Phrasal verbs - advanced Exercícios (American spelling) 1 - Do you agree? a. A friend is someone who accepts me as I am. b. A friend is someone you look up to in some way and yet you can be critical of. c. A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. d. In prosperity, our firends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. e. A friend is someone who knows you and loves you just the same. f. A friend is someone who cheers you up when you're feeling down. g. True friends don't drift apart even after many years of separation. h. Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget. 2 - Complete these questions, please. cheer (someone) up let someone down stick up for drift apart make up talk (something) over get along put up with get over (something/someone) run into (someone) 1. Which of your friends do you _______ ______ with best? Why? 2. When you're feeling down, do you have a special friend who can always _________ you _____? 3. If you're in a situation where other people are criticizing you, do you have a good friend who generally _____________ ________ ________ you? 4. Have you ever had a bad argument with a friend? Did it take you a long time to ___________ ______ your anger? Do you ever find it impossible to ___________ _______ with someone and resume your friendship? 5. Have you ever lost touch with a friend and stopped seeing each other? What are some things that cause friends to ___________ ___________? 6. Have you ever ___________ ____________ a friend that you hadn't seen in a long time? If so, did you make plans to see each other again? 7. Has a friend ever disappointed you, that is, _______ you ________ in some way? In those situations, is it a good idea to ___________ your feelings ________ with the friend? Or is it better not to let your friend know how you feel? 8. Are there limits to what you must tolerate in a friendship? What are some things that you would never ________ ______ _______? 3 - Complete these dialogs. get along make up put up with run into stand by talk over 1. Alan: I'm surprised that Tom didn't support what you said in the meeting. I thought he agreed with you. Gleyds: He does agree with me, but he was afraid of what the boss would say. I can't believe he didn't ___________ me! 2. Alan: I see that Judy's late again. She's going to lose her job if she's not careful. Gleyds: You two are friends. Maybe you should __________ it ________ with her. 3. Alan: What do you think of Amelia? Gleyds: I __________________ with her very well. Maybe we should ask her to go to the movies with us sometime. 4. Alan: Sam isn't serious about anything. How do you ____________________ him? Gleyds: Well, he's my friend. He's done a lot of nice things for me. 5. Alan: Have you seen Cynthia Clark lately? Gleyds: As a matter of fact, I___________________ her when I was downtown today. 7. Alan: Is it true that you and Roger got into a big argument? Gleyds: Yes, but he called to apologize, and we ___________________. home |