Unit 9: Give & Get

01. Match each sentence beginning (number) with the appropriate ending (letter).

1. As soon as I gave up...G
2. The cooker was giving off...E
3. Suspected of giving away...B
4. He listened closely as they gave out...A
5. She said we had to give in...C
6. Street Aid is a charity which gives out...D
7. He says he can't give back...D

a. ...state secrets, he was arrested and held in jail.
b. ...the homework tomorrow morning.
c. ...smoking, I felt a lot better.
d. ...food to homeless people.
e. ...a strange smell, so I got someone to look at it.
f. ...the money I lent him until Friday.
g. ...the winning lottery numbers on the news.

02. Complete each sentence with a word from the list below.

List: (not all the words will be used)

LIFT
EXAMPLE
IDEA
IMPRESSION
CALL
PARTY
HAND
PERMISSION

1. Risk is a verb which takes the gerund. Can anyone give another EXAMPLE?
2. Dave gave me a PERMISSION to work on his new car this morning.
3. I can't move this table on my own. Can anyone give me a HAND?
4. The manager has given me PERMISSION to take two days off work.
5. He gave me the IMPRESSION that he was bored; he kept sighing during the lesson.
6. I won't be at home tomorrow, but you can give me a CALL on my cell.
7. Would you give me some IDEA of what time you'll be coming home?

03. Use each word (only once) to complete the sentences below.

List:

AWAY
BY
DOWN
OVER

1. It was such a sad, depressing film; it really got me DOWN.
2. We were all very sick last week with food poisoning. I'm ok, but my parents still haven't got OVER it.
3. I'm going to try to get AWAY for the weekend. I'll probably go to the beach.
4. I don't know they get BY; they're both unemployed and they've got 3 children.