Question

1. Choose the right word so that you can get the right phrasal verb that refers to travelling.
a) Columbus set out/ up on his first voyage from Palos, Spain, in 1492.
b) I always feel nervous when the plane takes off/ on .
c) Titanic headed on/ off to America on 10th April 1912.
d) Immediately after we arrived in Sidmouth, we checked in/ down at the Victoria Hotel.
e) They always book on/ into a five star hotel whatever their destination.
f) We checked out/ off at noon and then we called for a taxi to take us to the airport.
g) I should take some time off/ up and go to the mountains for a week.
h) Tony always looks back/ up his old friend when he goes on business trips to London.

2. Which phrasal verb describes each situation the best?
Look up to, break up, fall out, let somebody down, go out, fall for
a) He always kept telling her that he would marry her but in the end he married another woman. -----------------------------------------------------
b) We met at Christmas and the next day we went on a date. Since then we have seen each other regularly. --------------------------------------------------------------
c) I thought they were friends, but now I am convinced that he started to feel attracted to her. ----------------------------------------------------------
d) Sandra and Gino argued about a minor thing, and they ended their engagement.------------------------------------------
e) My mother is a modest woman who talks and does a lot, and I admire her for that. ------------------------------------
f) They were engaged for 5 years, but they eventually ended their relationship. --------------------------------------

Answer 1

1)

a.out

b.off

c.off

d.in

e.into

f.out

g.off

h.up

2)

a.let somebody down

b.fall for

c.fall for

d.break up

e.look up to

f.break up