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HOMEWORK FOR UNIT 40
PHRASAL VERB
break
break down figures = take a total and sub-divide it under various headings so as to give additional
information:
You say that 10,000 people use this library. Could you break that
down into age-groups? (say how many of these are under 25, over 50 etc.)
break down a door etc. = cause to collapse by using force:
The firemen had to break down the door to get into the burning
house, (break the door down/break it down)
break down (intr) = collapse, cease to function properly, owing to some fault or weakness:
(a) Used of people, it normally implies a temporary emotional collapse:
He broke down when telling me about his son's tragic death. (He was overcome by his sorrow; he wept.)
(b) It can express collapse of mental resistance:
At first he refused to admit his guilt but when he was shown the evidence he broke down and confessed.
(c) When used of health it implies a serious physical collapse:
After years of overwork his health broke down and he had to retire.
(d) It is very often used of machines:
The car broke down when we were driving through the desert and it took us two days to repair it.
(e) It can be used of negotiations:
The negotiations broke down (were discontinued) because neither side would compromise.
break in (intr), break into (tr)
(a) = enter by force:
Thieves broke in and stole the silver.
The house was broken into when the owner was on holiday.
(b) = interrupt someone by some sudden remark:
/ was telling them about my travels when he broke in with a story of his own.
break in (a young horse/pony etc.) (tr) = train him for use:
You cannot ride or drive a horse safely before he has been broken in.
break off (tr or intr) = detach or become detached:
He took a bar of chocolate and broke off a bit. (broke a bit off/broke it off)

A piece of rock broke off and fell into the pool at the foot of the cliff.
break off (tr) = terminate (used of agreements or negotiations):
Ann has broken off her engagement to Tom. (broken her engagement off/broken it off)
break off (intr) = stop talking suddenly, interrupt oneself:
They were in the middle of an argument but broke off when someone came into the room.
break out (intr) (a) = begin (used of evils such as wars, epidemics, fires etc.):
War broke out on 4 August.
(b) = escape by using force from a prison etc.:
They locked him up in a room but he broke out. (smashed the door and escaped)
The police are looking for two men who broke out of prison last night
break up (tr or intr) = disintegrate, cause to disintegrate:
If that ship stays there she will break up/she will be broken up by the waves.
The old ship was towed away to be broken up and sold as scrap.
Divorce breaks up a lot of families, (breaks families up/breaks them up)
break up (intr) = terminate (used of school terms, meetings, parties etc.):
The school broke up on 30 July and all the boys went home for the holidays.
The meeting broke up in confusion.
BREAK AWAY = A. leave others behind B. leave State or organization
Examples:
A. Lance Armstrong broke away from the other riders to win his 8th tour De France.
B. The break away Republic of Osetia is causing problems for their neighbors again.
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BREAK DOWN = A. end negotiations B. begin to cry C. stop working D. have physiological problems
Examples:
A. The mid-east peace talks broke down after only two days.
B. She broke down when he left her.
C. The truck broke down in the desert.
D. She had a break down after her husband died in a terrorist attack.
BREAK IN = A. wear or use sth new B. interrupt C. enter unlawfully
Examples:

A. I need to break in these new shoes they're killing my feet.
B. While discussing the subject, John broke in with his take on the situation.
C. There was a break in down the street last night be sure to lock up.
BREAK IN ON = interrupt
Examples: John broke in on our private conversation how rude!
BREAK INTO = enter unlawfully
Examples: A burglar broke into our house and took all of my mom's jewels.
BREAK OFF = A. end relationship B. stop speaking about sth
Examples: A. Are you still with Jill? No, we broke it off in May.
B. He broke off in mid sentence and then started speaking about sth else.
BREAK OUT = A. happen suddenly, violently B. get a rash C. use for celebrating
Examples: A. Violent protests broke out in Athens after the shooting of a student.
B. She broke out in red blotchy spots before the big exam.
C. Break out the champagne! I'm getting married!
BREAK OUT OF = escape
Examples: The violent patient broke out of the prison ward of the psychiatric hospital.
BREAK THROUGH = advance in science, medicine social issues etc.
Examples: Jackie Robinson broke through the color barrier in professional baseball.
BREAK UP = A. break into pieces B. stop a fight C. end a relationship
Examples: A. I broke up the puzzle into a thousand pieces.
B. As a teacher, I've had to break up a fight or two.
C. They broke up after being together for 3 years.
For each space in each sentence, use the verb Break (in the correct tense) with one of the prepositions from
the box. Sometimes you need to put the object/pronoun between the main verb and the preposition - in these
cases, the object/pronoun can be found in the brackets.
1. When he saw the police behind him, he………………… a run.
2. Bring your mobile phone just in case the car ………………… on the motorway.
3. War has………………… in the small African country of Gabon. All Europeans are advised to leave
immediately.
4. If the expenses and income of a company are equal, the company………………… . If it earns more

money, it has made a profit.
5. Someone is………………… ! I heard a window smashing. Call the police!
6. When Prince Charles ………………… with Princess Diana, nobody imagined he would marry again.
7. A general election was called after negotiations between the government and the opposition
………………….
8. After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was………………… .
9. In "Jurassic Park", there is panic and chaos when the carnivorous dinosaurs ………………… of their
enclosures.
10. Go slowly in that new car for a few days. You need to………………… the engine.
11. Did you hear about the man that ………………… the bank last week? Luckily, the police caught him.
12. I think it's terrible that prisoners are still able to ………………… prison. The public should be better
protected.
13. I think Emily needs to ………………… from that group of friends. They are a bad influence on her.
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14. I think she was having a really terrible week and on Friday she just………………… . It was so sad.
15. I think my brother is thinking about ………………… with his girlfriend. It's a shame, I really like her.
16. Please will you………………… a big piece of chocolate for me?
17. The crowd ………………… the barrier that was in front of the band.
1 broke into. 2 breaks down. 3 broken out. 4 breaks even. 5 breaking in. 6 broke up. 7 broke down. 8 broken
up. 9 broke out. 10 break in. 11. broke into 12. break out of 13. break away 14. broke down 15. breaking up
16. break off 17. broke through
1. They tried to restrain him, but he and ran into a nearby house.
a. broke away b. broke down c. broke out d. broke off
2. The washing machine's so I have to wash all our clothes by hand.
a. broken down b. broken off c. broken out d. broken down
3. The thieves through the kitchen window
a. broke down b. broke in c. broke out d. broke down
4. I in the middle of speaking and now I can't remember what I was saying.
a. broke down b. broke in c. broke out d. broke off
5. Women were injured when a fight in the bar.

a. broke out b. broke in c. broke down d. broke off
6. Her big came when her novel was made into a tv drama.
a. broke-out b. breakthrough c. broke-down d. broke-off
Breakthrough = an important discovery or success
7. My parents were 9 years old when the second world war ……………
A broke into B broke up C broke away D broke out
8. My car is very reliable it hasn't since I bought it 7 years ago.
A broken through B broken out C broken down D broken into
9. We are going to tradition, this Christmas we are having fish instead of turkey.
A break down B break into C break with D break out
10. John and Mary's marriage after only 6 months. They realised that they were just good friends!
A broke off B broke up C broke away D broke out
11. A highly dangerous prisoner of Manson high security prison yesterday. Police found him at the station.
A broke out B broke away C broke up D broke down
break with means "change" in this sense
break up means "come to an end" in this sense
break out means "escape" in this sense
12. The mother tried to restrain the boy, but he ………………………………… and ran across the road.
a) broke out b) broke away c) broke up d) broke off
13. My car ………………………………… just before I reached home.
a) broke down b) broke away c) broke off d) broke out
14. No one would open the door so we had to ………………………………. it ………………………………
a) break off b) break out c) break down d) break up
15. When I told him that a letter from his creditors had arrived, he………………………………… a sweat.
a) broke off b) broke away c) broke into d) break out
16. As talks between the two sides have ………………………………… , there is little hope of a settlement
now.
a) broken off b) broken away c) broken into d) broken out
Answers
1. The mother tried to restrain the boy, but he broke away and ran across the road. (break away = get free)

2. My car broke down just before I reached home. (break down = fail to work)
3. No one would open the door so we had to break it down. (break down = destroy something)
4. When I told him that a letter from his creditors had arrived, he broke into a sweat. (break into = begin to
do something suddenly)
5. As talks between the two sides have broken off, there is little hope of a settlement now. (Break off = stop
suddenly)
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Fill in the blank an appropriate preposition
1. "Why did the negotiations break ____ again? Don't they want to have peace?."
2. John broke ____ with Jill again. I doubt they'll get married now.
3. He broke _____ from the group and won by more than 10 meters.
4. Jill broke ____ the glass ceiling. She is the first woman president of her company.
5. Don't let him break ____ us. We've got a lot to talk about.
6. Our house was broken ____ last week but nothing was taken.
7. Like the song says, breaking ____ is hard to do.
8. He broke ____ jail and now he's on the run.
9. Professor Jona is known for breaking ____ in mid-sentence. He's losing it.
10. Our truck broke ___ on the way home from school and we had to walk home.
Keys:
1. down 2. up 3. away 4. through 5. in 6. into 7. up 8. out of 9. off 10.
down
1. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. ( 10pts).
1. Although it rain torrentially all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
 Despite ……………………………………………………………….
2. As he grew older, he became more and more forgetful.
 The …………………………………………………………………….
3. I must have my suit cleaned before the interview.
 My suit needs …………………………………………………………
4. It was such a boring film that we left before the end.

 The film ………………………………………………………………
5. We couldn’t drive because of the fog.
 The fog prevented …………………………………………………………
6. He prefers golf to tennis.
 He’d rather ……………………………………………………………
7. You might fall if you are not careful.
 Be careful ……………………………………
8. Shall we go out to eat tonight?
 Why ……………………………………………………… ?
9. Without your advice, I would never have made a good investment.
 If it hadn’t ……………………………………………………….
10. Although he was very tired, he agreed to play tennis.
 Tired………………………………………………………………
1. Despite the torrential rain all day, we all enjoyed the excursion.
2. The older he grew, the more forgetful he became.
3. My suit needs cleaning/ to be cleaned before the interview.
4. The film was so boring that we left before the end.
5. The fog prevented us from driving
6. He’d rather play golf than tennis.
7. Be careful or you will fall.
8. Why don’t we go out to eat tonight?
9. If it hadn’t been for your advice, I would never have made a good investment.
10. Tired as he was, he agreed to play tennis.
3. Use the right form of the verbs in brackets. (10 pts)
The weather (1) ………………….(be) terrible recently. It (2) …………….( rain) off and on for ten
days, and the temperature (3) ………………… ( drop) …………………drastically. It (4) …………… ( be)
really cold today. Just three days ago, the sun (5) …………… (shine) and the weather (6) …………… (
be) pleasant. The weather certainly (7) …………….(change)quickly here. I never know what (8) ………….
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(expect). Who know? When I (9) ……………(wake) up tomorrow morning, may be it (10) …………………

(snow) .
1 has been, 2 has been raining, 3 has dropped, 4 is, 5was shining, 6 was, 7 changes, 8 to expect,
9 wake, 10 will be snowing.
4. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets. (10 pts)
1. The ………….of his knowledge surprised them.( EXTEND)
2. In design and qualify of manufacture hey were …………………by Italians. ( CLASS)
3. ……………… fish always live in lakes and rivers. (WATER)
4. IQ stand for …………quotient ( INTELLIGENT)
5. Scholarships and awards are usually given on the ………… ( DAY)
6. Everyone admired her ……………beauty. She’s old but she is still beautiful.( TIME)
7. She is extremely …………… of heights and will feel fain when she only on the fifth floor.( FEAR)
8. It was sheer ……………… riding in the rollercoaster and I would like to try it again.( ECSTATIC)
9. Thomas ………………broke the expensive vase.( ACCIDENT)
10. Part of the building has been ………………… into offices. ( DIVIDE)
1. extensiveness, 2.outclassed, 3. freshwater, 4. intelligence, 5. speech- day
6. timeless, 7. fearful, 8. ecstasy, 9. accidentally, 10. subdivided.
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