1. Ways of seeing.

As soon as she catches a glimpse of me, she turns cranky.
As soon as she spots me, she falls apart.

Here are some more verbs that describe ways of seeing things. Study these examples:

Rescue teams have sighted the missing climbers.
I didn't manage to catch sight of the driver; it happened too quickly.
Bring it over into the light so I can get a good look at it.
Honestly, I have never set eyes on this person in my entire life.
I spotted this article in the newspaper and I thought you might be interested.
Police are interviewing people who witnessed the accident.


Now choose the best way of completing the following sentences.

2. Phrasal verbs with pronouns.

She wants me to pick her up.
I'm also exhausted from constantly looking after her.

Pick up is a separable phrasal verb. It consists of a verb + adverb particle. The whole combination is transitive; that is, it takes an object (her in the first example above).

Look after is an inseparable phrasal verb. It consists of a verb + preposition. Because the preposition takes an object (her in the second example above), the whole combination is transitive.


Put the phrasal verbs into two groups.

3. Phrasal verbs with pronouns (continued).

Read the words and choose the phrasal verb with a similar meaning.

4. Phrasal verbs with pronouns (continued).

With separable phrasal verbs, the object can go before or after the particle:

She picked her daughter up.
She picked up her daughter.

However, if the object is a pronoun, it cannot be placed after the particle:

She picked her up.
She picked up her.

With inseparable phrasal verbs, like look after, the object always comes after the preposition particle, even if it's a pronoun:

She looked after her daughter.
She looked her daughter after.
 She looked after her.
She looked her after.


Put the words on the left in the correct place in the sentences below.

5. Phrasal verbs.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given and other words to complete each sentence. Do not use more than three words. Do not change the word given.

6. Review: Phrasal verbs.

Can you remember the examples from the previous exercises? Rephrase each sentence using the word in brackets. Say and record the complete sentence.

Play the sentence casino game. Are the sentences grammatically correct or incorrect?

  • You start with 20 points.
  • Decide how many points you want to bet.
  • When you are correct, you win double the points.
  • When you are incorrect, you lose the points.

How many points can you win?

7. Compound adjectives and compound nouns with numbers.

I am a working mother of a nine-month-old girl.
Our five-year-old often talks obsessively.

Note that in these compounds the word that comes after the number is always singular.

Not:

I am a working mother of a nine-months-old girl.
 Our five-years-old often talks obsessively.


Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

For example:

My daughter is nine months old.
I have a nine-month-old daughter.