Intermediate | Phrasal Verbs Practice Lesson 18
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Phrasal Verbs Practice | Lesson 18
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
Example Dialogues
Villain
: Ha ha! You will NEVER catch me!
Superhero
: I won’t let you get away with your crimes!
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Mia
: What is going on with Greg recently? He has turned into a completely
different person!
Sarah
: Yeah. He looks down on people. As if he’s the greatest man in the world!
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Mrs. Richards
: I will not put up with this any longer! You are grounded young
man!
Sam
: But I haven’t done anything! Argh!
Mrs. Richards
: I won’t call this off until you apologize!
Try to figure out the meaning of these phrasal verbs.
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
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Phrasal Verbs Practice | Lesson 18
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Example Passage
Joe was a very good friend of Dominic’s. However, he had a few bad points that Dominic
didn’t like about him. In fact he couldn’t put up with some of the things Joe did. Joe had
a habit of looking down on other people. Dominic told Joe to respect everyone, but Joe
wouldn’t listen. Joe was an arrogant man. “You won’t get away with this behavior! One
day you’ll get into trouble!” Dominic warned his friend. Joe wouldn’t listen. Gradually he
turned into a very unpleasant person. The last bit was when Joe called off a few
meetings with Dominic at the last minute, which made Dominic angry. Dominic was so
tired of Joe he once told him “I don’t want to be your friend anymore!”
Again, try to figure out the meaning of these phrasal verbs.
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
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Intermediate | Phrasal Verbs Practice Lesson 18
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Phrasal Verbs Practice | Lesson 18
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
Definitions
turn into
| transform
Caterpillars turn into butterflies.
look down on ... | have a low opinion of someone/something
People who look down on others are unpleasant to talk to.
put up with
| to accept something (usually unpleasant) patiently
I’ll have to put up with these conditions if I want to continue
working here.
call ... off
call off ...
| to decide something will not happen
The wedding was called off.
She called the wedding off.
get away with
| manage to do something bad without being punished
I can’t believe the kids got away with breaking the window!
Make sure to understand the meaning of these phrasal verbs.
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
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Phrasal Verbs Practice | Lesson 18
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Practice
Answer using the correct phrasal verbs (in a correct form) to complete the sentences.
1 | The ugly duckling eventually ___________ the beautiful swan.
2 | Let’s ____ the party _____; I’m not feeling like it.
3 | Never ____________ people just because they have less money than you.
4 | The annual open-air concert was __________ because of bad weather.
5 | On Halloween people can _________ monsters with the help of costumes and
makeup!
6 | Detectives prevent criminals from ___________ various crimes.
7 | Michelle finds it hard to ____________ arrogant people.
8 | Never _________ spices! They can make a very big difference to your meal.
9 | Mothers have to __________ all the noise children make.
10| It feels like old people can __________ anything!
APPLICATION:
Create your own sentences using these phrasal verbs.
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
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Phrasal Verbs Practice | Lesson 18
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Exercise
Answer using the correct phrasal verbs (in a correct form) to complete the dialogue.
(Mary and Jane are talking about the movie “The Revenge of the Blobman”.)
Mary
: Have you seen that new horror movie everyone is talking about?
Jane
: You mean “The Revenge of the Blobman”? No, not really.
Mary
: It’s amazing! The main character ________ a blob!
Jane
: Oh ...
Mary
: He actually acts as a superhero. No one can ________ hurting others on
his watch.
Jane
: Uhm... Okay. That’s weird.
Mary
: Hey! Don’t ___________ that movie.
Jane
: It’s just strange. I usually can’t __________ silly plots like that. I can only
watch 15 minutes of such movies.
Mary
: Honestly, it’s not like that. How about we go watch it together tomorrow
evening?
Jane
: Sorry. There is a meeting I just can’t _______. Maybe, next time.
APPLICATION:
Create your own dialogue using these phrasal verbs with your teacher.
turn into | look down on | put up with | call off | get away with
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