Exercises on Phrasal Verbs OFF

Complete the first part of the phrasal verbs. Use each verb only once.

1. It's so hot today. Why don't you ________________off your coat?
2. Due to a lack of interest, we had to ________________the meeting off.
3. Oh no! Look, the wallpaper is ________________________off!
4. I stayed up to watch a film, but then I _____________________off.
5. Stop ________________________off your knowledge of history.
6. Damn, I couldn't __________________that stain off my favourite sweater.
7. All the hard work finally ________________________off.
8. The company ___________________off jobs. About 100 workers were ____________________off.
9. Would you please let me finish my thought? Don't ____________me off in the middle of a sentence.

ANSWERS
Complete the first part of the phrasal verbs. Use each verb only once.
1. It's so hot today. Why don't you take off your coat?
2. Due to a lack of interest, we had to call the meeting off.
3. Oh no! Look, the wallpaper is coming off!
4. I stayed up to watch a film, but then I dozed off.
5. Stop showing off your knowledge of history.
6. Damn, I couldn't clean that stain off my favourite sweater.
7. All the hard work finally paid off.
8. The company killed off jobs. About 100 workers were laid off.
9. Would you please let me finish my thought? Don't cut me off in the middle of a sentence.

English phrasal verbs with "off"

There are many phrasal verbs in English that use the word "off". Here are some of the more common.

Call off = cancel: "The proposed merger has been called off."

"The game was called off because of the rain."

Give off = smell: “The flowers give off a very pleasant aroma.

Go off = explode: “The bomb went off killing several people.”

Make off = run away: “The thieves made off with a lot of money.”

Pay off = settle your debt: "She saved money every month and finally managed to pay off her student loan."

Put off = (1) postpone: "They put off the decision for another month."
= (2) dissuade: "Falling prices put me off investing in the English property market."
Put off = delay: “The test was put off because the teacher got sick.”

Take off = do well: "Business has really taken off!"


Take off =

“The plane going to Paris took off at midnight.”

“It’s warm in here, so take off your coat.”

Write off = accept a loss: "We'll never get the money back – I think we should write it off."
see off = say goodbye
tell off = to speak angrily at someone because they have done something wrong.


Turn off = to stop using a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving a switch: “Harry turned off the computer.”

Show off = to attract attention, to brag. ¨The Guitarist wanted to show off by playing really fast¨

Common Particles in Phrasal Verbs: OFF
Off has various meanings when it is used as a particle1 in a phrasal verb. While some of these meanings are literal, many are figurative. Here we will look at a few of these meanings and some examples.

Meaning 1
go away, leave a place or position
• lift off: We watched as the giant rocket lifted off.
• take off: Ed took three days off of work this week.
• veer off: After the small car hit the pothole, it veered off the road and into the ditch.
• make off: My ex-husband made off with all of the money in my bank acocunt.
• run off: Jackie ran off with her high school sweetheart, leaving her family behind.
Meaning 2
remove or get rid of something
• cut off: Michelle cut off the tags on her clothes before she wore them.
• work off: Iris gained five pounds on vacation. Now, she is working that extra weight off at the gym.
• take off: If it is too hot, feel free to take off your jacket.
• fall off: The pictures fell off the wall in the quake.
• cross off: I've already crossed several items off of my to-do list.
Meaning 3
start happening or start doing something
• kick off: The game kicked off a few minutes late.
• get off: We got off to a bad start, but now we are becoming better friends.
• spark off: The mayor's decision sparked off rioting in the poorer parts of town.
Meaning 4
finish or complete something
• carry off: I don't know if she'll be able to carry off the baby shower. It is in one week and she hasn't even sent out invitations yet!
• log off: Did you log off the computer before you left? If not, someone else could use your account.
• finish off: John finished off all the food in the refrigerator - and he's still hungry!
• round off: We're going to round off the trip with a visit to the Panecillo and a light lunch at Pim's.
• turn off: Please turn off the TV when you are finished.
Meaning 5
separate something from someone or something else, in order to keep it private, stop people entering it, etc.
• block off: The police blocked off the area while they were searching for the suspect.
• close off: The road was closed off because of the flooding.
• fend off: She carries a fly swatter to fend off mosquitoes and bees.
• fight off: I'm fighting off a cold.
• scare off: Jenny scares off all her boyfriends by talking about marriage and babies on the first date.
• laugh off: Clay just laughed off his mistake, but his boss didn't think it was funny.
• brush off: She's an expert at brushing off criticism. It doesn’t seem to bother her at all.
Meaning 6
get out of a bus, train, plane, etc. or let someone do this
• let off: You can let me off at the next corner.
• get off: When you get off the bus, check to make sure that you are at the right stop.
• drop off: You can drop off the books after 10 am. Alana will be expecting you.

Common Particles in Phrasal Verbs: OFF
Off has various meanings when it is used as a particle* in a phrasal verb. While some of these meanings are literal, many are figurative. Here we will look at a few of these meanings and some examples.

Meaning 1
go away, leave a place or position
• lift off: We watched as the giant rocket lifted off.
• take off: Ed took three days off of work this week.
• veer off: After the small car hit the pothole, it veered off the road and into the ditch.
• make off: My ex-husband made off with all of the money in my bank acocunt.
• run off: Jackie ran off with her high school sweetheart, leaving her family behind.
Meaning 2
remove or get rid of something
• cut off: Michelle cut off the tags on her clothes before she wore them.
• work off: Iris gained five pounds on vacation. Now, she is working that extra weight off at the gym.
• take off: If it is too hot, feel free to take off your jacket.
• fall off: The pictures fell off the wall in the quake.
• cross off: I've already crossed several items off of my to-do list.
Meaning 3
start happening or start doing something
• kick off: The game kicked off a few minutes late.
• get off: We got off to a bad start, but now we are becoming better friends.
• spark off: The mayor's decision sparked off rioting in the poorer parts of town.
Meaning 4
finish or complete something
• carry off: I don't know if she'll be able to carry off the baby shower. It is in one week and she hasn't even sent out invitations yet!
• log off: Did you log off the computer before you left? If not, someone else could use your account.
• finish off: John finished off all the food in the refrigerator - and he's still hungry!
• round off: We're going to round off the trip with a visit to the Panecillo and a light lunch at Pim's.
• turn off: Please turn off the TV when you are finished.
Meaning 5
separate something from someone or something else, in order to keep it private, stop people entering it, etc.
• block off: The police blocked off the area while they were searching for the suspect.
• close off: The road was closed off because of the flooding.
• fend off: She carries a fly swatter to fend off mosquitoes and bees.
• fight off: I'm fighting off a cold.
• scare off: Jenny scares off all her boyfriends by talking about marriage and babies on the first date.
• laugh off: Clay just laughed off his mistake, but his boss didn't think it was funny.
• brush off: She's an expert at brushing off criticism. It doesn’t seem to bother her at all.
Meaning 6
get out of a bus, train, plane, etc. or let someone do this
• let off: You can let me off at the next corner.
• get off: When you get off the bus, check to make sure that you are at the right stop.
• drop off: You can drop off the books after 10 am. Alana will be expecting you.

Idiomatic Expressions

An Idiomatic Expression are common phrases whose meanings cannot be understood by the individual words or elements. They are typical and sometimes local and cultural expressions in a language. They are used to lay emphasis on a particular aspect of the point to being conveyed.
Idioms become more interesting to learn when taken under specific headings or topics. So here you find some of the mainly examples using Idioms for Body Parts.

Idiomatic expressions related with SHOW OFF

To show off = se exibir Stephany no meu Cross Fox




To brag about = se achar

To boast about / To boast of = se gabar

Stop showing off = Pare de se exibir!

That's not me bragging, that's me believing! = Eu não estou me achando, eu estou acreditando!

Idiomatic expressions related with envy

Green with envy

If you are green with envy, you are very jealous

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Idiomatic Expressions related with ANGRY

Synonyms for ANGRY are:

irate
mad
annoyed
cross
irratated
irked
furious
enraged
infuriated
raging
fuming
seething
outraged
livid


Some expressions and idioms are:

hot under the collar
up in the arms
foaming at the mouth
doing a slow burn
steamed up
in a lather
fit to be tied
seeing red
bent out of shape
ticked off
teed off
become enraged
go into a rage
flare up
go crazy


More Expressions are:

Go bananas
Hit the roof
Go through the roof
Explode
Go off the deep end
See red
Fly off the handle
Flip out
Go up the wall
Have a fit
Blow one’s top
Go postal
Blow a gasket
Flip one’s wig
Blow one’s stack
Have a competition


Synonyms can help you avoid repetition, they can help you see diferent levels of motion, they help you understand everything.




angry as a bull









angry as a bear






blow a gasket











up the wall












hot-headed

Song: All Star -Smash Mouth

1 . Listen to the song and complete the lyrics with the verbs from the box in the correct tense.

ask - break - do - get - go - look - make - play - say - see - stop - tell - wait


All Star -Smash Mouth

Somebody once _______________ me the world is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She _______________ kind of dumb with her finger and her thumb
In the shape of an "L" on her forehead

Well the years start coming and they don't _______________ coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't _______________ sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb

So much to _______________ so much to _______________
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Hey now you're an All Star, get your game on - go _______________
Hey now you're a Rock Star, get the show on - get paid
And all that glitters is gold
Only shooting stars _______________ the mold

It's a cool place and they say it gets colder
You're bundled up now but _______________ 'til you get older
But the meteor men beg to differ
Judging by the hole in the satellite picture

The ice we skate _______________ pretty thin
The waters getting warm so you might as well swim
My world's on fire how about yours
That's the way I like it and I never get bored

Repeat Chorus 2x

Somebody once _______________ could you spare some change for gas
I need to get myself away from this place
I _______________ yep what a concept
I could use a little fuel myself
And we could all use a little change
Well the years start coming and they don't stop coming
Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running
Didn't make sense not to live for fun
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb
So much to do so much to see
So what's wrong with taking the back streets
You'll never know if you don't go
You'll never shine if you don't glow

Repeat Chorus

Song: Accidentally In Love

Accidentally In Love
Counting Crows


Listen to the song and substitute the icons for the corresponding words around the lyrics.

Accidentally In Love
Counting Crows

ice - cream - world - love - blue - snowball


So she said what's the problem baby
What's the problem I don't know
Well maybe I'm in _____________
Think about it every time
I think about it
Can't stop thinking 'bout it

How much longer will it take to cure this
Just to cure it cause I can't ignore it if it's love (love)
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love

Come on, come on
Turn a little faster
Come on, come on
The ______________ will follow after
Come on, come on
Because everybody's after love

So I said I'm a _____________________ running
Running down into the spring that's coming all this love
Melting under ___________ skies
Belting out the sunlight
Shimmering love

Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry _______________
Never ever end of all this ___________
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your ________

These lines of light may
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone, no, no

Come on, Come on
Move a little closer
Come on, Come on
I want to hear you whisper
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love

Come on, come on
Jump a little higher
Come on, come on
If you feel a little lighter
Come on, come on
We were once
Upon a time in love

Accidentally in love[x8]

We're accidentally in

I'm In Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
I'm in Love, I'm in Love,
Accidentally in [x2]

Come on, come on
Spin a little tighter
Come on, come on
And the __________ a little brighter
Come on, come on
Just get yourself inside her

Love ...I'm in love


Apaixonados Sem Querer
Accidentally in Love (tradução)
Counting Crows

Então ela disse: qual o problema amor?
Qual o problema eu não sei
Bem, talvez eu esteja apaixonado
Penso nisso toda hora
que eu penso nisso
Não consigo parar de pensar nisso

Quanto mais vai demorar para curar isso
Só para curar porque eu não posso
ignorar se for amor (amor)
Me faz querer virar e me encarar
mas eu não sei nada sobre amor

Vamos lá, vamos lá
Vire um pouco mais rápido
Vamos lá, vamos lá
O mundo vai seguir depois
Vamos lá, vamos lá
Porque todo mundo está procurando amor

Então eu disse que eu sou uma bola de neve correndo
Correndo de encontro a fonte
De onde vem todo esse amor
Derretendo debaixo do céu azul
Amarrando a luz do sol
Amor cintilante

Bom, amor eu me rendo
Ao sorvete de morango
Nunca terá fim todo esse amor
Bom, eu não tive a intenção de fazer isso
Mas não tem como escapar do seu amor

Essas linhas de relâmpagos
Significa que nós nunca estamos sozinhos,
Nunca estamos sozinhos, não, não

Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Venha mais para cá
Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Eu quero escutar você susurrando
Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Se alcame por dentro, meu amor

Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Pule um pouco mais alto
Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Se você se sentir um pouco mais leve
Vamos lá, Vamos lá
Nós estávamos uma vez
apaixonados

Nos apaixonamos sem querer
Nos apaixonamos sem querer(x7)

Acidentalmente

Estou apaixonado, estou apaixonado,
estou apaixonado
Acidentalmente (X 2)

Vamos lá, vamos lá
Gire um pouco mais apertado
Vamos lá, vamos lá
E o mundo está mais feliz
Vamos lá, vamos lá
Só se ponha no amor dela

Amor ...eu estou apaixonado

‘SHREK’ 2

I- Match column A with column B.

(1) Shrek
(2) Fiona
(3) Farquard
(4) Duloc

( ) Princess
( ) Ogre
( ) City
( ) Lord

II- Judge the items T(TRUE) or F (FALSE).

1. ( ) Shrek was nervous.
2. ( ) Shrek lived with his parents.
3. ( ) Princess Fiona got married to Lord Farquard.
4. ( ) Princess Fiona was not an ogre.
5. ( ) Lord Farquard was really tall.
6. ( ) Princess Fiona was a beautiful girl in the morning and in the afternoon but she is not beautiful in the evenings.
7. ( ) The dragon ate the Lord.


III- Give complete answers to the questions below:

1. Where did Shrek Live?
_________________________________________________________

2. What was Shrek like?
__________________________________________________________

3. What was he wearing?
__________________________________________________________

4. Did he brush his teeth?
__________________________________________________________

5. What did the donkey do?
__________________________________________________________

6. What was Shrek’s house like?
_________________________________________________________

7. Did the donkey have friends?
_______________________________________________________

8. Where did the donkey sleep?
_______________________________________________________

9. Did Shrek live in apartment?
_______________________________________________________

10. How many dwarves did the story have? _______________________________________________________

11. What were the animals doing in Shreks Swamp?
_______________________________________________________

12. What was the name of the Lord?
_______________________________________________________
13. Did the donkey sing well?
_______________________________________________________

14. What was Lord Farquard like?
_______________________________________________________
15. What was Princess Fiona like?
_______________________________________________________

16. What was the name of the city?
_______________________________________________________

17. What time did Princess Fiona become an ogre?
_______________________________________________________

18. Where was Lord Farquard from?
_______________________________________________________

19. What color was Shrek’s from?
_______________________________________________________

20. What color was Shrek’s body?
_______________________________________________________

21. Did Shrek eat onions?
_______________________________________________________

22. What was the dragon like?
_______________________________________________________

23. Was the dragon a male or a female animal?
_______________________________________________________

24. What was Princess Fiona wearing?
_______________________________________________________

25. Where did Princess Fiona live?
_______________________________________________________

26. What did they have for breakfast?
_______________________________________________________

27. What color was the bird?
_______________________________________________________

28. What did they have for dinner?
_______________________________________________________

29. Did Shrek and Fiona get married?
_______________________________________________________

30. Did Fiona get married to Farquard?
_______________________________________________________

31. Did the dragon kill Shrek?
_______________________________________________________


IV- Tell what happened in the end of the story.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

Notting Hill (Simple Past)

Anna Scott is the most famous actress in the world. Her photos appear on the covers of every magazine and everyone is aware of her movements. William Thacker owns a bookstore. His business is stagnant and he shares an apartment with a guy too loose. Till one day their paths cross and they are faced with a crucial question: two people can fall in love with the whole world watching?

Talk to a partner

1. What is your opinion about paparazzi?

2. Do you know a gossip about a famous person?

3. What do you think about a relationship between a famous person and an anonymous person?

Watch the segment and check if these sentences are True (T) or False (F).

( ) There were three reporters in the scene.

( ) Anna Scott was sad.

( ) Mr. Thacker’s shirt was blue.

( ) Anna Scott was in USA.

( ) William Thacker and Anna Scott were together in the end.

Writing

Write down three questions about the segment and ask then to a partner. Make sure write yes/no questions.

Listening

Watch the segment, fill in the blanks with affirmative form of the given verbs, and complete the sentences with simple past of the verbs given.

1. The last time you ____________ (be) here …

2. I __________ (be) just wondering if, uh, it __________ (turn) out that this person,…

3. …if Mr. Thacker __________ (realize) he’d been a daft prick and got down on his knees and __________ (beg) you to reconsider…

She - Elvis Costello

She May be the face I can't forget. A trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay.
She may be the song that summer sings.
May be the chill that autumn brings.
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day.
SheMay be the beauty or the beast.
May be the famine or the feast.
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell.
She may be the mirror of my dreams.
A smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem
Inside her shell
She who always seems so happy in a crowd.
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry.
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past.
That I'll remember till the day I die
SheMay be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough and ready years
Me I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is
She, she, she

Ela

Ela pode ser o rosto que não consigo esquecer
Um traço de prazer ou arrependimento
Pode ser meu tesouro ou
O preço que tenho que pagar
Ela pode ser a canção que o verão canta
Pode ser o arrepio que o outono traz
Pode ser cem coisas diferentes no período de um dia
Ela pode ser a bela ou a fera
Pode ser a fome ou a fartura
Pode transformar cada dia em paraíso ou inferno
Ela pode ser o espelho dos meus sonhos
Um sorriso refletido em uma correnteza
Ela pode não ser o que parece
Dentro de sua concha
Ela que sempre parece feliz na multidão
Cujos olhos podem ser tão reservados e tão orgulhosos
Ninguém pode vê-los
Quando eles choram
Ela pode ser o amor que não posso esperar que dure
Pode vir a mim de sombras do passado
Que eu vou lembrar ate o dia em que eu morrer
Ela pode ser a razão pela qual eu sobrevivo
O porque de eu estar vivo
A pessoa com quem me preocuparei nos
Anos dificeis
Eu, pegarei suas risadas e suas lágrimas
E farei deles minhas lembranças
Onde ela for, eu tenho que estar
O sentido de minha vida é
ela, ela, ela...