. .
Dave
is the same height ,IS
Mike
. (Ial!)
2 S
unday
is
Ic
s~
bu
sy
than
other

days. (least)
· . . . . . . . . . . . .
:\
My
new
Job
is
more
inlclesling
by
far. (much)
4 For this Joh meta] is SUperiol
10
plastic. (
hettcr
)
. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .
5 '
111e
ground
was
vcry
hard
. (iron)
· . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 C

ri
ckct is
morc
complicated
than
football. (less)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 I've nCller
st e
n a nicel vicw
than
thi
s (niccsl)
. . . . . .
8
Thc
room
doesn
't look
as
sma
ll
3:'
II
did
(bigst'r)
:-142 . l ,It
.IS.
l
e(/~

/
,
IIIM/'. II
IOS
I, ,m
el
(I
S
17
:J
344 Comparatives with
and
,
Finder 207A
The MegaWaTe computer company was
one
of
the
success stories
of
the
20th century.
Complete the sentences abQut
the
growth
of
the
company .

The c

ompany
expanded rupidly
It
grew

i?
i
~r:
I?~
~
~
. (big) all the time.
MegaWarc computers became . . .


.




, . . . .

(popular)
2 . .
_


. . .

. (more) people bought MegaWare product'"
3 The business
became.
, . . • . .

. . .


. . . . .

.

(profitable).
4
It's
share price
went.

. . . .
.•
.
•
.
•.
.

. . .

(high).
5 Life

got.
. . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • • . • . • .

. (good) for boss Boh Watts as the
company
became
. . . . . • . •

•
• .

, . .
(s
uccessfu\),
345 Comparatives with the

the
~
Finder 2078
Rewrite
the
sentences using the

. the

The crowd became increasingly angry at
the
long delay.
:r!Je-
./or

':1
e r
.
~~
~
~~
~
a~
, 1
':'
0
'
~,
.t~
:,,
~
.
o;
r~
!
~
~~
,,:
!
J
~
7
~~
.
~

.
c.
P
'
.
rrf
:
·.
' .

. .
~
The
value
ora
picture depends on
how
ramous the arlist
is
.
.
T~
.
~
r.
e:
1~~~
9
':'
.

(l.
.r.t~~~
.1:,
t/1~
.
~~
~£?-
'
!
l
?~«'
:
0e:
P~'":~
t
~~"
.
?

1 How well I sleep
depcnds
on how latc 1 go
to
bed
.
2
f
don't
spend
much

time
with my famIly becau:,e I work
SO
hard
3 The traffic moves
very slowly as more cars
come
into
the
city
4 How
much
you sweat depends on
how
hot
YOli
get.
5
The
idea becomes
Ic1<os
attractive as I think
about
It
more.
6 How much petrol a
car
uses
depends
on

the
si1.e
or
the
engine.
174
::l4
1.
COlll l
lH
rd
(r
vCfl
with
(Jn
d
. . .
I
"
346 Review
of
comparison
II- Find
er
203
- 207
Complete
this
text
abou

t holidays. Put
one
word
In
each space.
HOULMYS
Where arc you going for your next holklay? (

)

'!
~
~
. . people go un holiday fairly regularly,
and
ma
ybe some of
'h
em have a good time.
Rut
holidays aren't (1)

. pleasant
an
experience (2) . .

. . .

th
e adver

ti
sers would
like
us
to
believe.
In
fact, a holid
ay
is
probably the
(3)

.

. Slfessfulthing you'll expe
ri
ence
this
yen
r.
Besidl."S
th
e
bOlhcr
of
choosing and orgalllzing
il
. there's the worry
ahout

whether
it
will
be wurth it. (
4)
. . . .
mo
re
mone
y }'
OU
spe
nd
, (5) . . .

mor
e you'll fcel
bound
tn pretend
that
you're
enjo
yi
ng yourself. Anyone who has been
on
a holiday night
will
know that airports are getting
more W) . . . . . morc crowded,
and

that lung de
la
ys are
co
mmon
. Holida
ys
may
be
a
good
thing, but you
can
be sure that stilylng at horne
LS
even (7) , . , , , .

for you
It
'
~
certninly
(8)
. . . .

. dangerous.
Yo
u'
ll
be

mu
ch safer
al
home (9) .
wandering nround a strunge place with
II
pocket
fuJI
of
money
under
the eyes
of
the
Joc\l1
c
riminal
~
.
Accidents and disasters arc
mu
ch 1
10
) . . . . . . .

likely to hnppen on holiday. If
you want peace
and
quiet,
yo

u don't need to go any (
II
) . . . . than y
our
own baicony
or back garden. Have a nice time!
347 Review
of
comparison

Finder
203
-207
Complete
each
sentence
so
that
it
means
the
same
as
the
prevIous
one
.

A yard Isn't as long
a~

a metre.
to.
metre
. .
1
.
~
J~
~
r
.
t/
l9-0
!1.
~
."'
?:
.
1
The
fnewry
and
the church are cq
uull
y old.
The
(\Icto
ry
is
. .

. . .

. .
2 This route
is less interesting than the others.
This
is
the

.

. . . . . .
3 ['m
nOl
as clever as you.
You're

. .

,

. .
4 A
computer
would calculate a
more
pT(."Cise
figure
A

computer
would calculate
the
figure . . , . . ,

5
The
old wallpaper wasn't as
ni
ce
as
the
new.
The new
wallpaper is . .

,

.

.

•
6
How
reliable a machine is
depends
on what
it
(.

:
OSIS.
The
more n machine , . . . . . . .

. . . . .
7 No other
city is Scotland
is
as hig as Glasgow.
Glasgow

. . . . . .

. . . . . .
8 This year the first sn
ow
ha
s
come
later
t'ha
n llist year.
Last year the first snow
came
. . . . . . .

"

.

9
I've never heard anything more ridiculous.
That's
the
10
A newspap
er
doesn't
ha
ve
as
many
pages as a magazine.
A magazin
e.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .
34(; .
I\c
vlCw
of
CO
l1l
p:l
l
l~n
n
348
Introduction

to
prepositions

finder
208
Read
this
true
story.
AN IJNFOHTUNA1 E ACCJI)ENT
,
nill a
nd
Barhara Hawkllls
li
ve in the Village
01
Port Isaac
In
CornwalL
Their
hO
ll
se IS on a hillr.ide
with a
S
l~p
field
abo
ve

II.
Hill
and
Barbam h
ad
had
iI
fire
ill
their house.
and
they hlld donE'
some
repairs In
the
huilding When th
e)
'
went
10
(-ran
ee
fo
r a holiday.
they
em
pl
oyed a house-sitter
ca
ll

ed John Brown. He lived
in
Ihe house
dur
ing
Th
elT ilbscn
ce
and
made
sure everything was all
right
,
One
Illorning
al
~
.
15
:111)
, a farmer called Hohert Slnmnn was driving a Land Hover across
the
licld
behind
the
11OUS(
~.
Suddenly he losl
C"Ontrnl
of

the
vt
~
hidc
,
which
skidded
on
the wei
grass
.
11
rolled
down
the hill at high speed ami
crashe
d
mlo
the
house. Luckily Mr Slo
man
h
ad
alrc dy
jumped
out
of
the Land
Rov
er. The vehIcle wellt right through the roof.

It
landed
on
the bell
where eilrher that
morning
Jo
hn
Brown had
been
sleeping.
'I'd
thought
about
a lie-m,'
he
smd.
·
Lu
c
k.ily
I got
up
. Bul I'm
worned
about
how
10
break
the

news
to
BIll
and
Barbara. The),
wenlto
France with the idea
of
lo
rgetling
Ih
elr
problems
.'
Head Ihe
MOry
agam
and
write
down
the
first twcnt)' prc
po
sllionai
phra

e<>.
II .
iJ.
kl

I).
· . . . .
· . . . .
~
~
a)
.
b)
c)
.
dl .
. . . . . . . . . . .
m )
•.
nl

0)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e)

•••
_ • • . • • . . •
n
gl .
h)

p)

•.
q)

.

.
,)
2
Wnte
down Ihe
sentence
whIch
contains
a
two
-word preposition.
:i Write down the se
nten
Ce
whkh
co
ntains
a
preposItion
before
an
ing-form.
4
Write down the s
enten
ce which
contains

a p
repo
sition bef
ore
a
wh-clau
se.
. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
· . . .
5 Write down
the
sen
tence which
coma
ins a preposition With a modifier in
rront
of
11.
{i Say
if
dUW/lIS
a preposillt)1l
or
an
adverb
in
the
se s

entences.
al
The
vehicle rolled down very
fa
s
t.
. .

h)
The
vehicle rolled
down
the hill very [ast . . . . . . .

.

176
:1
40 .
InClodu('fiulilO
pr
ep
OSit
ion
'!
:4
9 Prepositions
of
place

Finder
209A- B
Look
at each picture
and
complete
the
sentence.
Use
these
words
-
~-
against
her
hnefca~e
away
from
the-ei-re-l-e
down
the
dog
i-nside a glass
into
(he
hill
onto
the
office

out
of
the
Queen
outs
ide
the s
hed
past the
stage
up
a tree

The ball was
r~lde
_
the
e,r-c./c_.
5
Joanna
too
k
some
papers
The
children
were
funning
.

"
6
Sam
\\,alled
. . . . .

2
The
soldiers
marched
~
-'~
)n
) )
- -
::::::::=
- -
7 The
dancers
Gl
me
8
Samb
pul
the
ladder
3
9
The
squirrel

ran
349 .
I'r
epo
sl
tions
of
place 177
350 Prepositio
ns
of
place
with
abstract meanings
Choose
the
correct preposition.

I'm reading a b
oo
k !!.lfO/ o
lI
Ho
ll
ywood.
lOur
message tn
the
learn
is

that we are all behmu
/!>c
suJ
I:!
y
ou
.
2
The govermncnt
l!i
planning II campaign as.ains!/into dmgs.
3 The faclnry
is
~g
/
~~
the most mod
er
n in Europe.
4 The I'resiue
lll
[s
regarded
as
!)chind/be~nd
critid
s
lIl
.

Finder Z09C
5 I
never
us
ed
10
be inTerested
in
the environm
en
t, but n
ow
I'm really inside/into green issucs.
6 The cul1lpany is mo
vi
ng alollg:iidefl uwards
OJ
policy
of
clItlmg hack
OililC\
Vii)vcslment.
351 At, on, and
in
expressing place
Put in
at
on,
or
in

.

My
(lal
is

qr;

rlu
: seventh
(l
(Kl
r .
I I
wa
s oul lasl n
ig
ht. I wa
s.

.
the
cinema
.
2 I
wa
s standing

the back of the
queu

e.
3
The
phone is

a
hul
e :.he
lf
in
th
e h
;:
.I1
.
4 I s
aw
several p
L'O
pl
c 1 know . . . .
the
barbecue.
S
We
co
uld sec smoke the dis
tance
.
6 Crowds

of
football fans .

. blue s
hut
s wcre coming along [he slreet
7
It
felt rea
ll
y hot and stuffy

the cm
em
a
8
Polly IS visiting
sn
me
fri
end
s.
Dt
nada.
9
leI's
look
at
the figures

. the screen
10
My brothcr
is
. . . . .
un
iversi
ty
. He
'!,
doing a business course.
11
The plane lillldcd safely . .

Ilcathrow Airport.
12
The
cort
nge
is
righl . the coast with views
OUI
In
sea.
352
Pr
epositio
ns
of
place

Finder 210
,.
Finder
211
Put In a prepositional
phrase
.
Use
some
of
these
prepos
itions
(but
not
all
of
th
e
m)
; above.
ae-655.
among. between. in
front
of
,
next
to, on
top

of. opposite, over,
through
,
under
.
1'
1,,
: cafe is . .

.

2 He's lying

. . .
J 78 350 • I'rcp0
'l
ll Ions
of
Ill;:lCt! With ,lh!
Mac
t IIlc;\
ni
ll
gs
3 5
. ,
.
6
(
3 The woman is

4,
The
burglar got in

.
t
~
·
5 They're sitting

.
7
6 The dog was sit
ti
ng.
7
We
pu
t a
du
st sheet . .
353 Prep
os
itions
of
place
Choose the
co
rrect answer .

We h
ad
a picn
ic
u~/!!x
the river.
1
The
President was
sta
nding
among
/aroul~lint()
hi
s bodyguards.
2
Covenrry
is
near/nearby/next
Birm
in
gham
3 Karen dived
down
to
the
bOHom/!QE of
the
pool.
4 Tourists were stro

lli
ng
along
/
arollnd
/
b
e~~
the Old Town.
S
The
plane
fl
ew
l
o/tuwards/~~
the
su
n,
bu
t t
ben
il
changed course.
6 Soon we crossed
above/ove
r the bo
rder
into China
7

November
comes
after/beilii
ld
lin
fro
nt
of
OClOber.
B T
he
subm<lrinc was 200
metre!>
abo
ve/below
the
surface.
9 You
can
gel
~/alo
ng/
t
hroughthe
road
more easily
at
the lights
II-
Finder 2

11
10
1 couldn't hel p l
ook
ing
at
the
man
b
ecause
he
was sitting right
behind/next
t%pposite
me
354
At,
on, and
in
expressing
time
Put
in
at, on, or
In
.

My
birthday is

In
. . February.
We're
going
1.0
a
concert

. VVednesday.
2
We
got
home

half
past eleven.
3 I'll see
you.
.
'.
the morning.
4
My
siSler starts at college . the
'Illtumn.
5
The
accident
happened

.
Thur
s
da
y afterno
on
6 I usually
ha
ve a
sandwich.
lunch tim
e.
7 Shake
spe
are was
born.
. ] 5
64
.
B
You
'r
e allowed to
dn
ve . sevente
en
in Britain

Fi
nd

er
2
12A
-D
9
There
will
be
lots
of
exci
teme
nt

the co
mi
ng week
s.
t
]0 People
remember
the
dead.
.
the
anlllversary
of
the
t
erronst

attac
k.
:\53 .
I'n
::posilIOIlS
of
pl;Jce 179
355 Expressions
of
time
without
a preposition

Finder
212E
Some
of
these
sentences
are
correct,
and
some
have a
word
whICh
should
not
be
there.

If
a sentence
IS
correct,
put
a tick
(.I)
If
It
IS
incorrect,
cross
the
unnecessary
word
ou
t
of
the
sentence
and
write
it
in
the
space.
There's never anyone here al the weekend .

I've got exams
ift

Ihili
yea
r
1
sometImes
work
on
Saturuays.
2
It
's
Sopble's party on tomOlrow evening.
3
My
nc~hbour
gum;
to Ausrralia in the
winler
<1
You've
been
playmg compute'
games
lor
a
ll
afternoun
5 The weather was awful
in
la

st summer.
6 We're gomg to a gig on next
Sa
turda
y.
7
We
ha
ve
nn
va
canc
ie
s
;I
t the present time.
S I fo
und
the
leHef m my
(,:0<"1
1 pocket
at
~'x
mooths
h,ter
356
FOf,
Since,
and

ago
,/
,n
. . .
. . . . .

Finder 213
Complete
the
seco
nd
sentence
so
that
it
has a similar meaning
to
the
first. Use
the
wo
rd
in
brackets,
II>
Amy's t:old
staned
lasl week.
and
s

he
's sull
gOI
U (since)
Amy
has

~
'!-!l
c.~C!-
.
~!~
1~;5
~
~~
K.
l
Wc
movcd he
re
IWO
years ago.
(ror)
Wc
'
ve
Jived
2 I
la
st

saw
YOll
ut
Oliver's party
(s
in
ce)
I
hav
cn',

. , . .
3 TIle film starts
half
an
ho
ur
from now (till
The film
"
II'
s months since I've bought .my
d
o
th~s.
(for)
I haven't
5 I spent
an
hour

ly
ing in
th~
sun yest
erda
y.
(
for
)
I
~
. .

.
6 It
's
S
IX
weeks
now sin
ce
the term began. (ago)
The
lerm
7 I sla
ned
this proj
ec
t in March.
and

I'm
stdl
dom
g i
t.
(since)
J\
e been
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
.
180 :{S5 . Explcsslom n
lllm
c
wlt
ho
ul
n
pr
c
pO
~
lI
]on
'
57
More
preposit
io
ns
of

time
Choose
the
correct preposition.
""
Cout
ct
you
do
all these excrcbt,s
~/~/! !y'lidt:
half
an
hou(
1
TIllS
film goes on
bl
/
during
/
tIiI
midnight.
2 I'll be away
bc~ween
/f
rom/!b~ough
Tuesda
y
10

f rida
y.
3 The Hbnuy will be closed
Q~]rjllg/[~r/~.!!
a week.
4 The ticket IS valid
for
travel
!~_side/oye
r/!.!
l
~
ugh()ut
the d
ay
5 The llluiding won't be finished
for/to/until
lIe
xt yea
r.
6 There wil l b
t!
a limiled
bus
se
rvice
in
lover/w
hile the holiday
weekend

.
7 Tlw
,
~
h
ops
close
among
/belween/from- one
to
IWO
o'
dock.
S There had been a
pcm
"
)d
of
heavy rain close
~/{)vcr/pnor
to the accident
9
My
wandfuther
was killed dunng/!.!.lsidclthroughuu! the
war
.
10
We
have

10 compleTe
our
ass
i
gnment
~
/t
bro~.!&!~
J
ulllil1
5
June.
58 Prepositions:
other
meanings

Finder 214

Finder 215A
Look
at
the
information
in
brackets
and
complete
the
sentence
with

a
prepos
i
tional
phrase
Use
these
prepositions
: according to,
by
, in accordance with, in
favour
of,
iRstead-&f. on,
on
behalf
of, thanks to, via .
(We didn't
go
to the
bea
ch.)
We
went
to
the
park
.
i
':'

~~_.(l.
d
.
o-r
the.
bea
Gh
(O
ne
of
my teachers wrote the article.)
I was reading
<In
article

2 (The speech supp0rled
th
e new I,IW. )
A politiCian was lIlaking a s
Jl
eech
3 (The plane lands it t Frankfurt
on
the way )
We
're
l<l
king
<I
flight

to
Istanbul
4 (
The
topic was caree
rs
III
c
omputer
s)
I went to a ta)k . . . .

.
5 (
The
newsp
ap
ers say so.)
The economy is
booming.
fi
(I'm
speaking for every
one
her
e.)
I'd like
to
congratulate
yO

ll

.
7
[fhe
candidates obeyed
th
e
rul
es.)
The candidates
in
the election all behaved
R (
It
owes this increase to
more
aggressi
ve
nwrketing.)
The
co
mpan
y has increased
il
s profits



.

:
1'"
)7 . M
ore
pr
epo
!>
luollS 01 tllile
181
359 Prepositions:
other
meanings

Fi
nder
21
5B
- H
Put
in
these
pr
epositions.
as
, by. except. for. of, like, on,
with
,
without
.
You

Will
need
to
use
so
me of
the
prepositions more
than
once.

I
had
chips

l,!r
.t~J

my steak.
It
'
ll
take ages
if
we
go.
bus.
2 A g
irl
. . . . . . .

very blue eyes was s
taring
a1
me
.
J Alex has gone
10
the supermarket . . . . . . .

so
me food.
4
Ju
stin a
lwa
)
's
wcars o
ld
clothes.
He
looks . . . . . . . . a trump
5 I
met
someone I know . . .

. .

the

boat
.
6
Ther
e'
s nothing . .

.

itny inlcresl in Ihe
newspaper
,
7
You
cut the
Iil
es

. a special tool.
8 "01 exhausted. Would y
ou
mind
carrying
th
c
.
~c
boxe
s.
. . . . .

me
,
pl
clIse?
9 Kale was Irying to use
her
magazine . .

.


an
umbn
!
lln
10
TIlcrc was Just
enough
food. We ate every
thing
. . . . . . . . . for
nne
sandwich.
11
Your
fli
ght is boarding.
Pl
ease
proceed to Ihe gale

, , , .
d
~lay
.
12 You l
ea
rn a language best

.

using
it
to c
omnnmicllte
,
360
Idiomatic
phrases
with
prepositions
~
Finder 216
Put In an idiomatic phrase beginning
with
a preposition .

I
didn
't li

ke
the
ftlm
much

?~
:'ir~~
'
but
then
it
gO!
hem:r,
I You'll
soo
n find
another
Job
.
You
won',
be
.
. for long.
2 The plane wasn't latc. It arri\'Cd
more
or
les
s.
3 Your

fri
ends
mu
st
be
moving
because
their house
is

.

1 s
uppose
I drlllk
about
fi
ve
cups
of
coffee a day , , ,

,

Sometimes
it
's
more
and
sometimes

II
'S less.
5 The players swapped shirts



. . . ' .
of
the &lImc.
6 We'd been waiting ages when . . .

,

. . something
happened
.
7
Lu
ck
il
y I was just . . . . . . . . to
C311
.:
h
the
lasl train.
8
There
's no lime
10

waste.
We
mu
st leave .

. .

'
9 i didn't
do
very we
ll
in
the
inteJ"V1cw

I
mad
e a
co
mplete
me
ss
of
it.
10 Let's gel gomg,
.
~
hatJ
we?

We
ciln have a c
hat
. .

to
th
e meeting.
1\
YOli
c
an
', jllS! hUll lip
at
the airpor
t.
You
ha
ve to book yo
ur
flight

.

'
361
Revi
ew
of
prepositions

Finder
20S-21
6
Each
of these sentences is incorrect Write
the
correct sentence.
~
1:'1
anyone-tIM.·hluge-ro
l'-yo
ur-gr-oup?
.1.,).
tl.~
.i~
c I~, ¥
?1.
'"P.";
r.
:r~P.
?
.
=r
he-bell-rilt!."!HIH~dte-le59ott
.
•
. . , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 My-friend!
'f~t:1't!

wttttittg-petie-tHly
III
ft
long-que-tte.
182
:I!ifl . l
'rI!
IIOS
lt
i
Oi
lS tither
11l
CU
11in~
~
4
Dehble
wanted-to
evcrtak
e-
tne
·
C8
f-froftHH-flef.
5 A-wtHmtn eaRle
tip
at
me
anti Sh66k

my
h&f'tt4
.
. .
6 lo
go
Ie e

enifl-g-cla
sscs
if'!
C'it:ry
'fIeek
.

.


".
,
.,

.





.

. . . .
7
In-et:eoffl8f'!€e
wilh the referee, the ball aid net
ere: s
the
hl'le.
52
Review
of
prepositions
Decide which
answer
is
correct.

It's
ca.,>)'
to
win

~J

cheating.
a)
by
b)
from
c)

out of dl with
J have
to
get
up early . . . , , ,

I'tlesday morning.
a)
at b)
during
c)
in
d) on
2 Nut
many
people live. . . . . the Island
al
at
b)
In
c)
on d) 10
3
We'v
e been standing here . .
.",
. " forty·
five
minutes.
a) along

b)
for
c)
in
d)
since
4 I kccp falhng over this suilcase.
U's
reaJly

a)
across
b)
by cl
in
d)
on
5 I can come any day apart .

.

. Thursday.
a)
for b) from
c)
of
d)
with
.

. the
way
he
re.
6
As
usual, Tiger Woods
is


the
Icadent
a) among
b)
between
c)
mto d) to
wards
7 The cow
got
out.
, . .


. a gap
in
the fence.
a}
across
b)

along c) between d) through
• Finder 208-216
8 The alarm rang continuously from len o'clock . .

half past four.
a) along
b)
at
c)
In
d) till
9 The actors spoke their lines

a)
by
b)
fot
c)
of
d)
with
passio
n.
10 I couldn't stretch
my
legs uut because someone was siuing . . ,
a)
across
b)
behind c) opposite

d)
over
me
.
3Gl _
Rev
l
Low
of
pr
clXls
lfi
ons
183
363
Word
order
with
phrasal verbs •
Finder
217A, 218A.
Complete
each
sentence
by
writing
the
words
in
the

correct
order
. Sometimes
there
is
more
than
one possible order.

down
I
every
one
I
SU
I ,
The
meeting was
"bout
to start, SO

e.,;,~
r:
~
.
~.t.
~


1 J it

lout
I
printed
,
The
inrormation
lookc od
Intcresting. so .
. . .
2 I I
my
jacket I
off
I took
I
wa~
hili
, so

.
:i
nil
the litter
In
Ihe park I
some
people I
up
I wcre pu
.:

king
I
noticed
that

.
4 PUt I Ihe pri
ces
I they've I up
Lunch
Is
more expensive
now
that

. . . . . . . . . .
5 away I flew I the hird!.
"Olcrc was a sudden noise, and


.
6 a list
uf
everythmg
thllt's worryi
ng
you I
down
I should I
write

l you
The
book says . . . . . . . . . .



.

.

.
.

.
7 I I mu
st
I my papers I OUI f sort
If I'm
ever
gomg
to find anythmg.

8 down I I'm going I them I to take
I
don
', like these posters any more,
!:oo
.
364
Adverbs

in
front
position
~
finder
2188
'.4
look
at
the
information
in brackets
and
complete
the
sentence
Put
the
adverb
first
to
emphasize
the
movement
~
(
The
co
ll
ege pnncipal

came
111
)

The door opened and .
1.
"
.
C;n
~
t!
1f?
Cf'
II~.Pr
I
""':
I
~
/
.
, .
110-
(Everyone
went
aw,IY) :
Everyone
dllnb~c.l
on board, and , .
t;t~
:

~
~/~1
~'
1
t.
IThe rain
came
c.lown
.)
We
hadn
't
lx.'t!n
walking
fi
ve
minut
es
when
2
Uoshua
jumped
up
)
. . . . . .
.'.
. . . .
Joshua's name
wa
s called, and

3
(T
he
ho".s
wen! over
.)
The
horses
gOlUOPl."<.I
to the next
fence
, nnd

••
.
4 (The
balloon
lIoatl.'(j
up
.)
The
ropes
were untied,
and

5 (Anolher player
came
on.)
One
player

Icfl
the field.
and

.
3
1>3
. W
md
urd
cr
wLlh
plua!'.al WIlls
•
• •
365 Nouns
formed
from
phrasal verbs
~
Finder
218C
lo
ok
at
the
explanation
and
write
the

phrase.

A
tfJ.!
e.:-L
lU;'a:;

it.
a cooked meal bought in a r
es
taur
a
nt
and
eaten
<I'
hom
e.
. . . . . .
· is when a gunman
d
c
ma!l(J~
mon
ey.
· IS when a c
ar
will
no lungel
go

.
o
is
a
p<l
gc
of
in
formation given In each per
so
n.
. . IS someone who lakes another pe
rs
on's place.
I
2
3
4
5 ·
IS
when a
compan
y
bu
ys
or
gels control
of
anOlhc
r.

366
Word
order
with
adverbs
and prepositions

Finder
219A- B
Put
in
a
preposition
and
the
pronoun.
You
have
to
decide
what
order
they
come in.
, My new
mobile
doe
sn't work.
~
You

s
hould
tnke .

J~
b<?s-';-

to the sh
op
.
(b
a
ck)

Migralllcs c
an
be
very paillfui.
~
I know. I u
se
d to suf
fe
r.
:f
r:
q
".;
.
t~~

~":1
:
. (
frolll
)
1 Where
':;;
Palll?
'"
He
should
he here s
oon
. We
'r
e
wailing.
. . (for)
2
Wh
y
don
't y
ou
buy that toP?
~
I've got
nothing
Ihat
g

oe~
, .
(W
ilil)
3 Ilave
y
ou
h
ll
nded
in
y
our
form?

No,
but
I've
fill
e
d,
, . ' (
uu
!)
4 Mark ha
:.
borrowed
our
CDs.
'"

Well
, I
hope
he bring
s.
, .
(h
ack)
5 Who's
got'lhe
photos?

Katc.
She
's looking ,

, .

now, (
al
)
6 The lec
lur
e
Wil
S intcr
c.<;
ting
Ye
s,

I learned s
om
e
thing,
. . ,

" .

,' (from)
7
What
happen
ed
to
the
TV?

/\ n
wn
CU
ln
C a
nd
took


'
(a
w
ay

)
8 \Vho's Alan?

An
o
ld
f
ncn
d. 1 lun ,

,

recelHl
y.
(11110
)
Differences
between
phrasal
and
prepositional verbs

Finder 219
Each
pair of sentences has a
different
word
order
or
a different stress

pattern
. Choose
the
(orrect sentence,

No
one mterruptcd.
To
tht! s
pe
aker was·
li
sletle6

tnStleAce.fThe speakcr was
li
stencd
~
S
il
e
nce
2 N
o,
my mobile dilln'l ring.
3 Thcy liked the food .
4
What
's
the

an
swc(?
5
There
was
nothing
we
6 A
ll
the
mhbi
sh has go
ne
.
7 No,
I have
n't
the iob,
8 I
had
a lie-in. [ I
;165
.
Nouns
formed f
rom
Ilhr.l:.al vel bs
lR
5
368 Phrasal verb meanings

Finder
220
Put
in
a phrasal verb which expresses
the
meanmg
of
the
word
In
brackets. Make sure
the
verb
is
In
the correct
form
.

You've

I
f?:r
~
~
~
. . a word frorn this sentence. (
omitted

)

Everyone was behaving strangely.
so
I knew something

to!'!~
Itp' . (
was
the
mall
cr)
I
Ilow
long arc yO
ll
going
(0
.••.•.•.•.•••
working? (co
ntinue
)
2 I hope
10
. . . . . . . .

. who my real parems
are
. (di
sc

over)
:I We're going
10

an
outing
for
our
group. (Olmlllgc)
4 I'd like to sec
the
new Slar Wars
film
, hut
it.
. . at
the
mom
ent. (is
n',
~howing)
5 Do you think this new
fa
s
hi
on will . . . . .
?
(
be
come popular)

6
The
old Ifadiliuns
<I
T
t!
still . . . . . . . .

. ' tnday. (maintained)
7
I
don
't want
It)

.

wilh
yo
u, (
quarre
l)
8 The price of new com pUlers ha
s,
, , , , , , , quite a
101.
(
fall
en)
9

The
performance
will
, , , , , , , ' at ten o'cluck, (he at an end)
10
You
can hardl
y.
, . . . . , on £ 1 00 a week, (manage to
li
ve)
11
For the
si
lke
of
yo
ur health, you ought
to
,

,

alcohol.
(s
top drinking)
12
"II
,

, . ,
in
the morning, so could
~
'
ou
come in the afternoon? (not he at
home
)
369 Some
common
adverbs in phrasal verbs

Finder
221
Wnte
the
meaning
of
each adverb,

You
aren't going
to
write out the repor! by hand, arc
you?
, .
~":"P.'~_
~
~/~

I
We
always ha
ve
the TV on, even if no
one
is wiltchlng
it
, , , . '
.•
' , . .
2
Ri
chard
is
starting
off
on his trip around the world suon, ,
'.
. . . , . . ' . . ,
:\
Joanml saw me
at
the bus stop, but s
h{
) drove
on
without stoppmg, "

, . . .
•.•.
4
'couldn't
eat the food they
di
shed
out
to
us at that hotel, , . . , ,

, . . , . .
.•.
. . , .
5 , must get these thoughts down before I forget, , , , , ,

,

, ,

, .
6
The
tree outs
id
e the window blocks out a
ll
fhe lighl.

,

. . .
••
.
7 The go
ve
rnme
nt
wants
to
hold innatiO
I1
down .


, . .
.•
.
.•


8 Adam is so
tall
he really stands
out
In
a crowd. , , , . . . . . • . • . . .
9 I spilled some milk, so I had
10
clean

it
up
, .
.,
. . . •
.• .•

•
.••.
•
10
It
's
a bold
plun,
but
can
we
brmg
It
off?
. , , , . ,

,
.•
. • . • . • • • •
370 Some
common
adverbs in phrasal verbs

Finder
221
Put in a phrasal verb using the clue in brackets. Make sure
the
form
is
correct,

I'm afraid the machine has . .
'?:"
'*.0
_
G!0<
~
n
,
(.~
topped
working)
lOur
phone has been . . . . . . . . . . . . '
so
ring me on
my
mobile. (
di
sconnected )
2 The people who know the truth dare not . .' (tell
th
e truth puhlicl

y)
3
So
me
workmen

.

, , ,

, . , , all
th~
trees. (felled )
4
The
firefighters managed
10
.
,.
.

. the fire. (extinguish)
5 If
yo
u . .

th
e radi
o,
we'd all be able

10
hear.
(i
ncrease the volume 00
6
We
need 10 . ,

, .
th
e situation, (
full
y
dI
SC
USS
)
186
jill
i . Phra
sa
l verh
meamng
l>
71
Prepositional verbs

Finder 222A- B
Put
in

the
missing
preposition
,
Ones this umhrella
hclong
.
~

you?
I
I'm
absollilcly dying

.

a
cup
or
coffee.
2 What
we
do
at
the
weekend
will
depe
nd
. . . .

the
weather
.
3
Ho
w
arc
wp
going
to
deal .
the
problem?
4 I
never
ca
t
su
shi, I don't care. . . it
at
all,
S
1\
cricket team consists . . . cleven players.
fi
The
artist looks . . . his work as a
pro
te

st against
SOCiety
.
7'
The
authorities
shou
ld l
ook
t
he
mailer
carefully.
8 A
simple
so
lution
to
the
problem
had
occ
um

od
. .


me
.

9
Fortunately
the
latest talks have
re
sult
ed
. .

fl n
ew
<If.:rct!mcnl.
10
EnVIronmental
groups
have called . an
end
to th
e
destru
ction
of
the
rainroresls.
72 Prepositional verbs

Finder
222(-0
Complete
the

conversation. Put
in
the
(orrect
preposition. Sometimes
there
is
more
than
one
possible answer.
Debbie:
Tom:
Debbie
:
Tom:
D
ebb
ie'
Tom:
Debbie:
Tom:
lJebble:
To
m:
Debbie:
Tom:
Debbie:
Tom:
How's things.

Tom'
Fine,
thanks
. I've just
gal
a job.
Oh,
yes
, I
heard
(
~
)

~~!-

that.
Cungratu
lations.
Thanks
.
I was
talking
(I)


_ . Rick
(2
).
. . . his

bu
siness course,
and
he
mentioned
it
What
company
is it?
They're culled Poly-Comm. They're based in Bristol.
I have
10
"dmit I've never heard
(:
i )


. .
•.
them
.
They'
re
a small company, but they're very go-
ahead.
Ju
st b(!c'tuse they're
nul
a big
name,

th<Lt
doesn't
mean

OK
,
OK.
Fine I'm
1101
<Lrgulng
(4
) . . . . . . you. I'm pleased for you,
TOIll
.
Really.
Sorry. I'm a bit stressed about Ihe move. How
are
yOll
getting
on
, Debb
ie?
I'm thinking (5) .


going
to
work for Macro-Byte.
They
've o

ff
ered
me
a Job.
Oh, thm's great.
Th
e
money
's
good,
bUI
th
e
job
bo
't exactly
what
I
want
. I've got
to
dl."Cidc
sou
n.
They've
asked
(6)
. .

an

answer
by
the
end
of
the
week. What do you
think I should do?
Debbie, you
know
your
own
mind
. I
wouldn't
dream
(7)
what
to
do
.
. .

wiling you
37
1.
P
re
pos
iti

onal \'crb
:;
18
1
373 Prepositional verb
or
verb + object?

Finder 222E
Some
of
these sentences are (orrect, and some have a
word
which
sho
uld
not
be
there
If
a
sentence
is
(orrect,
put
a tick (

).
If
It

IS
Incorrect
, cro
ss
the
unnecessary wo
rd
o
ut
of
th
e
sentence and
write
it in
the
space
.
~
PI.'Oplc
were scan.hing for the missing
ba
g

The
plane left frttm Amster
dam
at 15 :l5.
I The train
was

ap
proaching
10
the sl'<ltion.
2
My
3islcr
ha
~
jUM
J1
1.t1Ticu
wilh a
1I11l1ioJlaile.
3 Tile
comp
any paid
for
our
hotel accommodation.
4
My
pur~nts
don't approve of
my
lifestyle.
5
We
filially rcurhed to our dcsl1n
<l

lion
nner
midmght
6 One COIllI)(IIlY contro
ls
over the whole market.
7
We
were all discusslllg
abo
lll tht! exam.
8 We
were
atl
hav
i
ng
<I
di
SC
US
S
IOn
abuut
the
exam
.
374 Verb + object + preposition
./
. .

f""
~


Finder 223
Wr
i
te
a sentence
wi
th
a similar
meanmg
and
include
the
word
m
brackets
Use
the
pattern
with
a v
erb
+
object
+
preposition
.

=
Let
'~
look at
the
new plan nlongsidc the old
one
. (
compare)
.
~
4t;
'
~
c 0"rP'l
r
~
.
t;
he
~
P!
o.0
~J
l
t
~
.t l
llj
(

'!c.l
.
~:
. .
I like hip-
hop
beller
thall reggae. (prefer)
. . . . .


.
2
The
(cac
her
gave
Iht'
class an explnnalltln
of
the
ml 'Ory.
(explained)
3
Sara
h's Illne
ss
has
made
her

unable
to
do
anYlhmg. (action)
4
Everyone
congratulated
the
champion
when
he
won. (victory)
. . . . . . . . . .


. .

.
•
5 You should Just Ignore
anythmg
Mike says. (
notice
)
. .

. . . . . .
6 The winners were given a
trophy
(

presented
)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Willll.'Sses smd the aCCident was
the
van driveJ's raul!. (b
lamed
)
8
Two
boys were begging money from
tour
ists. (asking)
10
I
w,tnt
10
get
the
maximum
benefit from
the
long w
ee
kend. (make)
J81:1
371
- !'n.:pns
IIIOII1I
I

ve
tb or
ve
rb
+ ohw
cr?
.

375 Verb + adverb +
preposition

Finder 224
Put
In
these forms'
brought
up agamst. fare '
tip-to,
get
round to,
go
out
mto, looking
forward
to, looks
out
over, looked up at,
put
up with, take up on .

I should

f~c.~
~
tp
,
tq
. . my problems and nol
try
\0 avoid Ihem.
1
It
was
so
stuffy
indoors
Ihill
I
had
to
. . Ihe fresh
<.Jir.
2 I'm feeling ncrvom. I'm
nOI

.
~
giving my
pre
se

ntation
.
3
The
audience
walch<.'{j
as
Romeo

lullel
on
her halcony.
4 When :lrc you going \0 finally .


•.

. . ,


.
tid
ying up?
;,
The
h
ouse
h:.
on
top

of
Ihe
cliff
and
. . . . . . . . .


Ihe
English Channel.
6 , left the job because I couldn', . . . .


my boss a moment lnnger.
7 Actually,
can
I

yo
u.
. . yo
ur
offm
of
a bed
fm
the
night?
B 1
had
big

ideas lIllIil I wns . . . . .
.•

the
ret.lily
of
the Situation.
376 Adjective + preposition
to-
Finder
225A
Express
the meaning in a single sentence.
Use
a preposition
after
the
adjective.

We
were surprised
The
news
was
unexpected

1.Je
f
'.
"?

r:
~
Sl
;'~V
;~d
.a.t.t/
JIf!-
'"e:/.I
's; .
1
wa~
worried. Where
was
my glrlrnend?

' . . . .



.
2
The
streets
wert~
crowded
. There
were
fesuval·goers everywherc.
:1
Pnu

l
was
unpressed
. He liked
your
W
aking
.
-1
I
WII
S
laIC
I had
nil
appointment.
5
I'm
fed up I've
been
travelling too
much
.
. . . . . . . .
6
The
Is
land
IS
famolls

It
ha
s slOlmhng
s
ton
c~
on it.
377 Adjective +
preposition
Choose the correct preposition.
~
I'm sorry
atlfor
/
::."ilh
behaving
so
badly.
I I was never very
good
aboui
/
at/for
drawing
.

Finder
2258- (
2
lames

has
always
been
ve
ry
friendly
a(/for
/
to
me
.
3 This first c
hapler
of
the
book
is concCrI1
t!
d
about
/for/
wah
the
structure
of
the
atom.
'I
Th
ey say sw

imming
is
good
m/
forlto
you. -

- - -
5 I f('cl s
orry
at/for
/with
tho
scp
eopl
C\
\
'
h
o.~e
flight s wCle df'Jay
ed
for
so
long.
6 Investors inl he
co
mpan
y were
angry

ahout
/for/with losing
their
money
.
7
The
police
are
anxIous
ab(~
/
for
/
or
w
~
e
Si
o
COii
lc
forward.
H5
.
Vt"rb
oj
.t
dvcrl! I
IJrcjJo

~illo
n
am
378
Noun
+
preposition

Finder 226A- B
Complete
the
advertisement
. Put
In
the
missing prepositions.
Worried {
t-
} . .
~~l~
• • break-ins?
The
fear (I I .

.

inlrudcr
s
is
wid

cs
prc<ltl
a
nd
jusuficd. Burgl
ars
not only steal y
our
v
<ll
uablcs
, th
t:y
ca
n al
so
do
a lot of
dam
age
(2) . . .
yo
ur property. But
there
is a
way
(] ) . . . . .


pre

ve
nting
them
snx
Sec
urity
has the answer (4) . . . . . . .

yo
ur
prnbl
cms
. Our alarms p
rov
i
de
protection
(5)

_


burg
la
rs.
We
arc the
Ic
adin~
h

ome
security expe
rt
s, and quality is the O
ll
e
reason (6 ) . . . .

.

our
excellent
reputation
. Call us
on
020 717 4 lfi2 for a free vis
it
and
discu
ss
ion
(7) .
yo
ur
sccurl1y
need
s.
379
Noun
+

preposition
to-
Finder 2268- 0
Complete
the
sentence
so
that
it has a si
mi
lar
meaning
to
the
pre
vIous
one
.
~
I've
rt "qUCS
led a transfer
10
anot
her branch of the c
omp
any.
I've
put
in

C!
r
:?7F.ff'~
f?"
. a transfer
to
another branch
of
the c
omp
an
y.
The community resp
ec
ts
It
s old traditions
The co
mmun
ity shows

.




ItS old traditions.
2 Mark
is

very pr
oud
of the
wo
rk he
doc
s.
Mark lakes
great . . . . . . . .

. .
h iS wor
k.
3 We're discusslllg the relationship between
Ri
chard and Leanne.
Ki
chard's . . . . . . . . . . . . .


.

. . . . .
is
what we're talking abOllt.
4
Four
men
attacked
Ii

I1lCmbN
of
a
ri
va
l gang.
Four men carried
out
.




.

a
member
of
a rival
ga
ng.
5
LOl
lL
se made a sugges
ti
on, and
no
one
objected.

There were .


.

. .

.
}-Dul
se's suggestion
6 In what way are the two s
ys
tems diffcrCnI?
Ca
n you expla
in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

the I
WO
s
yslt!
m
s?
:
nll
.
Nuun

+ I
HC
Il
11S
Itl
O
il
I
7 The
country
needs more investment.
There
is
.
more
investment in
the
country.
8
111
e
number
of
murder.!. has
gone
down
len
per
cent.
There has

been
. . . . . . . ten per
cent

.
of murders.
380 Phrasal verbs and prepositional
idioms
De
'
tide
which answer
;s
correct
~
I'm
not
watching
TV
because there's nothing .
Clt"l
a)
in
b)
off
c)
on
d} up
Wh
y are you so angry

. .
a lillie mistake?
a)
about
b)
for c)
of
d) with
2 Unfonunately all
my
plans
fell



.
a) away
b)
off
c)
OUI
d)
Ihrough
:\ Try
to
concentrate

.

_ your
work
a) at b)
on
c)
In
dl to
~
Finder
217-226
4
The
shoes
felt too tight, so I took

. . and Iried a largcr
.!.izc
.
a)
away
them
bl off them
c)
them
away
d)
them
off
5 I've
just

e-malled
my appllcafion .
a)
fOT
b)
in
c)
into dl
to
6 What we
do
ne
xt
depends

. . the job.
a)
from
you
b)
on
you
c)
you from dl you
on
7
You
go
on
ahead

and
then I'
ll
catch.
. . you.
a) along
with
bl
fOlWurd
to
c}
on
10
dl
up
with
8 Our landlady provided
us
.
a)
for
b)
on
c) to dl with
9 There was a sign, but I couldn't .
a)
hang
on
b) look
up

c)
make
Ollt
. . a packed lunch.
. . what
it
said.
dl
see
off
10
The
matter
is being . . . . . . .


by
the
police
a)
into looked
b)
on
looked
c)
looked into d)
lo
oked
on
11

So you don't
care.
.

the enVironment?
You
should. you know.
a)
about b) for c) of d) with
12
The
child
doe
sn'
t . . . ,

. either
of
her
parems
.
a)
re
semble h) resemble at
c)
re
se
mble to d) resemble with
313
0.

!'!t
raM
l
\'crb
~
:lntl
pn
'posl
ti
ona
l
!dlom
s
191