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Collins Work on Your Phrasal Verbs - a workbook that introduces the most frequently used phrasal verbs in English and shows you how to use them effectively. Collins Work on your Phrasal Verbs is a new practice book for learners who want to increase the number of phrasal verbs they know and be confident in using them. Each unit presents students with a selection of phrasal verbs and clear examples of when and how to use them. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will be able to remember and use what they have learnt in their written and spoken English. Collins Work on your Phrasal Verbs features the 400 most commonly used phrasal verbs, which have been carefully selected based on Collins Corpus research. It provides plenty of useful practice with authentic, up-to-date examples of usage in context, and is ideal for use alongside a phrasal verbs dictionary such as the Collins COBUILD Phrasal Verbs Dictionary. Collins Work On Your Handwriting - will he...

Focusing on phrasal verbs, and intended for intermediate and advanced learners, this is one of a series which offers ELT students guidance and practice in areas of language which they find particularly difficult. An accompanying cassette is also available Click here to download

A Good Turn of Phrases consists of sixteen units, each presenting and practicing English phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases in current use.  Phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases are oresented in context, then they are tested in such activities as "key-word" transformation, multiple choce, gap filling and word matching.  Unit 16 contains supplementary excercises offering students further practice with phrasal verbs and prepositions. The Teacher's Books contains the answers to the excercises as well as three tests. Each of which has two alternative versions A Good Turn of Phrases is aimed at students at post-intermediate and advanced levels. It can be used in the classroom or for self-study to help learners use the English language successfully. The Links A_Good_Turn_of_Phrase_-_Idioms.pdf 14.2 MB A Good Turn of Phrase - TB Idioms.pdf 3 MB A_Good_Turn_of_Phrase_-_Phrasal_Verbs.pdf 9.1 MB A Good Turn of Phrase - TB Phrasal Verbs.pdf 1.9 ...

From catching a cold to landing on your feet, idiomatic expressions add color and style to the English language. The latest edition of Essential Idioms in English remains the resource of choice for mastering more than 500 common English idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations. Organized by level for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners, Essential Idioms in English thoroughly defines and illustrates each idiom, then reinforces its meaning and usage with multiple-choice, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, and matching exercises. New features include: Three new sections on collocations to illustrate the frequency of certain usages. An expanded Appendix of Equivalent Idioms that adds Portuguese to the French and Spanish translations of previous editions. New eight-page section on dictionary skills helps students build their knowledge of vocabulary and usage. Click here to download  

This book is designed to help English language learners get to grips with phrasal verbs. It is a self-study guide. This book has been a favorite of ELT teachers for decades for three reasons. The meaning is made very clear by humorous drawings and simple concept check questions, then consolidated by increasingly complex practices. It is ready to use and requires little or no support or adaptation. Students find it easy to work with and, unusually, can often use the phrasal verbs afterwards. Click here to download

This book is designed to help English language learners get to grips with phrasal verbs. It is a self-study guide. This book has been a favorite of ELT teachers for decades for three reasons. The meaning is made very clear by humorous drawings and simple concept check questions, then consolidated by increasingly complex practices. It is ready to use and requires little or no support or adaptation. Students find it easy to work with and, unusually, can often use the phrasal verbs afterwards. Click here to download

Updated to reflect questions found on the most recent ESL tests, this book presents 400 common phrasal verbs as they are used in everyday English. Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs. Familiarity with phrasal verbs and understanding their use as nouns ( breakup, showoff, etc.) or adjectives ( spaced-out, broken-down, stressed-out, and many others) is essential to ESL students. Updated information includes: The most commonly used phrasal verbs Activities and examples that reflect our current technology and the world around us An expanded introduction for the teacher with a thorough breakdown and explanation of phrasal verbs A discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs in Unit I, and more. This book's hundreds of examples in context and hundreds of exercises will be extremely useful to ESL students who are preparing for TOEFL or who simply wish to improve their English. The Link UltimatePhrasalVerbBook.pdf 48.9 MB

The book is aimed at non-native speakers who want to build essential vocabulary and learn to speak fluent and natural-sounding English. Containing a range of word games, quizzes and exercises, it will help B1/B2/C1 learners to develop core language skills in a challenging, yet entertaining way. The Link Check your English Vocabulary for Phrasal Verbs and Idioms 1.8 MB

The book is aimed at non-native speakers who want to build essential vocabulary and learn to speak fluent and natural-sounding English. Containing a range of word games, quizzes and exercises, it will help B1/B2/C1 learners to develop core language skills in a challenging, yet entertaining way. The Link   Check your English Vocabulary for Phrasal Verbs and Idioms 1.8 MB

This book is for adult advanced learners who want to study and learn to use English multi-word verbs, prepositions, and idiomatic expressions.  The book  introduces multi-verbs and idioms in lively and memorable contexts provides work designed to encourage learners to explore collocations is ideal for class work, self-study, or a combination of both contains twelve self-standing units, tapescripts, and an explanatory answer key. The Links Making Headway - Advanced Phrasal Verbs and Idioms 18.9 MB Audio 10.6 MB

► TEST YOUR... Vocabulary for FCE Grammar and Usage for FCE Idioms Phrasal Verbs  The Links  Test Your Vocabulary for FCE 6.4 MB Test Your Grammar And Usage For FCE 5.8 MB Test your Idioms 10.4 MB Test Your Phrasal Verbs 2.8 MB

► WORK ON YOUR: IDIOMS and PHRASAL VERBS Practice books for learners who want to increase the number of idioms and phrasal verbs they know and be confident in using them. Each unit presents students with a selection of idioms and phrasal verbs and clear examples of when and how to use them. GRAMMAR Each of the 30 units presents a different area of grammar using clear language and examples. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will remember and be able to use what they have learnt with confidence in their written and spoken English. The Links Work on Your Idioms 3.2 MB Work on your Phrasal Verbs.pdf 3.2 MB Work on Your Grammar: Advanced 6.5 MB

The "Practise your" is a series of workbooks designed to give intermediate students practice in particular areas of English.  Each book features:  contextualised practice to make it easy to see the meanings which determine the choice of a particular form; varied practice, with a mixture of exercise types focusing on both form and meaning; graded practice, from items with simple rules to more complex language uses; a pull-out answer key; and material suitable for self-study or classroom use.  Click here to download

The book features: - contextualized practice to make it easy to see the meanings which determine the choice of a particular form; - varied practice, with a mixture of exercise types focusing on both form and meaning; - graded pratice, from items with simple rules to more complex language uses; - well-integrated and attractive artwork; - answer key; - material suitable for self-study or classroom use. The Link Practise Your Phrasal Verbs 43.1 MB

Phrasal verbs can have transparent and therefore literal meaning which can be easily deduced from its parts. Their meaning can be semi-­literal when the basic meaning of the verb remains the same, but the particle adds a particular meaning. BACK OFF means to: 1. move backward so that one is farther away from someone or something frightening or unpleasant. "The dog growled at me when I approached, so I backed off." When you move away from danger or a person you are arguing or fighting with in order to avoid injury or a more serious fight or argument, you back off. "Tom backed off when he saw that Jake had a gun." 3. stop interfering or intimidating, threatening, criticizing, teasing, annoying, pressuring, etc. someone. "Even as I left the store, the salesman wouldn't back off me." 4. be told to mind your own business or to stop doing something. Whenever anyone bothers you, just tell them to back off. "Back off dude! Stop listening to our conversati...

⭐A phrasal verb consists of a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb, an adverb, and a preposition — the verb’s partners are collectively known as particles — that combine to produce a figure of speech. (Phrasal verbs are common in idiomatic expressions, such as “add insult to injury” or “scared them out of their wits.”) Examples include “call back,” “check up,” and “give in.”  Note that phrasal verbs can be converted to adverbs or nouns, and when they are, they are either hyphenated or closed up:  “Call back in a few minutes,” but “Dial the callback number.”  “She’s going to check up on it,” but “I’m going for a checkup.”  Not every phrasal verb has a converted form: “Give in” never appears as give-in, though it’s plausible: “He has a give-in attitude” and “I’ve been guilty of a give-in now and then” make grammatical sense, but those idioms have not been adopted into English. (If the noun form were part of the language, although such forms are gener...

✅ ACT ON/UPON 1) Act on/upon somebody's advice - to do something because you have been advised or told to do it:  - There have been concerns as to why the Board didn't act on a recommended pay raise. 2) Act on/upon something - act on findings/information/advice: - The board of directors will act on the findings in the report. ✅ BACK UP 1) [TRANSITIVE]  ➡ Back something up - to show that an explanation or belief is probably true:  - All the evidence backs up her story. 2) [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] ➡ Back something up - to make an extra copy of computer information. 3) [TRANSITIVE]  ➡ Back someone up - to give support to someone by telling other people that you agree with them: - If I ask for more money will you back me up? 4) [INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE]  ➡ If traffic backs up, or if it is backed up, the vehicles are in a long line and waiting to continue moving: - Traffic is backing up on all out-of-town routes. а) If a toilet, sink, or drain backs up, or if it is ...

1. Deal with Type: Inseparable, transitive Meaning: To handle, work on Example: Our new department head will deal with the training of new staff members. 2. Take over Type: Separable, intransitive Meaning: To get control or responsibility for something Example: Tom will take over the sales department and become its new manager. 3. Look into Type: Inseparable, transitive Meaning: To investigate, learn more about Example: We are now looking into new software to use in our training. 4. Look up to Type: Inseparable, transitive Meaning: To respect Example: Many of our co-workers look up to Paul, and he is well-liked by his students as well. 5. Look for Type: Inseparable, transitive Meaning: To search Example: They are looking for a candidate who can speak both Chinese and Portuguese. 6. Look through Type: Inseparable, transitive Meaning: To search many things Example: They had to look through all of last month’s receipts to find the one they wanted. 7. Catch on Type: Inseparable, intransiti...

1.CALL ON To visit (a person).  Example — I really should call on my grandmother more often. 2. CARRY ON To continue or proceed as before. Example — I'll be gone for some days, but I hope you will carry on while I am out. 2. To take baggage on a plane, rather than check it. Example — You may only carry on a small bag on the plane. 3. GET ON 1. To board or mount a vehicle.  Example — Please, get on the bus. 2. To progress, advance. Example — To get on in life, you need to work hard. 4. HOLD ON 1. To grasp or grip firmly. Example — Hold on tightly to the railing. 2. To wait (also on the phone) Example — "Can I talk to Ms Smith?" "Hold on. I'll see if she is here". 5. LOOK DOWN ON To regard or treat as inferior. Example — It is wrong to look down on people less fortunate than yourself. 6. CALL OFF To postpone or cancel something.  Example — We had to call off the meeting because the client was ill. 7. GO OFF 1. To explode or fire.  Example — The gun went off at...

✔ Stand aside  ➡ Step sideways to make some space for someone else.  ◕ Example: Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.  ➡ Leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.  ◕ Example: It’s time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.  ➡ Temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain  ◕ Example: The minister will stand aside during the investigation.  ✔ Stand back  ➡ Maintain a safe distance from a hazard. ◕ Example: You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.  ➡ Abstain from participation. ◕ Example: While others debated the proposals, he stood back.  ✔ Stand by  ➡ Wait in expectation of some event; to make ready.  ◕ Example: Please stand by for more instructions.  ➡ Remain loyal or faithful. ◕ Example: Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.  ➡ Support; to continue t...